We got off to a very fast start on Sunday morning in Montgomery, AL for the US Open of Watercross. The temperatures were well into the 90’s and the humidity was close to 100%, but every rider was focused on the second stop of the tour. In the Pro-Am Runabout Open class things got dicey in moto 3 with the Yamaha Dean’s Team RIVA racing Dustin Charrier getting together with the National Guard powered number 21 of Trey Frame in the hole shot. Frame on his Blackstar powered Yamaha was able to hold his line and made a break for it, finishing on top of the box. At last year’s US Open of Watercross Frame broke his leg during the Pro-Am Runabout Open, which made this year’s win even sweeter – finally grabbing the US Open Champion title. Claude Clayton on board his Sea Doo shook off a poor finish in moto 1 and used consistency to post a number 2 finish. Defending national champion Erminio Iantosca ran his Judge Motorsports Kawasaki to a 3rd place finish.
Chris MacClugage wins the US Open of Watercross Pro-Am Ski GP. In the Pro-Am Ski GP class the G.O.A.T. Chris MacClugage had a rough run in moto 1 but rebounded and took his Monster Energy Macc racing rig to a first place finish. Jimmy “Neutron” Cebulski was inspired by the birth of his baby four weeks ago and worked his Hydrospace hull to a 2nd place finish. After a moto 1 win Rick Sherker had a breakage and was relegated to 6th in moto 2, but he rebounded in moto 3 to salvage a third overall.
Things got heated in the freestyle competition and everyone really stepped up their games. Michael “Rad” Ratti went out and laid down a very nice run aboard his prorider.com rig, but his ride paled in comparison to Jason “the Destroyer” Stoyer. JS went absolutely ballistic in his two minute run and had the crowd whipped into frenzy. He finished run with a body aerial near perfect Marriot Toss. That only left the defending national champion Jeremy “parr diddy” Parr with an opportunity to bring home the coveted US Open title and he broke off an underflip and a backflip to backflip combo that impressed the judges just enough to give him the nod for the win.
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