As tough times in the economy add too fewer entries. This has a side effect on the sport. Fewer advancements. Little sign of Yamaha, Kawasaki or Sea doo factory teams. While the Free Ride movement has brought some renewed interest as it gets large groups of riders together at one time in one place. The advances that you see being employed were invented mostly by competitors.
Be it surf competitions, Flat water Freestyle or racing. The parts I see people purchasing to improve their boats were invented mostly by racers and their mechanics. The big money come from the factory teams in most motor sports. Our sport surely misses our factory rides. From tubbies for your hull to 1000cc monster motors that make you flip. They got their start on the field of battle. Nothing pushes a person to spend large amounts of time and money like trying to defeat his opponent. It’s true for all this motorized Cars, motorcycles lawnmowers heck I think that I saw a chainsaw competition on ESPN2 the other day. Factory improvements by the auto racing teams have lead to better brakes better power and even better fuel economy. I guess what I am saying is if you get a chance check out a competition. Be it racing, freestyle, endurance or you just come out as a fan. We need to show the manufacturers that they should be participating more because it is worth it for new sales. As for the sport improvements that will grow as a result.
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