Upstate Watercraft Promotions, once an IJSBA and APBA Regional Race Circuit, is announcing that it will detach itself from the APBA and launch an independant tour supported by the IJSBA. The UWP is promising that their new association will allow for for other tours and events to integrate within this new tour.
Tour’s separating themselves from one another is not any newer to this sport than to any other motor sport. After all, the hay days of the sport saw 2 completely unique National Tour’s, the APBA Hot Water Tour, and the IJSBA National Tour. Even once the IJSBA took over all National events, we saw groups like the DBL emerge. In recent years it was our own Freestyle only tour, LXF which has been in existance since 2000 when we spun the Great Lakes Invitational, which is know known as the LXF Twangled Tour, sanctioned by TAG Racing International. Just after the big Y2K came the relaunch of the APBA, or APBA 2.0, which challenged and would eventually concur Jacques Bryant’s USWRA Tour.
So now in 2009, with a weakened economy and fewer entries than anyone can ever remember, the UWP is stepping up to challenge current race entities. This challange however may not be to put those other entities out of business, but more so to show them how it is done. The only question I have… Will there be freestyle?
Upstate Watercraft Promotions, Inc (UWP) is proud to announce a restructure that will allow UWP to focus on developing racing in the United States.UWP has been the leading US promoter in innovation and racer pay-out. UWP believes that promoting races independently will allow them to focus totally on developing their circuit for the racing community and as a host for national level events.
UWP is an independent organization but will continue to promote personal watercraft racing and will follow international rules and guidelines set by the IJSBA as well as work with other associations so that competitors will be able to enjoy easy integration into UWP events.
While this does signal a departure from the relationship with the APBA racing establishment, UWP recognizes the value they have provided in forwarding the sport and wishes them continued success in their endeavors. UWP supports racers attending all races and events produced by any safe and professional organizer.
AJ at UWP stated today, ?This is a win for our racers in offering new opportunities and for UWP to take our business in new directions.? AJ further said that ?we have to be more innovative in how we produce and market our sport during these difficult economic times ? we at UWP are looking forward to racing into the future with the exciting new developments!?
A new membership package will soon be announced. This membership will include numerous benefits- including membership in the American Watercraft Association (AWA).
UWP believes that this is an important part of our sport and encourages all PWC enthusiasts to join the AWA and their fight for your right to ride! This will also be a continued indication to the OEMs that we take all PWC issues seriously and will encourage the manufacturers to increase their support for grassroots racing and propel the sport into the next level.
Upstate Watercraft Promotions was established in 1995, and has been the grassroots to racing providing today?s racing for tomorrow?s world champions. For more information about the UWP and grassroots racing, visit www.uwpinc.com or call A.J. Handler (585) 330-0742.
AJ Handler
Upstate Watercraft Promotions Inc
www.uwpinc.com
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