FLYBOARD WORLD CUP
CHAMPIONSHIPS
EVENT: Flyboard World Cup Championships
DATES: Friday – Sunday, September 16-18,
2016
TIMES: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The 5th World Championship
competition, produced by Pro Watercross and Zapata Racing, features the best Flyboard
riders from around the world displaying an exhilarating range of skills during
their freestyle battles. The riders will be judged by a jury of five
professionals, who will crown a world champion. The competition, which is free
to the public, will be filmed by CBS Sports on Sunday for airing on CBS
Sports Spectacular
Flyboard
could be considered the father of HydroFlight and is the leading manufacturer of these boot like devices that are
propelled into the air using the power of a water/jet pump of personal
watercrafts.
This year 52 competitors
representing 16 countries or territories will be participating in this
invitation only event. There will be demonstrations of other Zapata
hydro-flight products however the competition will be limited to the most
popular product line the Zapata Flyboard. The Flyboard World Championship is
the final competition in a series of National Championships that are hosted in
France, Netherlands, Korea and Japan.
For
more information on the event, please go to www.ProWatercross.com
PRO WATERCROSS US
NATIONAL HYDRODRAG CHAMPIONSHIPS
EVENT: Pro Watercross US National HydroDrag
Championships
DATES: Monday, September 19, 2016
TIMES: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
HydroDrags are exactly what it sounds… personal
watercrafts drag racing side by side over 600 feet for top speed records. Over
20 of the top HydroDrag competitors in the USA will compete to be crowned US
National Champions at Sugden Regional Park (ski side), Monday, September 19
from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.
PRO WATERCROSS WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
EVENT: Pro Watercross World Championships
DATES: Wednesday-Sunday, September 21-25,
2016
TIMES: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The
Pro Watercross World Championship features the world's best powersports
athletes as well as the up-and-coming men and women in the highly explosive and
exciting sport of personal watercraft racing, also known as “Watercross”.
These
riders from all over the world will utilize some of the most advanced equipment
and technology to help their watercrafts reach speeds of over 90
miles-per-hour. Throughout the week, riders will engage in a fierce
battle of skill, technology and innovation on and off the water,
combining the electricity and appeal of traditional beach events with the
high-speed thrills of competitive motor sports - many
relate this to Supercross on water…
Best of all, this is free
to the public to watch, as well as live web streaming throughout the week
and CBS Sports will be there filming for a one-hour TV show airing this
October.
Spotlight on Naples,
Florida: It is not often that a city, such as Naples, Florida and its
community have the opportunity to be part of an emerging sport's leap from the
national recognition into the international spotlight. Pro Watercross has been
producing personal watercraft racing since 1995 and over the years the tour has
grown to include participants from five different continents competing in tour
stops throughout the USA.
CBS Sports: Pro
Watercross World Championship's Pro finals will be aired on the CBS Sports
Network. The thrill of watercross racing comes to a head as the top
professional watercross competitors come together from all over the world. The
CBS production crew will be part of the weeklong personal watercraft racing
event which will start with amateur racing and flow into the final Pro weekend.
Media: Pro Watercross
draws international, national, regional and local media publicity for its
events. In addition to the CBS Sports production, Univision will be at the
world championship filming. National print and online magazines such as Pro
Rider and Watercraft Journal will cover the event with articles read by their
100,000 + readers.
Performance Alley: The
Performance Alley will showcase the latest models in the Powersports industry
including personal watercrafts, motorcycles, ATV, cars, pleasure boating and
more. The industries trendiest designers will be on hand to display and sell
the most popular Powersports lifestyle attire.
If you are interested in a
more dominant presence at the World Championship, please contact Pro Watercross
at info@prowatercross.com or
reach out to AJ at 585-330-0742 or Nick at 585-794-6549.