2009 IFWA Freeride World Tour - Oregon - USA
> 07/22/2009
Pacific City Oregon to Host second round of
2009 IFWA Freeride World Tour and
IJSBA Motosurf Western Championship
September 11-13th 2009
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The world’s greatest Watercraft Freeriders and
racers will descend on Pacific City Oregon for the year’s top
PWC surf event. The Blowsion Surf Slam combines the second round of
the IFWA Freeride World Championship Tour with the IJSBA Freeride World
Cup and MotoSurf Western Championship. The event will be held at Tierra
Del Mar Beach located just north of Pacific City and is free to the
public on this wide expanse of beach. This event marks a return to IFWA
and IJSBA co-sanctioning events in order to bring the very best PWC
athletes together at one venue.
The Blowsion Surf Slam will bring over 30 freeriders
from around the world competing for a cash purse and points towards
the IFWA World title and competing for the first IJSBA Freeride World
Cup. The infamous Pacific Coast surf will boost riders over 20 feet
in the air while performing tricks like backflips, barrel rolls and
no handed landings. Joining them will be some of the best PWC racers
in the world who will display high speed turns through a grueling buoy
course all while challenging the unpredictable waves.
Current IFWA points leader and last year’s World-Title
holder is American Ross Champion. When asked about his thoughts on the
2009 US location he said, “We are really looking forward to the
Blowsion Surf Slam this year. We riders have been coming to Pacific
City for the last 10 years for a private event. We are happy to be expanding
the event this year and looking forward to the general public being
exposed to the sport of Freeride.”
Spectators will also witness exciting personal watercraft
racing with the IJSBA MotoSurf Western Championship. The top 20 racers
in the country will battle it out in the challenging Pacific City surf.
Multi-time IJSBA World Champion, Chris Macclugage is looking forward
to the event. “ I am excited about the return of MotoSurf to the
West Coast. The only racing I really enjoy is in the surf,” said
MacCluggaage.
Freeriders will compete in a head to head double elimination
format. A panel of profession judges will score them using 50% for their
wave surfing and 50% for their aerial maneuvers. Racers will compete,
in a multi-lap format; through a challenging buoy course that requires
split second navigation while maintain speeds exceeding 70 MPH.
The Blowsion Surf Slam is part of the 5th year
of IFWA Freeride World Championship Tour. Each stop on the tour features
a beautiful tourist location along with the potential for large surf
and impressive competition. The IFWA is the International Freeride Watercraft
Association and the sanctioning body for the sport of Freeride. The
IJSBA (International Jet Sports Boating Association) is the world’s
sanctioning body for organized PWC competitions. The IJSBA has affiliates
in more than 50 countries worldwide and each October, since 1982, holds
the annual World Championships in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
BlOWSION / ON COURSE EVENTS
PO Box 104-
Sherwood, Oregon 97140 USA
