RIUS RACING TEAM
Watercraft Professional
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Round 7 & 8
Oceanside Pier California
Saturday May 17 and Sunday May 18, 2003

Round 7 : Oceanside Pier California, Saturday May 17, 2003
Category : Runabout
Jet : Yamaha GP1300R with triple pot Rius Racing
Time : Cloudy
Sea : Calm with beautiful waves

Qualification
Nicolas makes the holeshot. Will remain in first for only 3 turns because he misses a buoy. Farthing benefits from this and takes 1st. Nicolas will finish 2nd.

Finale
Nicolas leaves the line first, but with vagueness in the buoys, will finish the race 3rd.

Assessment
Motzouris is disqualified for missing 2 buoys. Nicolas takes 2nd Place.

  • Final Standings Round 7 - 2nd
Round 8 : Oceanside Pier California, Sunday May 18, 2003
Category : Runabout
Jet : Yamaha GP1300R with triple pot Rius Racing
Time : Sun
Sea : Calm with beautiful waves

Qualification
Nicolas leaves second and will finish second of this qualification.

Finale
Very good departure for Nicolas. He will finish the race 2nd on the heels of Farthing riding for Kawasaki.

Assessment
Very good day.

  • Final Standings Round 8 - 2nd

US Championship 2003: Final Standings

Dustin Farthing - STXR Kawasaki Factory 1st
  Dustin Motzouris - STXR Kawasaki Factory 2nd
  Nicolas Rius - GP1300R Yamaha 3rd

Assessment of the US Tour
Very satisfactory championship. We are confident that our Jet will beat the Kawasaki at 2003 World Finals at Lake Havasu in October.
Big thanks to our sponsors for their support throughout the US National Turn.