Ian Roberts 2nd and Brock Austin 3rd Overall Pro Ski GP

Ian Roberts pit set up

Saturday Ian had a bit of a rough run he Holeshoted moto 1 then crashed and finished 4th. Was leading going into the first corner in moto 2 when Rius center punched him and took him out, finishing 8th.
 
Sunday was another story ‘Ian took 2nd in Pro Ski GP almost taking 1st for the overall,’ said Chris MacClugage , who was at the event watching the whole thing go down. Ian holeshoted moto 1 and won it. In the second moto he had a close race with Warner who ultimately was able to hold Roberts at bay for the win. Leaving Roberts with a 2nd overall for the weekend.

Ian Roberts awaiting his next race

Brock Austin's Line up for 2013

Brock Austin also had a great run this weekend as the kick off for the West Coast Jet Ski Racing has officially started. Brock ended the weekend with an solid 3rd in Pro Ski GP.

Pro Ski GP

Ryan Decker Am Ski Open 1st Place

Ryan Decker had some issues Saturday he broke in both of his motos pretty much taking him out that day but when Sunday hit he redeemed himself by taking 1st in amateur Open, now that’s what I call a come back!!

Ryan Decker Age 17, Tucson AZ

The 2013 Mark Hahn 300 mile memorial race at Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA

Ryan Decker Lifestyle

LM: What were you racing?
RD: Stock SXR 800 Kawasaki Jetski-Stand Up

LM: Race Boat Prepped by?
RD: Macc Racing & Tech One

LM: Mark Hahn 300 Race Class
RD: Stand Up Open

LM: How many laps did you do?
RD: I think I did about 20

LM: What was the race start like?
RD: We started on the beach I ran to my ski with the rest of the racers for the Le Mans start which mixed stand ups and sit down race boats off the starting line. It was pretty mellow compared to a closed course race so I wasn’t too worried about getting the best start. I wasn’t worried about being the first stand up out there. This kind of race start doesn’t make or break this race; however the endurance is the goal for the ending. Racers here need to have a good pit crew and a reliable race boat. Mine was prepped by Macc Racing and Tech One, so right there I had a solid advantage on my equipment set up.

LM: What was the race track conditions like?
RD: It started off kind of choppy and then it began to calm down and became flat at the end of the race. I kind of liked the chop in the beginning I had a lot of energy early on, and then towards the end I was getting tired so the water kind of settled and I was able to maintain my pace.

LM: Did you know where you were in the race pack?
RD: I went into it to win Ironman as my main goal, then seeing how I was doing into the race I was motivated. I tried hard because I thought I had a chance that I might actually win it.

LM: What was the most challenging part of the race for you?
RD: Just my endurance capability, trying to focus on staying steady, one lap at a time, that’s what I did.

LM: What about your Decker pit crew?
RD: I had a great crew, it consisted of my dad, my mom, Steve Webster, Tom and another family friend. I thought our pits were fast, really good, we had few mistakes, the team was really consistent, which helped a lot.

LM: What does it feel like to win the Mark Hahn?
RD: It hasn’t really set in! I’m glad to win this it gives me confidence for the rest of the season and the race message is ‘to never give up’.

Ryan Decker 1st Place in stand up class and Iron-Man

LM: Did you practice for the Mark Hahn 300?
RD: No I didn’t I had a knee injury that was healing up, and coming out of that I only rode once before the Mark Hahn. I mainly focused on m physical therapy, so I didn’t really have much opportunity to put a training regime together but was trying to stay strong and allow my knee injury to heal heading into this. Everything ran good for us, we had everything prepared before I got here, so I was ready to race and focused.

LM: What part of your body hurts?
RD: Hands, upper body, but I could probably tell you about that better tomorrow. LOL

LM: The event, how many laps, what was your overall time?
RD: I thought it was a really good run event; it was a pretty fun race. I ran a transponder on my boat, the finish line one broke I think, so they had to do the times manually. We will have the information later this week or possibly tomorrow, so not sure of the stats on the race.

LM: Is this your first Mark Hahn?
RD: No. This is my third Mark Hahn. I was 15 when I did my first Mark Hahn on a runabout, this is the first year I’ve raced on a standup.

Sponsors: Liquid Militia, Macc Racing, Tech One, Ryno Power, Hydroturf, Jet Pilot, Rudy Projects, My parents

Thanks,
Ryan Decker

Liquid Militia team riders who attended the West Coast Nationals in Lake Perris California.

Rider Profile Links:
Brock Austin
Pete Zernik
Ryan Decker
Mike Mendez
Tanner Thomas
Ian Roberts
Mark Gomez
Brock Austin

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RYAN DECKER 300

One of Liquid Militia’s youngest Team Rider is Ryan Decker from Tucson, Arizona.

Ryan Decker Racing- Teammate: Robert Decker

4 Stroke Stock Runabout – Kawasaki Ultra 300X #714

Ryan raced the Mark Hahn last year 2011 and finished 28th overall in the field. He has the first run experience now to apply himself to a fast track in 2012.

Supporters: Macc Racing, Parents, Liquid Militia, Hydro-turf, Fria beverages.

“Our race strategy for the duration of the race, those thirty – ten mile laps, is to have fast pits and very consistent lap times.” States Ryan. “Complete turnkey pit stops will be are greatest challenge”. Ryan knows from last year’s attack that the pits make or break lap times. The key to staying consistent is for land and water to merge and stay in sync with the clock. The clock is the machine of truth, if you aren’t running fast enough in the pits, you can try to make it up on the water, or hope your competitors are scrambling. So there’s a juggling strategy. Every second counts, in fact it matters. “Our pit crew consists of my parents and some of their friends” adds Ryan. This family represents what racing is about, keeping it together and the support, that key element that makes teams effective. It truly is a family affair.

It’s not just the team, but the riders efforts that stack into the equation. Ryan has been taking this challenge seriously and preparing for it. Preparation is key to winning. ‘To get ready for this race I have been riding a lot of motor cross, doing cross fit and using the versa climber’.

Liquid Militia is proud of our youngster racer, we are cheering him onward! I expect to finish and get top 3 in my class.’. We think that sounds about right!

Ryan Decker Rider Profile

This year marks the 30th year of the IJSBA World Finals with that being said let’s jump right in to the details. If your new to the scene, the World Finals is the biggest Jet Ski races in the world.This event brings races of all ages and classes to one location, Lake Havasu City, AZ. During the week of October 1-9th 2011.

Liquid Militia T-Shirt display last year

Liquid Militia team riders will be competing for top podium spots and doing it up big time with the support of Liquid Militia’s friends and owners with our 10X40 booth. We will be blowing out all old stock and peeping, and selling the new goods. Come out and support us & our Riders you wont be disappointed.

For more infoormation on this HUGE EVENT please check out the:

 OFFICIAL WEB SITE: http://ijsba.com/ijsba/index.cfm

 As things get closer to the event date we will have more updates so check back for all the details on Liquid Militia & our Team.

Click here to read the full story:

http://havasunews.com/articles/2011/08/07/sports/doc4e3dd76225593392835455.txt

Nice story on our rider and a nice Liquid Militia Mention

. Liquid Militia Rider from Left to Right: Mike Mendez, Mark Gomez, Ian Roberts, Eric Hewitt, Pete Zernik, Mike Demauro, and Brock Austin .

These results prove the commitment and passion of our team riders, check this out: Three 1^st Place Overalls, four 2^nd Place Overalls, three 3^rd Place Overalls.In 2 days of racing Liquid Militia Riders took their place on the podium in their respective Classes with seven 1^st Place finishes, five 2^nd place and six 3^rd place wins!That’s solid racing from a core group of dedicated competitors.Liquid Militia’s, Kyla, and Ryan attended the 2 days of racing to support our team riders, Parker weather was a challenge as the competition was, we had a great time checking out the scene.Our racers are preparing equipment for the indoor Las Vegas race. See you there!

The Race//

The American Power Boat Association (APBA) is the sanctioning body for the first round of USA racing held at the Bluewater Resort and Casino. The event opened the first round of the APBA Triple Crown of Watercross featuring three national events. The Triple Crown consists of the Parker APBA Bluewater West Coast Nationals, the Myrtle Beach APBA Sun Fun APBA Surf National Championships and the season ending APBA Watercross Nationals.

Liquid Militia PWC Racers//

1.Pete Zernik, Pro-Am Ski GP 147 Points (Kawasaki), Expert Ski Ltd. 214 Points

2.Mark Gomez, Freestyle 86 Points, Novice Ski Lt. 228 Points Novice Ski Stock Spec 184 (Kawasaki)

3.Mike Mendez, Amateur Runabout Stock 199 Points

4.Brock Austin, Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec/Ltd. 240 Points

5.Ryan Decker, Junior Ski 13-15 233 Points, Stock Spec Lites 205 points. Novice Ski Stock Spec 101

Points (Hydrospace)

6.Mateo Juarez, Pro-Am Ski GP, 123 Points (Hydrospace)

7.Ian Roberts, Pro-Am Ski GP, 209 Points (Kawasaki)

8.Eric Hewitt, Expert Ski Ltd, 188 Points (Kawasaki)

9.Michael Demauro, Freestyle 101 Points (Yamaha)

Liquid Militia Riders-Race Results 4/30/2011

1.Expert Ski Limited #149 Pete Zernik, 2^nd Place

#700 Eric Hewitt, 3^rd Place

2.Novice Ski Stock Spec #141 Mark Gomez 4^th Place

3.Am Runabout Stock #909 Michael Mendez, 1^st Place

4.Novice Ski Limited #141 Mark Gomez, 1^st Place

5.Junior Ski 13-15 Limited #714 Ryan Decker 1^st Place

6.Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec #182 Brock Austin, 1^st Place

7.Pro-Am Ski GP #68 Ian Roberts, 3^rd place

#149 Pete Zernik, 6^th Place

#89 Mateo Juarez, 9^th place

8.Freestyle, Mark Gomez 4^th Place

9.Freestyle, Michael Demauro 2^nd Place

Liquid Militia Riders-Race Results 5/1/2011 Sunday

1.Junior Ski 13-15 Stock Spec Lites #714 Ryan Deecker 2^nd place

2.Expert Ski Limited #149 Pete Zernik 2^nd Place

#700 Eric Hewitt, 3^rd Place

3.Novice Ski Stock Spec #228Mark Gomez 3^rd Place

4.Am Runabout Stock #909 Michael Mendez 3^rd Place

5.Novice Ski Limited #228 Mark Gomez, 1^st Place

6.Junior Ski 13-15 Limited #714 1^st Place

7.Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec #182 Brock Austin, 1^st Place

8.Pro Am Ski GP #658 Ian Roberts, 2^nd Place

#149 Pete Zernik 5^th Place

#89 Mateo Juarez 7^th Place

9.Freestyle Mark Gomez 4^th Place

10. Freestyle Michael Demauro 2^nd Place