The Image Pro Design Race Team brought a commanding presence and exciting racing to Nashville Tennessee for the 2008 APBA Watercross Nationals. This years APBA Watercross Nationals took place at the Nashville Shores Water Park in Nashville, Tennessee. For the final round of the APBA Hydro Turf National Tour and championship race, racers from all over the US came with high hopes of leaving Nashville crowned the jet ski national champion. The competition was tough in all classes and the Image Pro Design Race Team did not hold anything back.
In the highly competitive Pro-Am Ski Stock, Keifer King took a dominating stance over the field with a clean holeshot to take the early lead. With Ben Swanson right on Keifer’s heels for most of the race there was no room for error. Ben Swanson charged hard every lap, but in the end he could not keep up with Keifer’s flawless ride. Kiefer King took home the National Title with Ben Swanson taking home the number two spot for the year. Ben Swanson also was commended for being the National High Points Leader this year with 666 points, just edging out Keifer’s 649 points. Congratulations goes out to both riders for their hard charging efforts in the very competitive Pro-Am Ski Stock class throughout the year and locking down the top two places on the podium for Image Pro Design.
Kurt Samuels raced in the biggest class at the final round, Novice Stock. Aboard his MaccRacing/Tech One/ImageProDesign Superjet, he took a commanding lead out of the gate with a big holeshot. It was tough for anyone to stay at Kurt’s pace out in front of the field. With a solid wire to wire finish, Kurt took home a National Title in Novice Stock for the 2008 Season. Congratulations to Kurt for his hard efforts paying off this year.
In the Pro-Am Ski GP class many big names from around the country 
lined up for one of the most highly anticipated races of the day. All in attendance were down at the waters edge to see names like Chris MacClugage , Rob Flores, Bill Haig, Rick Sherker, Jimmy Wilson, and Kevin Minnix lining up to do battle that afternoon. With the snap of the band they were off at daunting speeds in excess of 65mph. The Macc Attack took a powerful holeshot ahead of the field leaving no chance for second place to even squeeze a nose into the first buoy. With a rampant pace, Chris walked away with an easy Moto 1 finish as he crossed the finish line 3 full buoy lengths ahead of second place.
In Moto two, MacClugage left not a sliver of doubt on anyone’s mind who was going to dominate this race. Macc lapped half the field by the time the white flag was brought out. In classic reigning style, Chris MacClugage sealed his 11th National Title. Image Pro Design would like to congratulate MacClugage on his wins on this years APBA National Tour and bringing home the title for Macc Racing and his many other sponsors for the year.
With the ending of the 2008 APBA Hydroturf National Tour, Image Pro Design is proud of all the IPD Race Team members on their accomplishments and we look forward to working with many of the riders again in the years to come. Good luck to all competing at the IJSBA World Finals in October.
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