As the ๐๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ข ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ prepares for Round 3, the โRoad to Havasuโ is heating up. Competition across all divisions has been fierce through the opening rounds in Florida and Texas. Here is a look at some of the current front-runners and the athletes to watch as we head into the next phase of the season.
In the ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐-๐๐ divisions (both Lites and 4-S-L), ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ of Chattanooga, TN, has established himself as the young man to beat. Currently riding a significant hot streak, McClure holds the top spot while ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ and ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ remain locked in a tight battle for second. McClure looks to carry this momentum into Lake Havasu City AZ for Round 3 to extend his lead.
The ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐-๐-๐ class sees ๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ commanding the lead. However, she has no room for error with ๐๐๐ฑ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ and ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ง trailing closely in her wake, ready to capitalize on any opening.
In the ever-competitive ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ class there is a crankshaft rebuild on the line, donated by Competitive Crankshafts and currently we find ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ and ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง are currently tied for first. Both racers are competing on HXs, and we are looking forward to head-to-head matchup with that race and is expected to be some of the most technical and exciting of the tour.
Before we look at the Pro-Am ranks, here are some of the leaders currently pacing the field:
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ
๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ: Javier Falcon
๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ค: Thomas Lambert
๐๐ซ๐จ-๐๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ค: Shelby Warman
๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง: Ryan Grant
๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐๐: Joshua Breaux
๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง: Shannon Watson
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ-๐๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐ค: Cooper Caldwell & Tory Snyder (Tied)
๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ข ๐๐: Ryan Grant
๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ: Easton Cross
The ๐๐ซ๐จ-๐๐ฆ ๐๐ stands as the largest and most prestigious class of the season so far, boasting a deep field of 14 elite entries.
The Leader: ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง currently holds the #1 position. Traveling from the Northeast to dominate in the southern heat of Florida and Texas, Sebben has been โon fireโ through the first two rounds.
The Contenders: ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ฌ, coming off a strong victory at the Sebring round, remains a primary threat. David Cabrera also continues his streak as a perennial top contender at all Pro Watercraft events.
The Wildcard: ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ฌ remains a major factor; despite being slowed by mechanical setbacks, Hopkinsโ pace suggests he would likely be challenging for the top spot if not for technical issues.
๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐
The hunt for the championship continues as we move into ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐, followed quickly by ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ, ๐๐.
โThe โRoad to Havasuโ is designed for maximum competition.
Under our new format, racers remain in the hunt even if they canโt make every stop; we count only your top four finishes plus the Lake Havasu City finals toward your National points total. This ensures a fair and balanced title race, where skill and consistency take center stage over total miles traveled.โ
Will the current leaders maintain their dominance, or will the desert heat and Texas waters crown new front-runners? Stay tuned to the official leaderboard for the latest updates.