Great Britain's Jeremy Newby-Ricci won the 55k World Elite Slalom Tour Event (WEST) #7, presented by H2O Pro Shop, June 29-30, at Little Mountain Waterski Club in Maiden, N.C.
55k WEST (World Elite Slalom Tour) is entering its fifth year and has been a huge success. The event was full and featured some of the best 34 mph slalom skiers in the world in a head-to-head finale.
Newby-Ricci defeated Mark Menasci (Gilbert, Ariz.) in the head-to-head final, scoring 1 buoy at 41 feet off to Menasci's 5-1/2 buoys at 39-1/2 feet off. Canada's David Miller, Greg Sund (Stony Brook, N.Y.) and Jason Peckham (Cato, N.Y.) rounded out the top-five placements.
WEST is a fresh SL format for 55k cash prize H2H events. Some of the basic details are:
- 32 skiers in the H2H, CASH PRIZE
- 3L (those who don’t make the H2H get a third round of L)
- 32+ person H2H field featuring one of the most elite 34 mph fields in the world this year
- Sponsored by Goode, Denali, and Masterline
Seth Stisher (Johns Island, S.C.) won the 55k World Elite Slalom Tour Event (WEST) No. 6, Oct. 21-22, at Swiss Waterski Resort in Clermont Florida.
Visit http://www.55kwest.com/ for more information.
The 55k World Elite Slalom Tour Event (WEST) #8, presented by H2O Pro Shop, will be held Oct. 19-20 at the Swiss Water Ski Resort in Clermont, Fla.
