Nowadays, the world is full of changes and the world of sports is not an exception. The UIM MotoSurf World Championship, in light of the current circumstances related to its 2nd round of the Championship in Kazan, Russia, moves the second stop of the series to Mexico.
The race weekend of 24th – 26th June, will bring the racing action of the world’s fastest and lightest motorized surfboards to the magnificent bay of Puerto Cancún in Mexico. The race will be hosted by Puerto Cancún right in front of the wonderful Town Centre Shopping Mall. It has been a couple of years since the ultimate series of motorized surfboard racing visited Mexico.
Bringing the race back to Mexico is great news for well known MSWC riders from Mexico. The Mexican flag will be represented by Stock class favourite of the season & current world championship leader, Ayrton Eboli, who is ready to bring his home flag on the podium. The young talent from Mérida will be joined by home rider Juan Pablo Urquidi, returning to the championship. After a successful start to the season, sisters Alaia & Arantxa Flores, are ready to compete for the highest spots with Mexican stars Estefania Ahumada & Andrea Carreiro.
The event will welcome the world’s fastest motorized surfboards riders and will include Men Open, Men Stock, Women, Juniors and Electric Challenge competitions.
Ramón de la Fuente – director of the Puerto Cancún Plaza added: “It’s great to have the World Championship coming here. We are amazed by these compact water crafts and cannot wait to see them hitting the water right in front of the Plaza. I believe the atmosphere will be pretty unique.”
Seeing a great potential in growing the sport in Mexico, the Director of the MotoSurf World Championship Martin Jancalek commented: “In the last two years, we have been facing several worldwide challenges. Any challenge brings certain opportunities we should focus on. I think we couldn’t have asked for a better place to replace magnificent Kazan. Puerto Cancún is a wonderful setup and I am proud we managed to secure the continuity of the Championship in such a wonderful place. Furthermore, Alaia, Arantxa, Estefania, Andrea and Ayrton with Juan Pablo definitely deserve a race on their home soil. I would like to thank the Marina Puerto Cancún, all our partners, Federación Mexicana Motonautica and the UIM for being on board with this wonderful project.”
Photo & Text Credits: UIM MotoSurf World Championship
