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Off the Race Course: AquaX Champion Eric Lagopoulos

18 Thursday Feb 2016

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When championship Sea-Doo racer Eric Lagopoulos isn’t in hot pursuit of his next win and triumphant appearance on the winner’s podium, you can find him living the Sea-Doo life on the west coast of Florida where he spends his days running his popular waterfront restaurant “The WaterfrontToo” and enjoying his Sea-Doo in a more relaxed and leisurely fashion.

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Eric Lagopoulos aboard the #361 Sea-Doo GTR 215

Onboard: Your fans know you well from your multiple wins and your racing fame including your most recent trip to the winner’s podium at the 2015 AquaX, but what would surprise them to learn about you?

Eric: At a young age I had the opportunity to get involved in the family restaurant business and I jumped on it! Today, I now own “The WaterfrontToo” Grille & Steakhouse, a spin-off of the original “Waterfront” restaurant my family established in Sarasota. It’s a 250-seat seafood and steakhouse in Nokomis. I’m proud of what we have accomplished, especially being recognized for our signature hand-cut steaks and fresh fish as well as for our slow-cooked prime rib which is the best in town! We also cater to water enthusiasts – they can access the restaurant by water and pull up and dock for an evening of dining fun waterside.

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Eric serving up tasty fun at his restaurant The WaterfrontToo. (Photo credit: Eric Lagopoulos Facebook)

Onboard: When not in the heat of racing season, what’s a typical day for you like?

Eric:  My typical day would be to wake-up and either work-out or go riding.  I try to ride three to five days a week to stay in shape for the grueling Aqua Cross season – which is fast approaching!  After prepping for competition on my Sea-Doo – so I can continue to win titles, I then head over to the restaurant. Since it is only open for dinner, it provides me with tremendous schedule flexibility. This allows me to fit my race training schedule around owning and operating my restaurant.

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Eric and Sea-Doo: Inseparable even on days off! (Photo Credit: Eric Lagopoulos Facebook)

Onboard: Your Sea-Doo is a major component of your life on and off the race circuit. How do you like to spend your “off” days?

Eric:  My perfect “non-racing” day on my Sea-Doo would be going to a place I’ve ridden to my entire life, a place called Bayside. It’s on the northern end of Longboat Key, and it is one of my favorite spots because it makes for easy access to the Gulf of Mexico. On a perfect day, there would be three to five-foot surf – which offers me and my buddies awesome launches all day long! And when not on my Sea-Doo, you can find me enjoying other water sports including wake boarding and surfing.

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2015 AquaX Champion, Eric Lagopoulos

Onboard: Thank you for taking us through a day in your Sea-Doo life, now circling back to racing – can you share with us what’s new for the 361 team in 2016?

Eric:  The 361 team will have a cool new title sponsor for 2016, Von Vape! I’m really excited to partner with this company, they are local and have a long history of boat racing in the family! Von Vape will be joined by Sea-Doo, Riva, Hydroturf, Fly, and Jetpilot in keeping me on top of the podium!

BRP thanks Eric Lagopoulos for his time and dedication to the pursuit of PWC racing glory aboard Sea-Doo. You can follow Eric on his Facebook page.

X-TEAM TUESDAY – SEA-DOO RIDERS DOMINATE JULY RACING

22 Monday Jul 2013

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aquax, best, champion, connect, ergolock ergonomics, fast, Florida, for sale, fun, fzr, grip, gtr, IJSBA, james, jet ski, new, new rider, pahokee, power, pro, pwc, race, racer, rail, rxp, Sea-Doo, seat, slot car, speed, t3 hull, Troy Snyder, ultra, vxr, world

Sea-Doo James Bushell Virginia

Pro Open Winner – James Bushell

The Sea-Doo X-TEAM has hit a hot streak on racing circuits around North America over the middle weekends of July with James Bushell and Troy Snyder leading the way on the IJSBA US National Racing Tour in the Pro Open class and Pro Stock class respectively.

Both racers won their respective Pro classes at both the Reno, Nevada and Colonial Beach, Virginia rounds of the Hydroturf National Tour aboard their Sea-Doo RXP-X models and both sit in solid positions to claim National Championships with two rounds to go.

Bushell is the defending 2X Pro Open and Pro GP World Champion and is making his first attempt at winning the US National Tour after claiming multiple European and Dubai titles. He is from the UK where his BRP dealership 158Performance supports his efforts with tuning of Les Cooke of the Sea-Doo Centre. Bushell has found his rhythm in the states and nearly lapped the field in his final moto in Virginia with fellow RXP-X mounted Erminio Iantosca joining him on the podium.

Pro Stock Winner - Troy Snyder

Pro Stock Winner – Troy Snyder

Snyder is the wily veteran of the tour at the age of 41 with his RIVA Racing backed Sea-Doo RXP-X has carrying him to solid wins over defending National and World Champion Eric Francis. Snyder rides the same watercraft performance enthusiasts can buy off the showroom floor with the midas touch of well-known tuner Bo Dupriest of Neptune Racing giving his RXP-X the edge.

 

The next two rounds will be extremely competitive as tour visits Georgia before culminating in West Virginia. More top level Sea-Doo X-TEAM competitors are expected to participate int he final two rounds where the racing will be intense.

 

 

AquaX Overall Winner Jeremy Schandelmayer

AquaX Overall Winner Jeremy Schandelmayer

In the second round of the new P1 AquaX series taking place on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, Sea-Doo X-TEAM riders claimed the top podium positions in both the 300 and 250 classes. Sea-Doo X-TEAM rider Jeremy Schandelmayer rode his Sea-Doo RXP-X to a clean sweep over the weekend claiming the overall win and the 300 class (251-300 horsepower) win on the wide open course in calm conditions. This was Schandelmayer’s first AquaX race but will not be his last as he walked away with over $$1200 in prize money and Sea-Doo Bounty contingency funds. Taking the second spot in the 300 class was Kevin Wassum who just recently starting competing on his Sea-Doo RXP-X, the same watercraft he won by being named the Sea-Doo Ultimate Fan in 2011.

The P1 AquaX series is built for new racers and old in a format that focusses on safety with wide open, endurance courses piggy backing the Evinrude powered P1 Superstock boat races in arguably the most professionally produced races in the UK and US. All watercraft must remain completely stock with only cosmetic changes allowed. The 250 class (200-250 horsepower) win was claimed by industry veteran Tim McKercher on a Sea-Doo GTR 215. This was McKercher’s first organized race in over 17 years as the AquaX format makes competing safe and affordable for the everyday performance enthusiast.

 

For more information on how you can become involved with organized personal watercraft racing visit, International Jet Sport Boating Association. For a look at these winning high-performance watercraft visit the musclecraft section at sea-doo.com. 

Photos by Pro Rider Magazine.

 

Kevin Wassum on RXP-X battles Tim McKercher on GTR 215 at AquaX

Kevin Wassum on RXP-X battles Tim McKercher on GTR 215 at AquaX on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee.

 

Jeremy Schandelmayer on his winning RXP-X

Jeremy Schandelmayer on his winning RXP-X

 

AquaX 300 class runner up - Kevin Wassum

AquaX 300 class runner up – Kevin Wassum

 

 

 

X-TEAM PROFILE : Catching up with Sea-Doo X-TEAM Racer Troy Snyder

05 Tuesday Feb 2013

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On Board recently crossed paths with Sea-Doo X-TEAM Pro watercraft racer Troy Snyder at a winter practice session at Markham Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and talked to him about the upcoming season.

The new promoters of the Pro Hydro-X Tour based in the south east region of the US is hosting several pre-season practice sessions to strengthen the racing community and create more opportunities for performance watercraft owners to put in some quality laps to hone their skills. Snyder travelled from his home in Bradenton, Florida with his Sea-Doo RXP-X to and we spoke to him about switching to the RXP-X during the season, his near championship run, what he is doing in the off season, and what he is looking to do in 2013.

X-TEAM TUESDAY: X-Team Racer Cyrille Lemoine 2012 Season Recap

22 Tuesday Jan 2013

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cyrille lemoine, jet ski, jetski, kawasaki, racer, Sea-Doo, Sea-Doo Jet Ski, Sea-Doo RXP-X 260, seadoo racers, seadoo waverunner, waverunner, x team racer, yamaha

 

Sea-Doo‘s European champion,  France’s X-Team Racer Cyrille Lemoine had an outstanding year and here is a recap of his season. This 10x World Champion is widely recognized on the European circuit and a proud Sea-Doo racer.   For more about Cyrille click here. 

IT’S LIKE THAT – “Stop-N-Go” – Sea-Doo RXP-X 260 iBR with Peter Fleck

22 Thursday Dec 2011

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260, best, boat, bradenton, brakes, bushel, california, car, carve, champion, cody, connect, ergo, ergonomics, far, fast, fleck, Florida, for, fun, gold, grip, gtr, hawkins, holeshot, horsepower, hot, hull, ibr, james, jersey, jet, jump, lego, lock, macclugage, new, pac, peter, porsche, power, pro, race, racer, rail, rod, rxp, rxt, sale, Sea-Doo, seat, ski, slot, snyder, speed, stop, t3, troy, ultra, vxr, wave, world, x-games, yamaha, york

The new Sea-Doo RXP-X is loaded with high performance innovation to help the rider go faster but this new benchmark in musclecraft can also turn what are routine annoyances into a day of exuberant fun!

The RXP-X 260’s ability to stop when wanted means this musclecraft can do more making what is already fun a whole lot more fun!

BRP asked successful entrepreneur and Two-Time X-Games Gold Medal barefoot water skier Peter Fleck what he thought the big difference between brakes on tradtional vehicles and brakes on a Sea-Doo was.   Fleck didn’t tell us what iBR was like but he did show us what it’s NOT like.

 

2012 Sea-Doo RXP-X 260 watercraft “IT’S LIKE THAT” #5 – Stop-N-Go with Peter Fleck.

IT’S LIKE THAT – “BUTTER” – Sea-Doo RXP-X 260 true tracking T-Hull with Pro Racer Eric Lagopoulos

18 Sunday Dec 2011

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The new Sea-Doo RXP-X 260 features a new hull, The T3 hull. It is another revolutionary innovation from BRP, a literal, T-shape hull  With a narrow lower running surface that tracks through chop like nothing before it.  It is difficult to explain how well this new Sea-Doo watercraft handles chop.

 

BRP visited the restaurant managed by Pro Racer Eric Lagopoulos as he had an idea of how to show you what he thinks it’s like.

Eric Lagopoulos – IT’S LIKE THAT – the ALL-NEW Sea-Doo RXP-X 260 Watercraft T3 hull.

 

NEXT >>>> LIKE THAT #4 “Spinning Wheels” features Cody Hawkins and will debut Tuesday, December 20

 

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