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Malibu Boats Rider Massi Piffaretti Takes Quarter Final Win at the Malibu Houston Pro Presented By Rockstar Energy
Lake Alfred, Fla. (October 4, 2015) – The pro women wakeboarding semi-finals were first to get behind the Malibu 25 LSV yesterday morning as we saw the top WBWS pro women such as Dallas Friday, Meagan Ethell and Raimi Merritt compete. It didn’t take long before the action began to heat up with all three Friday, Ethell and Merritt putting in phenomenal runs. They will be joined by Larisa Morales, Tarah Mikacich and Ashley Leugner tomorrow to compete for the WBWS title.

With the top two men advancing out of each quarter final heat to the semi-finals the action on the water was impressive, thanks to the incredible wake from the Malibu 25 LSV. Tony Iacconi, Tony Corroll, Dean Smith and Malibu’s Massi Piffaretti all advanced to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by Harley Clifford, Phil Soven, JD Webb, Mike Dowdy, Noah Flegel and Steel Lafferty, who have already prequalified into the semi-finals.

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“The new Malibu 25 LSV is awesome, I’ve been looking forward to competing behind the new boat all season,” said Piffaretti. “The 25 LSV’s wake is massive which allowed me to really perform at my full capacity and really have fun.”

The action didn’t stop there as the event continued over at Hanger 9 Cable Park where the riders were also putting on impressive runs with only the top two advancing to the traditional and features pro men semi-finals tomorrow. After a close battle in the women’s pro, it was Meagan Ethell taking her second win of the day claiming the top spot in the cable features pro women qualifying heat.

“The conditions on the lake today were perfect and I’m excited to have won both my boat and cable heats,” said Ethell. “It’s really cool to be able to compete in both competitions in one day and really push myself to the limits.”

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To top the day off fans were entertained by a jaw dropping Rockstar Energy Kicker Contest where we saw Tom Fooshee land an Indy KGB 540 to grab first place followed closely by Chandler Powell and Jake Pelot to round off the podium.

Semi-finals and finals will begin today at the Hanger 9 Cable Park followed up by the pro men and women WBWS championship finals over on the Bel-Ray Action Sports Park.

Results
Malibu Houston Pro Presented by Rockstar Energy
Bel Ray Action Sports Park – Houston, Texas
Friday, October 3, 2015

BOAT
TOP 2 RIDERS ADVACNE TO FINALS
Pro Women – Semi Finals – Heat # 01

  1. Merritt, Raimi               USA      80.33
  2. Morales, Larisa            MEX      70.00
  3. Lopina, Jamie                USA      66.33
  4. Butler, Nicola                 USA      53.33

Pro Women – Semi Finals – Heat # 02

  1. Ethell, Meagan             USA      85.67
  2. Mikacich, Tarah           USA      74.33
  3. Mills, Chloe                    AUS      64.33
  4. Wilson, Corrie                USA      50.00

Pro Women – Semi Finals – Heat # 03

  1. Friday, Dallas                USA      86.67
  2. Leugner, Ashley           CDN      71.67
  3. Rodriguez, Carolina       MEX      69.33
  4. McCullough, Taylor        USA      61.67

Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 01
TOP 2 ADVANCE TO SEMI-FINALS

  1. Piffaretti, Massi            ITA        89.00
  2. Malinoski, Rusty          CDN      82.33
  3. Knapp, Vinny                 USA      75.67
  4. Homsey, Peirce             USA      55.00

Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 02

  1. Iacconi, Tony                AUS      84.00
  2. Powers, Daniel             USA      79.67
  3. Adam, Damien               MRI       73.00
  4. Derome, Raph               CDN      21.67

Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 03

  1. Carroll, Tony                  USA      82.67
  2. Siegele, Parker              AUS      78.33
  3. Liesmann, Kirby              USA      72.33
  4. Cole, Ian                         USA      67.00

Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 04

  1. Smith, Dean                  AUS      89.33
  2. Derome, Oli                   CDN     80.33
  3. Yasui, Toshiki                JPN       64.00
  4. Van Helvoort, Max         USA      48.33

Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 05

  1. Teunissen, Cory            AUS      91.35
  2. Pierce, Stephen             USA      75.00
  3. Langley, Jefferson           USA      64.44
  4. Fooshee, Tom                 USA      40.00

Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 06

  1. Hair, Austin                    USA      76.67
  2. Twelker, Josh                USA      68.67
  3. Borwn, Alex                     USA      60.67
  4. Sharpe, Chad                  CDN      23.33

CABLE
Traditional Pro Women Qualifying

  1. Ethell, Meagan               USA      92.50
  2. Lopina, Jamie                USA      89.50
  3. Nikstad, Anna                             87.50
  4. McCullough, Taylor      USA      74.00
  5. Wilson, Corrie               USA      00.00

Traditional Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 01
TOP 2 ADVANCING TO NEXT ROUND

  1. Patry, Brady                               98.00
  2. Calada, Pedro                            87.50
  3. Worrall, Chad                              84.50
  4. Branch, Dylan                             70.00

Traditional Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 02

  1. Voges, Kaden                            100.00
  2. Bingham, Bryce                         86.00
  3. Pelot, Jake                                   78.50
  4. Elwood, Thomas                          75.50

Traditional Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 03

  1. Powell, Chandler                       92.80
  2. Dorrestijn, Jack                         85.50
  3. Whitaker, Adam                           84.50
  4. Nikstad, Erik                                56.00

Traditional Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 04

  1. Fooshee, Tom                USA      100.00
  2. Huebner, Kelbey                          88.00
  3. Burnstein, Danny                           78.00
  4. Dorrestijn, Max                              73.50

Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 01

  1. Smith, Ian                                     96.50
  2. Derome, Oli                                  88.30
  3. Whitaker, Adam                             85.20
  4. Derome, Raph                               00.00

Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 02

  1. Dreiling, John                             97.60
  2. Huebner, Kelbey                        90.30
  3. Branch, Dylan                              82.10
  4. Dannecker, Grayson                    70.00

Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 03

  1. Burress, Graeme                         92.80
  2. Burnstein, Danny                        85.10
  3. Hibbs, Keegan                              78.40
  4. Nikstad, Erik                                 69.00

Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 04

  1. Worrall, Chad                             93.90
  2. Elwood, Thomas                        87.10
  3. Pelot, Jake                                   82.20
  4. Karstedt, Cody                             68.80
  5. Greer, Clayton                              68.00

Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 05

  1. Powell, Chandler                        94.70
  2. Caldes, Pedro                             85.50
  3. Patry, Brady                                 82.00
  4. Holland, Adam                             70.20
  5. Teich, Justin                                 55.00

Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 06

  1. Fooshee, Tom                             92.80
  2. Neville, Jamie                              89.60
  3. Voges, Kaden                               80.40
  4. Knapp, Vinny                                65.90
  5. Svoboda, Jay                                57.90

Features- Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat # 01

  1. Worrall, Chad                              95.50
  2. Burress, Graeme                         85.20
  3. Derome, Oli                                  83.70
  4. Caldas, Pedro                               75.60

Features- Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat # 02

  1. Powell, Chandler                        97.90
  2. Dreilling, John                            88.10
  3. Neville, Jamie                             77.20
  4. Heubner, Kelbey                          76.80

Features- Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat # 03

  1. Fooshee, Tom                              93.20
  2. Smith, Ian                                     87.20
  3. Elwood, Thomas                          86.40
  4. Burnstein, Danny                           45.20

Rockstar Kicker Contest

  1. Fooshee, Tom                              Indy KGB 540
  2. Powell, Chad                                 Method to Blind 540
  3. Pelot, Jake                                     Mute Mobe 540

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Bel-Ray Action Sports Park is a 255 acre park with various activities and venues available to the public. With the help of ESE We Make Tracks Inc., Bel-Ray Action Sports Park has been established as a premiere facility in the greater Houston area. Open 7 days a week, Bel-Ray Action Sports Park continuously develops its property to benefit the customer. With 5 premiere motocross tracks, 2 peewee tracks, and a Pit Bike Track Motocross is one of the main focuses of the park. 2015 also brought several exciting additions to the park including the development of our new BMX track, an on-site boat dealership (SMG) and Hangar 9 Wake Cable Park. Bel-Ray action wants to welcome Austin Singleton and SMG Wake and congratulate them on making Conroe, TX their new home. Bel-Ray Action Sports Park also offers other activities such as Camping, Jet Skiing, Fishing, an open venue available for rent, and adventure racing ready areas.

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