Personal watercraft racing returned to Lake Elsinore with the “Best of the West” series taking over Launch Pointe Resort Aug. 14 and 15. The event was an International Jet Sports Boating Association sanctioned event, which is described by organizers as motocross racing on water. There were also freestyle events, with riders doing flips, rolls, and other stunts to earn points.

RPM Racing Enterprises hosted the event which also saw Kolin Renner of Temecula, who was just one of a handful of local riders, take a strong second place finish in the “Ski Novice Stock 1500” class riding a Kawasaki Jet Ski Saturday, Aug. 15.

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

JP Raineri

JP is an award-winning multimedia journalist and head of the sports department at the Valley News. A former Southwestern League head baseball coach and former President of the Temecula Youth Baseball League, he has also worked as a local radio personality for All Pro Broadcasting and as a television host for the Outdoor Channel. When he’s not covering sports, JP works in the Media Technology Department for Major League Baseball.