Sports pioneers and early legends in the first ever induction to the new Hall of Fame. IJSBA managing director Scott Frazier choose the 25th Anniversary of the IJSBA World Racing Finals as the venue to launch the IJSBA Hall of Fame. The 25 inaugural members are a truly international group, with members from Japan , France , Canada , as well as the United States .
The IJSBA 2006 Hall of Fame fellow inductees are individuals who have gone the distance, matured with the industry and basically paved the way for everyone today who enjoys the use of these unique boats on many levels.
It began with a desire to race, to compete, to win. I looked slowly around the room at the IJSBA awards, those years rewound. I knew everyone there, we were getting older, but many of us like myself have all lived a dream that many only imagine. We are the fortunate ones, out of billions of people, the Jet Ski has made our dreams, my dreams a true reality. The Hall of Fame is a significant life achievement. I’ve traveled the world, met incredible people, saved lives and all because of racing and not giving up, and because a Jet Ski changed my direction in life when I was 18 years old, and it just keeps getting better.
2006 Hall of Fame Inductees
1. Doug Silverstein
2. Larry Rippenkroger
3. Dave Gordon
4. Scott Watkins
5. Rick Roy
6. Mark Sickerling
7. Eric Malone
8. Allesander Lenzi
9. Mike Yellich
10. Jeff Jacobs
11. Victor Sheldon
12. Steve Stricklin
13. Dan Fitzgerald
14. Brian Bendix
15. Tim Judge
16. Karine Pautrel
17. Tera Laho
18. Christy Carlson
19. Chris Fischetti
20. Chris MacClugage
21. Dustin Farthing
22. Nicholas Rius
23. Dustin Motzouris
24. Minoru Kanamori
25. Shawn Alladio
