2009 UWP Press Release
TOYOTA GOVERNOR'S CUP

UWP announces the Toyota Governor's Cup in Charleston, WV

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (December 28, 2008) – Get ready to race into the New Year because Upstate Watercraft Promotions (UWP) has just announced its latest addition to their 2009 Watercross Race Season. The Toyota Governor’s Cup will take place in Charleston, West Virginia, to offer personal watercraft racers a chance to win over $30,000 in cash and prizes. This prestigious national event will be one of the two largest events on the east coast bringing racers from all the U.S. and Canada.

UWP in cooperation with Charleston Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced that the Governor’s Cup will take place on August 1-2, 2009 on the Kanawha River in Charleston, West Virginia. Promoter of UWP AJ Handler stated “At UWP, we strive to push the sport to a high level of professionalism. With that in mind we felt that Charleston’s Magic Island Park is great location, a fun atmosphere and substantial purse would entice riders from all over North America”

The $30,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to the winners of the pro-am and expert classes with the potential to earn additional money with full race lines.  Cash prizes will be based on the overall results for the weekend event, competitors must race both Saturday and Sunday to qualify – this only applies for the classes listed below.

The two premier classes will have the highest payout are; Pro-Am Ski GP and Pro-Am Runabout 1200 Open. Additional classes eligible for cash prize will be; Pro-am ski stock, Pro-am Runabout 800 open, Expert ski ltd, Expert Runabout 1200 ltd, Sport modified, Freestyle            

For more information about UWP and the Toyota U.S. Open of Watercross visit www.uwpinc.com or call A.J. Handler (585) 330-0742.

Upstate Watercraft Promotions was established in 1995, and has been the grass roots to racing providing today’s racing for tomorrows world champions.     

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