Del Rosario gets lift in US title quest

MANILA, Philippines - Paul del Rosario bagged two titles recently in the final leg of the DMP Motorsports National Tour at Lake Elsinore, California, thanks to a man his cousin met by accident.

Teaming up with world renowned Rius Racing owned by former world jetski champion Nicolas Rius, Del Rosario turned back his American rivals to capture the Expert Runabout Open and the Pro-Am Ruabout Open crowns. Del Rosario’s cousin Jun de Jesus supervised adjustments on his Yamaha Watercraft.

Del Rosario’s meeting with Rius was accidental. His dad Bobby was about to leave K-Mart when he stopped to help a woman whose heavily-loaded shopping cart lost control. The woman turned out to be Rius’ wife and offered Nicolas’ technical assistance for Paul’s campaign.

Rius Racing and De Jesus did wonders on his Yamaha watercraft, the same boat that did him in in the 2008 World Jet Ski Finals stint.

“This win gives me more confidence in the World Jet Ski finals. Hopefully, we’ll achieve another milestone as the first Filipino champ in World Jet Ski racing with Rius Racing still behind us to provide the technical and valuable team support next month,” he added.