Diablo Valley Jet Ski hosts junior slalom races at Salt Springs Valley Reservoir~by Charity Maness
Junior competition for weekends’ racing was astounding. Among the competitors was six year old Talon Ace Chambers of Livermore. Talon, being the son of two world champion parents began jet skiing at the young age of three years old. Mother Brenda, 3 time World Champ ’81, ’87, and ’88, was proud of her son and his achievements. Smiling warmly and pointing out that being from a jet skiing family he was bound to love the sport. Father, Art “The Ace” Chambers was World Champion in ’92. ....

Riding #14 was fourteen year old Michael Martin. Michael has been riding for four years, racing on buoy courses. Having never been on an open lake due to his age, he was excited about today’s buoy slalom event on a lake. Though the youth competitors do not know what the winnings will be, they are just excited to be racing “this is their day” says Lambert, they stand to win an Xbox 3, an ipod nano, or a mongoose bicycle. Read More
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