THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, May 20, 1996 TAG: 9605200162
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C4 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY LEE TOLLIVER, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: Short : 37 lines
The second stop on the 1996 Budweiser Jet Sport Tour gave credence to the comeback attempts of a couple of jet skiing's former dominants.
Five-time world champion Jeff Jacobs and four-time world champ Christy Carlson made it clear that after a two-year absence from top-dog standing, they intend to return to ``rider to beat'' status. Both won for the second consecutive stop on the 10-city tour Sunday at the south end of the Oceanfront.
Carlson, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., jumped to an early lead in the second of two motos in the women's pro-am ski division and held off Tera Crimson at the end.
``I glanced back and saw that I had a good lead,'' Carlson, 25, said. ``But there was still a lot of pressure. I wanted to play it safe, but keep a good pace.''
Jacobs provided a thrill for the spectators when he edged Todd Ross at the finish line in the second moto of the men's pro ski division. Jacobs took the outside route on the final lap while Ross went inside.
While the old guard was showing that it still had what it takes, the top newcomer in the sport was proving that he is the future.
Dustin Farthing, a 17-year-old Stuart, Fla., home school student, captured the pro sport division for the second straight stop and added a second in the pro runabout 785.
Tour freestyle champion Rick Roy won his first competition of the '96 tour. by CNB