Individual Race Club Members:
2010 APBA Member Number: #69, and #4 TCO
Race Boat: Stock Kawasaki ULTRA
Affiliations
American Watercraft Association H2O Responder Member
IJSBA Member
APBA Member
2009 OFFSHORE AND ENDURANCE EVENTS
2009 Mark Hahn 300 Mile Race
1st Ironman
3rd Overall
3rd in Class Pro/Am Open February 28th 2009.
1st stock boat across the finish line Kawasaki ultra 250X
2009 United Warrior Survivor Foundation PWC Freedom Ride
Charity ride for UWSF on September 12, from San Pedro CA, to the Coronado Naval Amphibious Base in San Diego County, CA and back. Team riders: Shawn, Mark, Russell, Pirate, Ralph and Steve.
2009 Dana Point to Avalon Offshore Sprint
11th overall
8th in Class Pro/Am Open. Stock Kawasaki Ultra 250X
2009 LB2CAT
Kawasaki Ultra 250X. Second in Stock Class
12th Overall
2009 Dana Point to Oceanside and Back
1st in Stock Class – Kawasaki Ultra 250X
11th Overall
Triple Crown of Offshore Champions Series
1st in Stock Class-Kawasaki Ultra 250X (stock)
4th Overall-Kawasaki Ultra 250X (stock)
Race Team Website: http://wwwPWCoffshore.com
Link to competitive background: http://k38watersafety.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2626
2010 Sponsors
Kawasaki Motors Corporation, Liquid Militia Clothing, PWCOffshore.com, McGraw Insurance, quakeysense, OTB Boots, Exsta, Gath Headgear, K38 GEAR, Mustang Survival, Betty Belts, AWA H20 Responders, Hydroturf, Hypnotic Films, Triple Overhead Gear, K38 Rescue
Recent Distinctions
· IJSBA Water Safety Director · IJSBA inaugural Hall of Fame inductee · 2009 PWCoffshore Race Team Warrior Award · 2009 PWC Community Award for Valor · 2009 AWA –PON ‘Protecting Athletes & Safety on the Water’ Award · 2009 Liquid Speed Radio –Person of the Year Award
Shawn Alladio, Pictured in 2009:
John Belton, Redondo Beach, California. PWCOFFSHORE Club Member since 2007
Primary Race Craft: 2009
Race history / highlights are as follows:
July 2002: Won very first Jet Ski race entered. 150 mile Team Endurance Race.
Aug 2002: 10th overall Long Beach to Catalina
2003: Earned the #2 Plate for the BP Offshore Endurance Series
Aug 2004: 8th Overall Long Beach to Catalina
Feb 2005: 3rd Overall Mark Hahn 300
Feb 2006: 3rd Overall Mark Hahn 300
Feb 2007: 1st Overall Mark Hahn 300
Aug 2007: 10th Overall Long Beach to Catalina (broke the one hour mark with a time of 58 minutes).
Feb 2008: 13th Overall at the 2008 Mark Hahn (riding with Tracy Malan)
April 2009: 5th overall at the Dana Point to Avalon Offshore Sprint
Nov 2009: First stock craft to finsih at the Dana Point to Oceanside and Back Offshore Race
Given that John rides almost every weekend, he has made 600+ trips from Long Beach to Catalina and back. Yes, no embellishment there, 500 round trips or the equivalent of 29000 miles or about 9 trips across the United States worth of Long Beach to Catalina Channel experience. John has been an athlete his entire life. "I learned how to surf, sail, and swim all before I was 10 years old so I am very comfortable in the water". John currently lives on his Sailboat in
Personal Watercraft that John has owned in the past: 1985 550 Kawasaki JetSki, 1987 550 Kawasaki JetSki, 1991 550 Kawasaki Jet Ski, 1996 750 Kawasaki ZXi, 1998 1100 Kawasaki STX, 1998 750 Kawasaki SXi Pro, 2000 1200 Kawasaki Ultra 150, 2002 1200 Kawasaki 1200 STX-R, 2004 1200 Kawasaki 1200 STX-R
Current Watercraft John Owns: 2003 800 Kawasaki Jet Ski SXR, 2005 Sea Doo RXT, 2007 Kawasaki Ultra 250
Sponsors: PWCOFFSHORE.com, R&D, Hydro-Turf