SHARK Sports

The Sharks

Alex Yates

  • 2005 Mid Atlantic Watercross Tour Results
  • Amateur 800 Open 2nd place Overall
  • Amateur 800 Limited 2nd place overall
  • Beginner Ski 2nd place overall


  • 2004 Mid Atlantic Watercross Tour Results
  • Novice 800 Superstock 1st Place overall
  • Novice 800 Limited 2nd Place overall


  • IJSBA World Finals Results
  • Amateur 800 Open 7th Place Overall-2005
  • Novice 800 Superstock 8th Place Overall-2004
  • Novice 800 Limited 10th Place Overall-2004
  • Novice 800 Superstock 6th Place Overall-2003

Devon Dolan

  • Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA
  • Birthday: 10-10-1999
  • School: Dana Hills High School
  • Sponsors: Shark energy drink, Island Style, and Hamish Graham Designs
  • Favorite Food: Cereal
  • Favorite Movie: Any surf movie to get me amped for a surf session
  • Favorite Place To Surf: Salt Creek and Lowers
  • Future College: Hopefully UCSD or UCSB

Frank Vaickus

  • Bio
  • Birth date: 12/7/87
  • Home: Redondo Beach, CA
  • Sponsors: Xcel Wetsuits, Shark Energy Drinks, Da Hui, Utopia Optics, Stickman Surfboards
  • Years Competing: 4
  • Favorite wave: Lowers, Banyans, Breakwall

Gavin Sutherland

  • Accomplishments
  • 1993 Amateur Surfing Champion
  • 1st place overall 1993 World Championships Duke Kahanamoku Paddleboard Invitational
  • 3rd overall 2001 S.M.A.S. -5 finals
  • 3rd overall 2002 S.M.A.S.-4 finals
  • 2002 victory in Sebastian Inlet, FL
  • 2003 victory in Newport Beach, CA
  • 2nd place Molokai to Oahu, island to island 32 mile paddleboard race
  • 1st place, 2 yrs in a row Town & Country/Surfer Magazine Air Show Series Invitational, Waikiki 2002-2003
  • 2nd place Town & Country Air Show Invitational, Waikiki 2004
  • 1st place Town & Country Air Show Invitational, Waikiki 2005
  • 1st place Sun Diego/Ezekial Air Show Series, 2005
  • 7 page cover feature Photo expedition for Surfing magazine and Sports Illustrated, Surfing the Zambezi river in Africa, February 2005
  • 2nd Place Quicksilver Channel Crossing team division, Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race, August 2005

Jesse Thompson

  • Hometown: Lake Havasu City, AZ
  • Age: 17
  • Interests: Jet Ski Racing, Working on Jet Ski's, Working out, Kneeboarding, Wakeboarding, Camping, Reading, music, and movies.
  • Dislikes: doing chores at home, being bored
  • Favorite movie: American Outlaws
  • Favorite saying: "I'll do it later" (I must have gotten that from my sister)
  • Best memories: Winning the Jet Ski National Championship for my class in 2004. Having the chance to go to Europe with my family and meeting all my relatives that live there .

Paulo Prietto

  • Name: Paulo Prietto
  • Age: 22
  • Contest Highlights: 2nd UST the last 3 years (the UST is the United Skin Tour which organizes all the contests each season.)
  • Multimedia: featured in numerous Skin Magazines (2 covers), numerous websites, (skinonline.com) Jeep commercial
  • Paul has been featured in these two videos Liquid Courage and Knee Deep in the Wooplash

Rob Flores & The Tizuo Racing Team

  • 1999 Pro Ski Championship IJSBA Region I
  • 1999 Eleventh Place Overall Pro Ski World Finals
  • 2000 Pro Ski Champion IJSBA Region I
  • 2000 Fifteenth Place Overall Pro Ski World Finals
  • 2001 Pro Stock World Champion
  • 2002 Vet Ski National Champion
  • 2002 Herbst Arenacross Pro Ski Stock Champion
  • 2002 Herbst Arenacross Vet Ski Champion
  • 2002 IJSBA Region I Pro Ski Stock Champion
  • 2002 IJSBA Region 10 Pro Ski Stock Champion
  • 2003 IJSBA Region 10 Pro Ski Stock Champion
  • 2003 Pro Am Ski Superstock World Champion
  • 2003 Pro Am Ski Stock Second Overall World Finals
  • 2003 Second Place Pro Ski Superstock World Finals
  • 2004 Thailand National Tour Pro Am Ski Superstock Champion Round #4
  • 2004 ISJBA Region 10 Pro Ski Stock Champion
  • 2004 Herbst Arenacross Pro Ski Stock Champion
  • 2004 Pro Am Stock Ski Western States Cup Champion
  • 2004 Pro Am Ski Superstock Western States Cup Champion

Zack Plopper

  • 1st Pro Division Volcom Blowfish Event 3 Blacks, San Diego 200 i
  • 17th, La Caja De Canarias, Ocean-Earth Pro 2* WQS Las Palmas, Gran Canaria 200 i
  • 33rd, Ferrol Terra Pantin Classic 3* WQS Pantin, Spain 200i
  • 13th, O'Neill Pro 2* WQS Belmar, New Jersey 2004
  • 9th Squalo Mexican Surf Fiesta 1* WQS San Miguel-Mexico 2004
  • 9th, Squalo Mexican Surf Fiesta 1* WQS San Miguel-Mexico 2003
  • 4th, HB Surf Series Pro Division Event #3 Huntington Beach, CA 200 i
  • 1st, HB Surf Series Mens Division Event #4 Huntington Beach, CA 200 i
  • 2nd, 2003 N.S.S.A. Collegiate Mens, State Championships San Clemente, California
  • 2nd, 2003 N.S.S.A. Collegiate Mens, National Championships Dana Point, California
  • 2nd, Conference Ratings, 2003/2004 N.S.S.A. Collegiate Mens Season

Shark Energy Racing

Press Release

Shark Energy Drink Racing Teams Up With Fitz Motorsports and Kenny Wallace
Shark Energy Racing will be making a big splash in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this season as it has joined forces with Kenny Wallace- driver and TV personality- and Fitz Motorsports. Shark Energy will be the primary sponsor on the No. 36 Dodge Charger driven by Wallace, a.k.a "The Hermanator."

Shark Energy Drink Joins Forces with Xpress Motorsports Albertsons Supermarkets Also on Board for 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season
Mooresville, NC (February 7, 2008) – Shark Energy Drink, the number two energy drink in the world, has joined forces with the two-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck championship winning organization Xpress Motorsports. Shark Energy Drink is teaming up with Albertsons Supermarkets in sponsoring NCTS rookie of the year Candidate Brian Scott in the No. 16 Shark Energy Drink/Albertsons Supermarket Chevrolet Silverado for the entire 2008 NCTS campaign. The team will be called Shark Energy Racing by Xpress Motorsports.