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American Ron Domoe has fired a shot across the bow of his Kiwi rivals for the upcoming ENZED 2016 UIM Jetsprint World Championship.

From Minden, a little town south of Reno Nevada, Ron is one of two US teams here to take on the Kiwi drivers at the world championships being held at ASB Stadium Baypark on January 30.

American jet boat driver Ron Domoe says he is fired up for next week's world championship. Photo: Cameron Avery.

It's the first time Ron has visited New Zealand, but not the first time he's competed against the Kiwis.

'Most of the drivers were there in America for the 2014 world series and they beat us up pretty bad. So we're looking for a bit of revenge,” says Ron.

'They're not just going to walk away with it. They're going to have to earn it.”

Along with the two American teams, Ron says two Canadian teams will also be in the mix to give the event plenty of tough competition and a lot of action for the spectators.

Ron says just because his country boarders the Canadians he won't be holding back on them as well.

'I'm going to beat them to, I don't care if they're my friends or whatever. The gloves are off.”

He'll be doing most of the talking on the track with his boat which holds a 404 cubic inch small block Chevi motor and is competing in the 400 class. Ron says his goal is to finish in the top five.

It will be a nice little present for the driver who turned 60 on Wednesday.

'I'd be on top of the world if that happen.”

The ENZED 2016 UIM Jetsprint World Championships gets underway on January 30 from 4pm – 10pm.