Our Story

Growing up in Sunny South Florida with a passion for revving motors, and an impulsive need for Speed, it can be said that Ernesto Calas has a knack for all things performance. Ernesto was taught by his father whom was a mechanic and inventor. He took apprenticeship under his father’s watchful eye showing him how to rebuild engines and how to take apart motors.

At the age of 10 he was supping up go carts and by the age of 16 he found his way to the local drag strip running his personally custom built cars and trucks down the speedway. It was there that Ernesto found his passion for drag racing , he pushed the petal to the medal and went as fast as 7.5 seconds at more than 180 mph. Eventually, the quarter mile on hardtop left him yearning for more. Ernesto has always loved a challenge and decided to take his speed to the waterways.

In 2008 He purchased his own personal watercraft and started supping up the PWC to see how fast he could go. In 2010 he decided to test the performance of his ski in the Hydrodrag world finals. Challenged by the fellow racers in 2011 he re-entered the races as an underdog using his own personal watercraft. It was of no surprise Ernesto made his way to the Podium in the World Finals. Making friends with competitors in the Circuit he was awarded the distinctive award of Sportsman of the year in 2013. He loves shaking hands with his competitors and giving tips and tricks to custom builds to his fellow racers in the circuit.

Ernesto is honored to be able to share his love of racing with anyone that has interest in building custom personal watercrafts, and thus Calas Performance was born. Racers would come to Ernesto for advice and he would always provide honest answers to their problems. Calas Performance started selling to to racers and recreational riders from his personal garage and at local races selling parts such as springs and retainers, along with his own custom Cams.

Calas Performance is now proud to say we are endorsed by racers in the hydro community. Calas Performance has grown onto an online business in hopes of helping other riders of both the race world and recreational sports world enjoy increased performance with reliable parts and gear.