Polaris Partners with GNCC
to Offer ACE Racing
Polaris ACE 2015 GNCC Racing
Minneapolis, MN (3/5/2015) - Polaris
Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII), the leading manufacturer
of off-road vehicles (ORVs), today announced a
partnership with the Grand National Cross Country
Series (GNCC)
to sponsor GNCC’s newly-added Single Seat Class.
In January 2014, Polaris introduced the revolutionary
32 horsepower, single-seat Polaris ACE which was
designed to combine the size and nimble handling
of a Sportsman All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) with
the confidence and comfort of RANGER and RZR side-by-sides.
The vehicle generated so much interest that six
months later, the company introduced a second
model with a 45 horsepower ProStar™ 570 engine.
The ACE architecture appealed to a wide-variety
of riders, including racers, which was demonstrated
last fall when GNCC and Polaris offered an exhibition
ACE Editor’s Race at the Ironman, in Crawfordsville,
Indiana.
“GNCC is excited to introduce the Single Seat
Class into our racing format,” said GNCC Director
Tim Cotter. “When Polaris commits to something,
they commit 100 percent and we have no doubt that
the ACE is destined to be a main stay in off-road.”
The GNCC Single Seat Class will be available
for single seat production models up to 570ccs,
and engine and suspension modifications will be
permitted. The vehicles will race on the UTV course
but in a separate race from the UTVs.
“ACE inspires confidence, is comfortable and
is incredibly capable making it a great option
for the beginner racer, as well as a fun platform
for the more experienced,” said Donna Beadle,
race team manager for Polaris. “GNCC races offer
the type of terrain where ACE shines and we look
forward to working with them to promote the class.”
As part of the sponsorship, Polaris is offering
racer discounts on select ACE vehicles to those
racers who raced any vehicle in at least half
of the races of a qualifying racing series in
2014, and intend to race full 2015 season in the
Single Seat Class. For all other racers, Polaris
will offer their Reimbursement Program for new
2014 or 2015 ACEs purchased after Sept. 1, 2014.
Racers interested in this program will receive
a $1000 reimbursement at the end of the season
as long as they competed in more than half of
the qualifying events. The reimbursement will
be limited to the first 50 qualified submissions.
More information and complete rules about Polaris’
Racer Discount and Reimbursement Programs can
be found at www.polarisfactoryracing.com.
The first GNCC Single Seat Race will be at The
General, March 14, in Washington, GA.
About Polaris
Polaris is a recognized leader in the powersports
industry with annual 2014 sales of $4.5 billion.
Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets
innovative, high quality off-road vehicles, including
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER®
and RZR® side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles
and on-road electric/hybrid powered vehicles.
Polaris is among the global
sales leaders for both snowmobiles and off-road
vehicles and has established a presence in the
heavyweight cruiser and touring motorcycle market
with the Victory® and Indian Motorcycle® and Slingshot®
brands. Additionally, Polaris continues to invest
in the global on-road small electric/hybrid powered
vehicle industry with Global Electric Motorcars
(GEM), Goupil Industrie SA, Aixam Mega S.A.S.,
and internally developed vehicles. Polaris enhances
the riding experience with a complete line of
Polaris Engineered Parts, Accessories and Apparel,
Klim branded apparel and ORV accessories under
the Kolpin®, Cycle Country® and Pro Armor® brands.
Information about the complete line of Polaris
products, apparel and vehicle accessories are
available from authorized Polaris dealers or anytime
at polaris.com
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