Minneapolis, MN (6/4/2010)
- Polaris Rath rider Casey Martin has
been on an
undeniable charge this season as he continues
to put his Outlaw450 MXR in
front of the pack. Martin, who races in both
high competitive gates filled
Pro Am and Pro Am Unlimited, has his work cut
out for him each round. With
more than thirty riders trying to qualify there
was only room for twenty in
the main event. This past weekend, he was successful
again at the AMA ATV
Motocross Championship Round 5, Steel City ATX
MX.
After a few laps around for practice, Martin
was beginning to get the
feeling his machine was dialed and handling
extremely well. A few fine
tuning adjustments from Fox Shox and Dave
Porter Martin's mechanic and it
was ready to go. Steel City is a track riders
seem to love or hate with
some technical sections that require some
serious skills. Martin was one
who seemed to love this track.
Martin's feeling was right and as the gate
dropped and he charged his way
to his to his first hole shot of the season.
As the race continued Martin
settled into an impressive second place and
remained there until the
checkers.
Daryl Rath, who has been doing the development
part of this team stated,
"We have all the right players behind
the scenes in this program- we have
great sponsors, a great machine, great track
support and above all a rider
who is so determined to succeed we are finding
our groove and it shows.
This Outlaw and Casey are continuing to turn
heads and impress fellow
racers as they are now chasing it around the
track."
Martin was on a fast roll all weekend, continuing
to stay ahead of the pack
in Moto 2 giving him his second podium of
the season going 2-2 secured
Martin a second place overall finish for Saturday's
event.
Sunday started out just as successful for
the Factory Polaris Rath rider as
he went and set third fastest qualifying time
in the Pro Am Production
class. Once again the gates were full twenty
of the fastest up-and-coming
pros in the industry. With the first Moto
well on the way and Martin did
have his work cut out for him with a start
that had him towards the back.
He put his head done, gritted his teeth and
started passing his competition
one by one he made it through the entire field
up to third place.
Second Moto would be a challenge as well
for Martin as his gate
malfunctioned in the drop ruining his chance
for a nice clean charge from
the gate. Martin wasn't going to let that
change his course for the day, he
once again raced some strong consentient laps
to work his way up to fifth
place by the time the checkers flew, allowing
him to go 3-5 for the day and
securing another finish safely in the top
five with a fourth place overall.
Polaris/Rath Team
Partners and valuable sponsors-
Polaris Industries - Rath
Racing - Maxxis - Fox Shox -Fly Racing- FMF
Exhausts -DWT Douglas Wheel
Technologies- Janssen Motorsports - - S&S
Cycle Inc. -Hinson Clutch Components -Baldwin
Motorsports - SSI Graphics - Precision Racing
Products
- WPS - QuadTech -- Powermadd - Tireballs
- Faast Co. - Amsoil - Scott
Goggles - PEP -- K&N Filters - Moto X
Nutrition- Team Industries -Rebel
Gears -DP Brakes - MedZone Products - - AEM
Exposed Magazine - CV4 Products
About Polaris
With annual
2009 sales of $1.6 billion, Polaris designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets off-road
vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER(r), snowmobiles
and Victory Motorcycles(r) for recreational
and utility use. Polaris is a recognized leader
in the snowmobile industry, and one of the
largest manufacturers of ORVs in the world.
Victory Motorcycles, established in 1998 and
representing the first all-new American-made
motorcycle from a major company in nearly
60 years, are rapidly making impressive in-roads
into the cruiser and touring motorcycle marketplace.
Polaris also enhances the riding experience
with a complete line of Pure Polaris(r) apparel,
accessories and parts, available at Polaris
dealerships.
Polaris Industries Inc.
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol "PII," and the Company
is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock
price index.
Information about the
complete line of Polaris products, apparel
and vehicle accessories, is available from
authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from
the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.
