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#67 Daryl
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Minneapolis, MN (4/13/2010) -
Daryl Rath and his Sportsman 850 XP EPS have
been lurking right off the lead since the
beginning of the 2010 GNCC Racing Season and
this past weekend, at Big Buck, they pounced
on the "4x4 Open"
points lead.
Rath, who finished second at Big Buck, has
been relentless racing the Sportsman 850 XP
EPS. His first race of the season was the
only race where he didn't place and he currently
has one second and a two third place finishes
in the series. He holds the lead at 72 points
and feels the best is yet to come.
"I was really excited coming into this
season, we worked very hard last year to get
a solid platform with the Sportsman 850 XP
EPS. I was able to take all the information
we gained and start making the little changes
needed to put this ATV up front," said
Daryl Rath. "We have progressed this
program from the learning, development and
trial stages to a racing stage, and our results
are showing that. The fine tuning changes
we are making now just keep enhancing the
performance of the Sportsman 850 XP EPS. I
think it will continue to improve as the season
goes on, we are a contender."
At Big Buck it seemed as dust was going to
be the major obstacle to overcome, and it
was. The riders all had to fight for clear
vision as they looked for a safe opportunity
to pass and make up some ground. It made it
extremely difficult in the high speed field
sections where most of the passing opportunities
were. Rath had a strong start heading into
the first turn where he caught a rock and
broke his goggle lens allowing them to fill
with dirt. A quick pit stop to swap them out
lost him some valuable time and when he re-entered
the track there were additional riders he
needed to get through to get back up to the
front of his class. Rath continued to
pick up the pace and finished with a second
place in the "4x4 Open" class
and 16th overall in the AM session.
"Daryl has put a lot of hard work and
time into his race Sportsman XP," said
Donna Beadle, race team manager for Polaris
Racing. "It's nice to see his work paying
off and we look forward to an exciting race
season."
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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
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