Minneapolis, MN (1/4/2011)
- Polaris comes into the 2011 race
season with
teams competing in the Grand National Cross
Country series (GNCC), World
Off-Road Championship series (WORCS), Best in
the Desert (BITD), TORC,
LUCAS and Mud racing. Polaris also will continue
to offer their ATV racing
contingency program.
"Polaris is excited for another year
of ATV and Side-by-Side Racing," said
Donna Beadle, race team manager for Polaris'
Off-Road Division. "We hope to
continue our momentum with the Sportsman XP
850 and are excited to
introduce our new RANGER RZR XP 900 to Side-by-Side
racing."
Rath Racing
Rath Racing is back for a third year
to race the Sportsman XP 850 with Power Steering
and the new RANGER RZR XP 900 in GNCC. Daryl
Rath continues to dial in the Sportsman XP
850 and has his sites set on No. 1 in the
"4x4 Open" class. Rath also will
race the new RANGER RZR XP 900 in the "Open
Modified" Side-by-Side class.
Yokley Racing
Polaris will continue to support the Yokley
Racing/National Guard race team for 2011.
William Yokley took his National Guard RANGER
RZR 800 to the top of the "Open Modified"
class for 2010 and will look to repeat his
title with the new RANGER RZR XP 900 in 2011.
Yokley's new teammate, Scott Kiger, will race
the RANGER RZR XP 900 in all WORCS events
this season and looks to take the top spot
in that series.
Jagged X
Jagged X looks to keep their championship
streak alive in Best in the Desert Championship
with the new RANGER RZR XP 900. Brandon Schueler,
Chad Riccio and Mike West will be back for
another exciting season in the new 88-horsepower,
extreme Side-by-Side.
Walker Evans
RJ Anderson will be back to race the TORC
and LUCAS Oil series with his new Walker Evans
RANGER RZR XP 900. When he's not tearing up
those series, Anderson also will try select
WORCS and GNCC races.
Team Highlifter
Polaris Racing will be muddin' on Polaris'
once again for 2011. The team will be racing
Sportsman 850 XP, Sportsman 550, RANGER XPs
and RANGER RZRs.
Polaris ATV Contingency
Polaris also will continue to offer
an ATV race contingency program, in eight
ATV racing series, with a total purse of almost
$400,000. Polaris is offering contingencies
in GNCC, WORCS, ATVA-AMA Motocross Nationals,
AMA National Harescramble, Iowa ATV Hare Scramble
Series (IATVHSS), New England ATV Motocross
Series (NEATV), the Heartland Challenge and
Canadian Motorsport Racing Club Series (CMRC).
Racers must race 2008 or newer quads, and
utility classes must be raced on a Sportsman
XP 850 or Sportsman 550. More information
and complete rules about Polaris' ATV racing
contingencies can be found at www.polarisfactoryracing.com.
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.