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Team
Polaris Jagged X RZR XP 900 UTV- 2011
King of Hammers Champions
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Minneapolis, MN (2/15/2011) - After
three years of racing "King of the Hammers",
the Jagged X team won the side-by-side class
with the new and nearly-stock RANGER RZR XP
900!
Since its original debut in 2008, the "King
of the Hammers" race has been
deemed the toughest off-road race in the world.
The course is a 42-mile
combination of open desert racing, narrow
goat trails and huge rock trails.
For the last two years, the Jagged X team
raced their desert race car and
while they were in the hunt, the heavier full-blown
race car came up just
short of the win. This year, the team took
a little different approach and
raced the new and nearly-stock RANGER RZR
XP 900. The unit was modified
only to comply with the safety requirements
and equipped with a set of Elka
Elite series shocks.
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2011
King of Hammers Championship Trophy
in the back of Team Polaris Jagged
X RZR XP 900 UTV
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With the temperature hovering in the low
20s, the Jagged X team lined up in the tenth
starting position with seventeen other side-by-sides.
When the flag dropped, Brandon Schueler and
co-driver Mike West charged off into the California
desert with a group of very-well equipped
competitors. The RANGER RZR XP 900 did an
amazing job of reeling in the rest of the
field and by the first rock trail, the team
was running in third position. Shortly after,
the only car between the No. 1919 and the
finish line was the two-time winner Mitch
Guthrie, also driving an almost-stock, very
nimble and quick RANGER RZR 800. The two were
separated by only a few feet for the next
15 miles but then in the last major rock section,
known as Aftershock, Schueler was able to
squeeze by and capture the lead. The two swapped
the lead again in the bottom of the canyon
but when the dust cleared, Jagged X came out
ahead by nearly five minutes ahead of Guthrie,
and the rest of the field was nearly an hour
back.
"The new RANGER RZR XP 900 proved once
again that Polaris is the only
manufacturer to build a car that offers the
power, suspension and agility
to win one of the toughest races in the world,"
said Brandon Schueler.
"Jagged X would like to thank everyone
who helped us to take the crown and
become the KING of the HAMMERS!"
Special thanks go out to Polaris Industries,
Elka Suspension, Pro Armor,
Simpson safety equipment, CR Designs, OMF
Performance and Renegade Seats.
About Jagged
X
Jagged X is a family owned business located
in Phoenix Arizona. Formed in 2003 from a
passion for off road vehicles, Jagged X quickly
became a pioneer in the custom side by side
segment and is known for bringing their customers
quality and innovation with their own brand
of style. In 2007 Jagged X formed an aftermarket
partnership with Polaris industries with the
introduction of the exciting new RZR. They
continue to lead the pack in the development
of exciting products for the RZR such as long
travel suspension, billet and tubular accessories.
About Polaris
With annual
2010 sales of $1.99 billion, Polaris designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets off-road
vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER(tm), snowmobiles
and Victory motorcycles for recreational and
utility use and has recently introduced a
new on-road electric powered neighborhood
vehicle.
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 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 MidCap 400 stock
price index.
Information about the
complete line of Polaris products, apparel
and vehicle accessories are available from
authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from
the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.
