Riverside, CA 8/10/2011)
- RJ Anderson continues his quest for
an off-road short course championship competing
in both the TORC and Lucas Oil Off Road Racing
Series' (LOORRS). With new sponsors Dethrone
Racing and Oakley joining the team and a fresh
new engine in the #637 Walker Evans Racing Polaris
RZR, RJ and team had some extra juice heading
back to the west coast after a long journey
back east to Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Coming off an impressive early summer race
schedule RJ and his Walker Evans
Racing team once again loaded the semi for
a cross country trek to
Charlotte, NC to compete in rounds 5 &
6 of the TORC Racing Series. RJ is
currently sitting 8th in points in his first
full season in the Pro-Lite
class at TORC. The team had a good weekend
despite a transmission failure
on Saturday's round 6 race. Friday's Round
5 had RJ qualifying 1st putting
him on the pole. Anderson came out swinging
in his #37 Walker Evans Racing
V8 Pro-Lite. While fighting a slick and muddy
track he was able to muscle
his Pro-Lite into the top 5 ending the day
with a 4th place finish.
Saturday found RJ starting in the middle of
the pack due to inversion. It
only took a few laps for him to work his way
up into 3rd place when he
suddenly realized he had a flat forcing RJ
to pit his #37 V* Pro-Lite. The
Walker Evans Racing team quickly changed the
tire getting him back in the
race without losing a lap which is a feat
in itself! Anderson worked
himself back into a groove but before he could
settle a mechanical failure
caused him to have to limp the #37 in for
a 10th place finish.
"It's always frustrating when your team
works so hard and you don't give
them the finish they deserve. We were super
excited going into the weekend
and while it didn't go our way I am very grateful
to have such a solid team
and such great sponsors behind me. I couldn't
belive how quickly my guys
changed that tire and got me back on the track.
I owe them a lot and I
hope to get us all some much deserved wins."
- RJ Anderson
There was no time to rest as the team packed
up and made their way back
home to the west coast. Walker Evans Racing
is based out of Riverside, CA
and they were extremely happy to have the
next round of the Lucas Oil Off
Road Racing Series (LOORRS) back in their
own neck of the woods. Rounds 9
& 10 of the LOORRS series were to be held
at Glen Helen Raceway which is
only minutes from the Walker Evans Racing
headquarters. The team opted to
not race the Pro-Lite this round giving RJ
and his team a slightly less
hectic race weekend back in Southern California.
The Walker Evans Racing team has been working
hard on getting RJ's #637
Polaris Ranger RZR XP900 Unlimited UTV up
to the level they know it could
be at. While it has taken most of the season
to dial the UTV in the way
they want it, it has not kept RJ from winning
and finishing strong almost
every race this season. RJ came into Glen
Helen with the points lead in
Unlimited UTV and would leave with an even
greater lead after a stunning
performance both days.
During Friday's qualifying round it was obvious
RJ had a little something
up his sleeve as he took his #637 Walker Evans
Racing/Polaris Ranger RZR
XP900 strait to the front of the pack qualifying
first in class with only
one SR1 being faster! This put him on the
pole for Saturday's round 9 race
which is always an advantage. RJ led the Unlimited
UTV class from start to
finish racing smart and clean just trying
to hold his lines and stay away
from the other UTV's and SR1's on the track.
The win was a great way to
start the weekend and it was a great way to
promote his new sponsors
Dethrone Racing and Oakley. Sunday had RJ
once again starting in the front
row where for 3 laps he would lead the entire
field of Unlimited UTV's and
SR1's before finally mixing it up with the
others on the track. RJ was
only passed once by a fellow Unlimited UTV
competitor but that lead was
short lived as the competitor had a mechanical
failure forcing him to pull
off the track and relinquishing the lead back
to RJ who would hold on for
his second win of the weekend. The back to
back wins was huge for RJ and a
blow to the rest of the field who are trying
to keep up with RJ Anderson in
the class battle for a championship.
"My Polaris RZR XP is really fast! I
am so stoked on the power and
quickness it has now which I owe entirely
to my engine sponsors Kevin
Kroyer of Kroyer Race Engines, Muzzys Performance,
and K&N Filters. This
Polaris UTV is amazing and is really fun to
drive. It was important for me
to put on a good performance this weekend
in UTV, not only for my team and
sponsors but also for the fans and my new
sponsors Dethrone Racing and
Oakley who have come on board to support me.
I am really lucky to have
such a great team and I am super pumped on
the season this far." - RJ
Anderson
#637 Walker Evans
Racing Unlimited UTV Sponsors
Walker Evans Racing Wheels & Shocks -
Polaris Off Road Vehicles - Goodyear - South
Point Las Vegas - Kroyer - MasterCraft - Holz
Racing Products - Dethrone Racing - Oakley
- UTVUnderground.com - Utendorfer Design -
Muzzy - K&N Filters - Summer Brothers
Racing
#37 Walker Evans
Racing Super-Lite Sponsors
Walker Evans Racing Wheels & Shocks -
SoCal SuperTrucks - Goodyear - Polaris Off
Road Vehicles - South Point Las Vegas - Dethrone
Racing - Oakley - MasterCraft - K&N Filters
- Utendorfer Design
#37 Walker Evans
Racing Pro Lite Sponsors
Walker Evans Racing Wheels & Shocks -
Polaris Off Road Vehicles - Goodyear - South
Point Las Vegas - Kroyer - Oakley - EMJ Metal
- Gear Works - MasterCraft - Currie Enterprises
- FK Bearing - MSD - K&N Filters - Utendorfer
Design
About Walker
Evans Racing
At Walker Evans Racing our goals is to design
and manufacture quality, performance, race-proven
products that can used for aftermarket applications.
The very same product we produce is the very
same product used on numerous race winning
vehicles. Based in Riverside, CA Walker Evans
Racing has been involved in the off road industry
for over 30 years.
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.
