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R.J.
Anderson airs out his Walker Evans Polaris
RANGER RZR XP 900 UTV |
Minneapolis, MN (7/1/2011) -
RJ Anderson and Walker Evans Racing continue
in their quest for multiple championships
at the TORC and Lucas Oil Off Road Racing
Series'. First up was the TORC Series Rounds
3 &4 held in the famous Crandon Off Road
Facility in Crandon, WI. Saturday's Round
3 proved to be a challenge for RJ and team.
Despite a very strong V8 RAM engine tuned
by Kevin Kroyer, a solid drive-train by Gear
Works, and well tuned Walker Evans Racing
Shocks RJ was unable to get the Walker Evans
Racing / Polaris Industries / South Point
Hotel V8 Pro-Lite on the box.
RJ never having run the Crandon course before
came out swinging, qualifying 5th in position
and at one point doing well over 90mph in
his Pro-Lite, something he had never done
before leading up to this race. Unfortunately
come race time the #37 would arrive to the
gate late forcing TORC officials to put the
#37 on the last row. Despite the back row
start RJ was already into 6th position by
the first corner. It was there, the first
corner of the first lap that the second place
truck would lose control taking four trucks
with him, RJ being one of them causing for
a broken front coil carrier shock. RJ would
limp his way around the track for a 12th place
finish. Sunday would not allow for redemption
as track conditions worsened with the weather
causing TORC officials to call the round.
Redemption would have to wait until the team
arrived in Utah for rounds 7 & 8 of the
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS).
Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT played
host to LOORRS for rounds 7 & 8 and despite
its inviting, spacious, and very well maintained
outside appearance the track inside proved
to be a brutal battlefield for competitors
of all classes. The clay based track began
to harden unlike any other LOORRS track competitors
have raced on causing for carnage in the field
and long days & nights for crews in the
pits. While other teams were taking their
beatings RJ Anderson and his Unlimited UTV
were taking checkered flags and forwardly
solidifying his points lead in the class.
With a big win in Saturdays Round 7 and a
solid 3rd place finish on Sunday (Round 8)
"Mr. Consistency" as he is known
throughout the pits continued his championship
quest battling back from an early season wreck
that would have put most teams out of contention
all together. Now RJ and his Walker Evans
Racing / Polaris Industries RZR XP900 is clicking
and have found their groove. Now equipped
with a new Polaris power plant built by Kroyer
Race Engines RJ and his Unlimited UTV look
to be the favorite of many to win the championship
in a sea of Kawasaki's. When asked of his
new found power and developing comfort with
his 2011 Polaris RZR XP900 UTV RJ Anderson
had this to say:
"....it took me a little longer than
expected to get to a point where I felt I
could not only just compete but actually win
again in UTV and the early season wreck at
Firebird only set us back further. Last season
we were down on power against the V-Twin's
we were running against but this year we have
a little something for them to go along with
some of the best suspension in the class.
My Holz Racing Chassis, Walker Evans Wheels
& Shocks, and our new Kroyer power plant
has really made this Polaris RZR XP900 a ton
of fun to race. I look forward to more win's
this year hopefully culminating in an Unlimited
UTV Championship."
While the story would end right there for
most RJ still had another 2 classes he was
competing in. Despite unforeseen mechanical
and racing related challenges in his new V8
Pro-Lite he continued his consistent performance
in the fan favorite Super-Lite Championship
class. RJ Anderson without a doubt is a favorite
to win a championship in his first full season
competing in the Super-Lite class. RJ, the
Walker Evans Racing team and Speed Technologies
who host the series have worked really hard
to put a solid truck under RJ each and every
round leaving RJ to focus on what he does
best, RACE! Saturday RJ was competing for
the win but got caught in a battle for 2nd
with a couple of competitors. RJ would hold
strong and take the podium in 2nd place. Sunday
would be more of the same except RJ would
be racing in a back up truck that he had previously
never driven or had prepped by his team. Despite
the adversity RJ once again was able to put
the #37 Walker Evans Racing / So Cal Super
Trucks / Polaris Industries Super-Lite on
the podium in 2nd place further solidifying
his lead in the Super-Lite Class.
Next up for Walker Evans Racing will be a
long haul to Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord,
NC on July 22nd-23rd for Rounds 5 & 6
of the TORC Racing Series. From there the
team will travel back to Glen Helen Raceway
in San Bernardino, CA for Rounds 9 & 10
on August 6th-7th for the Lucas Oil Off Road
Racing Series where RJ Anderson will continue
his quest for championships in multiple classes.
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Design
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.