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Holz / Coastal
Racing No. 1934 RZR XP driven by Scott
Kiger, Mark Holz and William Yokley
took the win at BITD Vegas to Reno
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Minneapolis, MN (8/22/2012) -
Best in the Desert's Vegas to Reno race is the
longest and toughest, off-road desert race in
the U.S., and Polaris RZRs continued to have
success despite the many challenges the course
threw at them.
In the starting field of more than 20 side-by-sides
for the 534-mile race, was Jagged X's Brandon
Schueler with co-pilot Cody Muir in the No.
1919 RZR XP 4 900, Jagged X's Matt Parks,
Jason Spiess and Landon Kobruck and the No.
1932 RZR XP 4 900, Jagged X's Bill Schueler
and Polaris Marketing and Sales Director Craig
Scanlon in the almost-stock 1991 RZR XP 4
900, and Scott Kiger's Holz Coastal Racing
No. 1934 RZR XP driven by Kiger, Mark Holz
and William Yokley.
When the dust settled, Coastal Racing would
take their first Vegas to Reno win with the
fastest time ever for a side-by-side in under
12 hours, and ahead of the trucks and cars.
Thirty minutes later, Parks crossed the finish
line second with the fastest second place
finish for a side-by-side.
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Jagged X's Matt
Parks crossed the finish line in second
in their Polaris RZR XP 4 900 SxS
/ UTV
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Finishing fourth and driving the entire race
himself, was Bill Schueler, with co-pilot
Scanlon, and the almost-stock RZR XP 4. The
No. 1991 has raced successfully all season
and its fourth place finish in such a challenging
race is a true testament to the ability of
the RZR side-by-side vehicles. Unfortunately,
five-time Vegas to Reno winner, Brandon Schueler,
encountered a freak incident with the No.
1919 where a rock knocked off the oil sending
unit for the oil pressure gauge and pumped
oil out of the car leaving it unable to continue.
The next Best in the Desert Race is the Bluewater
Desert Challenge, October 12-14, in Parker,
AZ.
Jagged X is sponsored by Polaris, Falken
Tire, Walker Evans Shocks, Team Industries,
CR Designs, Simpson, OMF, Affordable Powdercoating,
Mountain States Contracting, Muzzy's, Pure
Polaris Lubricants, UTV Underground, Vision
X Lighting, Bar-T Equipment and Kroyer Racing
Engines.
Coastal Racing is sponsored by Costal Drilling,
Holz Racing, Walker Evans Racing, Kroyer Racing
Engines, Polaris Ind. Utendorfer Design, Race
Prep Sevices.
About Polaris
With annual 2010 sales of $1.991 billion,
Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and
markets off-road vehicles (ORVs), including
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris
RANGER® Side X Side vehicles, 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 making 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.
