Riverside, CA (2/2/2012) - Polaris
comes into the 2012 race season with teams
competing in the Grand National Cross Country
series (GNCC), World Off-Road Championship
series (WORCS), Best in the Desert (BITD)
and Mud racing. Polaris also will continue
to offer their ATV racing contingency program
and has added a Side-by-Side contingency for
the BITD series.
"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 had a great 2011
winning several championships and we expect
2012 to be another successful year."
National Guard/Polaris/Coastal
Racing
Polaris will continue to support National
Guard/Polaris/Coastal racing for 2012. William
Yokley took the GNCC and WORCS championships
in his National Guard RANGER RZR XP 900 and
will look to four-peat in the GNCC series
this year. Yokley's teammate, Scott Kiger
finished third in the GNCC "Open Modified"
class in his RZR XP and is back for 2012.
Rath Racing
Rath Racing is back for a third year to race
the RZR XP in GNCC. Daryl Rath continues to
dial in his RZR XP and will race the "Open
Modified" Side-by-Side class.
Team Hendershot
Polaris has added Team Hendershot to their
GNCC race team for 2012. Team Hendershot finished
second overall in their RZR XP in the GNCC
"Open Modified" class behind William
Yokley. They will race the RZR XP for 2012.
Jagged X
Jagged X is back for 2012 for a run at the
Best in the Desert championship, racing the
familiar No.1919, with a newly built RZR XP
4. Brandon Schueler, Chad Riccio, Blake Van
de Loo and Mike West look to recapture the
championship for 2012. Jagged X also has signed
2011 BITD Champion, Matt Parks to run with
the team this year in a second RZR XP 4. Both
new RZR's will be revealed at the Mint 400,
in March. Parks started the 2012 BITD series
out on a high note winning the "Pro UTV
class," at the Parker 250, in January.
Walker Evans
RJ Anderson will switch gears this year and
race the WORCS series with his new Walker
Evans RZR XP. Anderson raced a few WORC races
in 2011 and ended up winning the final race
of the season in the "SxS 1" class.
He looks to capture the championship for 2012.
High Lifter
Team High Lifter-Polaris Racing will be muddin'
on Polaris' once again for 2012. Racers include
Brian Haughton, Josh Monroe and Adam Schumaker
and will race the Sportsman XP 850, Sportsman
550, RANGER XPs and RANGER RZRs.
Polaris Contingency
Polaris also will continue to offer an ATV
race contingency program, in three ATV racing
series, GNCC, WORCS and the Heartland Challenge,
and has added a side-by-side contingency in
the Best in the Desert Series. The total purse
is more than $85,000. Racers must race 2008
or newer Sportsman XP 850 or Sportsman 550
ATVs for the ATV contingency and must run
the Pro 1 class in a RANGER RZR product in
Best in the Desert. More information and complete
rules about Polaris' 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.
