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Doug
Eichner Wins the WORCS UTV Championship
with his Polaris Rzr
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Minneapolis, MN (10/31/2008) - Honolulu
Hills, ironically named for the desert type
terrain of Taft, California, was home to the
final round of the World Off-Road Championship
Series, held October 23 - 25.
Eichner had his sights on two things - top
performances on both the Polaris Outlaw and
Polaris RANGER RZR.
Saturday morning marked the start of an outstanding
day when Eichner took his first Pro win aboard
the Outlaw 450 MXR with a full gate in the
Pro Production Class. With a hole shot start,
fast lap times and a flawless ride, Eichner
took a commanding win and looked to be strong
for Sunday's Pro Main event.
Later Saturday afternoon, Eichner faced the
challenge of securing the World Off-Road Championship
Series UTV Champion. Eichner took the hole
shot and never looked back. Eichner brought
his Polaris RANGER RZR across the checkers
clinching the WORCS 2008 UTV National Championship.
Doug's first year behind the wheel racing
a UTV was nothing less than fantastic and
showcased both the natural driving ability
of Eichner and prowess the RANGER RZR has
on the racetrack.
Sunday morning's ATV Pro Main Event had all
the racers ready early as race time had moved
to an early morning start time due to festivities
planned for later in the day. Eichner was
ready for business, but missed the holeshot
he was gunning for and had to make his way
through a few riders to get some clean air.
Eichner fought hard for second place making
a spectacular pass through a log and tire
section that had earlier caused at least a
10-bike pile up. Eichner closed the gap and
was on the bumper plate of the leader and
then lead the event for a lap and a half.
The need for a pit stop unfortunately changed
the positions of the top riders and Eichner
fell to third. Making up 19 seconds in a lap
was still not enough to get to the checkers
in time for the win, but did put the Outlaw
450 MXR on the Pro Podium for a third place
finish for the ATV Pro Main and a fourth Overall
in the WORCS Series for 2008.
The WORCS awards banquet held Sunday evening,
Eichner was presented with five globe awards
to signify his five years of WORCS Championship
titles. Guests enjoyed an Eichner Trivia Game
with questions such as "how many pro
wins has Eichner earned in the WORCS Series?"
Eichner himself didn't know the answer of
45!
Eichner thanked his team sponsors, crew,
friends and support of his family. Doug also
congratulated the 2008 WORCS Champion and
added, "We learned a lot this year and
I am excited to fight for the WORCS crown
in 2009!"
“Polaris Racing is very excited about
Eichner’s first UTV National Championship
and effort with the Outlaw 450 MXR,”
said Eric Nault, race team manager for Polaris.
“This is our first full season with
the Outlaw 450 MXR in the WORCS series. We
learned a lot this season and funneled that
information back to our R&D departments
to make improvements for 2009 season. Next
season, Eichner will be piloting our new 2009
Outlaw 450 MXR and battling for another championship.”
In other WORCS news, Angela Butler, secured
the Women's A Championship at round 7 of the
WORCS Series in Milford, CA with a dominating
performance on the track and a flawless mechanical
year in 2008 at WORCS aboard the Outlaw 450
MXR.
Eichner's year is not finished yet, as the
Polaris/Lone Star/Eichner Racing Team are
gunning for the ITP QuadCross Open Pro Crown
aboard the Outlaw 525 S. Eichner currently
holds a 12-point lead with the final QuadCross
Round scheduled for November 30, at Speedworld
Raceway, in San Bernadino, Calif.
Official
Sponsors of the Polaris / Lone Star
/ Eichner Racing Team: |
- Polaris Industries,
Inc.
- Lone Star Racing
- Eichner Racing
- MAXXIS Tires
- FOX Racing Shox
- Yoshimura R&D
of America, Inc.
- Rage'n Luxury
Toy Haulers
- Douglas Wheel
Technologies, Inc.
- IMS / PowerMadd
- GPR Stabilizer
- ARC Racing -
MX240V Boots/Corona Boots
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- TireBalls
- O'Neal Racing
- TAG Metals
- Rath Racing
- ONE Industries
- Fullbore Innovations
- MasterCraft
- Smith Optics
- Updog Industries
- Golden West Cycle
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About Polaris:
With annual 2007
sales of $1.8 billion, Polaris designs, engineers,
manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs), including the Polaris RANGER(tm),
snowmobiles and Victory motorcycles for recreational
and utility use.
Polaris is a recognized
leader in the snowmobile industry, one of
the largest manufacturers of all terrain recreational,
utility and side-by-side vehicles (ATVs) in
the world, and rapidly making impressive in-roads
into the motorcycle cruiser and touring marketplace
under the Victory(r) brand. The Victory motorcycle
division was established in 1998 representing
the first all-new American-made motorcycle
from a major company in nearly 60 years. 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 Small-Cap 600 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.
