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Arctic
Cat brings out the Factory Rig to Wild Cat Creek
MX |
White Bear Lake, MN (7/25/2006) - Arctic
Cat has agreed to an engineering partnership with
Rath Racing in the WPSA PowerSports ATV Championship
Tour's QuadTerrain Challenge Pro Stock Class.
The Thief River Falls, Minnesota-based ATV and
Snowmobile manufacturer began its factory support
to the four-quad team this weekend at the AMSOIL
ATV Championship at Wild Cat Creek MX.
Rath Racing fields quads for QuadTerrain Pro Stock
points leader Daryl Rath (No. 67 Rath Racing, Maxxis,
Douglas Wheels/Arctic Cat), Joe Duncan (No. 220 Rath
Racing, Park X, Hilltop Sports, Moose Racing/Arctic
Cat), Kevin Johnston (No. 225 Maxxis, Douglas Wheels/Arctic
Cat), as well as Jesse West (No. 888 Oil Boyz, Stud
Boy/Arctic Cat), who won Saturday's race in just his
third Tour start.
Arctic Cat has the most victories this year of any
other quad, with three wins. The company currently
sits third in the Manufacturers' Championship, just
five points out of the lead.
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Daryl Rath - Rath Racing |
"This started as an engineering development
program," said Kale Wainer, Artic Cat Media Relations
Specialist. "Daryl Rath led that charge. Early
on, our machines shined in the rocks, logs and the
mud. That's how we build our machines for our consumers—to
be rugged. We're still racing on the same frames with
which we started, without gusseting or welds. That's
a testament of our machine's ability."
Wainer said the company's racing engineering experience
directly correlates to its consumer quads.
"The racing environment is an accelerated test
environment," said Wainer. "You find out
quickly what the weak parts are in the machine. We
found out a lot of the important parts of an ATV are
our strong points. The frame, suspension and ground
clearance are really strong on the Arctic Cat quads.
"It's paying off," added Wainer. "We've
learned a lot about our machines. That knowledge will
transfer down to our consumers in future models."
Wainer said Arctic Cat is also using the Tour to
spread the word about its products.
"We have a strong following, but there are still
a lot of people that don't about Arctic Cat; they're
used to the big four Japanese companies," said
Wainer. "We want to showcase we're building consumer
utility quads that can be considered race ready. That's
what's so great about this stock class."
"This Series is awesome," added Wainer.
"The tracks are great, it's exciting to watch
and the racers love it. Typically, in any other type
of racing, there are three guys that dominate. In
QuadTerrain Challenge, you really don't who's going
to win until the checkered flag drops."
About the PowerSports
ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Tour is North America's
newest ATV racing tour. The Tour is North America's
premier form of ATV racing, with its jumps,
gyrations and dirt-slinging racing action. The
Tour is organized by the World PowerSports Association,
North America's largest and most respected snowmobile
sanctioning body, and promoter of ATV and snowmobile
racing on both the regional and national level.
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