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VooDuu Child
10-09-2002, 10:16 PM
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Title Adds to Already-Impressive List of Racing Victories
(Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 4, 2002) — Even before rolling into Polaris dealers’ showrooms, the radical new Predator ATV appeared on the winner’s stand at the Wisconsin State Quad Championship as Daryl Rath of Hutchinson, Minnesota, piloted a Predator to a dominating victory on September 21.

The Predator was the talk of the Wisconsin championships as racers and fans looked forward to seeing it compete head to head against competitors’ proven race quads. They witnessed the Predator proving itself as the best all-around quad on the Tigerton (WI) Embarrass River ATV Park in the season’s biggest race.

In the championship final, the awesome power of the Predator’s new Polaris 500 DOHC engine put Rath in front from the start, and he led all the way to the checkered flag despite the best efforts of determined challengers.

Rath won $1,000 and the state championship trophy, while the Predator tallied another first-place finish in its brief but already remarkable racing career. Rath also won the Pro 4-Stroke class title on the Predator, winning both motos. Rath said the Predator was the talk of the Wisconsin championships.

“People didn’t know we were coming, so from the time we rolled into the pits, the trailer was pretty busy. There was quite a buzz about the Predator,” he said. “It has so much power that the other racers couldn’t believe we were running a stock motor. If I were them, I probably wouldn’t believe it, either, but we haven’t even had time to do any engine work, so it’s stock—and it’s fast.”

Rath has raced on the Predator at several Midwest events in the two months since the revolutionary sport quad was introduced. In that short time, he and the Predator have earned victories at the Brookston (MN) Motocross, in the Open and Pro classes at the Little Falls (MN) Motocross, in the Cross-Country Quad A class at the legendary Millville (MN) motocross track, and at the Wisconsin State Quad Championships.

The Predator impressed also huge crowds of motorsports enthusiasts at the Haydays snowmobile grass drags in Lino Lakes, MN, in early September. Rath rode the Predator on the wood chip-covered snocross exhibition track at Haydays, an event attended by approximately 45,000 people over two days.

Rath, 34, has been racing ATVs for 18 years, is a two-time national champion and has won numerous regional and district titles. He will compete on the Predator at several more events in the Midwest through the fall.

The Predator is a completely new sport quad that is so advanced, it helps you take your riding to the next level—and the level after that. The Predator has a revolutionary new Polaris-exclusive PRO™ Steering system with zero bump steer and premium Fox® shocks front and rear. The Predator delivers the ultimate combination of power, handling and suspension, providing what Polaris calls the Predator “Sweet Spot.”

Premium standard features on the Predator include equipment such as: Maxxis RAZR PR (Polaris Racing) tires, Douglas® aluminum rims with rolled edges for superior strength, an extremely strong chromoly rear axle, thick and durable polyethylene skid protection, and braided stainless steel brake lines. Purchased on the aftermarket, this equipment would be valued at approximately $2,000.


This bike is awesome.

Castor-426ex
10-09-2002, 10:21 PM
sweet i cant wait to ride one mabey they actually did sumthin right?:eek:

Striker49
10-09-2002, 10:36 PM
Like I said over at Central....Where is my money tree at, I know I planted that sucker somewhere. :grr



And Castor....no comment on the sig and location :huh

Wouldnt let the wife see that. :o

MILF_HUNTER
10-09-2002, 10:41 PM
i love that castor thats genious.
especially the chocholate bit. thats gold

10-09-2002, 10:46 PM
I guess there must not have been any R's, 400EX's, or Cannondales there.......:rolleyes:

Castor-426ex
10-09-2002, 11:03 PM
lmao...she is the reason i wrote it....

stocktires
10-09-2002, 11:11 PM
Well, Rath is no rookie at racing. He could prolly take an almost stock 400ex and do the same thing.
This is good marketing for Poo-laris

Guy400
10-10-2002, 04:55 AM
Who was his competition?? I noticed they didn't list anyone's elses name.

spincr4hire
10-10-2002, 05:37 AM
Maybe he was really racing the KTM 520 (as seen in Dirtwheels), and they just threw him on the Polaris after the race...:D j/k

enault
10-10-2002, 05:44 AM
Here is the website for the race results.
http://www.motobill.com/tigertonresults092102.htm
This was the modified class and there were high dollar 400ex and 250r's in the field.

10-10-2002, 06:26 AM
I seen a pic I think in a mag and it shows him pulling a huge holeshot over every make and model of quad there is i think...and you know what was second off the line...a polaris sport 400,,I told you them sports were some fast mofo's..:devil

exriderdude
10-10-2002, 11:12 AM
Originally posted by Rico
I seen a pic I think in a mag and it shows him pulling a huge holeshot over every make and model of quad there is i think...and you know what was second off the line...a polaris sport 400,,I told you them sports were some fast mofo's..:devil

yea, i saw that too

that 400 sport was in a 400 frame or R frame or something, it had nothing polaris except the engine

Crazy4bluEx
10-10-2002, 11:25 AM
Thats great, but i think that it was mostly the RIDER, because all that power doesnt help in the technical sections.... so i believe the polaris isnt anything to get excited about, ill stick wit my Ole' honda......

and yes rico, the SPORT 400's are quick...

*K*

flyin#5
10-10-2002, 03:09 PM
i didnt know daryl rath lives in mn. hutchenson isnt far from me! I wonder if he has any spare quads he doesnt want???:blah :rolleyes:

Team Outlaw #34
10-13-2002, 11:27 AM
lol hopefully he does

DarkStarRacing
10-13-2002, 11:33 AM
just cause he won on a predator don't say much about the quad, i would wait to see how many first year problems and recalls it has before you get all excited...just mt .02

Sick0
10-13-2002, 02:39 PM
The magazines didn't make a big deal like the z-400. I wonder if polais didn't spend enough money at dirt wheels.

infantry317
10-18-2002, 09:04 AM
Rath Racing has a shop in Hutchinson, also watch out for 17yr old Tony Smith that works for Daryl, this kid will be a pro in no time. I saw him race, Tony has ZERO fear.

Scott in Hutch

roostin_dale
10-25-2002, 09:46 PM
the predator is the best thing polaris ever did.

Rastus
10-27-2002, 11:28 AM
I bet this polaris will be a good machine. I think the only thing that would worry me about it is that coolant tank out in the open, but you could probably re-mount that to a better place. Atleast polaris made their own frame design...*sigh*

VooDuu Child
10-27-2002, 01:20 PM
OMG people, drop the Suzuki copying honda bit, it's freakin old, you sound like a bunch of babies. Tell Suzuki, not us, cause we don't care, we didn't design it, WE BOUGHT IT. And love them for that matter.

MSL
10-27-2002, 06:05 PM
Thats great, but i think that it was mostly the RIDER, because all that power doesnt help in the technical sections....

If that is true then the predator must handle pretty well also...


Before people start bashing the predator because its a polaris
give it a chance to prove itself. time will tell. If its a turd then it will prove to be a turd but if its logit then thats great.. One more quad to choose from..

I still love my Honda

10-27-2002, 06:07 PM
I heard they sucked, air box fell outta frame, over flow tank is sticking out of frame ready to get hit, bearings in the hubs, swingarm sucks kind of, but if what ur saying is true I guess that stuff is wrong but thats not what test racer's said.

infantry317
10-27-2002, 07:32 PM
One of my riding buddys talked to one of Daryl Rath's buds a couple weeks ago. They claim this quad is for real. Daryl has three of them, one for "free" for being a Polaris factory pilot, then he bought a second one for MX and a third for TT. Just what I heard locally.

Scott

JUSTINcredible
12-03-2002, 05:43 PM
Originally posted by infantry317
Rath Racing has a shop in Hutchinson, also watch out for 17yr old Tony Smith that works for Daryl, this kid will be a pro in no time. I saw him race, Tony has ZERO fear.

Scott in Hutch
Cody Anderson Will be in the Pro ranks in no time either, he raced a Pro AM race in illinois late this last summer and he did pretty well

JUSTINcredible
12-03-2002, 05:46 PM
Originally posted by flyin_400EX
i didnt know daryl rath lives in mn. hutchenson isnt far from me! I wonder if he has any spare quads he doesnt want???:blah :rolleyes:

I was in Raths shop the other day and he has a cannondale in there that hasnt moved since august, im sure hed sell it at a good price, give him a call 320-234-7223
and if your interested in one of the fastest blasters around ask him about that too, it was the one featured in ATV sport magizine and it won the overall points in the sport class in Minnesotas district 23

QuadJunkies
12-05-2002, 07:54 AM
Originally posted by MSL


If that is true then the predator must handle pretty well also...


Before people start bashing the predator because its a polaris
give it a chance to prove itself. time will tell. If its a turd then it will prove to be a turd but if its logit then thats great.. One more quad to choose from..

I still love my Honda You took the words right out of my mouth...:) I have a god feelin about this quad. Only time will tell,if I could upgrade, this might be a choice for me...

rrider7399
12-05-2002, 12:30 PM
Rath also showed up at the Quadlympics on October. He won every race in every clas he ran on the Predator. He ran the short track, the Stadium cross and the TT. There was alot of good competition there. The production models should be hitting stores soon, so all questions will be answered next season.

infantry317
12-05-2002, 12:42 PM
Rath is up to four predators according to Greg Gilman. If they get reverse on them I'm probably gonna have to get one! :D