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Doug
Eichner
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Minneapolis, MN (3/19/2008) - Polaris
Industries today announced Factory Racer and
Professional ATV Racing Icon, Doug Eichner has
extended his racing commitment with the company.
The contract has Eichner racing the Polaris
Outlaw in WORCS and other selected races through
the 2009 race season.
Eric Nault, Polaris ATV race manager, expressed
how pleased Polaris is to be continuing their
relationship with Eichner. "Doug brought
us our first professional level win last year,
and delivered a total of eight professional
victories during the 2007 season. He continues
to be at the front of the pack just about
every weekend on Polaris Outlaws."
Eichner, who finished second overall in the
2007 WORCS series, has been highly successful
in demonstrating the racing ability of the
Outlaw models. He started the 2007 season
off successfully with the Outlaw 525 IRS and
continued his winning ways aboard the Outlaw
525 S which was introduced mid-season. Eichner
will soon campaign the Outlaw 450 MXR due
to a change in racing requirements at the
WORCS series, and will race the Outlaw 525
S at select ITP Quadcross events.
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Doug
Eichner powers through a corner on
his Polaris Outlaw 525 ATV
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Eichner is covering many areas of competition
aboard Polaris models including being the
current points leader in the SxS class for
the WORCS series, where he has successfully
driven his Polaris RANGER RZR with winning
results.
"It has been very exciting to work with
Polaris who is focused on becoming a leader
in the sport industry and has the right machines
to do just that. Every win has been memorable
aboard the Polaris Outlaws and RANGER RZR.
I especially enjoy knowing there is a legion
of fans at Polaris who are committed to developing
the best products on the market. I am honored
to be a part of Polaris history and I am looking
forward to giving Polaris and the Outlaw models
my best effort throughout this season and
beyond."
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,
WISECO Performance Products, GPR Stabilizer,
TireBalls, O'Neal Racing, TAG Metals, ARC
Racing - MX240V Boots/Corona Boots, Rath Racing,
ONE Industries, Fullbore Innovations, MasterCraft,
Smith Optics, Updog Industries, Golden West
Cycle
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.
