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Polaris
Outlaw 450 MXR Sweeps Podium at the
Pharaons Rally in Egypt
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Minneapolis, MN (10/30/2008) - The
Polaris Outlaw continues to
celebrate successes internationally adding a
Dutch Championship and
taking all three podium spots in the Pharaons
Rally in Egypt.
JEEGEE - Polaris Benelux is extremely proud
to announce the victory of
the Dutch Championship by Ramon van Mil. Racing
the Outlaw 450 MXR,
Ramon secured the Championship in the international
class by winning the
last four races.
"Defeating the previous five-time champion
was our goal from the start
of the season but almost became a mission
impossible after some early
season mistakes in setting up the ATV properly"
said Ramon. "After the
right adjustments, the speed, handling and
reliability of the Polaris
Outlaw 450 MXR were unmatched.
In the Rallye Raid's Pharaons Rally in Egypt,
racer Hubert Deltrieu of
France took first with fellow Frenchman, Jean
Claude-Auert and Brice
Auert finishing second and third. The Outlaw
has had impressive success
in the Rallye Raid with Deltrieu taking first
at the Romania-Hungarian
Dakar race (six Outlaws finished in Top 11),
first at the Desert Lybia
Challenge, with the Outlaw taking all three
podium spots, and second at
the Portugal Dakar race. Polaris Racers, Kraft
and Castel also took
first in the Rallye des Gazelles.
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.
