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Doug
Eichner Racing the Polaris Outlaw
525S ATV
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Minneapolis, MN (3/25/2008) - The
Polaris/Lone Star/Eichner Racing Team enjoyed
a warm Easter weekend and an awesome team performance
at WORCS Round 3, held March 21-23, 2008, at
Lake Havasu, Arizona.
The relaxed, but always-focused and etermined
ATV racing super-star, Doug Eichner added
two Pro wins to his credit, the first in Pro
Production with a smooth ride over a rough
and demanding course which Eichner used to
test his machine for the Pro Main Event.
The Pro Main saw 24 highly-competitive machines
and athletes all vying for the chance to claim
victory. Eichner launched his Polaris Outlaw
525 S off the start like a bullet and grabbed
the holeshot like he meant business. He railed
through the first corner than sailed over
the jumps and sped away on his wicked-fast
Outlaw 525 S complete with FOX Racing Shox,
enhanced performance from Yoshimura R&D
of America Inc. and tires by MAXXIS, and never
looked back taking the checkered flag to the
thrill of his entire team.
Pro team rider John Shafe on his Polaris
Outlaw 450 MXR followed Eichner in hot pursuit
setting a blistering pace and capably holding
off the competition for several laps. The
Polaris Outlaws looked fierce running 1 and
2 but Shafe, who had been under the weather
the night before, finally fell victim to his
illness. He finished seventh with a commendable
effort.
No stranger to winning, Angela Butler put
her Outlaw 450 MXR out front in the Women's
A class and easily demonstrated why she carries
the points lead in this division at WORCS.
Butler also took on the challenge of the Pro-Am
division where she claimed a seventh place
finish out of 21 entries.
Ten-year-old, youth rider and four-time National
Champion, Caide Hunt rode her Outlaw 90 MXR
with stock motor and suspension to a sixth-place
finish out of the 27 bike line-up in the 8-15
year old class and a seventh-place finish
in the 71-90cc Mod class out of a field of
18. The team is anxious to get this tough
cutie in full race order for WORCS round 4.
"Polaris is very excited about the performance
of the team this WORCS round," said Eric
Nault, Race Team Manager for Polaris. "Eichner's
two Pro wins to Butler's continuing domination
of the Womens class further proves the Outlaws'
prowess on the track."
WORCS Havasu witnessed a record number of
Side by Sides in the Rhino Mod class where
19 machines lined up for the start. With extremely-modified
machines on the course, this race gave spectators
a thrill as Eichner and his co-pilot, Polaris
Engineer, Kevin McNutt, put on the best Side
by Side race WORCS has seen to date in the
Polaris RANGER RZR, leading most of the 45-minute
race. Eichner and Mc Nutt fell victim to another
unit that blocked their path on the final
lap and settled for a fourth place finish.
Eichner's Polaris RANGER RZR sports FOX Racing
Shox, arms and bumpers and roll cage by Lone
Star Racing, exhaust system by Yoshimura,
Fullbore Innovations body with seats, harness
and nets by
MasterCraft. "Eichner sure impressed
me," stated Kevin McNutt, but the smile
on Kevin's face said it all. Eichner remains
the points leader in the WORCS Rhino Mod SxS
division.
"I'm thrilled to have put the Outlaw
back on top of the Pro podium at WORCS,"
stated Eichner. "But it is the team effort
and personal contributions of each team member,
sponsor support and Polaris Engineering team
that is the most commendable part of the weekend.
And, I can't thank WORCS enough for putting
on a top-notch national competition."
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.
