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ARCTIC CAT JOINS FORCES
WITH RATH RACING IN POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR
ROSSVILLE, Ind. (July 23, 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.
“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.
ATTACK — Arctic Cat
unveiled its factory support of Rath
Racing Saturday during the AMSOIL ATV
Championship PowerSports ATV
Championship Tour races at Wild Cat
Creek MX. The team’s four riders (from
left) Daryl Rath, Joe Duncan, Jesse West
and Kevin Johnston, compete in the
Tour’s QuadTerrain Challenge Pro Stock
Class. (PowerSports ATV Tour Photo)
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“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 Championship Tour is North
America’s newest ATV racing tour and features
the greatest show on dirt. The Tour is North
America’s premier form of ATV racing, with its
jumps, gyrations and dirt-slinging racing
action. The Tour is sanctioned by the World
PowerSports Association, North America’s largest
and most respected ATV and snowmobile
sanctioning body, and promoter of ATV and
snowmobile racing on both the regional and
national level. For more information, please
visit
www.PowerSportsTour.com.
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