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Daryl Rath Puts a Polaris Sportsman on the
Podium - Spartan GNCC- Round 7
Daryl Rath |
Minneapolis, June 4, 2008
–The 2008 season is quickly becoming a memorable
year as the Polaris/Rath relationship is off and
racing. Once again, the Polaris/Rath/Dunlop team
made a little history. The anticipation has been
growing since the announcement Daryl Rath would
not only be piloting a Polaris Sportsman in the
rapidly-growing Utility Class at the GNCC, but
fielding a Cross Country Team as well. It was an
impressive first showing as Rath raced his way
to a third place finish in the Utility Open
Class and a 56th overall finish out of more than
300 riders in 16 different classes.
Rath stated, “I am extremely happy with our
performance today. It was our first showing on
this machine in a class that has had seasoned
contenders in it all year. We met our goal of
finishing in the top three, and with the first
race unknowns out of the way, I am looking
forward to making some changes and small
improvements to prove the Sportsman is a
contender.” He added, “Dirty Dawg stepped in and
did some mild engine modifications along with
some clutching. I am very excited to see what
they have for us by next round.”
Rath lined up alongside his teammate Frank
Batista (No. 13) for the start. After a chaotic
first woods section, he made his way around a
bottleneck and proceeded to run a flawless race.
The track had some very tight sections and the
skills of the veteran GNCC racers showed as they
maneuvered through the trees. Batista running
his first GNCC event finished a respectable
eighth place.
The team was excited about the success at
their first GNCC event and look forward to Round
8.
The Polaris/Rath/Dunlop team is sponsored by:
Polaris Industries – Rath Racing – Dunlop Tires
– Fox Shox – FMF Exhausts – Dirty Dawg -DWT –
B&B Racing Engines – RPM- Fly Racing –Torco
Fuels - Hinson Clutch Components - Xstream
Composites- Precision Racing Products - Amsoil –
WPS – QuadTech – UpDog – Powermadd – Tireballs –
Faast Co. – Scott Goggles – PEP – CV4 – K&N
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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™, 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® 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.
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