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Jagged X’s RANGER RZR
Dominates “Vegas to Reno”
Minneapolis, August 27, 2008 –Jagged X and
their No. 1919 RANGER RZR repeated history and
continued to dominate the Best in the Desert
Series by taking their second “Vegas to Reno”
win. The team finished the race in 17 hours and
26 minutes, a full hour and 18 minutes faster
than the only other finisher. The win is the No.
1919’s tenth consecutive Best in the Desert
finish.
Known as the longest and most grueling
off-road race in the U.S., this year’s “Vegas to
Reno” race was 457.5 miles with varying
elevations consisting of 2,500 ft on the desert
floor to more than 9,000 ft. in the mountains.
Jagged X and the No. 1919 mastered the changing
elevations and extreme temperature swings in
true dominating style.
“The second ‘Vegas to Reno’ wins proves
there’s nothing the RANGER RZR can’t dominate,”
said Craig Scanlon, product line sales manager
for Polaris. “This race threw everything at us;
desert, mountains, steep climbs, extreme
temperature changes and the RANGER RZR gobbled
it up looking for more.”
Jagged X’s RANGER RZR, piloted once again by
Brandon Schueler with co-driver Blake Van de Loo,
took off in second place and within a few miles
Team Jagged had taken the lead and was on a
track to keep it. Temperatures were more than
100 degrees as the RANGER RZR made its way North
towards Reno, Nevada and the finish line. The
Jagged X lead was never challenged but at about
2:00 am, after nearly 400 miles of dirt and
rocks, the No. 1919 hit a huge ledge hidden in
the deep silt and damaged the left front
suspension. Driver and Co-driver managed
to three-wheel the car into the last pit where
the pit crew was able to repair the damage and
send the jagged X team, which was still in the
lead, to the finish.
The next race for Jagged X and their RANGER
RZR is "The Bilek Racing Silver State 300," in
Mesquite, Nevada, September 26-28.
About Jagged X
Jagged X is a family owned business located in
Phoenix Arizona. Formed in 2003 from a passion
for off road vehicles, Jagged X quickly became a
pioneer in the custom side by side segment and
is known for bringing their customers quality
and innovation with their own brand of style. In
2007 Jagged X formed an aftermarket partnership
with Polaris industries with the introduction of
the exciting new RZR. They continue to lead the
pack in the development of exciting products for
the RZR such as long travel suspension, billet
and tubular accessories.
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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