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Casey Martin rides his Polaris Outlaw 450MXR to
the Podium
Third Place Pro
Am Production Class at Dirt Days National at
Loretta Lynn’s
Casey Martin |
Minneapolis, MN (08/18/09)-Factory Polaris
Rath Duro Rider Casey Martin had one goal when
he joined the team a short few months ago, get
to the front and put the Polaris Outlaw 450MXR
on the podium. After a hard charge in Moto One
and a dramatic finish in Moto Two, he did just
that, not only earning him a podium finish, but
doing so on a new machine after a midyear
switch.
As always, Loretta Lynn’s was hot, humid and
packed! Gates were full, qualifying was brutal
and riders were on edge. It was the last round
and championships were going to be won or lost
after a long hard season. This was it and the
riders were going to show what they were made
of. The spectators endured the heat to cheer on
their favorites, standing at the sidelines to
watch the helmets come off and see the look on
the exhausted overheated rider’s faces that
showed success or defeat. The smiles were there
through the mud, sweat and dirt that caked faces
or the heads were bowed on handlebars after
their last valiant effort just wasn’t enough.
That oh so famous saying ,“ Well that’s racing!”
proved over and over to be so true as those
gates fell for the last time on the 2009 season.
Martin started his weekend with Pro Am
Production qualifying fifth to secure his spot
in the Motos. In the first Moto, Martin shot off
the line and headed for that first turn making
the corner in fourth out of a full field of 20
riders. As he continued to try and make his way
through the pack, the third place rider began to
feel the pressure and made a slight mistake
sending him over the handlebars and,
unfortunately, collecting Martin along with him
in the crash. With Martin off the bike and
riders racing by he found himself back in 17th
place, it was time to go to work. He rode an
absolute flawless second half of the race
picking of riders in as he went finishing in a
respectable Ninth position.
Moto Two holeshot was a replay finding Martin
once again in one of the top positions as they
came out of the first corner. Running some of
the fastest lap times in second Moto, he was in
a comfortable second place position looking to
close the gap on the leader. Then it was time to
kick the excitement up, entering into a rhythm
section, Martins knee must have knocked the
radiator hose lose and with a blast of steam it
looked like his weekend was over. Determined not
to quit and finish his race he pushed on holding
onto his second place with a dramatic,
hold-your-breath finish. The third place
overall victory was earned with Martin’s ninth
and second Moto finishes.
AMA ATV Motocross Pro Am Production –
Dirt Days Loretta Lynn’s Top Finishers:
1st Bobby Ross – Kaw
2nd Josh Williams – Suz
3rd Casey Martin – Polaris
4th Jeffrey Rastrelli – Suz
5th Chase Snap - Suz
“We were really close a couple times already
this year, running one strong Moto, then bad
luck seemed to strike me in the second one,”
said Martin. “I knew I could put the Polaris
Outlaw 450MXR on the podium and was committed to
doing so. It was great to finish the season on
the box and I am already concentrating on next
year, I want to be there quite a few times in
2010.”
“This was an incredible close to the season,”
said Eric Nault, race team manager for Polaris.
“We congratulate Martin and the entire Rath team
on the win and for the continued work and
dedication.”
Polaris/Rath/Duro Team Partners and valuable
sponsors- Polaris Industries – Rath Racing –
Duro Tire – Fox Shox –Fly Racing- FMF Exhausts
-DWT Douglas Wheel Technologies– Janssen
Motorsports - RPM- Fly Racing – S&S
Cycle Inc. -Hinson Clutch Components - Xstream
Composites- Precision Racing Products – Pure
Polaris Lubricants & Fuels – WPS – QuadTech ––
Powermadd – Tireballs – Faast Co. – Scott
Goggles – PEP –– K&N Filters – Moto X Nutrition-
Team Industries –Rebel Gears –DP Brakes –
MedZone Products - Klotz Products- AEM Exposed
Magazine-CV Products
About Polaris
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Victory motorcycles, established in 1998 and
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