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Three-peat! Jagged X
Takes “Vegas to Reno” in RANGER RZR S
Minneapolis, August 26, 2009 –For the third
year in a row, Jagged X and their No. 1919
RANGER RZR S dominated Best in the Desert’s
“Vegas to Reno, The Long Way” race. The No. 1919
desert race team not only finished but took
first place honors in what is credited as being
the longest off road race in the United States.
The team finished the race in 30 hours and 29
minutes, 15 minutes faster than the second place
finisher.
This year’s event was an amazing three-day
staged race covering 998 miles of the grueling
Nevada desert. The Jagged X RANGER RZR S was
piloted by driver of record, Brandon Schueler
and Blake Van de Loo, along with navigators Chad
Riccio and Mike West. The No. 1919 started in
the fourth position on Thursday prepared to take
on the first 332 mile stage. Within the first
two pit stages, Schueler had overtaken the lead
position, and with only a few minor problems,
finished the first day well ahead of the
competition. Day two and three were much
the same and in the end, the Jagged X RANGER RZR
S ended up first across the line completing the
grueling 1000-mile course and taking the top
honors for the third year in a row.
In addition to winning the UTV class, Jagged X
also managed to finish ahead of several other
classes in the overall standings including the
1700 Jeepspeed and the new 4400 Ultra 4 class.
Unofficially, the No. 1919 team finished
approximately 125th out of the field of more
than 270 starters, in more than 20 classes.
“It is just amazing what Jagged X has
accomplished since there first ‘Vegas to Reno’
run. The first year was about just
finishing the race and now it is about showing
that the RANGER RZR and Jagged X can compete
well beyond the 1900 class,” said Craig Scanlon,
director of Off-Road Vehicle sales for Polaris.
“We congratulate the whole Jagged X team on the
win and look forward to supporting Jagged X the
rest of the season as they deliver a third
straight BITD points championship.”
The win moved the team into the lead points
position for this season with three races
remaining. The next race is the Bilek Racing
Silver State 300, September 25-27, in Mesquite,
Nevada.
Jagged X is sponsored by Polaris Industries,
Mountain States Contracting, Elka Suspension, CR
Designs, S&S Off Road, Simpson Products, ATL
Fuel Systems, Tire Balls, MTA, Vision X Off
Road, OMF Performance, Affordable Powder Coat,
Robby Gordon Off Road, Trophy Engineering,
Fullbore Innovations.
Action Photo Source: Jon Crowley, UTVGuide.net
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 2008 sales of $1.9 billion, Polaris
designs, engineers, manufactures and markets
off-road vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain
vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER™,
snowmobiles and Victory motorcycles for
recreational and utility use.
Polaris is a recognized leader in the
snowmobile industry, and one of the largest
manufacturers of ORVs in the world.
Victory motorcycles, established in 1998 and
representing the first all-new American-made
motorcycle from a major company in nearly 60
years are rapidly making impressive in-roads
into the cruiser and touring motorcycle
marketplace. 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, is available from authorized
Polaris dealers or anytime from the Polaris
homepage at
www.polarisindustries.com.
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