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RJ Anderson Does the
Double in his RANGER RZR at Round 1 and 2 of the
Lucas Short Course Season Opener
Minneapolis, March 10, 2010–The 2010 Lucas
Off Road Side-by-Side short course season kicked
off with a bang this past weekend at Las Vegas
Motor Speedway with Polaris team driver RJ
Anderson taking first in Saturday’s Round 1.
Anderson, had a tight battle with the leader
until the last lap when the leader’s engine let
go, letting Anderson cruise to victory with a 19
second margin over second place. Tyler Parks
finished third, also in a RANGER RZR.
“I had so much fun out there today,” said
Anderson. “This is the first time we raced at
this track and it took me a while to determine
the best lines, but by half way mark I had it
figured out.”
Sunday’s Round 2 started off with a soggy
track after heavy rain the night before. The
“Unlimited UTVs” were lined up along with an
experimental class that featured Side-by-Side’s
fitted with 150 horsepower motorcycle engines.
But despite stiff competition, the combination
of driving skill, Kroyer power and the RANGER
RZR’s four wheel drive allowed Anderson to again
take the top spot on the podium on Sunday.
“With all of the rain we thought the track
was going to be really slippery, but my RANGER
RZR hooked up real well,” Anderson said.
Anderson also had the fastest lap on Sunday
with time of 1:18.83 and with his two victories
he takes a commanding lead in the championship.
The next rounds of the Lucas Off Road Racing
Series takes place at Speedworld Off Road Park,
in Surprise Arizona, on April 17 and 18.
Anderson is sponsored by Walker Evans Racing
Shocks, Polaris ORV, Kroyer Racing Engines,
South Point Casinos, Goodyear and Holz Racing
Products.
About Polaris
With annual 2009 sales of $1.6 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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