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Casey Martin Makes
History on his Factory Polaris Rath Outlaw 450
MXR
Casey Martin
Casey Martin on Podium |
Minneapolis, July 6, 2010–Polaris Rath Rider
Casey Martin continues his relentless assault at
the AMA ATV Motocross ATV National, at Pleasure
Valley, in Armagh, Penn. Martin piloted his
Outlaw 450 MXR to two first place Motos winning
the Pro Am Production class and putting Polaris
in the top position on the Podium.
Martin started his unstoppable charge early
by setting some of the fastest lap times in
practice. His Polaris Outlaw 450 MXR had been
dialed into near perfection by his mechanic Dave
Porter powered by a Baldwin Motorsports motor,
and with suspension expertise from Fox Shox. The
momentum this team is building is undeniable
this season and once again they find themselves
making a little history. This was the first AMA
Pro Am MX win for the Factory Polaris/Rath Team.
It was clear Martin charged from the second that
gate dropped until he reached the checkers in
both Moto’s going 1-1 and taking the overall
win. Martin currently sits in third place in the
seasons overall championship points standings.
When asked about his stellar performance this
weekend Martin stated, “It was awesome to be
able to put this Polaris on top, I knew what I
had to do this weekend and as the race went on I
knew my chances of winning were there and I
didn’t want to get over excited. I just kept
reminding myself to ride smart until the
checkers flew. We have done all the right things
to this Polaris Outlaw, I know I will finish out
the year strong.”
Dave Porter who has been Martin’s mechanic
all season added, “In talking with Daryl Rath I
told him I had some really good ideas that would
put some more power to the ground, we agreed and
it turned out my ideas were spot on. I am
excited for Martin, Polaris and Rath Racing and
myself for being able to be part of something
like this. Martin works so hard and has always
had the best attitude, he is one of the best if
not the best rider I have ever worked with.”
Daryl Rath went on to add, “I spoke to Casey
Saturday night and he told me he felt he had the
speed after practice to put together a win this
weekend and was going to make me proud. He did
exactly that, everybody on our team should be
proud, we have all worked very hard to put
together a winning program for Polaris, our
sponsors, Martin and our team. I am comfortable
knowing that Porter will do what it takes to
keep Martin on the podium for the remainder of
this season.”
Martin currently sits in third place in the
seasons overall championship points standings
for the Pro Am Production Class. This class has
been stacked with competition with full gates
and qualifying every round. There are currently
three rounds remaining in this series with the
next showing at the Unadilla, in New Berlin, NY,
July 17-18.
PHOTO CREDIT: Susan Guadagnino of
Go-Go-Photo.com
Polaris/Rath Team Partners and valuable
sponsors- Polaris Industries – Rath Racing –
Maxxis – Fox Shox –Fly Racing- FMF Exhausts -DWT
Douglas Wheel Technologies– Janssen Motorsports
- – S&S Cycle Inc. -Hinson Clutch Components
–Baldwin Motorsports - SSI Graphics - Precision
Racing Products – WPS – QuadTech ––
Powermadd – Tireballs – Faast Co. – Amsoil -
Scott Goggles – PEP –– K&N Filters – Moto X
Nutrition- Team Industries –Rebel Gears –DP
Brakes – MedZone Products - - AEM Exposed
Magazine - CV4 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 and has recently
introduced a new on-road electric powered
neighborhood vehicle.
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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