Monster Energy’s on Board as Co-Title Sponsor for ‘Ballistic’ BJ Baldwin’s Championship Off-Road Program!

LAS VEGAS, NV – January 14, 2011 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Baldwin Motorsports is pleased to announce a multi-year partnership with the United States’ No. 1 in sales by-volume energy drink, Monster Energy, further solidifying both companies’ impressive off-road rosters. Monster Energy joins General Tire as a co-sponsor on the “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin Trophy Truck, driven by BJ — 2010 Best in the Desert championship winner — along with his father, Bobby Baldwin. Monster Energy and Baldwin Motorsports begin their 2011 campaign with the launch of the new glowing green M-claw emblazoned “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin truck livery at the SCORE Laughlin (Nev.) Desert Challenge, Jan. 14-16.

“The addition of Monster Energy to Baldwin Motorsports is the optimal way to start off the 2011 race season with a bang,” said BJ Baldwin. “Monster Energy’s commitment to the off-road motorsports community is unprecedented; the addition of the leader in energy drink sales will certainly elevate our off-road program for this race season and beyond. Baldwin Motorsports is committed to making 2011 an eventful year. We are proud to have Monster Energy on board and look forward to sharing our unbridled enthusiasm for the brand with the legions of fans who follow off-road racing and the Baldwin Motorsports program.”

In 2011, BJ and Bobby Baldwin will compete in the Best in the Desert series; the SCORE-International series, including the Baja 500 and 1000 and the SNORE Mint 400.

For Information on Baldwin Motorsports

Based in the off-road hotbed of Las Vegas, Baldwin Motorsports is owned and operated by “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin and Bobby Baldwin. The 2010 Best in the Desert (BITD) series champion as well as the BITD “King of the Desert”, Ballistic BJ’s highlights this past season included: 1st place at the BITD Parker 425, 2nd place in Bobby Baldwin’s truck at the 2010 SNORE Mint 400, 2nd place overall at the BITD Blue Water Challenge Race in Parker, Ariz. and a 4th place finish in the SCORE Baja 1000.

For Information on Monster Energy Drink

Monster Energy supports the scene. Be it off-road, motocross, road racing, skate, surf, snow, BMX, on tour with Warped Tour, the DUB Show, Ozzfest … or just kickin’ it local with the bros … wherever the action’s going off you’re sure to find the M-claw logo. Monster Import, Import Light and DUB join all the types – Original Monster Energy, Lo-Carb Monster, Monster Assault, Monster’s fruit juice hybrids dubbed Monster Khaos, Monster M-80 and Monster MIXXD, the ground-breaking Java Monster and X-Presso Monster premium coffee & cream drink line supercharged with Monster Energy’s blend, 3 oz. Monster Hitman Energy Shooters, nitrous oxide injected Nitrous Monster and the new no carb/sugar Absolutely Zero. The guys on Baldwin Motorsports will be diggin’ ‘em. So will you. On the ‘Net at www.monsterarmy.com and www.monsterenergy.com

For Information on General Tire

For more than 90 years General Tire has offered a complete quality line of ultra-high performance, passenger, light truck, off-road and commercial tires to meet all your needs.  General Tire is a proud supporter of Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing, Chili Bowl, Pro-Pulling, Late- Model Dirt Series, Drag Boat Series, Boost Mobile FreestyleMx.com Tour, Spec Tire of Trophylite and Pro Truck.

General Tire is part of Continental Tire the Americas, LLC. (www.generaltire.com). CTA, based in Fort Mill, South Carolina, is a company of Germany-based Continental AG. With sales of approximately euro 20 billion in 2009 Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental contributes enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs approximately 134,500 in 46 countries.

SOURCE: Baldwin Motorsports

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Polaris Announces 2011 Race Teams and Contingency

Polaris to have representation in various series

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – January 04, 2011 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Polaris comes into the 2011 race season with teams competing in the Grand National Cross Country series (GNCC), World Off-Road Championship series (WORCS), Best in the Desert (BITD), TORC, LUCAS and Mud racing. Polaris also will continue to offer their ATV racing contingency program.

“Polaris is excited for another year of ATV and Side-by-Side Racing,” said Donna Beadle, race team manager for Polaris’ Off-Road Division. “We hope to continue our momentum with the Sportsman XP 850 and are excited to introduce our new RANGER RZR XP 900 to Side-by-Side racing.”

Rath Racing

Rath Racing is back for a third year to race the Sportsman XP 850 with Power Steering and the new RANGER RZR XP 900 in GNCC. Daryl Rath continues to dial in the Sportsman XP 850 and has his sites set on No. 1 in the “4×4 Open” class. Rath also will race the new RANGER RZR XP 900 in the “Open Modified” Side-by-Side class.

Yokley Racing

Polaris will continue to support the Yokley Racing/National Guard race team for 2011. William Yokley took his National Guard RANGER RZR 800 to the top of the “Open Modified” class for 2010 and will look to repeat his title with the new RANGER RZR XP 900 in 2011. Yokley’s new teammate, Scott Kiger, will race the RANGER RZR XP 900 in all WORCS events this season and looks to take the top spot in that series.

Jagged X

Jagged X looks to keep their championship streak alive in Best in the Desert Championship with the new RANGER RZR XP 900. Brandon Schueler, Chad Riccio and Mike West will be back for another exciting season in the new 88-horsepower, extreme Side-by-Side.

Walker Evans

RJ Anderson will be back to race the TORC and LUCAS Oil series with his new Walker Evans RANGER RZR XP 900. When he’s not tearing up those series, Anderson also will try select WORCS and GNCC races.

Highlifter

Team Highlifter-Polaris Racing will be muddin’ on Polaris’ once again for 2011. The team will be racing Sportsman 850 XP, Sportsman 550, RANGER XPs and RANGER RZRs.

Polaris ATV Contingency

Polaris also will continue to offer an ATV race contingency program, in eight ATV racing series, with a total purse of almost $400,000. Polaris is offering contingencies in GNCC, WORCS, ATVA-AMA Motocross Nationals, AMA National Harescramble, Iowa ATV Hare Scramble Series (IATVHSS), New England ATV Motocross Series (NEATV), the Heartland Challenge and Canadian Motorsport Racing Club Series (CMRC).  Racers must race 2008 or newer quads, and utility classes must be raced on a Sportsman XP 850 or Sportsman 550. More information and complete rules about Polaris’ ATV racing contingencies can be found at www.polarisfactoryracing.com.

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.

SOURCE: Polaris Industries Inc.

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Jagged X Takes Vegas to Reno

Minneapolis, MN – August 26, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – The Jagged X / Polaris racing 1919 RANGER RZR kicked off the second half of the Best in the Desert series with a convincing win at the Vegas to Reno race this past weekend. The No. 1919, piloted by Brandon Schueler, finished more than three hours in front of second place and was one of only five of the ten starters to finish the 534-mile race.

The Jagged X RANGER RZR left the line at 6:36 a.m. in eighth position out of the ten starters present. All of the competition looked strong through the first couple of pits but Brandon began moving up in the pack and was running in first position by the time they rolled through pit five. Jagged X’s prep work paid off with only one little tire leak through the entire race.

This marks the fourth consecutive finish and win of the Vegas to Reno race for Polaris, Brandon Schueler and the No. 1919 Jagged X RANGER RZR.

Next race is the Bluewater Desert Challenge, in Parker, AZ, Oct. 15-17.

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.

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 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.

SOURCE: Polaris Industries Inc.

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Jackson Motorsports Group Partners with USARacing

GREENVILLE, SC – January 19, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Jackson Motorsports Group, the motorsports division of Jackson Marketing Group (JMG), will partner with USARacing for the next two years, providing tire distribution of BFGoodrich g-Force race tires as well as on-site support for the racing series.

“Jackson Motorsports Group partnered with the series in 2009,” said Jimmy Wilson, vice president/series director.  “They have provided excellent at-track service support and we look forward to building on that relationship.  BFGoodrich supplies our teams with a state-of-the-art radial tire that is second to none.  USARacing is proud to have the opportunity to offer such a product to our series competitors and we are pleased to have the support of Jackson Motorsports Group and BFGoodrich through 2011.”

“BFGoodrich has a long history in racing and with Jackson Marketing Group,” said Roberts Kukainis, BFGoodrich motorsports manager.  “We’re proud to have JMG supplying BFGoodrich tires to the USARacing series.”

“We are excited to have the opportunity to work with USARacing,” said Darrell Jackson, JMG president and CEO.  “We believe that this will allow us to grow and diversify in the motorsports arena, as well as help USARacing grow their business.”

In this new partnership, JMG will provide program management for BFGoodrich to include contingency, branding, tire distribution, mounting, and onsite support services for all BFGoodrich race tires in the series.  BFGoodrich will provide all technical and engineering support for the series.

Jackson Marketing Group, headquartered in Greenville, S.C., and with an office in Charlotte, is a fully-integrated marketing communications agency offering strategic planning , interactive services, advertising services, public relations, partnership marketing, event management, video production, support services. JMG provides a variety of integrated marketing communications services for blue-chip brands such as BMW Manufacturing Co., Bloom and Food Lion Grocery Stores, Blue Bird School Buses, NACCO Materials Handling Group, Clemson International Center for Automotive Research, Greenville Hospital System, Milliken & Company, Sage Automotive Interiors, The Palmetto Bank and The American Red Cross.

Jackson Marketing Group also has a motorsports division, Jackson Motorsports Group, with offices in Greenville and Charlotte. Its experience includes BMW, Volvo, Porsche, Ford, Monster Energy Drink, and Sony. It also has experience in some of the world’s leading racing series including NASCAR, NHRA, American Le Mans, SCORE, Best in the Desert, Rock Crawling, AMA, USARacing Series and the Mustang Challenge Series. JMG has also competed in and provided logistics for two transcontinental road rallies – Bullrun 2006 and the 2008 Fireball Run.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.jacksonmg.com.

Sharon Griffin
Executive Assistant
USARacing Pro Cup Series
78 Buffalo Avenue, N.W., Suite 200
Concord, NC 28025
sgriffin@usarprocup.com
Ph-704-788-7979 ext. 2
Fx-704-782-5477

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