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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Casey Martin Makes History on his Factory Polaris Rath Outlaw 450 MXR

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – July 6, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – 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.

Polaris/Rath Team Partners and valuable sponsors- Polaris Industries – Rath Racing – Maxxis – Fox Shox –Fly Racing- FMF Exhausts -DWT Douglas Wheel Technologies– Janssen Motorsports – RPM- Fly Racing – S&S Cycle Inc. -Hinson Clutch Components –Bladwin 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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