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Eichner Doubles the Fun With Pro ATV Win at Ricky Johnson Off-Road GP
ATV racing legend Doug Eichner was a busy – and winning – racer on Saturday, November 8, 2008. He and his Polaris/Lone Star/Eichner Racing Team started his day by winning the Pro class at the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix, and as night fell, he found himself revving his engine at the starting line of th...
Polaris/Lone Star/Eichner Racing's Doug Eichner Win Pro Class at Lake Elsinore Grand Prix
Saturday, November 8, 2008, was the 40th anniversary of the historic Elsinore Grand Prix, an event that Doug Eichner knows well and considers as one of his favorite races. On Friday, the day before the race, the racers were allowed to ride mountain bikes on the track to site the course before race...
Outlaws Become International Power With Wins on Multiple Continents
The Polaris Outlaw continues to outperform international competition and rack up wins for Polaris and Polaris racers. Outlaws recently won a Dutch Championship and took all three podium spots in the Rallye des Pharaons – the Pharaohs Rally – in Egypt. They also won or placed well in several addition...
Jeffrey E. Wrightsman Having a Blast in First Racing Season on His Outlaw
First-year racer Jeffrey E. Wrightsman sent a note and some photos. He’s having a ball on his Outlaw, which is what really matters in racing and riding. Keep it up, Jeffrey, and hey, all you other racers and riders, let’s see photos of you in action as well as showing off your smiling mugs. Writ...
Polaris Racers Doug Eichner & Angela Butler Clinch WORCS Season Points Titles
Off-road racing legend Doug Eichner made history in his RANGER RZR on October 25 as he clinched his first World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) UTV season points championship. It was his first season for the ATV legend to race a UTV, and he clinched the title with his strong performance in the...
Outlaw Racer Landon Hurst Earns a Podium Position in Tough Pismo Enduro
Landon Hurst piloted his Outlaw 450MXR to a second-place Pro finish at the famous Pismo Beach Race at Oceano Dunes in Pismo Beach, California, on October 12. The impressive podium finish is a testament to the strength of Hurst and the durability of the Outlaw. In endurance racing in the sand, the t...
Taylor White Shines on His Outlaw in Best in the Desert Racing
Hello, my name is Taylor White. I am a sponsored racer for Iron City Polaris here in Phoenix, Arizona. I race a 2008 Polaris Outlaw 525 IRS and absolutely love it! I race desert in the Expert class with Whiplash Off-Road Racing in the Best In The Desert series. I recently placed second out of...
‘Sand Riot 2008’ at Glamis Postponed; Watch for New Dates
The second-annual “Sand Riot” at the Imperial Sand Dunes, Glamis, California, which was to be presented by Polaris in conjunction with H-Bomb Films, has been postponed. New event dates will be announced as soon as they are confirmed. ...
Eichner Scorches ITP Competition on Polaris Outlaw 525 S, Holds Points Lead
Polaris/Lonestar/Eichner Racing star Doug Eichner shrugged off brutal daytime temperatures and maintained his cool en route to winning the Open Pro class in ITP QuadCross Series action September 20 at Arizona Speedworld in Wittman, Arizona, just northwest of Phoenix. It was Round 7 of the ITP sched...
Factory Polaris/Rath Racer Frank Batista Earns Spot on Snowshoe Mountain GNCC Podium
First-Year Utility Class Racer Finishes Second in Open Utility 4x4 Class The Factory Polaris/Rath/Dunlop Team headed from Minnesota to another well-known winter haven, Snowshoe Mountain, last weekend to compete in the Round 10 GNCC Cross Country event. This may be a ski reso...
Polaris Outlaw Shines in France; Revoy Earns Place on National Team
Michkaël Revoy of France steered his Outlaw 450 MXR to Polaris France’s first French title in the Quad Cross National Class. Revoy raced his 450 MXR in almost stock condition and won the title in his rookie year, which promoted him to the official French Team. Revoy will tackle the famed Pont de ...
Learn How Polaris Employees Created A Demo Ride Track in Heart of the City
How do you ride ATVs and side-by-sides in the middle of a city – especially as populated a city as Las Vegas? To find out and see more photos, visit the ESCAPE Online Behind the Curtain feature. ...
Bill Baston Pours It On With His Outlaw 525
The ESCAPE Mailbag received a note from Bill Baston of San Diego, California, with this photo of him racing his 2007 Outlaw 525. he won, no doubt. We’d like to hear from you and see your photos of you with your favorite Polaris and Victory vehicles. Send them to us at ESCAPE Mailbag. ...
Polaris ATV Racer Angela Butler Podiums at AMA Race in Pennsylvania
With the WORCS racing season on break, Angela Butler packed up her Outlaw 450 MXR and traveled east for the AMA ATV Motocross Nationals race at Pleasure Valley Raceway in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She made the trip worthwhile, earning a spot on the podium with a third-place finish in the Pro-Am Wome...
Daryl Rath Reaches the Podium Again in GNCC Racing; John Gallagher, Sr., Wins, Leads in Points
Polaris ATV racer Daryl Rath is getting used to being on the podium. For the second straight round of GNCC Racing, he finished third to earn a spot on the stand. The latest strong showing came in the GNCC’s Round 8, the Elka Yadkin Valley Stomp, held at the Welborn Family Farm in Yadkinville, North...
Brett Campbell: Kids Were Ready for Springtime Riding
Brett Campbell wrote the ESCAPE Mailbag earlier in the spring to submit a “photo of the Campbell Kids getting ready for a weekend in Florence, Oregon.” He also said he and the family were eager for their then-upcoming Spring Break trip and riding, and “I’ll be sending the trip pictures went we get ...
Daryl Rath Puts a Polaris Sportsman on the Podium at GNCC’s Round 7
Daryl Rath, who is respected for his technical expertise and race bike building skills as well as for his ATV racing prowess, put a Polaris Sportsman on the podium at the GNCC’s Round 7 on the 2008 schedule. Rath placed third in the Utility Open Class and came in 56th overall from among 300 race...
Polaris T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program Tops $700,000 in Aid to Local, State and National ATV Organizatio
$108,400 in New Funds Announced With the recent awarding of more than $100,000 in new T.R.A.I.L.S. grants, Polaris has awarded more than $700,000 to local, state and national ATV organizations in the T.R.A.I.L.S. program’s two-year history. Clubs, associations and agencies on...
ATV Riders: Let’s See You & Your Rides Here in Polaris ESCAPE Online
Polaris wants to feature you ATV riders here on the Polaris ESCAPE Online website. All you need to do it e-mail photos of you and your ATV along with some profile information. Then look for you, your Polaris ATV and your riding buddies in the ATV Insider section of Polaris ESCAPE. Send up to five p...
The Wins Keep Coming for Polaris ATV & Side by Side Racers
Team High Lifter-Polaris Racing Shines at Mud Nationals in Texas; Polaris/Lone Star/Eichner Racing Team Racks Up Wins in ITP QuadCross at Arizona Two of the premier Polaris off-road racing teams added big victories to their 2008 resumes recently. The Team High Lifter-Polar...
Polaris/Lone Star/Eichner Racing Team Celebrate More than Easter at WORCS Round 3
The Polaris/Lone Star/Eichner Racing Team enjoyed a warm Easter weekend and an awesome team performance at WORCS Round 3, held March 21-23, 2008, at Lake Havasu, Arizona. Team leader Doug Eichner earned two Pro wins, including his first in Pro Production. In the 24-racer Pro main, Eichner launche...
Polaris Offers Industry-Leading ATV Racing Contingencies
Polaris ATV racers will be racing for more than race purses, trophies and places on the podium this season. They will also be eligible for ATV Racing Contingency payments offered by Polaris to provide both incentive and reward to dedicated and successful racers. The Polaris ATV Racing Contingency ...
World Champion Doug Eichner Extends Racing Relationship with Polaris
The future of Polaris ATV racing got even brighter this week when Polaris and Doug Eichner, a Polaris factory racer and pro ATV racing legend, agreed to an extension Eichner’s racing commitment with the company. Eichner is now under contract to race the Polaris Outlaw in WORCS and other selected rac...
Polaris/Lone Star/Eichner Racing Team Leads the Way With Wins at Glen Helen
The Polaris/Lone Star/Eichner Racing Team put the outstanding performance of the high-powered Polaris Outlaws to good use and earned multiple class victories at Round 1 of the ITP Quadcross. The event was held March 8-9, 2008, at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California. Doug Eichner rode h...
Polaris ATV Saves the Day for Motorists Stuck on Mountain Road
Bill Smith is a Polaris ATV dealer, so he knows all about the power, True On-Demand All-Wheel Drive and strong chassis of Polaris Sportsman models. Yet his appreciation for these traits was strengthened by leaps and bounds after a Sportsman 800 EFI H.O. saved him from a bad predicament on a remote ...
Polaris Racer Doug Eichner Wins Soboba Grand Prix
Polaris ATV racer Doug Eichner won the two-hour Soboba Grand Prix on Sunday, February 9-10, on his Polaris Outlaw 525 S. The event was held on the Soboba Indian Reservation near San Jacinto, California. “I really enjoy Grand Prix-style competition as it provides unique challenges for both riders a...
Polaris Outlaw Riders Bring Home A Little Sunshine from WORCS, Round 1
The Polaris/Lone Star/Eichner Racing team weathered the storms at Round 1 of the World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) and brought home a little sunshine from the team's initial outing. The racing took place at Speedworld, in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 25-27. Extreme rain left mud covering t...
Polaris to Field Strong Group of 2008 ATV Factory Racers
Polaris is going full throttle into the ATV racing season with the company’s biggest effort to date in factory racing sponsorships. For 2008, Polaris will have racers competing in the Grand National Cross Country series (GNCC), World Off Road Championship series (WORCS), World PowerSports Associatio...
Daniel Reick: This Polaris Family Loves a Day of Riding in the Sand
Hi, I'm Daniel J. Reick from Clarkson, Nebraska. I'm a maintenance tech for a fire truck plant and a maintenance man for a small apartment complex as well as having a small lawn care service. I got all three of my 4-wheelers – ‘05 Scrambler 500, ‘06 Trailblazer 250, ‘06 Outlaw 500 – from my great...
Hancock Racing Takes 5th in Baja 1000 on Outlaw 525 IRS
The Polaris Outlaw continues to flex its muscle in the racing world, this time by finishing the longest Baja 1000 on its first attempt. In the grueling, 1,296-mile race held in mid-November, Hancock Racing finished in fifth place in the Pro ATV class. The team – which consisted of Jeff Hancock, Jos...
Polaris Continues to Raise the Bar with T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program
$591,657 Given to Local, State & National ATV Organizations Polaris has announced the completion of its second year of its unique Polaris T.R.A.I.L.S. Grants Program, which in two years has granted $591,657 in funds to local, state and national ATV organizations. In this lat...
Team High Lifter Polaris Racing Dominates at Mudstock
Team High Lifter Polaris Racing continues to rule the mud with another impressive showing at Gap Broadcasting’s Can-Am Mudstock 2007 Presented by Gorilla Axle, held at Mud Creek Off Road Park, in Jacksonville, Texas. In the Mudd-A-Cross division’s RUV class, a RANGER RZR piloted by Jesse Johnson to...
Polaris Defense Delivers New Military MV800 4x4 All Terrain Vehicle
Polaris has completed first production and received orders from the U.S. Department of Defense for its newest military vehicle, the MV800 4x4 ATV. The MV800 is the first Polaris military machine to feature the Patriot Engine™ with Electronic Direct Fuel Injection. The 760cc, 40-hp, spark ignition e...
Polaris Signs Bomb Squad for WPSA Races; They’ll Ride Outlaw 450s This Season
What do you do when you have a newly-announced 450 MX quad raring to race? Call in the Bomb Squad! Polaris has signed H-Bomb Film’s Bomb Squad to race its 2008, KTM-powered Outlaw 450 MXR in the remaining 2007 WPSA races. “We are excited to be entering the WPSA series with the Outlaw 450 MXR,” ...
Polaris Dealer Provides Polaris Vehicles for So. Minnesota Flood Recovery
M&M Lawn & Leisure, the Polaris dealer in Rushford, Minnesota, has provided Sportsman ATVs and RANGER side by side vehicles to help with rescue, recovery and relief efforts in the wake of recent flooding in Southeastern Minnesota. Seven Minnesota counties have been listed on a government disaster d...
Polaris to Provide U.S. Army With Specially Equipped ATVs
The U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command has awarded a contract to Polaris Industries Inc. to continue to provide TACOM with the company's highly successful militarized ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle). Under terms of this competitively awarded contract, Polaris will supply its MV700 ATVs, part...
Polaris & Victory Roll Out 2008 Products Offering More Options for Every Type of Rider
Polaris recently unveiled its new vehicles for 2008, showcasing a variety of new machines that meet the desires and needs of all types of riders. The 2008 model lines include the most complete offering of ATVs in the industry, a new six-passenger side-by-side and the ultimate in style and comfort fo...
Dealers Win Highly Sought-After Prizes at Polaris Summer Sales Meeting
Like you, your Polaris and Victory dealers are avid riders, so you can imagine how excited several ATV and RANGER dealers were when they won great prizes at the 2007 Summer Dealer Sales Meeting, which was held recently in Nashville, Tennessee. During the final night of the Summer Dealer Sales Meet...
Polaris Pro ATV Racer Doug Eichner Wins ITP Event on an Outlaw 525 S
Polaris Pro ATV racer Doug Eichner has done it again! He won the final moto at the August 5 ITP QuadCross event in San Bernadino, California, to win the weekend’s Open Pro class title. It was Eichner’s second Pro-class win on a Polaris Outlaw this season, his first on the Polaris race quad. Eichner...
Polaris & Minnesota Dealer Provide RANGERs and ATVs for I-35W Bridge Recovery
Polaris and one of its Twin Cities-area dealers, Digger’s Polaris & Marine in Prior Lake, Minnesota, have provided Sportsman ATVs and RANGER side-by-side utility vehicles to help crews in the recovery efforts at the site of the Interstate 35W bridge disaster. “As a Minnesota company, we share in th...
2007 Ponderay Newsprint Company 4-Wheeler Poker Run
The employees association at the Ponderay Newsprint Company in Usk, Washington, recently held its annual 4-Wheeler Poker Run, and it was another in the string of successful, enjoyable rides for employees and their families. The event reflects the best aspects of ATV riding, with riders of many...
Polaris RANGER Makes History With SCORE Baja 250 Class Victory
In March, a Polaris RANGER racing team won the UTV division of the SCORE Baja 250 race in Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. It was the first time a UTV had ever completed the race, and the RANGER finished nearly an hour ahead of the second UTV across the line. To learn more about their vehicle, the gruelin...
Follow the 2007 Quadtrek Adventure Tour on the Polaris Website
Marc Joinville and France Labonte are riding Polaris X2 800 EFIs from British Columbia to Mexico, and they’ll be submitting reports and photos for posting on the Polaris website. Follow their progress by visiting Quadtrek Adventure Tours ...
Polaris T.R.A.I.L.S. Program Passes $500,000 in Grants to ATV Clubs
National, State and Local ATV Clubs & Organizations Benefit from Polaris-Exclusive Program Polaris has announced that the third round of T.R.A.I.L.S. grant awards totaling $105,320 raises the grand total of grants to national, state and local ATV clubs to $500,458 since the pr...
Here’s Your Chance to See You & Your Favorite ATV(s) Online!
Want to see a photo of you and your favorite ride (Polaris ATV, snowmobile, RANGER, watercraft or Victory Motorcycle) on the Polaris website? We’re about to make exciting changes to the website that will allow us to feature photos of you enthusiastic riders, your customized machines and your ridin...
Brian Konnad: Happy Rider is Part of a True Polaris ATV Family
Hello, my name is Brian Konnad. I live in Lakeville, Minnesota, which is about a half-hour south of the Twin Cities. I am only 20 years old and I am on my fourth Polaris ATV. Back in 2000 my dad bought a pair of Trail Boss 325s. I had never ridden a quad before so it was a good entry-level machine ...
Polaris ATVs Gets First WORCS Pro Victory as Doug Eichner Wins on Outlaw 525
Doug Eichner rode an Outlaw 525 to first place in the Pro ATV class at Los Olivos, California, on May 13, giving Polaris its first-ever Pro-class victory on the WORCS Racing Series. It was the El Cajon, California, racer’s second event on the Outlaw 525 this season and he rode to a close but sure v...
Polaris Aviation Team Brings Serviceman Home to Visit His Family
Polaris and its aviation team have once again stepped up to assist the family of a serviceman who was seriously wounded while serving in Iraq last December. The most recent flight service provided by Polaris allowed the serviceman – 25-year-old Minnesota National Guard Sgt. John Kriesel – to leave ...
Outlaw 525 Makes a Winner Out of All Types of GNCC Riders
One Podium, a Young Woman, a Senior Guy and a Unique Sport Quad At the Steele Creek GNCC race in Morganton, NC, Polaris racers Stephanie Parton and John Gallagher shared the podium after taking second and third overall, respectively, in the A.M. classes. To have a young woman and senio...