Polaris RZRs Sweep Podium at
King of the Hammers
Jagged X wins second Hammer,
RZRs take four of top five spots
Minneapolis, MN (2/6/2016)
- This year’s King of the Hammers (KOH)
would see almost double the entries, 60 side-by-sides
with most being RZRs, lining up to try to take
“The Hammer” and a brand-new 2016 RZR XP Turbo
EPS, which was offered to the Pro Class winner
as part of Polaris RZR being the official side-by-side
of the race. Three Polaris Factory Racers would
line up their Polaris RZRs for the toughest off-road
race in the world and when the dust settled, all
three would finish in the top five.
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Polaris /
Jagged X Racing's Blake Van de Loo claimed
the 2016 King of the Hammers UTV race
win
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In 2011, Polaris Factory Race Team Jagged X would
take “The Hammer” with Brandon Schueler at the
wheel of their Polaris RZR. Five years later,
Jagged X would be back on top with Blake Van De
Loo piloting and Chad Hummer co-piloting the No.
1919 RZR XP 1000 EPS to the win. Van De Loo would
get a great starting position being seventh off
the line and be able to pass many of the cars
early in the race. The No. 1919 would duel with
2015 Hammers Champion Mitch Guthrie in his No.
1 RZR XP Turbo EPS for most of the rest of the
race until Guthrie would break a heim joint on
a lower control arm and have to repair it. The
No. 1919 would have clear sailing the rest of
the way and would cross the line more than 30
minutes ahead of the rest of the field. Chad Hughes,
also in a RZR XP 1000 EPS, would finish third.
The RZR XP Turbo EPS would make its inaugural
run at the KOH this year with Polaris Factory
Racers Branden Sims and Mitch Guthrie. Sims would
start in 37th position and pilot his No. 1913
RZR XP Turbo EPS to a second-place finish. Six-time
KOH Champion Guthrie, running the No. 1 plate,
would finish fifth, with RZRs finishing in four
of the top five spots.
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