Polaris' RZR Racers Win at the BAJA 500
Wayne Matlock Wins SCORE International BAJA 500
Minneapolis, MN (6/9/2016)
- This past weekend, Polaris Factory
Racers would endure the heat and a brutal 477-mile
Baja 500 course and go one, two in the Pro UTV
FI and take a third in the Pro UTV classes.
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Polaris'
Wayne Matlock Wins the SCORE BAJA 500 for
his fourth straight SCORE UTV race win in
the Polaris RZR |
Fourteen UTVs would line up for the Pro UTV FI
class with 10 finishing. Polaris Factory Racer
Wayne Matlock in his No. 2971 Terrabit Racing/Jimco
Polaris RZR XP Turbo would take the checkered
flag and the overall. The win would continue Matlock’s
perfect, history-making streak in SCORE, four
starts with four wins. Matlock’s strategy
of running with the pace early and running hard
for the last 100 miles if the race was tight worked
flawlessly. Hindered by a bottleneck, he was able
to break free and get the lead at mile-340 when
he beat the leader out of the pits and ran hard
to the finish. Finishing ten minutes behind him
was Polaris Factory Racer Justin Lambert in the
No. 2918 Cognito Motorsports Polaris RZR
XP 1000.
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Polaris'
Justin Lambert finished 2nd in SCORE BAJA
500 |
In the Pro UTV class, there would be four finishers
out of 14 starters, all Polaris RZRs,
with Polaris Factory Racer and Matlock’s
wife, Kristen Matlock, taking third. This would
be her first Baja 500 as a driver and would compete
in Terry Hui’s RZR XP 1000 EPS
that he and Wayne Matlock won the Baja 500, Imperial
Valley 250 and Baja 1000 in last year.
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Polaris'
Kristen Matlock finished third in the SCORE
BAJA 500 |
The next SCORE race is the Rosarito Beach Desert
Challenge at Rosarito Beach, Baja California,
Mexico, on Sept.
14-18.
Wayne and Kristen Matlock Sponsors
Wayne and Kristen Matlock are sponsored by Polaris, Terabbit Racing, Matlock Racing, Maxxis Tires, Fox Racing Shox, DWT, Jimco Racing, Black Rhino, G-Fors Racing, Alba Racing, Coyne Powersports, NecksGen, Baja Designs, Rugged Radios, Factory UTV, Airdam Clutches, Fly Racing, Maxima Racing Oils, Uni Filter, CryoHeat, Motion Pro, IMS, Impact Racing, Monster Seal, Lone Star Racing and Copy Boy Printing.
Justin Lambert Sponsors
Justin Lambert is sponsored by Polaris, Cognito, Mystik Lubricants, ITP Tires, Method Race Wheels, Sparks Performance Products and Fox Racing Shocks.
About Polaris
Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) is a global
powersports leader with annual 2015 sales of $4.7
billion. Polaris fuels the passion of riders,
workers and outdoor enthusiasts with our RANGER(r),
RZR(r) and POLARIS GENERAL(tm) side-by-side off-road
vehicles; our SPORTSMAN(r) and POLARIS ACE(r)
all-terrain off-road vehicles; VICTORY(r) and
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE(r) midsize and heavyweight motorcycles;
SLINGSHOT(r) moto-roadsters; and Polaris RMK(r),
INDY(r), SWITCHBACK(r) and RUSH(r) snowmobiles.
Polaris enhances the riding experience with parts,
garments and accessories sold under multiple recognizable
brands, and has a growing presence in adjacent
markets globally with products including military
and commercial off-road vehicles, quadricycles,
and electric vehicles polaris.com
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