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Daryl
Rath finished on the podium at the
Titan GNCC
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Medina, MN (5/5/2009) - It
was another double header weekend for the
Polaris/Rath/Duro Team and it proved to be
successful for both teams. The weather made
it perfectly clear the team was in two different
locations, the MX team enjoyed sun with some
mild temperatures while the
GNCC team had to fight Mother Nature's worst
elements, rain and lots of mud!
The AMA ATV "Pro Am" and "Pro
AM Unlimited" classes are quickly becoming
a popular show of the day with rider entries
nearing forty leaving full gates of riders
not even qualifying for the main event. Landon
Hurst, #179, competes in both "Pro-AM"
classes aboard Polaris Outlaw MXR. When asked
about the weekend Hurst stated, "I came
here this weekend with goals for myself, my
team and my sponsors. I wanted to get out
of the gate clean and push toward the front."
He added, "I was able to accomplish those
goals because my Outlaw is performing better
than ever and the results prove that. I am
planning to work extremely hard over the next
few weeks as I prepare for Round 6, which
will be at the Steel City MX, on May 23."
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Landon
Hurst had two top 10 finishes for
the weekend
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Hurst had qualified for the Pro Am Unlimited
class by taking a sixth place finish in his
heat. That secured his place in the main event
along with a full gate of twenty. This class
has some serious talent that is destined to
be the future Pro class of the sport. As the
gate dropped Hurst went to work and raced
to a strong eight place finish giving him
a seventh place finish overall for the day.
Hurst continued his to put his Polaris Outlaw
to the test on Sunday by, once again, making
his mark in the top ten with a ninth place
overall finish.
Anderson takes over Third place in "Utility
4X4 Limited" Class Points- While Rath
nets another Third place class finish in the
"Utility 4X4 Open" Class.
Just a few states away watching the rain
drown an already saturated GNCC cross country
track, the GNCC team prepared for the worst
mud race of the season. Rath, Batista and
Anderson prepared their Sportsman 850XPs with
Power Steering for some serious mud and water.
The bikes were prepped by planning for the
worst conditions they could think of. After
a hard charge by Rath, who was running in
Second and was slowed down by a flat tire,
Rath would settle in for a third place finish
and a 15th place overall in the Morning Class.
Anderson fought the track all day and was
able to finish in Fifth place allowing him
to move up into the Third place position in
overall class points for the season. Rath
said, "I talked with the team and we
decided to focus on riding the track as fast
as we could in the conditions, we knew how
important it is just to survive and finish
in a mud race."
Batista, fresh off of success last round,
was sidelined by a mechanical not allowing
him to finish the race. Although Batista was
discouraged by the day's events, he still
sits in the top five of his class and is already
focusing on Round 7. Batista added, "I
knew I had my work cut out for me after a
bad start and was hoping after fighting my
way up to the Third position I would be able
to finish there."
Polaris/Rath/Duro Team Partners
and valuable sponsors-
Polaris Industries - Rath Racing - Duro Tire
- Fox Shox -Fly Racing- FMF Exhausts -DWT
Douglas Wheel Technologies- B&B Racing
Engines -Wiseco - RPM- Fly Racing - S&S
Cycle Inc. -Hinson Clutch Components - Xstream
Composites- Precision Racing Products - Pure
Polaris Lubricants & Fuels - WPS - QuadTech
-- Powermadd - Tireballs - Faast Co. - Scott
Goggles - PEP -- K&N Filters - Moto X
Nutrition- Team Industries -Rebel Gears -DP
Brakes - MedZone Products
