Minneapolis, MN (8/12/2008) - The
best racers around the world will converge at
the 12-Hours of Pont de Vaux World Championship
scheduled for August 23 - 24, in Lyon, France.
This year, more than ever, Polaris is reinforcing
its commitment to the sport of ATV racing
with four Polaris teams competing in the historic
race including one team from the USA and three
French teams, all racing the wicked-fast Outlaw
525 S.
Doug Eichner, multi-time world and national
ATV champion and record holder of seven wins
and ten podium finishes at the12-Hours of
Pont de Vaux, will anchor Team Polaris USA.
The team also will feature the talents of
Polaris rider Dana Creech, well known for
his Division 4 Freestyle Championship and
Clear Channel Stadium Series MX Championship.
GNC MX Pro National Champion, eight-time GNC
Pro-Am National Champion, former Pont De Vaux
top-three winner, and former Eichner teammate,
Travis Spader will be charging hard as the
final member of Team Polaris USA.
Polaris France will be represented by three
French teams. Successful MX Racer Vincent
Broyer, French MX National Champion Mickaël
Revoy and Thierry Chevrot will make up the
first French team.
The second French team features Enduro Star
Jean-Hugues Adam, Pascal De Palma and Franck
Allart.
And, returning again to demonstrate their
superiority in the Women's Division, Adeline
Martin and Betty Kraft will constitute the
third French team.
“Polaris is excited about the level
of participation at this year’s event
and we look forward to a successful race for
all the teams,” said Eric Nault, race
team manager for Polaris Racing. “We
thank our World-Class Racers and sponsors
for helping put together the most-competitive
teams of racers we’ve ever had at the
historic 12-Hours of Pont de Vaux.”
About Polaris:
With annual 2007
sales of $1.8 billion, Polaris designs, engineers,
manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs), including the Polaris RANGER(tm),
snowmobiles and Victory motorcycles for recreational
and utility use.
Polaris is a recognized
leader in the snowmobile industry, one of
the largest manufacturers of all terrain recreational,
utility and side-by-side vehicles (ATVs) in
the world, and rapidly making impressive in-roads
into the motorcycle cruiser and touring marketplace
under the Victory(r) brand. The Victory motorcycle
division was established in 1998 representing
the first all-new American-made motorcycle
from a major company in nearly 60 years. 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 are available from
authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from
the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.
