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Jagged X Polaris
Ranger Rzr
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Minneapolis, MN (8/27/2009) -
For the third year in a row, Jagged X and their
No. 1919 RANGER RZR S dominated Best in the
Desert’s “Vegas to Reno, The Long
Way” race. The No. 1919 desert race team
not only finished but took first place honors
in what is credited as being the longest off
road race in the United States. The team finished
the race in 30 hours and 29 minutes, 15 minutes
faster than the second place finisher.
This year’s event was an amazing three-day
staged race covering 998 miles of the grueling
Nevada desert. The Jagged X RANGER RZR S was
piloted by driver of record, Brandon Schueler
and Blake Van de Loo, along with navigators
Chad Riccio and Mike West. The No. 1919 started
in the fourth position on Thursday prepared
to take on the first 332 mile stage. Within
the first two pit stages, Schueler had overtaken
the lead position, and with only a few minor
problems, finished the first day well ahead
of the competition. Day two and three were
much the same and in the end, the Jagged X
RANGER RZR S ended up first across the line
completing the grueling 1000-mile course and
taking the top honors for the third year in
a row.
In addition to winning the UTV class, Jagged
X also managed to finish ahead of several
other classes in the overall standings including
the 1700 Jeepspeed and the new 4400 Ultra
4 class. Unofficially, the No. 1919 team finished
approximately 125th out of the field of more
than 270 starters, in more than 20 classes.
“It is just amazing what Jagged X has
accomplished since there first ‘Vegas
to Reno’ run. The first year was about
just finishing the race and now it is about
showing that the RANGER RZR and Jagged X can
compete well beyond the 1900 class,”
said Craig Scanlon, director of Off-Road Vehicle
sales for Polaris. “We congratulate
the whole Jagged X team on the win and look
forward to supporting Jagged X the rest of
the season as they deliver a third straight
BITD points championship.”
The win moved the team into the lead points
position for this season with three races
remaining. The next race is the Bilek Racing
Silver State 300, September 25-27, in Mesquite,
Nevada.
Jagged X is sponsored by Polaris Industries,
Mountain States Contracting, Elka Suspension,
CR Designs, S&S Off Road, Simpson Products,
ATL Fuel Systems, Tire Balls, MTA, Vision
X Off Road, OMF Performance, Affordable Powder
Coat, Robby Gordon Off Road, Trophy Engineering,
Fullbore Innovations.
