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2011
Polaris RZR XP 900 Links
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| Maxxis
/ MCR's Pro ATV Racer, Beau Baron, races
the all 2011 Polaris RZR XP 900 in the
Lake Havasu WORCS Race |
Lake Havasu, Arizona - It wasn’t
long ago that we had our first peak at the 2011
Polaris RZR XP 900, which was built for performance
and agility. We were impressed with it to say
the least and were very anxious to get our hands
on one so that we could take it out and put it
through the rigors of what we felt would be a
great way to see exactly what this machine was
made of, and we found just the place.
Round three of the 2011 WORCS series, held
at the infamous Crazy Horse GP in Lake Havasu,
Arizona, would be where we put the RZR XP 900
to the test by taking it on the track and racing
it in basically bone stock form.
We at ATVRiders.com enlisted the help of Pro
ATV WORCS racer, Beau Baron, who also recently
claimed the Soboba Grand Prix win in a stock
Polaris RZR4 800 against a field stack with
highly modified UTV / SxS machines
The only modifications we made to the Polaris
RZR XP 900 for the WORCS race were the addition
of a front frame brace for strength, safety
harnesses, provided by fellow racer Nick Nelson,
and a fire extinguisher, which is required by
WORCS in order to race in any of their side-by-side
events.
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The
only mandatory changes we had to make
to the Polaris RZR XP 900 to race in
the WORCS Series was the installation
of a 5-Point Harnesses along with a
fire extinguisher
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The only other modifications made
to the RZR XP 900 was the installation
of a front upper a-arm frame bracket for
added frame strength, which was recommended
for racing applications |
We thought that we may be a little under powered,
considering we were going up against the likes
of William Yokely in his tricked out RZR XP
and Mark Holz aboard the new Can-Am Commander,
so we weren’t expecting any phenomenal
results, but we were very surprised and impressed
with the end results of our test ride/race.
There were a record tying number of UTVs lined
up and ready to race the sandy desert course,
and unfortunately for Baron, he was to start
on the second row for this event. The 875cc
EFI 4-stroke twin cylinder engine of the RZR
is known for its performance capabilities and
it did not disappoint, even under the pressures
of racing.
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#549
Beau Baron on the far left, started
the race mid-pack on the second row
with #418 Keenan Rogerson grabbing the
Holeshot also in a RZR XP 900
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“Even bone stock the RZR XP had great
power. We started on the second line, but it
handled so well and had so much power that it
didn’t take long to catch up to everyone
in the first line,” stated Baron.
The RZR XP 900 is equipped with Fox Podium
Shox all the way around and has 13.5”
of dual front a-arm travel instead of 9”
of travel that come standard on the RZR 800
while the rear arms offer an impressive 14”
of travel. The extra width and travel really
helped with the stability of the machine and
kept it stable, even while railing around corners
on the track. The shocks also worked great,
even when hitting some of the bigger jumps on
the track.
