Minneapolis, Minn, November 11, 2008-Saturday, November 8, 2008 was a fast, furious and winning day for the Polaris / Lone Star / Eichner Racing Team.
Eichner, straight off the track from his Pro win at the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix, along with support from his trusted motor builder, George Fickett from Yoshimura R&D of America Inc. and friend & pit support, Larry Heidler, packed quickly and made a dash to the Perris Auto Speedway where the Ricky Johnson Off-Road GP was being held Saturday evening.
This race venue returned Eichner to his familiar roots of the Mickey Thompson Grand Prix Style Stadium Racing and it was obvious Eichner was in his element. This race series appeals to all types of race enthusiasts and offers stadium style racing for trucks, super-lights, mini-trucks, UTVs and, of course, ATVs.
With only a quick change of tires, Eichner was back aboard his same Polaris Outlaw 450 MXR that he had just clinched the Lake Elsinore Grand Prix with only hours earlier.
"I haven't had the opportunity of riding my Outlaw on a track like this, but I came in from practice and could not believe how well my Outlaw handled with very few adjustments," Eichner said.
The Outlaw only needed a polish and it was ready for business and looked fierce under the stadium lights. Eichner took command of the stadium style track winning both the heat race and Pro Main Event.
Eichner, on behalf of the Polaris / Lone Star / Eichner Racing Team, proudly represented his sponsors in his winning performance and victory lap with checkered flag in hand. Currently the Ricky Johnson Off-Road GP is scheduled to air on Versus the first part of 2009. Based on the enthusiasm from racers and spectators alike, series promotors are looking to run a complete 8 race stadium series in 2009.
Official Sponsors of the Polaris / Lone Star / Eichner Racing Team:
Polaris Industries, Inc.
Lone Star Racing
Eichner Racing
MAXXIS Tires
Yoshimura R&D of America, Inc.
Rage'n Luxury Toy Haulers
FOX Racing Shox
Douglas Wheel Technologies, Inc.
IMS / PowerMadd
GPR Stabilizer
O ' Neal Racing
TAG Metals
WISECO Performance Products
ARC Racing - MX240V Boots/Corona BootsTireballs
TRAXXAS - Remote Control Cars
Performance Carbon Products
Rath Racing
ONE Industries
Fullbore Innovations
MasterCraft
iTi Performance Motorsports
Smith Optics
Velocity FIlters
MotoX NutritionHinson RacingMotion ProUpdog IndustriesGolden West Cycle
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; and one of the largest manufacturers of ATVs in the world. Victory motorcycles, established in 1998 and representing the first all-new American made motorcycle from a major company in nearly 60 years, are rapidly making impressive in-roads into the cruiser and touring motorcycle marketplace. 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 is available from authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.