Thief River Falls, Minn. (April 14, 2009) - Team Arctic mud racers have come full circle since last season's introduction of the Thundercat. That full circle ran around the competition all weekend at Mud Nationals, this time aboard the TRV 1000H2.
"I'm unbelievably proud of our Team Arctic racers and the dominating results they posted at the Daytona 500 of mud racing; Mud Nationals," said Ted Bettin, Team Arctic ATV Race Coordinator.
"At the end of last season, Arctic Cat promised our racers we would work on the problems that plagued them. This year we came back with new racing set-ups in the TRV chassis, and they kicked some serious butt. With the help of the Arctic Cat built 1000 motor and a little more tuning, these TRVs will be unstoppable."
Charles Touchet of Maurice, Louisiana, piloted his TRV 1000H2 to victory in the premier Open Class in the Mudda-Cross event. The next day, Touchet repeated with a second place podium in the Open Class of the Mud Bog race.
Teammate Charlie Neese from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, found himself in the first place driver seat as he won the Pro Class aboard a similarly prepared TRV 1000H2.
Other notable performances were from Anthony Abrameit aboard his 650H1 in the Bogger Class of the Mud Bog race. Representing Arctic Cat dealer, Brazos Cycles in Richmond, TX, Abrameit took third place.
Look for other Team Arctic Racers, Mark Kelly, Mike Johnson and Travis Tucker at the next race on the CMR mud racing calendar, April 24-26 in Choudrant, Louisiana. Go to www.championshipmudracing.com for more information.
About Arctic Cat
Arctic Cat Inc., based in Thief River Falls, Minn., designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles under the Arctic Cat(r) brand name, as well as related parts, garments and accessories. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the ticker symbol "ACAT." More information about Arctic Cat and its products is available on the Internet at www.arcticcat.com