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Off-Road Racer Podcast Episode 43: Ryan Thomas

Matt Martelli — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:58:19 +0000

In this episode of the Off-Road Racer Podcast, I once again am joined by Jim Beaver, and we sit down with the Polaris Factory Race team general manager, Ryan Thomas. The three of us sit down to talk about the program, some of the members/racers in the program, and their rise to one of the top premier race teams. We also discuss Ryan’s involvement in off-road before the program, at one point being...

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RIGID Industries Sweeps King of the Hammers Desert Challenge

Chris Leone — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:00:21 +0000

RIGID Industries-backed racers Christopher Polvoorde and Brock Heger took top honors in the fifth annual Desert Challenge at King of the Hammers over the weekend, giving the brand a weekend sweep. It was Polvoorde’s first overall Unlimited win in the Desert Challenge, while Heger’s victory came alongside a second place finish for teammate Max Eddy Jr. in a 1-2 sweep of the Limited race for Polaris...

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POLARIS OFF ROAD DOMINATES THE 2024 KING OF THE HAMMERS DESERT CHALLENGE WITH UTV OVERALL PODIUM SWEEP POWERED BY THE RZR PRO R

Press Releases — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 05:37:26 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (January 29, 2024) – The 2024 UTV racing season got underway this past weekend at King of the Hammers (KOH) with the 5th annual Desert Challenge, and Polaris Factory Racing continued the momentum from its dominant 2023 with Brock Heger and Max Eddy Jr. capturing first and second overall UTV in the B3 UTV Open class respectively. Piloting his RZR Pro R Factory, Heger...

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POLARIS OFF ROAD WELCOMES BAJA LEGEND MAX EDDY JR AS FOURTH FACTORY DRIVER FOR THE 2024 RACE SEASON

Press Releases — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:14:34 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (January 22, 2024) – With the 2024 UTV racing season kicking off with the King of the Hammers Desert Challenge this Sunday, Polaris Off Road is pleased to welcome Max Eddy Jr. to the Polaris Factory Racing lineup as the team’s fourth driver of record. Eddy Jr. is not new to Polaris or the factory program, having spent the past few seasons as co-driver for racing veteran and now SCI...

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POLARIS FACTORY RACING CAPS OFF DOMINANT FIRST SEASON WITH BAJA 1000 VICTORY FOR CAYDEN MACCACHREN & SCORE PRO UTV OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR BROCK HEGER

Chris Leone — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 04:04:57 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 20, 2023) – For the second year in a row, Polaris was victorious at the Baja 1000, as Polaris Factory Racing driver Cayden McCachren captured his first win of the season at the historic event. In addition to McCachren’s UTV Overall victory, teammate Brock Heger finished in third place, earning the necessary points to capture the 2023 SCORE UTV Pro Open Class Series...

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2023 SCORE Baja 1000: Race Recap

Chris Leone — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:57:35 +0000

Image via Red Bull Content Pool The 56th running of the SCORE Baja 1000, the most prestigious race in the SCORE World Desert Championship, was unlike any other in event history. With a 1,310-mile route heading up the Baja California peninsula from La Paz to Ensenada for the first time, racers had 50 hours to face an incredibly diverse set of challenges, including plenty of silt. Just 178 of the...

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Bryce Menzies Back on Top With SCORE Baja 500 Win

Chris Leone — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:59:58 +0000

Image via Bryce Menzies Bryce Menzies won the SCORE Baja 500 for the fourth time in his career after a clean run through this year’s 473.67-mile loop from Ensenada and back, posting a winning time of 9:06:38 in the 55th edition of the race when all was said and done. Menzies started third after his podium finish in the season-opening San Felipe 250 and made his way past both second-place starter...

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POLARIS FACTORY RACING DRIVER BROCK HEGER DOMINATES 2023 BAJA 500, SECURING UTV OPEN CLASS AND UTV OVERALL VICTORIES

Press Releases — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 12:42:25 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 5, 2023) – This past weekend, the Polaris Factory Racing team took on the 55th running of the SCORE Baja 500, with Brock Heger putting forth a masterful performance behind the wheel of his RZR Pro R Factory, racing unchallenged to secure the UTV Overall and UTV Open Class victories. This marks the team’s second consecutive victory over the course of its first two races.

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Cayden MacCachren: “I Feel One of Our Cars Will Win Every Race This Year”

Chris Leone — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:00:27 +0000

He’s only been racing for a few years now, but Cayden MacCachren has done plenty to live up to the legacy created by his father, Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Famer Rob MacCachren. After plenty of successes in everything from WORCS to SCORE to the California 300, the younger MacCachren was a well-deserved pick to join the all-new Polaris Factory Racing team for the 2023 SCORE World Desert...

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POLARIS FACTORY RACING CAPTURES VICTORY AT ITS FIRST EVENT, TOPPING THE PRO UTV OPEN CLASS AT THE 2023 SAN FELIPE 250

Chris Leone — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 02:30:17 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 3, 2023) – Three weeks following the announcement of the UTV industry’s first factory racing program, Polaris Factory Racing was victorious at its first event, with a historic win at the 36th annual SCORE San Felipe 250. Veteran racer and team principal Craig Scanlon took the Pro UTV Open class victory behind the wheel of his race-modified RZR Pro R.

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POLARIS LEADS A NEW ERA IN OFF-ROAD RACING WITH INDUSTRY’S FIRST COMPREHENSIVE FACTORY RACING PROGRAM & PURPOSE-BUILT RACE UTV

Chris Leone — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:00:17 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (March 9, 2023) – Polaris Off Road, the leader in off-road vehicle innovation, is establishing a new standard for off-road racing with the development of a comprehensive RZR Factory Racing program and the sport’s first-ever purpose-built race ready UTV. Piloting three all-new Polaris-engineered race machines will be rising off-road stars Austin Weiland, Brock Heger and Cayden...

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