Rath
Takes Over GNCC “4x4 Open” Points Lead
Minneapolis, April 13, 2010– Daryl Rath and his Sportsman 850 XP
EPS have been lurking right off the lead since the beginning of the 2010 GNCC
Racing Season and this past weekend, at Big Buck they pounced on the “4x4
Open” points lead.
Rath, who finished
second at Big Buck, has been relentless racing the Sportsman 850 XP EPS. His
first race of the season was the only race where he didn’t place and he
currently has one second and a two third place finishes in the series. He holds
the lead at 72 points and feels the best is yet to come.
“I was really
excited coming into this season, we worked very hard last year to get a solid
platform with the Sportsman 850 XP EPS. I was able to take all the information
we gained and start making the little changes needed to put this ATV up
front,” said Daryl Rath. “We have progressed this program from the
learning, development and trial stages to a racing stage, and our results are
showing that. The fine tuning changes we are making now just keep enhancing the
performance of the Sportsman 850 XP EPS. I think it will continue to improve as
the season goes on, we are a contender.”
At Big Buck it
seemed as dust was going to be the major obstacle to overcome, and it was. The
riders all had to fight for clear vision as they looked for a safe opportunity
to pass and make up some ground. It made it extremely difficult in the high
speed field sections where most of the passing opportunities were. Rath had a
strong start heading into the first turn where he caught a rock and broke his
goggle lens allowing them to fill with dirt. A quick pit stop to swap them out
lost him some valuable time and when he re-entered the track there were
additional riders he needed to get through to get back up to the front of his
class. Rath continued to pick up the pace and finished with a second place in
the “4x4 Open” class and 16th overall in the AM session.
“Daryl has
put a lot of hard work and time into his race Sportsman XP,” said Donna
Beadle, race team manager for Polaris Racing. “It’s nice to see his
work paying off and we look forward to an exciting race season.”
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