On Saturday 8 and 9 July, Polaris UTV’s from throughout the UK and Ireland will be take the trip to Bastogne, Belgium to race against SXS racers from across Europe in the UTV class of the European Quad Trophy event. It will be third year that the British SXS Racing Championship has joined forces with the BGS Trophy in Belgium to take part in the unique event. Unlike the events in the UK, as well…
Following a successful 20-year career racing superbikes at world level in a variety of championships – including the World Superbike Championship and MotoGP classes – Carlos Checa recently swapped two-wheels for four when he raced a Polaris RZR in the Afriquia Merzouga Rally. It was the first time that the 2011 World Superbike Champion had worked with a co-pilot when racing and they finished the challenging rally in 12th place out of 24 competitors in…
The Polaris Ranger XP900 EFI and Ranger 800 6×6 are the vehicles of choice by the Slovakian Fire and Rescue department, Border Police and Mountain Rescue Service. Following a tender for ‘Special Small Rescue Vehicles’ the Ministry of Interior in Slovakia now have a fleet of 250 Polaris Rangers. It’s not the first time that a Polaris has been chosen by the Ministry either, after a fleet of 16 Sportsman 800 ATVs joined the department…
French pilot, Frederic Henricy won the SSV Class at the 2017 Merzouga Rally this weekend – part of the 2017 Dakar Series. He was joined on the podium by fellow Frenchman and Polaris driver, Ronald Basso, who finished in third place. Out of the 24 SXS vehicles competing in the SSV class, 15 were Polaris RZR’s – with Polaris drivers taking four out of the top five places. It was a change for 2011 World…
As the iconic RZR celebrates its 10th birthday this year, we take a look at the racers who have taken it to victory throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa. Next up in our series are British SXS 1000cc Champions, Mark McCann and Jayne Ind from the United Kingdom. British Champion duo, Mark and Jayne have been racing Polaris machinery for four years and wouldn’t choose anything else… “For us, the best thing about Polaris is…
The Polaris Ranger has been a trusted partner of farmers, hunters and those looking after their homes and land for over a decade now. With a range of models available – from the mid-size two-seater Ranger 570 EPS, to the full-size crew 1028cc Ranger Diesel HD machine, the versatile ORV from Polaris is well-equipped for a variety of tasks, combining hard work with ease of use. With a comprehensive range of Lock & Ride accessories,…
As the iconic RZR celebrates its 10th birthday this year, we take a look at the racers who have taken it to victory throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa. First up is Ahmed Al-Maqoodi from the UAE. Winner of the 2016 Dubai International Rally and 2017 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Al-Maqoodi shares his thoughts on his Polaris Racing Team UAE RZR 1000 following his T3 category win. “We finished 11th overall in Abu Dhabi and…
The most-anticipated, off-road viral video of the year XP1K4 has launched! The fourth instalment of the wildly-successful film franchise features the driving skills of newly crowned 2017 UTV World Champion and three-time off-road champion, RJ Anderson. XP1K4 is five minutes of full-throttle, turbo-powered, mind-bending, off-road action! Anderson lays down a massive barrage of gravity defying stunts in his highly modified 2017 Polaris RZR XP Turbo EPS. He fearlessly attacks massive jumps, whoops, high-speed drifts and…
The 39th edition of the iconic and world-respected Dakar event took place in January in South America – with Polaris notching up their sixth win at the event, but taking the very first official SSV (UTV) class title in the process. 45-year-old, Leandro Torres, along with his co-driver Lourival Roldan crossed the final day’s finish line in their factory Xtremeplus Polaris RZR1000XT machine with an impressive 4h 42m advantage ahead of their competition. As a…
Home to over 300 million olive trees and considered to be the world’s leading producer and exporter, Spain takes its olive industry very seriously; which is why many of the country’s farmers are turning to the world’s largest off-road vehicle manufacturer – Polaris. With significant experience supporting olive farmers in the Spanish market specifically, Polaris products have become an increasingly familiar sight, with the Sportsman 570 and Ace 570 models allowing farmers to streamline their…
