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Petrolhead Dai Evans has certainly spent a lot of time with his sleeves rolled up servicing, maintaining, and repairing engines and utility vehicles over the last 40 years. Whilst motorcycles were his main business by choice for 25 years, Polaris quad bikes and utility vehicles overtook his love of motorcycles to become his family’s main revenue stream. Now with his son Llewellyn and additional fully-trained technical support staff, Dai’s business Usk and Wye Valley ATV…

The Safe Shores campaign covers the areas of Scotland’s South Ayrshire shoreline at Troon, Prestwick and Ayr beaches. Its purpose is to safeguard members of the public and families that visit the area during the spring and summer months, and to ensure that these groups of people are safe from crime, disorder and road safety issues. In previous years as many as 25,000 persons are known to have visited these areas in one day during…

“We have quite a charming beach to ourselves,” wrote Queen Victoria, on the beach at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. The Italianate style house, originally built to provide the Queen and Prince Albert with a private home, is surrounded by grounds and parkland that were developed by the Prince himself.  Covering 354 acres, it displays his liking for poplars and the Italian style of lined drives and walks with evergreens. Today, Osborne House,…

Pioneering husband and wife, David and Bekka Corrie-Close, chose the Polaris Ranger EV to help run their sustainable farm. Sat within the powerful Polaris Ranger EV whilst driving through the flower-filled meadows surrounding Sizergh Castle in Cumbria, David and Bekka felt peaceful and content. With only the sound of the long, lush grass being flattened by the wide, low-pressure tyres, the native, horned cattle turned lazily to see who was approaching. The Ranger EV is…

Last week was one of the most challenging weeks for the British Enduro Championship in a long time. The loss of a venue at short notice and the extremely hot weather meant the team were up against it in a big way. Round 3 of the Championship was looking more like it wouldn’t run even as late as the Thursday but a wave of positivity from members saw us going for it. The concerns were real,…

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is renowned for attracting the best vehicles, drivers and brands in motoring since 1993, and 2018 is set to be no different. Described as ‘motorsport’s ultimate summer garden party, an intoxicating display of speed and power’, where better for Polaris to show their latest recreational and sport utility vehicles. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iconic RANGER model this year, Polaris will be showcasing the latest model in the…

Last weekend saw the SXS train pull into Kirton Off Road Centre for Rounds 2 of the British Enduro Championship and British Youth Championship. Everyone knew this would be a challenging event for both driver and machine. The intention was always to build a big lap and a strong but compact circuit for our youth racers. The youth track was easy, using a compressed version of the MX Track to create some fierce racing. That…

Carlow based Polaris dealer Storm-tec has been appointed exclusive Polaris ORV dealer for the Republic of Ireland. The dealership will be working with and managing a small sub dealer network that looks after all Polaris requirements in the Republic. Since becoming a Polaris dealer in 2016 Storm-tec has greatly expanded their farming and countryside business and Dealer Principal Conor Gribbon reports high sales of the Polaris Ranger Diesel to the Irish Coast Guard, while the…

AJ & R Scambler & Sons Ltd, better known as Scamblers, have been appointed authorised Polaris dealers. Established in 1974 and based in spacious rural premises in the village of Bourn, between Cambridge and St Neots, Scamblers are now regarded as a market leader in turfcare and grounds maintenance machinery. The dealership specialises in supplying compact tractors, utility vehicles, bank tractors, mowers and turfcare and groundcare machinery for every aspect of turf and grounds maintenance….

Round two of the British Short Circuit Championship, sponsored by Polaris and Par Homes  saw the track team arrive to a perfect PAR Raceway track. Paul Rowlands and his team had the race surface in fantastic condition for what looked to be a great weekends racing. All the big hitters in all three classes were present and many of the classes could have been won by several drivers. A strong start to what turned out…