Polaris Factory Racing Drivers Brock Heger and
Max Eddy Jr. Deliver 1-2 Finishes in
the RZR Pro R Factory, while Wayne Matlock
Rounds out the Podium in his Modified RZR Pro R
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.
Polaris Off Road Dominates King of the
Hammers Desert Challenge with Podium Sweep
Piloting his RZR Pro R Factory, Heger, the 2023 SCORE UTV Pro
Open Champion, was unstoppable throughout the weekend, finishing
first in the prologue race and leading wire-to-wire during the
final challenge to take the checkered flag. In his debut appearance
as an official Polaris Factory Racing driver, Eddy Jr. put forth an
inspiring performance in his RZR Pro R Factory, working his way
through the pack to finish second overall behind his teammate.
Rounding out the B3 UTV Open class podium sweep was fellow Polaris
racer Wayne Matlock in his
race-modified RZR Pro R.
When the race got underway, Heger was quick off the line, taking
the early lead and setting a blistering pace up front. Throughout
the two-lap 182-mile race, Heger put his RZR Pro R Factory through
its paces and the vehicle performed flawlessly, taking on
everything the Johnson Valley terrain had to offer. Ultimately,
with his lead expanded to nearly one minute during lap two, Heger
navigated his way to a relatively easy victory. But things weren't
quite as smooth for Eddy Jr. A difficult prologue race found him
starting the Desert Challenge in 14th, but the five-time Baja 1000
motorcycle champion showed exactly why he earned the seat for 2024
in the RZR Pro R Factory, slicing and dicing his way through a deep
field to finish second overall.
"We wanted to pick up where we left off and get our fifth
consecutive victory and our fourth consecutive UTV Overall win, and
it feels pretty incredible to do exactly that at an event as
significant as Hammers," said Heger. "With this event being more of
an all-out sprint, it really demonstrated the incredible power of
the RZR Pro R Factory, in addition to its overall strength and
reliability. This vehicle, and our entire operation, is getting
more and more dialed in with every race, and after all our success,
it's pretty amazing to think that we're still improving."
"After four consecutive victories in 2023, it's pretty
mind-blowing to come out here and not only get another win, but
sweep the podium with RZR Pro Rs at Hammers," said Alex Scheuerell, Polaris Factory Racing
Technical Director. "Our Factory Racing drivers are amazing, and
it's incredibly gratifying to see the RZR Pro R Factory dominating
the field. But to have Wayne
(Matlock) take the final podium spot in a modified stock Pro
R further validates our Pro R platform as the best all around
side-by-side in the game."
Polaris Factory Racing still has some work to do in Johnson
Valley this week, as Heger takes his skills to the UTV Championship
Rock Race later in the week, behind the wheel of a nearly stock RZR
Turbo R.
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discover the joy of being outdoors since our founding in 1954.
Polaris' high-quality product line-up includes the RANGER®, RZR®,
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