Management arm of the Polaris Factory Racing team.įormerly an executive for Polaris Off Road, Scanlon has been a driving force in the The two have formed SCI (Scanlon Clarke Industries) as the program Scanlon and Travis Clarke, a duo that packs two decades of combined off-road racingĮxperience. The team will be run by long-time off-road racing veterans and team principals Craig Team Principals: Craig Scanlon & Travis Clarke In just four short years, he has collected as many year-endĬhampionships, along with multiple race wins at varying levels of the sport all in Polaris vehicles. No surprise that MacCachren followed in his father Rob’s footsteps to become aĬhampionship racer. MacCachren, will pilot the the team’s third vehicle. Most recently, Heger has raced in Pro-Lite short course trucks and Production UTVs in the Champ Off Road series,Įarning championships in both classes as well as competing full time in the SCOREĪ third-generation racer from one of the most iconic families in off-road racing history, Turbo class, with notable wins in the 2021 Vegas to Reno, 2022 King of the Hammersĭesert Challenge and 2022 Baja 400, 5 wins.Ĭoming over from Yamaha and emerging as the next big name in off-road racing, Heger has excelled in every discipline of racing with over 100 wins and 200 podiums to his name. He hasīeen competing full-time in the Best in the Desert and SCORE series in the Production The former can-Am driver Weiland has always had a passion for racing, transitioning through the youth ranks of karts, oval dwarf cars and eventually moving into short course off-road racing. Of the program from standpoint of ongoing race vehicle testing and development. Alongside Wilmot, the Polaris engineering team will assist in the progression For theseĮngineers, the development of a purpose-built factory racing UTV is literally a dreamĬome true. Whom racing and racecraft isn’t merely a job, it’s a personal passion. Technical Director Robert Wilmot, overseeing a team of Polaris off-road engineers for The development of the three purpose-built vehicles was led by Polaris Off-Road Racing Full details and information about the purpose-built Polaris Factory Racing UTV will be released right here on March 15. Polaris’ Factory Racing season will kick off at the San Felipe 250 on March 28-April 2, followed by the Baja 400 from May 31-June 4, Vegas to Reno on August 16-20, the Baja 500 on September 12-17, and the Baja 1000 on November 13-18. Furthermore, we wouldn’t be surprised, if the team enters extra parts cars at some of the bigger races to shadow the principle racers making sure they get to the finish line. Having a manager like Ryan Thomas involved, we are confident the team has all of its I’s dotted and T’s crossed. While we don’t yet know who will be navigating for the three top drivers, if the team is smart, it will be engineers that know every inch of the car so diagnostics and repairs can be made quickly as they arrive. Three cars will be campaigned at the biggest off-road races of 2023 except the Mint 400 and KOH. In short, Polaris is building race cars from the ground up in house, with the goal of beating all of the competition (ie Can-Am’s Maverick X3). This is shaping up to be the biggest factory effort in off-road racing since Ivan Stewart, Toyota and Cal Well’s PPI race team left the sport 20 years ago. If you’re a fan of Netflix’ series Drive To Survive show that documents the world of Formula One racing you will se similarities with Polaris’ new in house desert factory race effort.
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