Polaris gearing up for 12-Hours of Pont de Vaux

Polaris is sending four teams to compete in the historic 12-Hours of Pont de Vaux World Championship, which is scheduled for August 24-24 in Lyon, France.

One team from the United States and three French teams will represent Polaris at the event, all racing on the Outlaw 525 S.

Doug Eichner, multi-time world and national ATV champion and record holder of seven wins and ten podium finishes at the12-Hours of Pont de Vaux, will anchor Team Polaris USA. The team will also feature Polaris rider Dana Creech, known for his Division 4 Freestyle Championship and Clear Channel Stadium Series MX Championship. GNC MX Pro National Champion, eight-time GNC Pro-Am National Champion, former Pont De Vaux top-three winner and former Eichner teammate Travis Spader.

Doug Eichner has seven wins at the 12-Hours of Pont de Vaux.

Polaris France will be represented by three French teams. MX Racer Vincent Broyer, French MX National Champion Mickaël Revoy and Thierry Chevrot will make up the first French team.

The second French team features Enduro star Jean-Hugues Adam, Pascal De Palma and Franck Allart. Adeline Martin and Betty Kraft will return to try to recapture the Women’s Division as the third French team.

“Polaris is excited about the level of participation at this year’s event and we look forward to a successful race for all the teams,” says Polaris Racing team manager Eric Nault. “We thank our world-class racers and sponsors for helping put together the most-competitive teams of racers we’ve ever had at the historic 12-Hours of Pont de Vaux.”