The Polaris racing team has found a great deal of success so far in 2018. This week, they built on their accomplishments by locking down the podium in their class at King of the Hammers.

Following Ronnie Anderson’s win last week at WORCS season opener in the all-new single-seat RZR RS1, Mitch Guthrie Jr.’s victory kept the Polaris Factory Racing team atop the podium. He was joined by fellow Polaris teammate Branden Sims in second and his father, Mitch Guthrie Sr., taking third. With multiple victories already secured early in this season, the Polaris team is primed to build upon its incredibly successful 2017 season.

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“It’s been a long road getting here with countless hours spent practicing and even participating in this race with my dad a few times. To finally not just be in the race, but to walk away a champion is a huge honor for me and an experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life,” said Mitch Guthrie Jr.

King of the Hammers is one part desert race, one part rock crawling competition, merely crossing the finish line is an accomplishment. Your author enjoyed the opportunity to have a go in a custom-built KOH rig last year; its owner described King of the Hammers as a day-long car crash. Billed as the toughest single day off-road race in the world, one glance at the rock-strewn hills these competitors have to climb confirms that assertion.

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Yesterday’s victory at the superbly-named King of the Hammers continues the Polaris team’s gonzo start to the season. They’ve already taken victories on the Desert and Short Courses at the Casey Folks Parker 250, plus winning the WORCS season opener at Orleans Arena last weekend in Vegas. These victories are in addition to 43 wins and 129 podiums over the last two years.