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This will be the build/race/break/repeat thread for our Polaris RZR Turbo that my wife Alex races in the TexPlex UTV Series. Her first ever utv racing experience came in my old Yamaha YXZ1000R, but being set up for rocks/desert was not a good fit for the tight turns that TexPlex has.
nevertheless, she was hooked and interested in getting an UTV that was specifically set up for short course. She wanted a Can Am, but those are typically a lot more money than the Polaris RZRs, and when they do break they seem to mainly break front differentials, which aren't cheap. The Polaris RZR isn't usually found on top of the podium in the pro classes anymore, but I thought it'd be at least a good first race car for her. I ended up finding a car in Arkansas from a guy named Hunter, who had built a pretty nice 2017 Polaris RZR turbo that was thinking about swapping to Can Am. He came down, I looked at the car, and we made a deal. It came with full SuperATV aftermarket arms, billet radius rods, billet rear carrier hubs, Rhino 2.0 axles, Hess 1.5:1 quickener, a race cage, a bunch of Aftermarket Assassins engine/clutching mods, and was extremely fast compared to the YXZ. Her first race with the new car was in November '20, and while she was extremely timid with the throttle (180-190 rwhp on e85), the car seemed to be working very well.
she walked away with a solid 2nd place finish in Womens Amateur, with the determination to get better and smoother through the turns.
nevertheless, she was hooked and interested in getting an UTV that was specifically set up for short course. She wanted a Can Am, but those are typically a lot more money than the Polaris RZRs, and when they do break they seem to mainly break front differentials, which aren't cheap. The Polaris RZR isn't usually found on top of the podium in the pro classes anymore, but I thought it'd be at least a good first race car for her. I ended up finding a car in Arkansas from a guy named Hunter, who had built a pretty nice 2017 Polaris RZR turbo that was thinking about swapping to Can Am. He came down, I looked at the car, and we made a deal. It came with full SuperATV aftermarket arms, billet radius rods, billet rear carrier hubs, Rhino 2.0 axles, Hess 1.5:1 quickener, a race cage, a bunch of Aftermarket Assassins engine/clutching mods, and was extremely fast compared to the YXZ. Her first race with the new car was in November '20, and while she was extremely timid with the throttle (180-190 rwhp on e85), the car seemed to be working very well.
she walked away with a solid 2nd place finish in Womens Amateur, with the determination to get better and smoother through the turns.