Polaris is partnering with Sebastien Loeb Racing for the upcoming Dakar Rally. SLR racers will pilot the Polaris RZR Pro R. Xavier de Soultrait and Florent Vayssade are both drivers on the SLR team. They will compete in the SSV T4 category behind the wheel of the Polaris RZR Pro R.
“Our success with the Polaris Factory Racing team during its first season in the SCORE Baja racing series, capped off with a coveted Baja 1000 victory, was unprecedented and prodigious, but Dakar is an entirely different beast. That said, Sebastien Loeb Racing is a finely tuned program with an enormous level of experience at Dakar and together, we couldn’t be more excited to put the RZR Pro R Factory to an entirely new test,” said Alex Scheuerell, Polaris Factory Racing Technical Director. “Our incredible design and engineering teams have continued to refine and develop the RZR Pro R Factory platform specifically for international rally racing and the unique demands it places on both drivers and vehicles. We are excited to take on this incredible challenge with the combined power of Polaris engineering and our incredible partners at SLR.”
The Dakar Rally begins in Saudi Arabia on January 5th.