Polaris Grant Program Tops $700,000 in Aid to Local, State and National ATV Organizations...

Polaris Grant Program Tops $700,000 in Aid to Local, State and National ATV Organizations $108,400 in New Funds Announced

MINNEAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
Polaris Industries is proud to announce the completion of its
second year of T.R.A.I.L.S. grants. In more than two years, the
Polaris T.R.A.I.L.S. Grant Program has granted $700,057 in funds to
local, state and National ATV Clubs. In this first round of 2008,
Polaris granted $108,400 to 11 organizations in eleven states. To
date, Polaris has assisted 78 ATV organizations in 42 states across
the U.S.

The first of its kind in the ATV industry, the 'T.R.A.I.L.S.'
grant program was launched in January 2006 for ATV clubs, associations
and grassroots groups. ATV riders and the trails they use are the
lifeblood of the sport and Polaris aimed to create a program to help.

The T.R.A.I.L.S. program makes funds available to not-for-profit
national, state and local organizations in the United States to ensure
the future of legal ATV riding.

T.R.A.I.L.S. stands for:

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T = Trail Development
R = Responsible Riding
A = Access
I = Initiatives
L = Lobbying
S = Safety
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The grant program encompasses two main objectives - promoting safe
and responsible riding, and preserving access. Funds can be used by
organizations for trail development and maintenance projects, safety
and education initiatives, lobbying and other projects to increase and
maintain land access.

"The consistently growing interest in this program is evidence
enough of the dire need to secure legal riding places in the United
States," said Mike Dougherty, vice president of the ATV division at
Polaris. "We are committed to the ongoing success of our program and
hope riders at every level will have a more positive riding experience
be it locally, statewide or nationally because of our efforts."

The grants ranged from $8,500 to the maximum $10,000 and will be
applied toward: trail development, expansion, improvements,
reconstruction and connections; an off road adventure park; ATV safety
training school and DVD; national forest trail mapping; and lobbying
efforts to re-open state forests for off-road vehicle use.

The fifth round of T.R.A.I.L.S. grant recipients are:

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Local Organizations
North Alabama Trail Riders Association (Alabama)
Harlan County Ridge Runners ATV Club Inc. (Kentucky)
Gila Rough Riders (New Mexico)
Gold Country ATV Association (Nevada)
Cedar Mountain Sledders & OHV Club (Utah)
Florence County ATV Club Inc. (Wisconsin)
State Organizations
ATV Maine
New Jersey Off-Highway Vehicle Association
New York Specialty Off Road Vehicle Association
South Dakota Off Highway Vehicle Coalition
National Organizations
USDA Forest Service, Cibola Ntl. Forest, Black Kettle
District (Oklahoma)
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For more information on the 'T.R.A.I.L.S.' grant program and an
application form, visit the Polaris Web site at
www.polarisindustries.com and click on "Riders," then select "Right to
Ride." -- http://www.pi54.com/ATV/PDFs/TRAILSGrantAppForm.pdf

Grant applications are reviewed two times per year -- in March and
September, with corresponding submission deadlines of March 1 and
September 1. Organizations must have 501c3, 501c7 or non-profit
organization status. Project funding, or matching funding, from other
sources is an important criteria to be considered for a T.R.A.I.L.S.
grant.

About Polaris

With annual 2007 sales of $1.8 billion, Polaris designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs),
including the Polaris RANGER(TM), snowmobiles and Victory motorcycles
for recreational and utility use.

Polaris is a recognized leader in the snowmobile industry, one of
the largest manufacturers of all terrain recreational, utility and
side-by-side vehicles (ATVs) in the world, and rapidly making
impressive in-roads into the motorcycle cruiser and touring
marketplace under the Victory(R) brand. The Victory motorcycle
division was established in 1998 representing the first all-new
American-made motorcycle from a major company in nearly 60 years.
Polaris also enhances the riding experience with a complete line of
Pure Polaris apparel, accessories and parts, available at Polaris
dealerships.

Polaris Industries Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol "PII," and the Company is included in the S&P
Small-Cap 600 stock price index.

Information about the complete line of Polaris products, apparel
and vehicle accessories are available from authorized Polaris dealers
or anytime from the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.

Polaris Sales Inc.
Mollie Wulff, 612-281-6122
TRAILSgrants@polarisind.com or
mollie.wulff@polarisind.com

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