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Taking a win in the handling course average, a win on the scales, second in the hillclimb and the average win among our testers’ opinions, the Polaris Pro RMK once again lived up to its name of Rocky Mountain King.
The other two 800s from Ski-Doo and Arctic Cat were close in every test and tied overall when the scores were averaged. The Yamaha laid down a really fast time on the straight hillclimb, but in the other tests its weight hindered performance slightly. The machines are so close on performance that differences can become almost negligible in comparison to rider ability, as was proven in our hillclimb test.
Rider skill is the biggest variable to how high up the mountain or deep into the trees a sled goes. These machines can make it through incredibly steep, deep and complex terrain, the question is, can the rider make the sled perform?