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4 • May 1, 2017 • Powersports Business NEWS www.PowersportsBusiness.com www.powersportsbusiness.com Editorial and Sales: 763.383.4400 Subscriber Service: 847.513.6025 EDITOR IN CHIEF: Dave McMahon 763/383-4411 (dmcmahon@powersportsbusiness.com) SENIOR EDITOR: Liz Keener 763/383-4413 (lkeener@powersportsbusiness.com) ASSISTANT EDITOR: Kate Swanson 763/383-4412 (kswanson@powersportsbusiness.com) MANAGING ART DIRECTOR: Dodi Vessels ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR: Nicole Siewert PRODUCTION ARTIST: Kelsey Houle PRODUCTION MANAGER: Angela Schmieg PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Cherri Perschmann NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Allison Gruhn 763/383-4467 (agruhn@powersportsbusiness.com) NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER Mark Rosacker 763/383-4433 (mrosacker@powersportsbusiness.com) NATIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE Michael Kula 763/383-4440 (mkula@powersportsbusiness.com) CEO: Marion Minor SR. VICE PRESIDENT/FINANCE & OPERATIONS: Gerald Winkel SR. 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APRIL 2017 21-23: Ventura County Motorcycle & Powersports Sales Event, Simi-Valley Harley-Davidson, Moorpark, CA 21-23: Handbuilt Motorcycle Show, Fair Market, Austin, TX 21-23: MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, TX 22: Monster Energy Supercross, Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT 22: Custom Culture Forum, Revival Cycles, Austin, TX 22-23: AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series, Moree's Sportsman's Preserve, Society Hill, SC 22-23: RMSHA Points Final, Grand Targhee, WY 22-23: Jet Jam, Crazy Horse Campgrounds, Lake Havasu, AZ 25: Polaris Industries, First Quarter Conference Call 25-28: Colin Edwards' Texas Tornado Post-GP Boot Camp, Austin, TX 26-29: 35th Annual Laughlin River Run, Laughlin, NV 27-29: Laughlin Bike Party, Mother Road Harley-Davidson, Kingman, AZ 28-30: MotoAmerica Suzuki ECSTAR Championship, Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA 29: Monster Energy Supercross, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 29-30: HydroFlight Round 1, Pensacola, FL 30: Western New York Off-Road Association Championship Series, Dream Riders, Newfield, NY MAY 2017 3-7: Thunder Beach Spring Rally, Panama City Beach, FL 6: Monster Energy Supercross Finals, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV 6: The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, Quail Lodge & Golf Club, Carmel, CA 6: AMA Supermoto National Championship Series, Mussleman Honda Circuit, Tucson, AZ 6-7: Pro Watercross Tour, Pensacola Beach, FL 6-7: AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series, X Factor Whitetails, Peru, IN 11-14: MotoAmerica, Virginia International Raceway, Danville, VA 12-14: Overland Expo West, Fort Tuthill County Fairgrounds, Flagstaff, AZ 12-21: Myrtle Beach Bike Week, Myrtle Beach, SC 13: AMA Pro Flat Track Arizona Mile, Turf Paradise, Phoenix, AZ 13-14: Pro Watercross, Panama City Beach, FL 14: Western New York Off-Road Association Championship Series, Seneca Highlands, Odessa, NY 16: Gas Gas EC 2018 Phoenix Project Press Ride, Girona, Spain 18-21: 20th Annual AspenCash Motorcycle Rally, Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino, Ruidoso, NM 18-21: American Patriot Fest 2017, Craig Ranch Regional Park, North Las Vegas, NV 19-20: ULTRA4s, Davis, OK 20: AMA Pro Flat Track Sacramento Mile, Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA 20: Henderson Harley-Davidson Ride for the Troops, Henderson, NV 20: 49th Annual Hanford Vintage Motorcycle Rally, Kings Fairgrounds, Hanford, CA 20-21: Jet Jam, Crazy Horse Campgrounds, Lake Havasu, AZ 26-28: 16th Annual Run-A-Mucca Motorcycle Rally, Winnemucca, NV 27: AMA Pro Flat Track Springfield TT, Springfield, IL 27-28: AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series, Sunday Creek Raceway, Millfield, OH 28: AMA Pro Flat Track Springfield Mile I, Springfield, IL 28: Western New York Off-Road Association Championship Series, Broome-Tioga, Richford, NY CALENDAR OF EVENTS Email dmcmahon@powersportsbusiness.com to get your industry event added to the calendar. viewed in the first quarter of 2017, up from 235,000 views in the year-ago quarter. There were 220,000 page views in the first quarter of 2015. Unique visitors are on a similar momentous growth curve. There were 163,000 unique visitors in Q1 of 2017, compared to 100,000 in 2016 and 95,000 in 2015. "I think it's time we welcome all of newest fans who have uncovered PowersportsBusi- ness.com over the past year," said PSB editor in chief Dave McMahon. "We're proud of the trust the industry puts in us to deliver the most important and relevant news of the day." HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEALER MEETING SET Harley-Davidson will hold its 2017 Dealer Meeting from Aug. 21-25 at the Los Angeles Convention Center's South Hall. V-TWIN EXPO AUCTION BID DEADLINE IS MAY 15 V-Twin Expo, the annual gathering of the V-twin industry in Cincinnati, is among the assets being put up for auction by Paisano Publications, LLC. The company announced that the deadline for bid submissions is May 15, 2017. Easyriders magazine is also part of the pack- age, along with Easyriders Events, Road Iron, In the Wind, Wrench and Tattoo magazines. Owner and publisher Joe Teresi, 76, announced in March that he's retiring after 46 years at the helm of the company. More information can be found at PaisanoAuction.com. BALDWIN JOINS KENDA TIRES Kenda Tires announced that it has hired a 17-year industry veteran, with experience working for Polaris, Cannonade, Tucker Rocky and QuadBoss, as its new director of powersports. Jason Baldwin will lead Kenda Tires' powersports division. While at QuadBoss, Baldwin developed a full line of ATV/UTV tires that have been well received in the pow- ersports market. Baldwin is looking forward to joining the team and contributing to Kenda's traction in the powersports market. Baldwin is an avid bicycle and powersports rider, even having a bicycle mount on the back of his motorcycle. He will be relocating with his family from Texas to the Kenda USA headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Jimmy Yang, president of American Kenda Rubber, said: "We are very excited to welcome Baldwin into the Kenda family. His enthusiasm and passion for all things powers- ports can't be beat." QUADBOSS ADDS JUSTIN LASATER TO ITS TEAM QuadBoss announced the addition of a brand specialist with more than 20 years of experi- ence in the powersports industry ranging from service manager to parts and accessories man- ager. Justin Lasater will serve as a brand special- ist, effective immediately. "With the double- digit growth QuadBoss has experienced in the last few years, we real- ized that it was time to bring on another employee to continue driving the brand for- ward," said Sheila Bradbury, brand specialist for QuadBoss. "We are very happy to have Jus- tin on the team." Lasater comes to QuadBoss from Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, where he played an integral part in developing and sourcing new products for its ATV and UTV lines. He will be doing the same for Quad- Boss in his role as brand specialist, focused on continued brand growth. BRP ADDS RETAIL FINANCING PARTNERS BRP is expanding its U.S. retail financing options by signing long-term agreements with Citi Retail Services and Roadrunner Finan- cial, in addition to its existing agreement with Sheffield Financial. "Together, Citi, Roadrunner and Shef- field deliver complimentary retail financ- ing services, giving consumers even more options when purchasing BRP products," said Bernard Guy, regional vice-presi- dent, Sales, North America. "We believe that these agreements improve the value proposition we offer our North American dealers and further support both dealer and BRP growth." Citi will provide consumers with revolv- ing credit programs through BRP dealers to finance the purchase of BRP's recreational vehi- cles and other related products and services. Roadrunner, for its part, will provide near and subprime financing, while Sheffield continues to offer installment loans. "We look forward to the start of a great new relationship with BRP and are excited about the opportunity to help support its growth and position as an industry leader," said Craig Val- lorano, head of Citi Retail Services. "Our focus continues to be on providing effective financ- ing solutions for iconic brands such as BRP that offer high quality products and great value to their customers." "Roadrunner Financial is proud to partner with a market leader and innovator such as BRP. We are excited to offer the speed and ease of our financing program to BRP dealers and their customers," said Mark Davidson, execu- tive vice-president of Business Development at Roadrunner Financial. EX-POLARIS DIRECTOR JOINS DESIGN FIRM Minneapolis-based Miller Design Group, a specialist in in-store retail design and fixtures, has added a new partner, Paige Wittman, as the 22-year-old firm is now named the Miller Wittman Retail Design Group. "Wittman brings 25 years of executive level sales, marketing and channel develop- ment experience to us," said Barb Miller, founder of Miller Retail Design. "She has dedicated her career to developing powerful distribution channels and retail programs for leading brands." Most recently, Wittman held executive positions at the Andersen Corporation, including vice president of Sales Operations and vice president of Sales. Before joining Andersen in 2007, Paige spent nine years at Polaris Industries, where her last role was director of Retail & Dealer Development. She also held domestic and international sales management & marketing roles at Polaris, as well as The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. DEALER RAISES FUNDS FOR OFFICER'S MODIFIED TRIKE High Desert Harley-Davidson, of Meridian, Idaho, launched a GoFundMe page to raise money to purchase a new Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra and modify the trike for Boise police officer Kevin Holtry, who was para- lyzed in the line of duty last year. The dealership has a goal of $65,000 and hopes to give the modified motorcycle to Hol- try by June 17, the same day they will host a benefit ride for him. PSB HOT NEWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 JUSTIN LASATER