 opefully, all of you dealers out there made it to this year’s Parts Unlimited/Drag Specialties NVP. If you didn’t, well, you missed out on quite an event! The National Vendor Presentation is basically the one time out of the year that all of the key players at Parts and Drag, plus all of the sales reps and vendors are all in the same place at the same time.
The week starts out with four days of rep training and breakout meetings, where the sales reps in all regions get the opportunity to have one-on-one time with the vendors to hear about all of the new products that they’ll be bringing into your dealerships in the upcoming year.
Saturday night is the “Meet & Greet” at the warehouse in Janesville. Plenty of food and drinks to go around, and a chance to tour the warehouse and see how exactly this state of the art company gets all of your orders shipped out on time each and every day. This is also a great time to catch up with old friends, and make new ones!
Sunday’s Showcase is really the highlight of the show, with all of the top vendors from Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties on hand to show off products, answer all of your questions, and, of course, to take lots of orders!
If you didn’t make it to NVP this year, make sure to mark your calendar for 2008. As a Parts Unlimited dealer, this is one event that you definitely don’t want to miss out on! Check out some of the many highlights from this year’s NVP…
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Four of the hardest-working ladies in the business: Lisa Reif, Jeni Stencils, Kathy Sommervold and Sandy Hartl. We appreciate everything you do! Kinney Jones photo.
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AFX had plenty of their helmets on hand for the reps to check out. Kinney Jones photo.
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Doug Muellner briefs the reps on what’s new from FMF and STM for 2008. Kinney Jones photo.
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Legend Air’s new Off-Road Suspension System for the UTVs is one of the coolest new products out there. Kinney Jones photo.
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Exhaust specialists Ken Boyko of Cobra, Denis Manning of BUB and Terry Vance of Vance & Hines. Kinney Jones photo.
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Dealers, reps and vendors all gathered at the Parts Unlimited/Drag Specialties warehouse in Janesville on Saturday night for the annual Meet & Greet. Kinney Jones photo.
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Thor by far got the award for the most entertaining presentation of the week. Their skit of “Thor through the years” was not only hilarious, but also a great representation of how Thor has progressed through the decades. A great job by Bob Maynard and the entire Thor crew! Kinney Jones photo.
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Z1R unveiled their new line of riding gear at NVP. Be sure to check it out! Don Emde photo.
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Fred Fox sits proudly on a new bike that was presented to him at the "Meet & Greet." Builder Don Hotop (left) and Drag Specialties' Tom Motzko, the organizer of the project, share in the moment. Kinney Jones photo.
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Rep Jay Verly with a group of dealers at the Meet & Greet. Kinney Jones photo.
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The Icon booth was packed all day long with dealers checking out all of the latest and greatest gear. Kinney Jones photo.
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Rep Gary Gibbs and dealers at the Meet & Greet. Kinney Jones photo.
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Nate Adams (left) and Rodney Smith, along with many other Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties sponsored riders, were on hand at the showcase to sign autographs and pose for photos with their fans. Kinney Jones photo.
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There was a great turnout for the Showcase on Sunday. Kinney Jones photo.
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Alpinestars was out in full force at NVP, showcasing plenty of great new products for 2008. Jen Emde photo.
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Jeremy McGrath with a few of his biggest fans. Kinney Jones photo.
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Roland Sands discusses the ins and outs of the RSD line with a few dealers. Kinney Jones photo.
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Flip Page was the lucky winner of this cool Valentino Rossi replica AGV helmet, presented here by Leonard, Paulo and JH from AGV. Jen Emde photo.
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Thor had some classic gear and machines from decades gone by on display in their booth. Jen Emde photo.
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Moose Racing had their new 2008 gear out for the dealers to see and their extensive team of product specialists on hand to answer questions from dealers and reps. Kinney Jones photo.
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Ted Sands talks Performance Machine with a few of the dealers at the Showcase. Kinney Jones photo.
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Z1R had their entire line-up of helmets and their new line of riding gear on display. Kinney Jones photo.
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Chad Reed and a young fan at the Showcase. Kinney Jones photo.
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Parts Unlimited Rep Carl
Magnussen with dealer Jarren
Halstead and Elyssa Hall from
Grinnell, Iowa. Kinney Jones photo.
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