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2013 Dealer Expo Photo Highlights
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com

As with everything in our economy, this year's Dealer Expo showed a sizable downside in attendance. Despite the small turn-out, we were fortunate to run into many important people in the industry and make some real progress for motorcycle drag racing. The hot topic of the event was the venue change for the Manufacturers Cup from SGMP to Bradenton Motorsports Park. While most people we spoke to were not happy with the venue change, they were still on board with supporting the Manufacturers Cup. "I came to the conclusion by the end of the weekend that the Cup's venue change was equivalent to that of a bad break-up. The four major stages of a break-up are Shock, Denial, Anger, and then Acceptance. I believe many racers are finally reaching the acceptance stage and ready to move forward with a successful 2013 race season." said Brandi.

We had a great opportunity to hand out the Dragbike.com Kool-Aid to many new faces and we welcome you to our cult! We also gave out thousands of decals and felt so fortunate to meet so many people that visit the site and appreciate our hard work. Dragbike.com is not a hobby site, it's not something we do for fun. Dragbike.com is a full time passion and we are here to work for you and help grow this sport, as well as giving our racers as much exposure as possible. So thank you to everyone at the show that took the time to talk to us and for the feedback! We look forward to the 2013 race season. See you at the track!


Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Larry 'Spiderman' McBride with Managing Editor Brandi Neithamer. Larry is a long time Dragbike.com supporter and one of the most influential people in motorcycle drag racing. Thanks for lunch Larry!

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Brock Davidson cleaning his booth before the show, looks Stupid Fast to me!

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
The D.M.E. Racing Pro Street bike piloted by Joey Gladstone on display in the Penske booth with Andy Sawyer of DME, Cole Seitzinger of Penske and Joey Gladstone.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Strider Balance bikes are valuable to teach your youngster balance before they are ready for a pedal bike. These bikes are tested and approved by Dragbike.com and sold through Schnitz Racing.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Suzuki Hayabusa on display in the Wossner Pistons Booth featuring Brock's Performance, MPS Products and engine work by Port-Tech.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
The Rickey Gadson Speed and Strength Series was on display featuring MIROCK and Brock's Performance.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Mark Gardner brought the party to the Dealer Expo, thanks Mark!

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Can you say 'Jacked up'?

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Two Wheel Werks bikes on display - For Sale, contact Justin Doucet for more info.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Carpenter Racing Triumph Rocket III on display at the Castrol Moto booth.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
AMA Vintage bikes on display. We have come so far!!

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
On Display at the International Motorcycle Show - Custom Kawasaki ZX-14R by JDA Custom featuring Brock's Performance products.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
The Arlen Ness Bike - Pictures don't do it justice!

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
On Display at the International Motorcycle Show - Massive Red Bull Truck!

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Marine Memorial Bike

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
On Display at the International Motorcycle Show - Suzuki Hayabusa Shelby Mustang bike built by Rob Decker

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Dragbike.com was excited to meet the Full Spectrum Power crew in the Brock's Performance booth. It was great to hear Jason's innovative ideas that are driving this company's growth, watch for great things from them! Pictured here is Jeff Grieco of Brock's Performance with Charlie Kershner, Jason Levitt, and Breeann Poland of Full Spectrum Power.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Pro Street racer Joey Gladstone signing an autograph for the beautiful and entertaining Dylan Schmidt.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
D.M.E. Racing was on site this year with a large variety of products to showcase. Pictured here is Andy Sawyer with Street ET Champion Ben Knight. Will Ben be fielding a Pro Street bike this year?

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Tim Hailey of EatMyInk.com - Tim is a lifelong friend of Dragbike.com and an invaluable person to motorcycle drag racing. Love you Tim!

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Always the most entertaining booth at the Dealer Expo or anywhere the Web Cam girls show up! Larry 'Spiderman' McBride, Scott Valentine of Dynatek, and the beautiful Melissa from Web Cam.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com
Late night meeting with the future of drag racing in Japan. Japanese Magazine, Road Rider Editor, Yoichi Tsukioka; Class Four Engineering President, Masa Yokota and Takashi Banno (not pictured). Not sure why everyone decided to beat on Masa for this picture, but I am sure he deserved it! Dragbike.com felt extremely fortunate to speak with such dedicated motorcycle drag racing enthusiasts. Thanks to our good friend Takashi for the very entertaining translations.

Dealer Expo 2013 Dragbike.com


Kenny Koelling with Managing Editor, Brandi Neithamer. Dragbike.com is excited to have Kenny on board as our new Marketing Director. Good Luck and don't get fired!

 

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