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Doc's Harley-Davidson, Missouri's oldest exclusive Harley-Davidson dealership, is partnering with three-time POWERade champ Angelle Sampey and Karl Klement Racing for the 2008 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle tour. "I'm very excited to represent a dealership," said Sampey, a motorcycle dealer herself. "My dad's been riding Harley-Davidsons all my life, so I'm really excited about it."
Based just outside of St. Louis in Kirkwood, Doc's is the number 1 (out of 682) Harley-Davidson dealer in the country for the new purchase experience over a rolling 12 month average. Interestingly, Doc's is also owned by a woman—Pat Bush. "Pat rides, used to drag race, and loves Pro Stock Motorcycle racing," said Doc's marketing director Rich Blosser. "She's attracted to the idea of Angelle as a woman rider. She'd heard from George Bryce (the six-time champion tuner of Sampey's Rush Racing Buell) that Angelle had the best natural talent he'd ever seen."
"When Karl brought Angelle on board, it was the biggest story in racing and we wanted to be a part of it," said Jim Wagner of Doc's. Wagner is Doc's sales leader now, but in the past he led Doc's racing assault on the flat tracks.
"My dad Ralph 'Doc' Schneidewind started the dealership in 1955 and supported flat track racing right from the get-go," said Pat Bush. "Jim Wagner joined our team and built the fastest 883 ever on the Springfield Mile. Our roots started with Terry Poobey and Scott Sherb, and they had sponsorship from KK Racing. At the time, I didn't realize KK Racing was Karl Klement. Then one day I realized he was the same KK Racing in Pro Stock Motorcycle! I said 'We have to do this!' We're really excited for it all to come together and be a part of Karl's team."
"I'm not sure who's more enthusiastic about racing, Karl or my boss Patty Bush," said Wagner. "Karl is a real racing guy. He doesn't do it for the money, he does it for the glory. He got together with Scott and Terry at Ross Downs in Texas and started touring the country and doing well. Karl went to Springfield four times and won four times. He gets the best, that's the kind of guy he is. We're tickled to be a part of his operation."
"We're so excited to have Doc's come on board," said Klement. "They've been in dirt tracking since 1955, and for them to be involved with us is a great marketing partnership. Having Angelle on a V-Twin this year is a huge marketing opportunity for Doc's, and they're excited to have Angelle show what she can do on an S&S V-Twin."
"I think it's pretty cool," said Sampey. "I haven't met Pat yet, but I'm very excited about meeting her. She works in a male dominated world and so do I. I'm really glad to have them on our team."
"Angelle is five Wally's away from being the all-time Pro Stock Motorcycle win leader," noted Blosser. "We're really excited by the opportunity to be with her at this time and we think she's really gonna fly."
The 2008 POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle season resumes at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals, March 13-16, 2008 at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida.
Angelle and the team would like to thank Rush Racing Products Rush Slip On Mufflers - Motorcycle Mufflers - by E.P.I./RUSH, Doc's Harley-Davidson Welcome to Doc's Harley-Davidson, Tucker Rocky Distributing http://www.tuckerrocky.com, George Smith and George Bryce of G2 Motorsports G2 MOTORSPORTS, DynoJet Research Dynojet Research Inc.- Power Commander, Automotive Dynamometers, Motorcycle Dynamometers, ATV Dynamometers, Jetkits, and Wideband Commander, PJ1 ..:: PJ1 ::.., Motion Pro Motion Pro - Quality Motorcycle Cables, Tools and Controls, Royal Purple Royal Purple Consumer Products, Precision Motorcycle Products Precision Motorcycle Products, EK Chain EK Motorcycle & ATV Chain, Darcy Racing DarcyRacing.com, Bates Leathers Bates Custom Leathers, and Impact Racing Impact! Racing Products for their support.
Doc's Harley-Davidson Rides with Sampey
Doc's Harley-Davidson, Missouri's oldest exclusive Harley-Davidson dealership, is partnering with three-time POWERade champ Angelle Sampey and Karl Klement Racing for the 2008 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle tour. "I'm very excited to represent a dealership," said Sampey, a motorcycle dealer herself. "My dad's been riding Harley-Davidsons all my life, so I'm really excited about it."
Based just outside of St. Louis in Kirkwood, Doc's is the number 1 (out of 682) Harley-Davidson dealer in the country for the new purchase experience over a rolling 12 month average. Interestingly, Doc's is also owned by a woman—Pat Bush. "Pat rides, used to drag race, and loves Pro Stock Motorcycle racing," said Doc's marketing director Rich Blosser. "She's attracted to the idea of Angelle as a woman rider. She'd heard from George Bryce (the six-time champion tuner of Sampey's Rush Racing Buell) that Angelle had the best natural talent he'd ever seen."
"When Karl brought Angelle on board, it was the biggest story in racing and we wanted to be a part of it," said Jim Wagner of Doc's. Wagner is Doc's sales leader now, but in the past he led Doc's racing assault on the flat tracks.
"My dad Ralph 'Doc' Schneidewind started the dealership in 1955 and supported flat track racing right from the get-go," said Pat Bush. "Jim Wagner joined our team and built the fastest 883 ever on the Springfield Mile. Our roots started with Terry Poobey and Scott Sherb, and they had sponsorship from KK Racing. At the time, I didn't realize KK Racing was Karl Klement. Then one day I realized he was the same KK Racing in Pro Stock Motorcycle! I said 'We have to do this!' We're really excited for it all to come together and be a part of Karl's team."
"I'm not sure who's more enthusiastic about racing, Karl or my boss Patty Bush," said Wagner. "Karl is a real racing guy. He doesn't do it for the money, he does it for the glory. He got together with Scott and Terry at Ross Downs in Texas and started touring the country and doing well. Karl went to Springfield four times and won four times. He gets the best, that's the kind of guy he is. We're tickled to be a part of his operation."
"We're so excited to have Doc's come on board," said Klement. "They've been in dirt tracking since 1955, and for them to be involved with us is a great marketing partnership. Having Angelle on a V-Twin this year is a huge marketing opportunity for Doc's, and they're excited to have Angelle show what she can do on an S&S V-Twin."
"I think it's pretty cool," said Sampey. "I haven't met Pat yet, but I'm very excited about meeting her. She works in a male dominated world and so do I. I'm really glad to have them on our team."
"Angelle is five Wally's away from being the all-time Pro Stock Motorcycle win leader," noted Blosser. "We're really excited by the opportunity to be with her at this time and we think she's really gonna fly."
The 2008 POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle season resumes at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals, March 13-16, 2008 at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida.
Angelle and the team would like to thank Rush Racing Products Rush Slip On Mufflers - Motorcycle Mufflers - by E.P.I./RUSH, Doc's Harley-Davidson Welcome to Doc's Harley-Davidson, Tucker Rocky Distributing http://www.tuckerrocky.com, George Smith and George Bryce of G2 Motorsports G2 MOTORSPORTS, DynoJet Research Dynojet Research Inc.- Power Commander, Automotive Dynamometers, Motorcycle Dynamometers, ATV Dynamometers, Jetkits, and Wideband Commander, PJ1 ..:: PJ1 ::.., Motion Pro Motion Pro - Quality Motorcycle Cables, Tools and Controls, Royal Purple Royal Purple Consumer Products, Precision Motorcycle Products Precision Motorcycle Products, EK Chain EK Motorcycle & ATV Chain, Darcy Racing DarcyRacing.com, Bates Leathers Bates Custom Leathers, and Impact Racing Impact! Racing Products for their support.
