Dealernews Names 'Top 100' Powersports Retailers in North America; Dealerships Honored for Design, Merchandising and Customer Service.INDIANAPOLIS -- Dealernews, the premier business-to-business magazine for powersports retailers, announces the winners of the 2005 Top 100 Awards, the industry's largest, longest running and most prestigious store design and marketing awards program. The Top 100 competition, now starting its 15th year, recognizes dealerships across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. for retail design and merchandising approaches, promotional innovations and superior dedication to customer service. "The Dealernews Top 100 competition isn't a recognition of high-end, major retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → ," said Mike Vaughan, publisher and award program director. "Rather, it was created to provide powersports dealerships with a template of how to do things right." A multi-line dealer from Canada this year took home top honors. Hully Gully The Hully Gully is a type of unstructured line dance originating from the sixties which consisted of a series of "steps" that are called out by the MC. Each step was relatively simple and easy to do however the challenge was to keep up with the speed of each step. , The Ultimate Toy Store A toy store, or toy shop, is a retail business specializing in the services of selling toys. No longer held to the limitations of the brick and mortar outlet, the toy store has successfully created a presence within the e-commerce industry. , based in London, Ontario, won the Grand Prize Trophy by scoring top marks in all categories. "Hully Gully has put together a total retail experience," said one Top 100 judge. "The store is a destination point for any enthusiast A person who enjoys using computers and electronic equipment. Enthusiasts like technology and are willing to learn more of the ins and outs of a product than the average consumer, who just wants to use it. An enthusiast is more like a "prosumer." See consumer and prosumer. ." Doc's Harley-Davidson of Kirkwood, Mo., and Hal's Harley Davidson and Buell of New Berlin, Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. ., nabbed first and second runner-up spots, respectively. Honorable Mentions went to Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. Motorsports, Littleton, Colo.; PowersportsPro, Omaha, Neb.; and Route 66 Harley-Davidson, Tulsa, Okla. Dealerships receiving special category awards included Cowboy cowboy Horseman skilled at handling cattle in the U.S. West. From c. 1820, cowboys were employed in small numbers on Texas ranches, where they had learned the skills of the vaquero (Spanish: “cowboy”). Harley-Davidson/Buell, Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a city and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas and is within the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 113,866. (Best Exterior); Woods Fun Center, Austin, Texas (Best Retail Display); Mies Outland out·land n. 1. A foreign land. 2. outlands The outlying areas of a country; the provinces. out , an ATV (1) (Advanced TV) An early name for the digital TV standard proposed by the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). See ACATS. See also ATV Forum. (2) (Analog TV) Refers to the NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog TV standads. dealership in Watkins, Minn. (Best Store Theme); MotoExotics, Brea, Calif. (Best Use of Space by a small dealership); and Throttle throttle Valve for regulating the supply of a fluid (as steam) to an engine, especially the valve controlling the volume of vaporized fuel delivered to the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine. In an automobile engine, gasoline is held in a chamber above the carburetor. Wear, Folsom, Calif. (Best Independent/Non-Franchised Dealer). A complete list of the Top 100 Dealers follows. The 2005 Top 100 were honored during an awards gala Feb. 18 in Indianapolis. The Top 100 winning entries will be showcased in a three-day photo gallery exhibit during the 39th Annual Dealernews International Powersports Dealer Expo, held Feb. 19-21 in Indianapolis. Winners also will be celebrated in a special Top 100 Yearbook to be published in April by Dealernews. Dealernews is the official sponsor and organizer of The Top 100 Program. Participating industry sponsors for 2005 include Custom Chrome, Cycle Country Accessories, FTM FTM Free Throws Made (basketball) FTM Family Tree Maker (Brøderbund) FTM Female to Male Transsexual FTM For The Moment FTM Fair to Midland (band) FTM Forgot to Mention Enterprises Inc., Girlyz Co., M2R M2R Master 2 Recherche (French) Helmets, Motorcycle Stuff, Universal Underwriters Group and Wilex X Eyewear eye·wear n. 1. Eyeglasses, goggles, or other objects worn over the eyes. 2. Fashionable eyeglasses. . For more information on this year's winners or details on how dealers can enter the 2006 competition, contact Dealernews at 201 Sandpointe Ave., Suite 600, Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , CA 92707-8700; tel. 800-854-3112 or 714-513-8400; FAX 714-513-8414; www.dealernews.com. About Dealernews and The Powersports Group Dealernews is The Voice of Powersports Dealers and is the flagship business-to-business magazine for the growing powersports industry. For 40 years, Dealernews has been delivering industry news, retail information, dealer profiles, exclusive market research and new product information to retailers of powersports vehicles and related products, including motorcycles, ATVs, personal watercraft personal watercraft n. 1. 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The Dealernews Top 100 Dealers of 2005
Alabama: Dothan Powersports (Dothan), KC's Powersports (Huntsville)
Arkansas: Searcy Yamaha/Suzuki/Kawasaki Sales (Searcy)
California: California Harley-Davidson/Buell (Harbor City), House of
Thunder Harley-Davidson (Morgan Hill), MotoExotics (Brea),
Motoworld of El Cajon (El Cajon), Throttle Wear (Folsom)
Colorado: Grand Prix Motorsports (Littleton), Performance Cycle of
Colorado (Denver), Pike's Peak Harley-Davidson (Colorado Springs)
Georgia: Bikers Dream of Atlanta (Alpharetta), Cycle World of Athens
(Bogart), Freewheeling (Douglasville), Harley-Davidson of Clayton
County (Morrow)
Iowa: J&P Cycles Inc. (Anamosa), Wilwert's Inc. (Dubuque)
Illinois: Dale's Harley-Davidson/Buell (Mount Vernon), Gieson
Motorsports (Rock Falls), Nielsen Enterprises (Lake Villa),
Sportland Honda Yamaha Kawasaki Suzuki & Polaris (Bloomington)
Indiana: Bud's Harley-Davidson Sales Inc. (Evansville), Harvest Depot
(Berne), Lake City Honda Kawasaki (Warsaw), Speed City Cycle LLC
(Indianapolis)
Kansas: Shawnee Cycle Plaza (Shawnee), Topeka Harley-Davidson/Buell
(Topeka)
Kentucky: Mike's Cycle World (Glasgow)
Louisiana: Cajun Harley-Davidson (Scott), Harley-Davidson/Buell of
Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge)
Michigan: Capitol Harley-Davidson (Dimondale), Macomb Powersports
(Chesterfield), Monroe Motorsports Inc. (Monroe), Motown
Harley-Davidson (Taylor), Shawmut Hills Sales & Service (Grand
Rapids)
Minnesota: Mies Outland (Watkins), Timm's Trikes (St. Charles)
Missouri: Cycle Connection Harley-Davidson/Buell (Joplin), Doc's
Harley-Davidson (Kirkwood), Freedom Cycles Inc. (Grandview),
Gateway to the West Harley-Davidson/Buell (St. Louis), J&W Cycles
Inc. (Washington), Kearney Cycle Accessories (Kearney), Surdyke
Harley-Davidson/Buell (Festus), Surdyke Yamaha (Festus)
Montana: Hamilton Polaris/KTM (Hamilton), Lewistown Honda
(Lewistown), Montana Harley-Davidson Buell & Ducati (Missoula),
Penco Adventures (Kalispell), Redline Sports Inc. (Butte)
Nebraska: PowersportsPro (Omaha), Star City Motor Sports Inc.
(Lincoln)
Nevada: Las Vegas Harley-Davidson (Las Vegas)
New Hampshire: Heritage Harley-Davidson Inc. (Concord), Seacoast
Harley-Davidson (North Hampton)
New Mexico: Champion Motorsports (Roswell), Santa Fe Motor Sports
Inc. (Santa Fe)
New York: Aprilia New York (New York City), Bob Weaver Motorsports &
Marine Inc. (North Tonawonda)
North Carolina: Outer Banks Harley-Davidson (Elisabeth City), Rocky
Mount Harley-Davidson (Rocky Mount)
Ohio: A.D. Farrow Co. Harley-Davidson/Buell (Columbus), Ask
Powersports (Columbus), Honda Suzuki of Jackson (Jackson), Just
For Fun Honda (Middlefield), Man & Machine Motorsport LLC
(Lancaster), North Coast Motorcycle (Rossford), Signature
Harley-Davidson (Perrysburg)
Oklahoma: Route 66 Harley-Davidson (Tulsa)
Pennsylvania: Classic Harley-Davidson (Leesport), Cerini
Harley-Davidson/EC Cycles (Belle Vernon), Martin Motorsports Inc.
(Pottstown), Spirit Harley-Davidson (Pittsburgh)
South Carolina: Foothills Motorsports (Piedmont), Harley-Davidson of
Greenville (Greenville)
South Dakota: J&L Harley-Davidson (Sioux Falls), Outdoor Motorsports
(Spearfish)
Tennessee: Bumpus Harley-Davidson of Murfreesboro (Murfreesboro),
Smoky Mountain Motorsports (Kodak)
Texas: Action Suzuki (Mesquite), Central Texas Harley-Davidson
(Austin), Cowboy Harley-Davidson/Buell (Beaumont), Eastside Honda
(Baytown), Honda of Houston (Houston), Houston Motorsports
(Houston), North Texas Yamaha (Lewisville), Woods Fun Center
(Austin)
Virginia: Patriot Harley-Davidson (Fairfax)
Washington: Skagit Powersports Inc. (Burlington), South Sound BMW
(Fife)
West Virginia: Benjy's Harley-Davidson (Huntington)
Wisconsin: Capital City Harley-Davidson/Buell (Madison), G&G
Powersports (Muskego), Hal's Harley-Davidson & Buell (New Berlin),
House of Harley-Davidson/Buell (Milwaukee), Uke's
Harley-Davidson/Buell (Kenosha), Vetesnik Powersports (Richland
Center)
Wyoming: Flaming Gorge Harley-Davidson (Rock Springs)
CANADA -
Ontario: Hully Gully, The Ultimate Toy Store (London)
Quebec: Moto Internationale (Montreal)
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