How did your deal with Harley-Davidson and their Screamin Eagle Performance Parts division come about?
At this point, 60 percent of our business at Vance & Hines is Harley-Davidsons and we didn’t launch our line of Harley-Davidson parts until five years ago. The growth in that market has been just tremendous. We’ve been working on the Harley people for a long time because we know how much it would mean to have a competitive Harley-Davidson in the NHRA Pro Stock Bike class. This year, we even sponsored a nitro Harley [Doug Vancil] to show that we can make one run. We also tried to get the Harley-Davidson road racing program because we think that they are a natural fit for Vance & Hines, though they have chosen to take that program in a different direction. Q: Several other teams have been trying to make the Harley V-twin run for a few years with some success, but to date no one has ever won a round on a Harley. What do you think it will take to make that brand competitive? A: It has to rev and it has to be able to live. It won’t be an easy thing to do, but if anybody can make it happen,
