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Words by Robin Bradley [email protected] DRAG SPECIALTIES/ PARTS UNLIMITED Spring NVP Product Expo Louisville, Kentucky, 16-17 February 2019 he Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties Spring NVP Product Expo proved to be the biggest Expo ever put on by LeMans Corporation. "The event not only hit its highest attendee numbers of any previous Expo, it also exceeded all other U.S. distributor shows by spanning over T Pictures by Sara Viney [email protected] This year saw Drag Specialties and Parts Unlimited set up shop at the recently and expensively refurbished downtown Kentucky International Convention Center at Louisville, Kentucky, for the spring 2019 Dealer Expo. The excellent and spacious venue could have swallowed the event, but record numbers of vendor and brand booths and attending dealers made it a well organized and busy business weekend that rewarded and motivated in equal measure … 88,000 sq. feet with more than 240 leading exhibitors including 25 new brands to the Expo! "The expanded show space allowed for larger displays to showcase the newest products and accommodate the record number of attendees." Jeff Derge, Vice President of Sales, said: "Our first year in Louisville could not have gone better! Thank you to the Feuling Parts: Recent new products from the Oceanside, California based performance components specialist include a slew of additions for M-8 engines, such as HP+, 'Race Series' and Reaper brand cam shaft kits; oiling system kits that include the latest version of the legendary Feuling oil pump and a range of M-8 cam chest kit options; www.feulingparts.com SBS: As the Danish brake components manufacturer enters its second year as the Official AFT Brakes brand, the hot news at the start of this year was of its entry into the Harley aftermarket and custom brake rotors market with a full line of European made stainless steel fitments, available to U.S. dealers through Drag Specialties. The program comprises both a standard OEM replacement range, with the application-specific shape, construction and dimensions to make them a true OEM replacement, and an OEM upgrade line that is specifically designed to increase brake feel, performance, comfort and looks, and improve the capability to get friction material constantly cleaned off the rotor surface; www.sbs.dk www.AMDchampionship.com Battery Tender: Recent new Drag Specialities product exclusives from the Deland, Florida based specialist include a versatile 4-terminal Smart Lithium battery with on-board BMS (Battery Management System) that provides features such as over/under charge protection; www.batterytender.com AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - APRIL 2019 21