A conversation
with Minnow Speidel
A big thank you to Minnow for sharing
this insider look at Winters Recreation.
Tell our readers a brief history of
Winters Recreation…
Believe it or not – the story of own-
er/operator Matt Winters starts back
when he was a teenager. Between
him and his dad, they repaired
snowmobiles and sold them for a
profit out of his garage. A little ad-
venturer and an American Entrepre-
neur at such a young age was not
just another daydream. His passion
for running a business was real. He
likes a challenge.
So what started out by selling a cou-
ple of used snowmobiles quickly led
into hundreds. Besides just sleds,
he dabbled into ATV’s, vehicles and
more. Back in 2000 (just after his
high school graduation), Matt’s
specialty was wholesale deals and
that is when Centre Motor Sports,
LLC was officially established. Fast
forward a few years, Matt rented out
a storage facility to house the entire
inventory while working from his
“home office”, aka – the bedroom!
This only lasted so long before he
soon outgrew that, relocated to a
Brick N’ Mortar and hired his first
employee. Years passed, connec-
tions were made and business was
good.
2008-ish, Matt purchased a handful
of Penske Box Trucks from Texas. To
help pay for fuel back to Minneso-
ta, he loaded them with golf carts.
And I’m sure you could guess what
that led to – more wholesale deals.
Quickly these wholesalers turned
into retailers asking for a rear seat,
then lights, paint… One turned into
two, quickly turned to three and
so on. Demand was in the present.
Matt held on tight and ran with it.
In 2017, this was one of the driving
forces of Centre Motor Sports LLC
rebranding itself to Winters Recre-
ation. With a fair amount of golf
cart customization under our belt,
we have acquired a reputation for
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