International Dealer News IDN 140 December 2017 / January 2018 | Page 19

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They go on to say that “participation by trade
professionals recorded an important double-digit
increase of foreign professionals” at +28% - well, if
that is true, and it might be, then that has to reflect
as much on the decline in international industry
attendance witnessed throughout the past ten years,
and on the conspicuously increased number of Asian
+15% exhibit
area
Galfer: The latest news from the Spanish brake pads and discs manufacturer includes women’s MX
World Championship success with Kiara Fontanesi and a second consecutive KTM A-Class Supplier
Quality Award in recognition of the performance and consistency of the Wave and round discs they
supply for several KTM-Husqvarna road and off-road models; www.galfermoto.com
Preston Petty Products: Manufactured by Polisport at
its injection moulding facilities in Portugal, this reborn
PPP line is available through its worldwide network of
importers. Preston Petty was a legendary 1950s/1960s
off-road racer and United States AMA Hall of Fame
Inductee (1999) who started his own moulded plastic
parts business in the late 1960s. A decade later he sold it
to Scott, but the brand and product line disappeared
quite soon after when Scott filed for bankruptcy. With
Preston Petty’s consent, current brand owner Paul
Stannard (seen here) acquired the rights to the lapsed
brand name, and in 2010 brought back a Preston Petty
products line of MX fenders, using an injection moulding
company in Italy, and now with the backing and
collaboration of Polisport, who bring distribution as well
as plastics manufacturing technology to the partnership.
With Polisport’s production quality, many enthusiasts
hope the Preston Petty Product line will emerge again as
a “go-to” for seemingly indestructible MX fenders and
more. For now, the brand’s range will comprise two front
fenders (MX front fender; Muder front fender), two rear
fenders (IT rear fender; MX rear fender – already
developed and produced by Polisport), number plates
and headlights (halogen and LED units). New products
for the growing vintage off-road market will be added
soon; www.polisport.com
component maker booths as on anything else.
“These extraordinary results confirm that the
strategy outlined by the Pres