#33 Visits WPS/Fly Racing

WPS/FLY Racing Tour

I had the opportunity to visit Western Power Sports/Fly Racings’ Marketing guy, Dale Spangler, to take the grand tour. It was very impressive the way WPS/Fly Racing has set up their warehouse and office space. The place was packed with employees all looking like busy little bees on the phones dealing with customers/dealers. It was interesting to find out a bit about Dale’s back ground and the companies he had worked for in the past. He has had some interesting positions while working both in the USA and Europe in the motorcycling industry. Not a lot of guys can lay claim to working on two continents in something they really like. It was apparent that Dale really likes what he is doing and his enthusiasm was nice to see after so many years in the industry. I also understand that Dale was quite the rider, though now he says he doesn’t have a bike. Somehow I think he has it in mind to remedy that before too long, just by the sound of his voice when he admitted to not having a bike at the moment. That's Dale on the left below with his coworker Brian.

When I drove in the first thing I noticed is all the construction going on to their property and buildings. They are obviously doing something right since we are in a slow economy and they are expanding by the looks of things. The exterior had new walls being set up and new floors being poured to expand their facilities. I found it amazing that they needed more room once Dale Spangler gave us the tour. He showed me how they bring product in, inventory, distribute and then categorize it in the shipping warehouse. They have definitely made the most of their available space by building more tiers of floor space. They have the coolest roller system to assemble parts orders and send them from the top tier down while picking up more product at each stop on the way down. Very clever and efficient.

Dale showed us the recreation area for the employees and the basketball court that leads to the lunch area on the second floor. The recreation area has a plethora of machines and weights to do any type of workout you could think of. The dining area has a view of the exterior and it overlooks their motocross track they have built on the property. I was thinking I needed to get a job here so I could have a quick 10 minute lunch and hit the track every day! What more could a guy or gal ask for! I guess it made perfect sense as to why I saw so many motorcycles in the back of pickups in the employee parking lot.

WPS/Fly Racing has what appears to be a great workplace environment. I think I am going to sneak an application to Dale and see if he can put in a good word for me.

#33

“If you done it, it ain’t braggin’!”