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Contact:
Leslie Prevish, 414-343-7272
leslie.prevish@harley-davidson.com
For
immediate release
Winners
Announced in Harley-Davidson’s “Get Down to Daytona” Contest
Women
Receive Trip of a Lifetime with Karen Davidson
MILWAUKEE
(December 19, 2007) – The winners in the Harley-Davidson Get Down to
Daytona Contest were announced today and will receive an expense paid road
trip for two from Atlanta to Daytona Bike Week ’08 alongside Karen
Davidson, great-granddaughter of one of the Company’s founders, as well
as a three nights stay in Daytona.
Harley-Davidson
chose six finalists on Nov. 28 and posted them online for viewer voting to
begin. At the end of the voting period on Dec. 12, Harley-Davidson decided
that all six finalists would be chosen as winners and receive the trip of
a lifetime for them and a guest.
“Interest
in the Harley-Davidson Get Down to Daytona contest exceeded our
expectations,” said Leslie Prevish, manager, women’s outreach,
Harley-Davidson Motor Company. “We are thrilled with the response we
have received to the contest videos. All of the finalists’ stories are
truly inspirational, and the nearly 35,000 voters felt the same way. So,
we have decided to extend the prize package and invitation to all six
women and their guests to join us on the Get Down to Daytona Ride.”
The
six winners in alphabetical order are: Carol Dicicco from Chalfont, Pa.;
Tonya Lamia from Rockford, Ill.; Kimberly Ryon from Harford, Pa.; Shelli
Strand from Birch Run, Mich.; Jennifer Thorne from Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; and
Teresa Weston from Hermitage, Tenn.
Harley-Davidson
announced the Get Down to Daytona contest on October 1, and women had
until November 15 to submit videos about their greatest motorcycle mentor
story. The videos were 90 seconds or less, and gave a woman the chance to
thank her mentor for helping her start her motorcycle journey, improve her
confidence and riding skills or take on new challenges on a motorcycle.
More than 200 videos were submitted before six finalists were chosen for
online viewer voting, which began on Nov. 28 and ended Dec. 12.
The
six winners’ videos are still posted online at www.harley-davidson.com/womensride.
Check back next month for full profiles on each woman, as well as in March
for coverage from their anxiously awaited trip to Daytona Bike Week ’08.
Harley-Davidson,
Inc. is the parent company for the group of companies doing business as
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Buell Motorcycle Company and
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. Harley-Davidson Motor Company,
the only major U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturer, produces heavyweight
motorcycles and offers a complete line of motorcycle parts, accessories,
apparel, and general merchandise. Buell Motorcycle Company produces sport
motorcycles in addition to motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel.
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. provides wholesale and retail
financing and insurance programs to Harley-Davidson dealers and customers.
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