COMPANY PROFILE: POWERBAND RACING

Powerband Racing was created in a Minnesota garage in 1999. Powerband Racing’s founder, Billy Edmonson, first started out in the sport as a racer soon turning pro hitting many AMA Pro Nationals as well as being a local pro in the Minnesota area. After a few years of racing Billy learned he was a better mechanic than a pro. “I come from an industrial background; I have always been fascinated with how things work” says Billy.

After racing Billy picked up being a mechanic as a hobby which would eventual turn into his career. After many years of trial and error Powerband Racing would become a fully sustainable motocross suspension business in 2006. Billy put his focus on suspension because to him it always seemed to be behind the eight ball, “initially we put our full focus on the kid’s bikes, the suspension on those things are very crude and needed to be improved” says Billy. Billy took Powerband Racing to a lot of Amateur Nationals to grow his customer base throughout the country. In 2008 Powerband Racing began winning titles at the AMA Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Nationals Championships with riders from all over the country. As Powerband Racing began to grow, Billy worked on other skillsets to evolve Powerband into a full-service shop. “The ultimate goal was to turn Powerband Racing into almost a “mini” Pro Circuit. I wanted to make it a do it all shop” says Billy. In 2014 Powerband Racing became a WP service shop and began to venture off into more dirt bike disciplines. “I wanted to become more focused on the cross-country side of the sport. That side is really growing and that is where your core group of customers are” says Billy.

In 2021 Billy moved his business from Minnesota to Tavares, Florida in order to continue the growth of Powerband Racing. “The move to Florida has been really great, in Minnesota we struggled with the short riding season and lack of riders” says Billy. Powerband Racing is the official suspension company for the BBMX KTM team, with Benny Bloss and Freddie Noren. The team competes in Lucas Oil Pro Motocross. You can find Powerband Racing at select Florida Trail Riders events or catch them online at https://www.powerbandracing.com.