Staff

What you get at Ritchie Powersports is an award winning staff, that are no doubt powersport enthusiasts themselves. Who better to buy from than the guy or gal that spends their weekends doing the same thing you do! If you can't find them behind the walls of Ritchie Powersports you can pretty much bet they are riding the hills of East Tennessee on their favorite powersports toy! Meet our staff below!
 
 Tim McNutt
 
 
Title:  General Manager
Date of Hire:  August, 2011
Education:  Maryville High School
Experience: 
Owner, Good Times Kawasaki 1980 - 1996
General Manager, Alcoa Good Times 1996 - 2007
Vice President of Operations, Ultimate Toyz 2007- 2011
Hobbies:  When I'm not working you'll either find my riding my horses or hitting the trails with my Ranger RZR.
Why I like RPS:  What a great company and a great group of people to work with. I simply love this buisness, it's in my blood, and I couldn't dream of doing anything else.
Favorite Ride:  Ranger RZR   
 
 
Laci Coker
 
 
Title:  Sales Representative
Date of Hire:  November 2011
Education:  Farragut High School
Experience: 
Salesperson, Alcoa Good Times 2003 -2007
Sales/Buisness Manager, Honda Yamaha of Knoxville 2007-2008; 2010-2011
Salesperson, Ultimate Toyz 2008- 2010
Hobbies:  Riding my street bike or ATV, off-roading in the Jeep, boating, camping....pretty much anything that invlolves being outdoors.
Why I like RPS:  The people....both the employees of Ritchie Powersports, as well as the customers. It's a rewarding experience to help customers get something they've worked really hard for that I know they will enjoy.
Favorite Ride:  That's tough....there's so many awesome rides to choose from. I'd have to say the Polaris RZR for off-road, and the Honda 599 for the street. My 1985 ATC250SX three-wheeler is pretty cool, too.
 
 
 

 

 Tim Phillips
 
 
Title:  Service Technician
Date of Hire:  October, 2011
Education:  Clinton High School Graduate; MMI Orlando, FL
Experience:   Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Polaris Certified
                      Trained in Dynojet, Aquatrax programs.
                      Greene's Powersports
                       Ultimate Motorsports
Hobbies:  I love to ride dirt and street bikes. I also enjoy fishing and hunting.
Why I like RPS:  It's a great company to work for with friendly staff and great management.
Favorite Ride:  My favorite ride here is the CRF250R and the KX250F or a Polaris RZR.    
 

 

Lahoma Pelletier
 
 
Title:  Parts Manager
Date of Hire:  October 2011
Education:   Karns Highschool Graduate
Experience:   Lahoma has over 17 years experience managing powersport parts departments. Her past work experience includes Knoxville Kawasaki BMW Suzuki, Alcoa Good Times and Smokey Mountain Motorsports.
Hobbies:  I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I love to go shopping and find great deals!
Why I like RPS:  The atmosphere and the people.
Favorite Ride:  In my spare time, I enjoy the left corner of my couch!
 
 
 
Josh Brown
 
 
Title:  Parts Department
Date of Hire:  August 28th, 2008
Education:  McMinn Central High School 
Experience: AutoZone Aug. 2001~2008
                    ASE Cert. in Auto. Parts/Sales Manager
Hobbies:  Riding motorcycles (street & off-road), riding ATVs, building custom motorcycles (old school choppers), off-roading in my truck, working on trucks and hanging out with my wife and son.
Favorite Ride:  My own 1978 Honda CB750 rigid-frame chopper and the Honda Shadow 750 and the new VT1300 Sabre.
 
 
 
Jeff Weir
 
 
Title:  Sales Representative
Date of Hire:  August, 2002
Experience:Lawn & Leisure 1986~2002
                    Tennessee Army National Guard
                    1985~1999 with the rank of SGT
                    McMinn County Technology Center
                    advisory committee form 2008~Present
Education:  Graduated McMinn High School
Hobbies:  Avid deer hunter. I really enjoy the outdoors whether it is riding my Polaris Ranger or my Honda Rancher or my Honda motorcycle.
Why I like RPS:  What I really enjoy most about working at Ritchie Powersports is seeing the smiles on peoples face when they set on a new motorcycle or a off road vehicle. It is the smile of Freedom. It is so relaxing. As the old saying goes, “If I had to explain you wouldn’t understand”. If you have never rode a bike or a off road vehicle you wouldn’t understand. The crew that we have here is the best that I have ever seen. Everyone gets along great!
Favorite Ride:  That’s a hard one but it would be the Polaris Ranger XP.
 
 
 
Sherri Pressley
 
 
Title:  RPS Administrator
Date of Hire:  August, 2003
Education:  McMinn High School
Experience:  Hiwassee College
Hobbies:  ATV riding, photography, reading & rafting
Why I like RPS:  I enjoy working with the people at Ritchie Powersports.
Favorite Ride:  My favorite ride here is the Honda Fury.
 
 
 

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