Two indicted for Nelson's Speed Shop fire.(SNOWMOBILE)

Powersports Business, November, 2004 by Johnson, Colby

Three years and six days after Nelson's Speed Shop Inc., Greenville, Mich., burned to the ground, owner Jack Nelson can have closure as two men were indicted for arson of the dealership on September 23.

"Although everything is not completely done, we can at least put some things behind us and move on," Nelson said.

The fire did more than $2.5 million in damage to the dealership, including damage to the building and recreational vehicles stored on the property. A firefighter was also injured in the blaze. Nelson's Speed Shop sells Yamaha, Polaris, Ski-Doo, Arctic Cat, John Deere and other lawn and garden lines. It's one of the largest-volume dealerships in the U.S.

"We lost everything," Nelson said. "Everything went totally to the ground."...

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