Thor Thursday Update

2010-08-06 10:39
It seems this time of year there is some added pressure placed on amateur racers to give sponsors additional glimpses at their talents as the 2010 season wraps up, and the industry and riders begin to look ahead to 2011. The Thor amateur team has given everyone plenty of looks at the future of the sport, and there is no doubt many of these young riders will soon be leading in the professional ranks.

Last week at the Ponca City Grand National in Ponca City, Okla., Thor riders took home 13 Championships. Six different riders dominated as they put the final touches on their preparation for the biggest race of the year, the Loretta Lynn Amateur National Motocross Championships. Below is the breakdown on the six riders that had Thor standing atop the podium throughout the weekend. Among these riders, Lance Kobusch, Cooper Webb and Justin Bogle all captured multiple titles during the 2010 Ponca City Grand National.


Justin Bogle: 125/250 Sclboy Thru 17 NonPro; 250 Stk Int; 450 Stk Int

Landon Currier : 250 4-Stroke Non-Pro

Steven Gretchen: 85/150 Stk 12-13

Lance Kobusch: 50 PW Stk 7-8; 50 PW Mod 7-8; 65 Jr Cycle Mod 6-8

Ian Trettel: 250 Mod Pro

Cooper Webb: 85/150 Stk 14-16; 85/150 Mod 14-16; 85/150 Open Thru 16; 150 4-Stroke Thru 16


This week the top amateur riders have all arrived in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. for the Loretta Lynn Amateur National Motocross Championships. If the strong competition wasn’t already enough for riders to deal with, the temperature has been turned up throughout the week giving riders another factor to account for. However, early signs are showing that these athletes qualified for this event for a reason, and each is proving that nothing will stand in their way of a championship this week.

Riders like Cooper Webb, Jordan Bailey, Alexah Pearson, and Jordon Smith have shown their speed already this week during qualifying, and look to be solid contenders for podium finishes later this weekend.

Away from the Amateur Nationals there was another exciting event taking place last weekend in Los Angeles, Calif. The 2010 ESPN X Games featured multiple Thor riders in a variety of disciplines. Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, Robbie Maddison, Josh Hansen, Sara Price, and Sherri Cruse were all on hand and some took home coveted X Games hard-wear.

Hansen and Price both earned the Bronze medal in the Men’s and Women’s Super X event, respectively, which was held at the legendary L.A. Coliseum. Stenberg collected a couple of Bronze medals of his own in both the Best Whip and Speed & Style events.

Finally, Maddison narrowly missed out on a gold medal in the Best Trick competition, but did capture a very impressive Silver medal finish in one of the X Games most popular events.

There is no shortage of action going on with Thor. We’ll have even more from the Loretta Lynn Amateur National Motocross Championships next week, so be sure to stay connected to thormx.com and the Official Thor Facebook page.

Source: Thor/Parts Unlimited

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