Thor Riders
Run
Up
Front
at
Dodger
Stadium
and
in
the
Desert
Thor
riders
were
out
in
force
over
the
weekend,
taking
on
the
track
inside
Dodger
Stadium
at
the
Monster
Energy
Supercross
and
the
elements
of
the
desert
at
the
opening
round
of
the
AMA
National
Hare
and
Hound
Series.
Photo:
Frank
Hoppen
Thor’s
Jake
Weimer
grabbed
his
first
main-event
holeshot
in
the
Supercross
Class
and
put
his
Kawasaki
out
front
for
the
first
five
laps.
On
Lap
6,
Weimer
was
run
high
in
a
corner
and
went
down,
but
remounted
and
worked
his
way
up
to
11th
by
the
end
of
the
race.
Ryan
Villopoto
made
his
way
up
to
fourth
after
going
off
the
track
on
the
opening
lap.
Class
rookie
Broc
Tickle
put
in
the
best
ride
of
the
season
with
a
solid
eighth-place
finish.
Photo:
Frank
Hoppen
In
the
Supercross
Lites
class,
Dean
Wilson
got
back
onto
the
podium
with
a
second-place
finish,
while
teammate
Tyla
Rattray
finished
just
off
podium
in
fourth.
Photo:
Frank
Hoppen
Out
in
Lucerne
Valley,
Calif.,
the
AMA
National
Hare
and
Hound
Series
got
underway
with
the
first
round
of
the
season
following
a
rain
storm
that
hit
the
area
on
Saturday.
Reigning
champion
Kurt
Caselli
started
his
title
defense
with
an
impressive
win.
Also
on
the
podium
was
Thor’s
David
Kamo,
while
Destry
Abbott
finished
just
off
the
podium
in
fourth
after
having
a
rear-brake
failure
and
nursing
his
bike
to
the
finish.
Photo:
Kinney
Jones
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About
Thor
Motocross
Thor
is
the
originator
of
motocross
apparel.
When
Torsten
Hallman
made
his
first
U.S
trip
to
race
and
promote
motocross
in
1966,
he
began
developing
T.H.O.R.
(Torsten
Halman
Original
Racewear)
riding
gear.
Thor
is
a
hardcore,
grass
roots
company
that
is
continued
proof
of
what
it
takes
to
reach
the
top
and
more
importantly,
how
to
stay
there.
It
is
the
only
company
with
over
40
years
of
experience
in
the
motocross
marketplace.
Thor
combines
design
and
marketing,
with
superior
distribution
through
Parts
Unlimited
to
reach
it's
thousands
of
dealers
and
consumers.
Thor
prides
itself
on
key
selling
features
like
quality,
strength
and
performance.
Thor
is
more
than
a
brand.
It’s
a
lifestyle.
About
Parts
Unlimited
Parts
Unlimited
is
the
world's
largest
distributor
of
aftermarket
accessories
in
the
powersports
industry
and
is
owned
by
LeMans
Corporation
headquartered
in
Janesville,
Wisconsin.
Parts
Unlimited
sells
to
over
12,000
dealerships
world
wide
and
continues
to
expand
its
market
penetration
with
its
sister
companies,
Parts
Canada,
Parts
Europe
and
Drag
Specialties.
Parts
Unlimited
continues
to
promote
racing
through
its
campaign
WE
SUPPORT
THE
SPORT®,
helping
to
drive
consumers
to
dealerships,
while
entertaining
its
dealers
through
hospitalities
at
the
events
it
sponsors.
