Thor Amateur Race Team has Championship Week

Two amateur events got underway last
week and things have gone extremely well for the Thor Amateur Race
Team.  Both events at the MillCreek Spring Classic and Freestone Spring
Championship produced multiple Thor champions and showed the industry
that there will be more to come from this high-quality class of riders
in 2011.

Justin Bogle (Courtesy of VurbMoto)

First up is a look at the Thor
MillCreek Spring Classic.  This was the inaugural year for the Spring
Classic at MillCreek MX Park in Pell City, Ala., after making the move
from Lake Whitney in Texas.  Despite the transition in locale, Thor
& Parts Unlimited continued its long-standing partnership with the
Spring Classic and the riders competing on the track.

Justin Dunn (Courtesy of VurbMoto)

Despite a wet and cold week in Alabama,
Thor riders shined out on the track.  Below is a breakdown of
championships won by a crop of riders led by Jeremy Martin and Justin
Bogle.  In addition to a total of 14 championships at the Spring
Classic, Thor riders also accounted for seven runner-up finishes and
nine third-place efforts.

Champions        
- Lance Kobusch - 65 (7-9) Modified
- Justin Dunn - 85 (9-11) Stock
- Challen Tennant - 85 (9-11) Modified
- Cooper Webb - 85 (14-15) Modified
- Cooper Webb - Supermini 2 (13-16)
- Jace Owen - Schoolboy 2 (13-16)
- Justin Bogle - 250 A
- Justin Bogle - 250 A Pro Sport
- Jeremy Martin - 250 B Stock    
- Jeremy Martin - 250 B Modified
- Justin Bogle - 450 A
- Jeremy Martin - 450 B Stock
- Jeremy Martin - 450 B Modified
- Steven Tokarski – Collegeboy

Challen Tennant (Courtesy of VurbMoto)

Cooper Webb (Courtesy of VurbMoto)

At the Freestone Spring Championship in
Wortham, Texas the winning ways continued for Thor-sponsored riders. 
Also an inaugural amateur event, the riders competing were lucky enough
to compete on the pro track that is home to the Freestone National
coming up on May 28, 2011.

The star amongst stars at Freestone
was Cole Thompson.  The young rider won six titles in dominating
fashion throughout the intermediate classes.  

Cole Thompson (Courtesy of VurbMoto)

When asked about his performance, Cole
said “I had a solid week and was able to win all of my classes…
Freestone’s track was amazing and the long motos really played into my
favor”.

Additional Thor riders that brought
home championships were Colt Nichols (Schoolboy 2, 14-16) and Sean
Cantrell (85, 9-11 Stock).  These riders also helped add four
second-place finishes while Carter Halpain delivered a pair of
third-place podium results as well.

Colt Nichols (Courtesy of VurbMoto)

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and promote motocross in 1966, he inadvertently started to develop Thor
riding gear. Thor is a hardcore, grass roots company that understands
what it takes to reach the top and more importantly, how to stay there.
It is one of a few companies with over 40 years experience in the
motocross marketplace.

Thor, a house brand company for Parts Unlimited, combines design and
marketing with superior distribution to reach it's thousands of dealers
and consumers priding ourselves on key selling features like quality,
strength and performance. Thor is more than a brand. It is a lifestyle.