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THUNDERSTRUCK
5.5: VAPOR
WORLD PREMIERE!
THE TIME HAS COME!
WHEN: Saturday
night, April 28th
WHAT TIME: Doors open all DAY!
Riders will arrive at 5:00pm, show
around 6:00pm!
WHERE: The
Element Nightclub in Castlegar, BC
WHO: Many of the Thunderstruck Riders will be
there! Meet Randy Swenson, Jim Phelan, Brad Story,
Wes Little, Doug Anderson, Travis Hyde, Shain
Stanger, Julie Marquart, Julio Eiguren, Shawn
Hastings, Mark Mesenbrink, Cam Hicks and MORE!
That's right, we're going to try to bring the
whole crew!
TONS OF DOOR PRIZES! Come early to reserve your
chair. Watch this post for more information!
Just wanted to let everyone know that Thunderstruck
5.5: Vapor also includes an amazing section of
the Polar Bear Watercross Event from Toledo, Washington
from last September. This is the event where Shane
Hedden beat the World Record Snowmobile Water
Jump by a mile! All this awesome footage is included
on VAPOR!
We would also like to extend a greeting to MIDWEST
BED DECKS, a dealer for our amazing new Silver
Lake Manufacturing Sled Decks! If you
live in Minnesota and need a sled deck, call Joe
today!
Midwest Bed Decks
PO Box 6013
Rochester, MN 55903
email: sales@midwestbeddecks.com
web: www.midwestbeddecks.com
ph: 507-206-3276
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Thunderstruck 5.5: VAPOR, our newest movie,
is coming out soon! Below is the cover artwork
with a picture of Dan Bush on Thompson Pass in
Alaska! This movie is ALL NEW FOOTAGE from the
TS5 season, more or less a continuation of Thunderstruck
5 with tons of amazing footage!! We are very excited
about this "POINT 5" DVD because of
all the amazing footage we had left over after
editing TS5 last summer! Vapor also includes TS5.X
which is a second look at the best footage from
TS5 in a "teaser" format! And remember,
our "POINT 5" movies are all limited
release; once the DVDs are gone, they are gone!
Pre-order your copy today!
Go to the TS5.5: Vapor page HERE.
Go
HERE for TS5.5: Vapor Package Deals!
Here is the new artwork! Release Date is 04-28-2007!
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 1 HOUR, 12 MINUTES
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Stop by the
THUNDERSTRUCK booth this weekend in West Yellowstone
and say hi to many of our amazing riders! Expo
starts Friday at 2:00pm and starting off in the
booth will be World Record Holding Jumper Shane
Hedden!! Also making stops at the booth: Mark
Mesenbrink, Trennis Baer, Doug Anderson, Wes Little,
Brad Story, Dan Pate, Dave Schell, Cody Bahny,
Carl Christianson, Doc Shawn Nesbo, Jim Phelan,
Julie Marquart and MORE!! Yes, we'll have a large
gang there! Free posters to all while they last
and free water to all while it lasts courtesy
of HARRINGTON BOTTLING COMPANY!!
See you all VERY
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Brad Story, Randy Swenson, Shain Stanger, Dave
Schell and I just got back from the most amazing
snow trip I've ever taken! We spent all of last
week in BC, sledding mostly in the Revelstoke
area. On Monday, we rode near Nelson, BC with
Cam and Tyler Hicks and had a ball building a
huge jump for Cam and some snowboarders! Cam flew
about 120 feet! Then we hit Boulder near Revy
for a few days. Had an absolute blast pulling
out Brad's Propane turbo and portable grill and
cooking a bunch of sledders lunch up at the cabin!
Lots of funny looks and stares! On Friday when
we rode turtle this local came up and saw my Apex
turbo and started bragging about how he heard
about this amazing propane powered Apex that cooks
everyone lunch and has 400 hp and does this and
that and what not! Dave and I looked at each other
laughing and said, "That's Brad Story and
he's sitting right there!" The guy couldn't
believe it and went over to the sled for some
roasted marshmallows and pictures!
Anyway, we had amazing snow and although the
weather never cleared out, we rode hard. It's
nice when the weather isn't sunny because I actually
get to ride and have fun and boy did I! 5 days
of FRESH SNOW, NO TRACKS and good fun! We met
tons of cool people, met some new friends, rode
with some of the world's best (Cody Borchers,
Rob Alford, Mike Irmen, Jason Earl, of course
Brad and Randy and many more!)
Thanks to all those who stopped by, said hi,
rode with us, guided us, had fun with us and thanks
to all the flatlanders who showed up and turned
the town upside down with us! (Bwock, Hobbes,
Interceptor, DaveB, Canuckle, etc. etc!!)
Looks like all the snow dances I've done finally
worked so be carefull as you venture into all
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I just got an e-mail that made
me smile and laugh so I thought I would share
it!!
Its done (he just
voted for TS5!!) thanks for the good times and
for taking the time to get my kid a poster and
autograph it . My only bi*ch is that after the
movie I had to buy a Apex, then a turbo, then
an m10, then a cr tunnel and 30 g later I have
a sled that makes my face hurt from the all day
smile and scares the hell out of me. Thanks again
Blake Walker Kent WA
Please
vote for Thunderstruck 5 NOW!!!
THUNDERSTRUCK
5, our latest film, has been nominated for a 2007
Extreme Sports Film award for BEST SNOWMOBILE
FILM!! Please, head over to THE
XTREMEYS and vote for Thunderstruck 5 now!!!
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THUNDERSTRUCK
5, our latest film, has been nominated for a 2007
Extreme Sports Film award for BEST SNOWMOBILE
FILM!! Please, head over to THE
XTREMEYS and vote for Thunderstruck 5 now!!!
Watch the various
rider sections and MAKE SURE YOU ALSO VOTE for
your favorite Thunderstruck Rider for the Xtremeys!
There were lots of amazing sections in TS5 so
make sure you type in Davidoff or Swenson or Story
or any other Thunderstruck rider for BEST RIDER
IN A SNOWMOBILE FILM!!!!
Note:
If you do NOT want to vote for all the categories,
you don't hve to! Just vote for the Sled Film
and the Sled Film Rider!!!
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Wow, the snow is deep but goodness has it been
cold and windy!! We just arrived home from a trip
to Castlegar and Revelstoke and the snow was phenomenal.
Yep, the rumors are true. . . Revy has great snow!
Dave Schell, Dan Davidoff, Mark Mesenbrink and
I played hard for 3 days in the sun and very cold
temps. We got some amazing footage and phtotography
and I am currently editing pictures to put up
on the web of our antics! In Montana here we are
just waiting for some fresh snow. . . Pretty much
like most places in the U.S. Rockies. I talked
to Doug Anderson in Utah today and he said the
same thing. . . NO NEW SNOW!!!
I thought I'd put up a couple more e-mails I
have received over the last couple days. Team
Thunderstruck really appreciates the fan letters
and we try to respond to them all. This website
is our lifeline to our friends and fans but if
you need more info than we have here, send
us an e-mail!
Hi, my name is
Brooke I am thirteen years old and I live in a
small town in Montana called Chinook. my family
has been snowmobiling before I was even born but
I have been going since I was about ten years
old.I Love watching you're movies and I've seen
them all so many times I know what's going to
happen and I know all the songs.I enjoy watching
everyone but my favorites or Wes Little and of
coarse Dan Davidoff ( Krazy Canadian). I also
have pictures off of the big skyx website on my
wall.I want to be one of the best and I was wondering
what advise you could give??? I hope to meet you
and the team someday because you are all inspirational
. wishing for snow and great riding!! Brooke
First off let me
say I love the films. Excellent cinematography,
and a definate rush everytime I watch them. Keep
up the good work, and striving for greatness.
Hey, one question that I am sure you guys are
asked often... I am a single guy that loves riding,
snowmobiles in the winter and quads and bikes
in the summer. I would like to find a lovely lady
similar to those on your films, that are into
the same activities. Would any of the ladies be
interested in some good conversation, and some
stories? I am located in Utah, and would like
to hear from any lady fans that would like to
go for a ride sometime. Specially any of the ladies
on the video if they are interested. I can send
my website, and pics. Keep up the good work, as
always a stock sled is a stuck sled, and we don't
get stuck. Marcus
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all friends and fans and
riders! What a great month December was for TS5
sales and thanks to all who helped make that happen!
Thunderstruck 5 has blown up in terms of total
sales and it has now surpassed sales of both TS3.5
and TS4 combined!!! Thank you all, thank you all!!
CHRISTMAS SHIPPING NOTES: Our cutoff dates for
shipping were pretty much right on except for
one package in Montana and many packages to Wyoming.
No other calls or e-mails from any other states
or Canada. We had 18 packages to Wyoming shipped
Dec 18 and with DENVER'S airport and the storms,
most of those packages were delayed and you may
not even have them yet. If you live in Wyoming
or Colorado know that your DVDs were shipped on
the 18th of Dec and you should be getting them
anytime. . . And don't feel too bad. I flew home
last Thursday, the 21st and I still haven't even
heard from Continental Airlines where my luggage
is. . . And it's been 5 days!!!! Just that time
of year, I guess. . .
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As the Holidays approach and the snow starts
to fill the mountains, Team Thunderstruck wants
to wish you all an amazing Holiday Season and
a safe and snow-filled New Year! Today is the
day of my first ride although I know Randy up
in British Columbia and Brad down in Utah have
been riding like crazy already! There isn't much
snow around our favorite haunts, but Copper Creek
in Lincoln has around 50 inches on its Snotel
right now. Should be a great ride today! Watch
this site and SnoWest.com for current pictures
of all of our rides!
IMPORTANT DATES FOR ORDERING
DVDs:
Last day to order for Christmas Delivery in the
United States: DECEMBER 15
Last day to order for Christmas Delivery in Canada:
DECEMBER 11 although this is not a guarantee!
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3 More things!
1) The MUSIC
PAGE is 100% updated and you can find out
anything you want to know about these bands between
here and their websites and their myspace pages!
Make sure you tell them you hear their stuff on
a Thunderstruck DVD!
2) Stop by the Spokane, Washington
Snow Show this weekend and say hi to Jim Phelan
and Mark Mesenbrink in the Thunderstruck Booth!
We;ll be selling all our fine wares! Afterparty
to be announced at the show!
3) You have seen our LIFESTYLE
gallery, now is the time to contribute! Do you
have any candid shots of the Thunderstruck Crew
from days of yore or even new pics? E-mail them
to us at jim@bigskyx.com and if we deem them suitable,
we'll add them to our lifestyles section! Also,
any logos or fun Thunderstruck stuff you have
made on your computers would be cool, too! Have
fun with this!
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3 Things:
1) In case you haven't watched
Thunderstruck 5 yet (How dare you?!), you missed
out on an amazing section by rider GEORGE MARSH
on his desert (yeah, as in sand and dirt) prepped
REV. Well, George has a new sled on the sand and
dirt and it is VERY COOL! It is a new Yamaha PHAZER
and as you can see in the pictures, it is bada$$!
For more information on these sleds, contact George
Marsh at Deviant Sled Works.
(970) 946-9900
2) Our LIFESTYLES
PAGE has been updated with over 150
new pictures from all the various summer activities,
Premieres and Snow Shows. Check
them out HERE!
3) If you are around a TV Friday
afternoon, try to catch the MONTEL
WILLIAMS SHOW. Trennis Baer will
be on the show talking about his now world famous
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Seems as though one of the most popular shots
in Thunderstruck 5 is Dan "The Krazy Canadian"
Davidoff's monster pull out in Valhalla. It is
the climb in the movie towards the end of his
segment when he is up through rocks and trees
and pops up over the cornice to his left just
barely pulling it off! It surely is an amazing
climb and it was recently voted the NUMBER 1 CLIMB
in a snowmobile movie!! We knew it was a badass
climb and now we know you all think so too! We
are also getting funny and positive comments about
Dan's mid-air dismount and the subsequent laughter
and comentary by Dan and yours truly (my name
is Jim in case you're wondering!). I even still
laugh when I see it! Also getting great comments
about Randy Swenson's section, Brad Story's section
and Wes Little's segment. Thanks to all who love
Thunderstruck 5 and if you haven't seen it yet,
order it now! You'll laugh your butt off and the
"WOW!" factor is huge!
Below are a few comments about Dan's riding in
TS5:
"Just watched TS5.
Mr. Davidoff, you are indeed, the Crazy Canadian.
The climb you did with the big bail at the top,
listening to Jim laughing ( Barney Rubble) about
it, then you coming up and saying you think you
hurt a nut, I laugh every time I think about it!
TS 5 is the best yet, and I have all of them.
Good job Jim and the Thunderstruck crew!"
(from Sxrlar, Snowest Forums)
"Dan, You are a maniac!
That climb was the best and the bail was even
better.
I'll have to watch TS5 again tonight and compare
the laughter to Barney though. BTW, Did you ever
find the missing nut?" (from HighMark700,
Snowest Forums)
"I watched my pull
55 times plus this weekend and still get a rush
everytime I watch it.... Thats why I wait for
Jim to film the climbs... Cause when something
like that happens.... It's recorded for me , my
daughter and one day my grand children..,,forever!!!
and one day thay can say holy $hit.. cool grandpa....
I don't think my 7 yr old daughter quite gets
it yet , but her class mates all tell her , she
has a really crazy dad!!" (from The Krazy
Canadian himself, Snowest Forums)
"HOLY POO!!!!!"
(from Sxrlar, Snowest Forums)
"I totally agree,
probably the sickest climb I've ever seen (Davidoff)."
(from Xrider, Snowest Forums)
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Thanks to all who comment
about what these guys do. They are all #1 in my
book and they truly do put their lives on the
line in the name of adrenaline and fun! Enjoy
TS5!
See you all at the Salt
Lake City Show this weekend. Brad, Doug, Wes,
Julio, Scott, Julie, Mark, Me, and a few others
will all be around to sign autographs and shoot
the breeze! Stop by our booth!! JIM
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Special thanks to KEN JAEGER in Lewistown,
Montana and to Doc Nesbo, Trennis, Paul and Dan
Pate for an awesome Thunderstruck 5 premiere at
the YOGO INN last Saturday. I have heard nothing
but great things as I was busy supporting TS5
at the Denver Snow Show so I could not attend.
Here is a sample e-mail I received today:
Good Morning Jim,
I am Steve Jones and I am from Choteau MT. Last
Saturday I was in Lewistown for the Thunderstruck
Premier, and i have to say that I had more fun
with Dan, Shawn,Trennis,and Justin than I have
ever had. I am a huge winter sport nut, and to
meet some of the guys off of Thuderstruck was
like winning the lottery to me!!! I dont know
how to describe it, but it was like a dream come
true!!! I want you to know that you have a great
bunch of guys that represent Team Thunderstruck.
Every one of those guys were very nice, and were
willing to sit down and vist with all of us. I
got a chance to visit with all the guys that were
there and i even got their signatures!! Well thanks
again, and have a great day!!
Steve Jones
Special thanks to all those who visited our booth
at both the Boise and the Denver Snow Shows. And
thanks to all those who attended our fun premiere
in Boise at The Centre at the Grove! What a ball!
Thanks to all the sponsors and friends who helped
with the event and especially to Scott Marquart,
Julie's husband, for putting it all together!!!
Next up, SPOKANE PREMIERE this weekend and PUYALLUP
SNOW SHOW on the weekend of the 20th! See you
all soon!
Watch for DAN DAVIDOFF, the KRAZY CANADIAN, at
the EDMONTON SNOW SHOW OCT 20-22 in Edmonton!!
Also, a note for all :: :: :: The KRAZY
CANADIAN'S name will, from now on, be spelled
with a 'K' in KRAZY!!! Thank you!
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Wow have I been BUSY! DVD sales are going great
and thank you all very much for the support of
the new movie! This post is about several things.
First of all, we have some great radio stuff to
share with our fans. Click below for more info!
Also, be sure to stop by the Thunderstruck booth
at all the major snow shows! We will even have
a swap meet booth on top of our retail booth at
the Puyallup show with LOTS of great stuff for
sale including some awesome deals on brand new
sledding equipment!
Upcoming Snow Shows:
Sept 29-30 :: BOISE
Oct 6-7 :: DENVER
Oct 21-22 :: PUYALLUP and EDMONTON, Alberta (look
for the CRAZY CANADIAN!)
Oct 27-28 :: SALT LAKE CITY
Nov 11 :: SPOKANE and CALGARY, Alberta (Crazy
Canadian will be there, too!!)
DAN
DAVIDOFF RADIO INTERVIEW (right click...save
as...)
SPOKANE
PREMIERE RADIO COMMERCIAL (right click...save
as...)
LEWISTOWN,
MONTANA PREMIERE RADIO COMMERCIAL (right
click... save as...)
NEW PREMIERES!!!
September 30, 2006 ::
BOISE, IDAHO at The Boise Centre at the Grove
Main Theater! Sponsored by HIGHMARK
RECREATION!
October 7, 2006 :: LEWISTOWN,
MONTANA at the Yogo Inn!
October 14, 2006 :: SPOKANE,
WASHINGTON at the METROPOLITAN THEATER!
Special thanks to all
who visited the booth at HayDays and came to the
fun-filled premiere at MAJORS in Blaine!
Plan now for next year's
HAYDAYS PREMIERE!!!! The Friday night before HayDays!!
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New at the ONLINE
STORE:
New
Calendar and Calendar/DVD packages!
New
Poster!
Many of you who ordered the 6 DVD package
deal received a free DVD as a bonus. Here is some
info on that DVD you received. It is called ELEVATION:
SEASON 2 and it is produced by a great friend
of Team Thunderstruck's, Jeff Aiello. Jeff lives
in California and produces these amazing videos
as a hobby and a business! Please check out his
website at
TEAM SUMMIT or click the ES2 cover shot below
to warp to his website! Thanks and thanks again
to Jeff and Team Summit!
NEW PREMIERES!!!
September 30, 2006 ::
BOISE, IDAHO at The Boise Centre at the Grove
Main Theater! Sponsored by HIGHMARK
RECREATION!
October 14, 2006 :: SPOKANE,
WASHINGTON at the METROPOLITAN THEATER!
:: NEW VENUE ::
You will think the Spokane Big Easy is shabby
after you step foot into the gorgeous Metropolitan
Theater! But it is located right next to The Big
Easy in downtown Spokane so park where you parked
last year!!
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HAYDAYS
PARTY and PREMIERE!
FRIDAY
NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 at MAJOR'S SPORTS BAR
in BLAINE (same place as last year).
From
6:00pm until closing!
Watch
TURNAGAIN HARDCORE 6 and THUNDERSTRUCK 5 on the
big screen and throughout the sports bar! Children
welcome (it's a restaurant, too!)
If
you came last year it was an absolute ball and
it will be again!
The
movies will start at 6:30 pm!
Tons
of door prizes! Have a ball!
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The August 19th Helena premiere and BBQ was
so fun and amazing! We had over 120 people attend
the BBQ throughout the day and the Myrna Loy Theater
was over-sold packed with people sitting in the
aisles! Comments after the movie echo my thoughts
on the film succinctly. . . Thunderstruck 5 is
BY FAR the best movie in the TS series. I am very
proud of it and from what fans and riders said
Saturday night, many feel the same! Thanks to
all the riders and fans who traveled so far to
watch the show for the first time!
TS5 is now in stock and shipping daily!
If you pre-ordered a TS5 DVD or package, it will
be on its way to you NOW!
We started shipping DVDs on Monday the 21st.
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| Thank goodness TS5 is in
the bag and we're preparing our premiere tour as
I sit and type this! Starting it off is, of course,
my hometown HELENA, MONTANA premiere. Here's what
you need to know: WHEN:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2006
Doors open at 6:00pm, show
sharts around 7:00pm
WHERE: THE
MYRNA LOY THEATER, HELENA
ONE SHOW ONLY!
There is a MEET THE RIDERS BBQ at my house (5305
Brooklyn Court) the day of the premiere starting
at 1:00pm. It will last until around 4:00pm. You'll
be able to meet the Thunderstruck riders, see
our sleds and hot rods, and have a great time
eating and being merry. Then, off to the SHOW!
BBQ is free (bring refreshments and snacks, we'll
have burgers, hot dogs, etc.)
Movie is $7.00 per ticket
at the door. If you are from out of town, you
can e-mail, PM or call for reserved tickets to
make sure you get a seat.
If you've never been to
one of our premieres, it is a great time!!
Thanks for your interest!
To watch the teaser for
our new film, CLICK
HERE!!! |
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CRANK YOUR SPEAKERS!!
TURN UP THE BASS!!
"FINALLY!"
you might be saying. . . Check out the teaser
for THUNDERSTRUCK 5 NOW! Sorry this took
so long. We had some trouble securing rights to
the song we used!! Thanks to all the riders and
all those involved, especially Jeff Aiello for
his awesome special effects again this year!
CLICK
HERE FOR VIDEO GALLERY
CLICK
HERE FOR DIRECT SHOT TO TS5 TEASER
(right click to save to your hard drive)
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Scott, Julio and I along with Chris Jones (Boise)
and some amazing A-10 Thunderbolt Pilots had another
fun day in the sun down at Gowen Field filming
and taking pictures of the 190th Fighter Squadron.
What an honor for us to be on the flightline with
the men and women who protect this country! Thank
you to all those at Gowen Field who have helped
us over the year and look for an amazing A-10
tribute on Thunderstruck 5 in August! See the
LIFESTYLE
GALLERY for more pictures!
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THUNDERSTRUCK
5 NEWSFLASH!
The Cover artwork
for Thunderstruck 5, our August 2006 release,
is finished and looks amazing. Instead of doing
a single picture format like we did for Thunderstruck
4, we took an amazing climbing shot of Randy Swenson
and overlaid a huge number '5' which has 10 embedded
pictures within it. It is very colorful and is
something you can look at over and over and always
see something new. The other riders pictured on
the cover (embedded in the '5') are: Cody Bahny,
Joe Bushilla, Dan Davidoff, Julie Marquart, Brad
Story, Carl Christianson, Shane Hedden and Cam
Hicks (two of these riders are pictured twice).
Click the thumbnail to see a large shot of the
cover! Go
to Thunderstruck 5 page.
The TS5 teaser
is finished but we are having trouble obtaining
rights to the song we used. Unless we get permission
soon, I will change the song and have the teaser
up next Monday or Tuesday, I promise!! |
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| I recently heard of another hillclimber who was
recently injured in Canada. After hearing of all
the horrific injuries from the Red Bull Fuel and
Fury and other film-related accidents this year
I just wanted to let all those riders know that
Team Thunderstruck is thinking about you and wishing
you all speedy recoveries. |
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I have just returned from MANY days on the
road as hillclimbing snow has finally come and
the bad sleds built for climbing have started
to tear up the mountains! I spent 10 days in ALASKA
with Trennis Baer, Dan Bush, Wade Durbin, Shane
Hedden, Cody Bahny and Carl Christianson and we
had an absolute ball. One highlight was working
with the Turnagain Hardcore guys Jimmy Blaze Fejes
and Giles Landry teaching Cody and Carl how to
do a backflip! A very cool trip indeed! Then I
spent 2 crazy days with Doc Nesbo in sunshine
and fresh snow and I just returned from a week
in BC where we filmed Brad Story, Randy Swenson,
Lyle Sinden, Shain Stanger, Wes Little, Dan Davidoff,
Shawn Hastings and Dan Richter going nuts in between
the rocks. It's been an amazing winter and it's
just now starting to wind down. There should be
good snow in many areas well into June and hopefully
we'll be riding in a bunch of it.
OUR FORUMS ARE FIXED BUT
WE HAVE TO START OVER. PLEASE RE-REGISTER ASAP
and get our forums back to the way they were.
I had to update the software for these new forums
and I do not know how to install the old forums
database into this new setup. So again, please
sign up and talk and have some fun! If anyone
knows how I might install the old database, let
me know ASAP!!!
Also, the THUNDERSTRUCK 5 teaser will be coming
in the next week or two so watch for that!
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Our FORUMS have been HACKED! I'm trying to
get this resolved. In the mean time I'm leaving
up the link so my web hosting company can find
out what's wrong. Thanks for all the e-mails and
calls letting me know!
We've come home from West Expo and the Jackson
Hole Hillclimbs and what a blast both of them
were! We had an awesome time at Expo and met lots
of new people! Also, after 7 more days of awesome
riding I get to be home for awhile! So all orders
will be caught up soon!
My Cutler 1150cc sled is currently for sale in
the garage sale. Click
here for info.
Watch for a TS5 teaser soon!
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THUNDERSTRUCK 4.5 IS
IN STOCK AND SHIPPING TODAY!
I'm HOME! After not even seeing a computer for
12 days I've finally come home to roost a while.
The Canadian swing of our trip was amazing. We
hit the deepest powder of the season, the best
weather, some amazing hillclimbing and some awe-inspiring
sunset big air by Cam Hicks! What a trip. Oh,
and of course, a plethora of wrecks by Mark "Messy
Pants" Mesenbrink!! Thanks to all those who
said hi and had fun with us while we were in Canada!
The Big Iron Shootout was a success again and
Team Thunderstruck won several awards early at
the OZONE SHOW CEREMONY under the tent at Zala's.
BRAD STORY won the award for BEST PERFORMANCE
BY A RIDER ON A TWIN for his awesome antics on
his 'little' M7 turbo! Shawn Hastings, Dan Davidoff,
and Randy Swenson also won awards for their show
stopping stuff from last year's BIS. A very fun
day with lots of carnage, what a ball. Godspeed
to all those who were injured and life-flighted
out. Our prayers are with you!
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Pre-Order
Thunderstruck 4.5: Reality TODAY! Package deals
with all 5 Thunderstruck DVDs, a Package deal
with TS4 and a Package deal with Extreme Velocity
2: The Sledheads!
TS4.5:
Reality
Package
Deals
Other DVDs
TS4.5
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Check out DAN DAVIDOFF's new
endeavor, CRAZY CANADIAN SNOWMOBILE TOURS of British
Columbia! That's right, you can hang with The
Crazy Canadian himself, Dan Davidoff, for an amazing
day or two of riding in the most amazing country
our sleds can access! An amazing guide and all
around fantastic person, Dan will give you the
ride of your life as you plow the deep powder
of the Kootenays! Want your guided trip filmed?
Ask Dan how!
Check out his new website at:
CRAZY CANADIAN
TOURS |
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THUNDERSTRUCK 4 has been nominated for an XTREMMEY
AWARD!! It's time to take up arms and VOTE for
your favorite SNOWMOBILING FILM! Click
here to start the voting process!
And remember to vote for the best rider in a
sled film also! With amazing sections by BRAD
STORY, DAN BUSH, WES LITTLE, SHAWN HASTINGS, TRENNIS
BAER, DOUG ANDERSON and many more in Thunderstruck
4 it may be hard to choose but get your votes
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Wow, I never thought switching from a PC to
an Apple would be such a big deal. It IS! I am
cracking my learning curve quickly though and
I just finished one of the women's sections on
Thunderstruck 4.5: REALITY. Editing is going well
and no question TS5 this August is going to be
a bad-ass film!!
I am also switching to a new PC for this web
site's updates and BSX bookkeeping chores. My
$4000.00 Sony VAIO pretty much blew up on me so
it is garbage out the door. While I switch things
over from this OLD computer (right now I'm typing
on the same computer I edited Thunderstruck 1
on!!) to the new one I need your patience as I
will not be able to update this site with the
specials that are going on. When I get back up
(hopefully next week sometime), I will have special
prices on the CALENDARS, TS4, and several other
items on our site. Also, watch soon for pre-sales
on TS4.5: REALITY and bigger and better and more
TS DVD package deals! From this OLD computer,
this last transmission to bigskyx.com is both
a blessing and a tear-jerker. . . This computer
has seen every part of Thunderstruck since day
1. Every picture, every video clip, every logo,
every band's song. To this old computer, HURRAH! |
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We wish everyone in Thunderstruck land out
there a very happy New Year and hope that as the
snow gets deep your riding season is safe and
fun! We have been having a ball with all the fresh
powder and sunshine! We've been riding our local
haunts a bunch lately as we prepare to hit several
new riding areas in the next month or so. Some
unfortunate news. . . One of the Thunderstruck
sleds was vandalized a while back as it sat on
the back of the owner's truck. We are pretty sure
we know who did it and believe me, karma will
come a knockin'. To all you who think vandalism
on other's property is cool, shame on you. You
suck.
On a lighter note, I've been riding with the
Utah Turbo hounds and Doc Nesbo and have got some
amazing photography and video already. Editing
on Thunderstruck 4.5 has been delayed due to another
computer problem, but it is still on schedule!
Believe it or not, I'm trashing all the PCs and
going to an APPLE G5 something or other! So I
will be learning a whole new editing system while
working on TS4.5. I will be editing TS4.5 on the
Apple so when you hear me screaming in frustration
at night, you'll know why!
We are also courting new bands
right now for both TS4.5 and TS5 which is due
out in August. If you know of a great local band
that has a CD out, have them contact us ASAP!
Watch for our trailers roaming all over as the
snow is falling and we start getting into the
realm of things. Cannot wait for Expo and the
Hillclimbs and thanks again to all those who support
us and take the time to read through our site!
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of stock! Try your dealers for the few remaining
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WATCH JIM PHELAN AND TRENNIS BAER ON
THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23RD!
Another crazy month and a half has gone by at
Team Thunderstruck. This is BY FAR the busiest
Christmas season we've ever had and believe it
or not, we have sold out of 2 of our titles in
the last week! More on that later!
The Print world was crazy with Thunderstruck
articles in the last month so be sure to check
out all the snowmobiling magazines out there!
A couple of standout articles:
SLEDNECKS
MAGAZINE, Volume 2, issue 2, November 2005,
page 20 has a 10 page article and interview with
2005 Xtremey Award winner and Thunderstruck rider
SHAWN HASTINGS! There are also 6 color pictures,
including a full page shot! Shawn talks about
his experiences with Thunderstruck and his winning
of the award for his awesome segment in Thunderstruck
3. A must have, contact SLEDNECKS for more info.
SLEDHEADS
MAGAZINE, Volume 7, issue 6, December 2005,
page 48 has a 9 page article about Jim Phelan
(that's me) and the inner workings of Team Thunderstruck.
Some candid statements and tons of great pictures
make this an article you should not miss! You'll
learn of my background, how I like to film, and
who I like to film! Also in this issue the cover
shot is none other than part-time Thunderstruck
rider JULIO EIGUREN from Boise, Idaho. The shot
was taken on one of our outings and both Julio
and Mustang Johnny have several shots throughout
this magazine. Check it out!
Our riding season has started and I have about
120 miles on my new APEX. What an awesome sled.
No question it is heavy when stuck, but when you're
on the throttle it's like a dream come true. I
cannot wait for the 100 hp boost it'll be getting
soon! We haven't been filming much yet, but we've
rode Cooke City, Lincoln and Buck Creek. All these
areas need more snow but I thought Cooke City
had the best snow.
Our shipping of orders will be 100% caught up
by Monday or Tuesday of this week except for a
few orders that the products are on backorder.
Thunderstruck 1 is out of stock but I did find
50 copies at a distributor which I am buying back
and Thunderstruck 3.5 is also out of stock or
will be in the next day or two. TS3.5 will NOT
be available for order after this weekend so get
your orders in right NOW!!!
I will be updating all the rider's new sleds
and our music pages soon so check back! TS4.5:
REALITY is well on its way to completion so watch
for its page to be up soon! Here is the artwork
for TS4.5 thanks to Jill
at Team Summit Productions!
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Thanks so much for those who visited us at
our snow shows in October. Dan Pate and his girlfriend
Brit held down the fort in Denver while Dan Bush,
Lyle Sinden, Mark Mesenbrink and I rocked Puyallup.
Salt Lake City saw the likes of Brad Story, Wes
Little, Doug Anderson, Travis Hyde and I working
and keeping all our friends and fans down their
excited!
Upcoming Shows:
NOV 4,5,6: BRITISH COLUMBIA SHOW. Come by the
Thunderstruck Booth to see DAN "the Crazy
Canadian" DAVIDOFF working the crowd!
NOV 4, 5, 6: NOVI, MICHIGAN SHOW. Come by the
Extreme Velocity Booth to see Thomas Opre and
check out Thunderstruck 4!
NOV 12: SPOKANE, WA. Come meet Mark Mesenbrink
and I as we work Mark and Shawn Hasting's homecrowd!
NOV 18, 19, 20: CALGARY, ALBERTA SHOW. Come by
the booth to meet Dan "the Crazy Canadian"
and I as we turn Calgary upside down!
One other note of interest: We made a
great little movie last February called THUNDERSTRUCK
3.5: Redemption. Well, I can tell you now
the 3000 copies we made are almost gone. I have
about 60 copies left and then there will be no
more made, ever. So if you ever want to see this
fun-filled Thunderstruck movie, now is the time
to order!
Thanks for the overwhelming support on
this mid-season release and look for THUNDERSTRUCK
4.5 AND ITS TEASER COMING THIS WINTER! |
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Wow. September 24th
Thunderstruck 4 came to the Big Easy in Spokane
Washington where over 500 people packed the house
to watch the show and enjoy the festivities! Special
thanks to all those who helped put on such a fun
show. Allsport Polaris, The Buzzard and Bruce
Deming, Mike Hidy, The Big Easy, Rob and The Spokane
Winter Knights, and all the Thunderstruck riders
who came out for the show.
Oct 1 and 2 in Boise was the Boise Snow
Show and of course with this show comes several
of the biggest Thunderstruck events of the year.
Again, FBomb Rob invited the riders to his house
for an awesome BBQ and food spread, wow I ate
a lot! Thanks to Lisa and Rob for a great night
and thanks to Mitymo Steve for a ride in a 10
second car!
Our premiere at The Boise Big Easy was
BY FAR the funnest and biggest party we've ever
put on. Again, over 530 people showed up for the
movie and afterwards, the band HELLS BELLS came
out and led off the night with a scathing rendition
of the AC/DC song THUNDERSTRUCK! It was so cool!
Almost 900 people rocked the Big Easy all night
to the AC/DC cover band and oh what a night it
was! Thanks and thanks again to all our Boise
friends and sponsors and fans for without all
of you Boise would be really boring every year!
Next stops:
Oct 8-9 Denver Snow Show
Oct 22-23 Puyallup (Seattle) Snow Show
Oct 28-29 Salt Lake City Snow Show
Oct 21-23rd Edmonton Snow Show: Dan Davidoff
will be running our booth at The Edmonton Snow
Show again this year so stop by and see the CRAZY
CANADIAN!!
Stop by our booths and say hi!!!
Oh, and our new sleds are coming in day
by day. Oh what a year it's going to be!
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We're back from a sizzling event in Blaine
Minneosta, namely HayDays and the 3 days of parties
that go with it. We started Thursday night with
a Team Thunderstruck PRIVATE live set at 13th
Step's new studio and it was awesome. Doc Nesbo
even got about half an hour of amped-up microphone
time telling his world-famous giddy-giddy-giddy
jokes!! Oh what fun it was! That night ended early
and Friday was set-up day. We spent the afternoon
at Haydays putting up our booth and meeting others
at their booths. The night came rolling around
quickly with TURNAGAIN HARDCORE 5 and THUNDERSTRUCK
4 on the screens at Majors Sports Bar in Blaine.
What a ball! From Jimmy Blaze to Paul Thacker
to Trennis Baer to many more some of the biggest
sled-movie stars in the world showed up to dance
the night away! Then, Saturday morning came early
and our booth at Haydays was ROCKING all day Saturday.
Thanks to Trennis, Paul, Disco, Doc Nesbo, Jacquie,
Shannon, Jeff (Aiello), and the many others who
helped out. Special thanks to Thomas of Tahoe
Films (Extreme Velocity) and Dean and the gang
from Orion Industries for all their help and support
also! Then, Saturday night was the big concert.
We ran almost 500 people through the door for
2 bands and tons of fun. The AK boys were rockin
on the dance floor and to see little Heath Frisby
getting banged around by the big boyz in the mosh
pit was a sight to behold! I think Doc Nesbo even
gave it a go once or twice! Again, this night
ended relatively early and it was back to our
Haydays booth early Sunday. Sunday was a slower
day but fun none-the-less. By 9:30pm we were all
on planes home and by midnight I was cuddled up
next to Melisse and Brooklyn at home! Thanks to
all for a wonderful weekend and look for BOTH
PARTIES at Haydays again next year!
This weekend: Extreme Velocity Premiere in MISSOULA.
Sept 24: SPOKANE PREMIERE of THUNDERSTRUCK 4
at The Big Easy!
Oct 1: BOISE PREMIERE of THUNDERSTRUCK 4 at The
Big Easy!
Be there!!
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Well, our Helena Premiere of TS4 came and went
with little advertising and relatively no notice
on this site. And it was kinda fun! The Myrna
Loy rocked all night as the show lasted almost
3 HOURS!! Thanks to all who attended and all the
sponsors who made the event a success!
We are having a showing of Turnagain Hardcore
5 and Thunderstruck 4 at FLASHBAXX in the Mall
of America on FRIDAY, SEPT 9th at 7:00pm. BE THERE!
Our clothing is DONE and will be in the ONLINE
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Well, I finally had the time
to watch TS4, opening FBI warning to final credit.
There is no question it will be the LONGEST film
this year. And it includes a little bit of everything.
The nasty chute climbs, some amazing powder, huge
air, great fireworks (multiple sled stuff), 3
amazing helicopter days, and some great all-around
boondocking. Lots of sunny days, lots of rider
interaction, some great carnage. A few nasty avalanches,
some gorgeous chicks that can ride, and an awesome
rider/camera relationship that shows you depth
and personality in these guys and gals that you
just cannot skip over. The fear of telling your
wife you just endo'd a 20 foot cliff and totaled
your sled, the indifference of hanging out over
280 foot cliffs, the smack talk between the Utah
Turbo Hounds, the humor as riders face off on
the hill. All great stuff. I am proud of this
film and like I said, it may be too long for some
of you (1 hour and 40 minutes plus another 45
minutes of extras) but the majority will have
a great night of entertainment.
Thanks to all of you who
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I'm sitting at my computer doing the final
output of THUNDERSTRUCK
4. I must say, it's a LONG movie. I asked
on Snowest Forums what length a movie should be
and most people responded 90 minutes. We had the
footage and it turned out great.
I try to listen to fans. So many fans say they
LOVED the laid-back, reality-tv-like, personal
style of Redemption and the hardcore action of
TSIII. So I combined them, in fact, I combined
MANY aspects of what people have said they wanted
into TS4.
The deep snow climbs are here for the hard-to-please
types. Lots of rider interaction and hopefully
you'll get to know them a bit better. Some of
the most insane mountain footage ever, and if
you don't believe me, click
HERE to watch the teaser.
Lots of style thanks to editing help, lots of
flavor thanks to our diverse riding crew, gorgeous
videography thanks to our great camerapeople.
Our PREMIERE schedule is almost finalized. Here
are the known dates:
AUGUST 13th:
Myrna Loy Center, Helena ---- SEPTEMBER
9: Mall of America, Minneapolis
---- October 1:
The Big Easy, Boise ---- Our OGDEN and SPOKANE
dates are TBA. We also may be doing a showing
in Puyallup with ALTICITY.
Enjoy the teasers. All pre-orders will ship AUGUST
15th, no exceptions unless a disaster strikes!!
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The
FINAL THUNDERSTRUCK 4 TEASER is here! CLICK HERE
for the TS4 PAGE!
Just a couple thoughts. This teaser is meant
to give you an overall view of what TS4 is about
in terms of insane footage and fun riding. Believe
me when I say, THUNDERSTRUCK 4 has TONS of personality.
You'll get to know riders better, get to know
sponsors better, get to know everything about
us better. It is a VERY fun movie. I tried to
cross TS3 and TS3.5 styles and I think it has
really molded itself into a prize-worthy film.
The footage is insane. Period. I did this teaser
(special thanks to Jeff Aiello for the graphics)
in about 10 minutes today. It was very easy to
grab great shots because there are many.
The final movie should be almost and HOUR AND
A HALF long. That's a far cry from our last 4
films, which were all around 1 hour. I did not
leave in ANY stuff I deem boring. Politics, sponsors
and friendships dictate some of what goes into
TS4, but it is all great stuff. There
will also be TONS of extras, making the entire
DVD full of over 2 hours of footage. Drop us a
line on our FORUMS (CLICK HERE TO JOIN) and let
us know what you think. If you are on other sledding
forums, let them know we have it up.
And thank you very much for all the love, friendship
and support you have shown Melisse, Brooklyn and
I in our trying time. Juggling a wife, an ICU
baby, a dog, 2 jobs, and fishing season has been
an absolute ball.
Prepare for our premiere season and hopefully
we'll see you all at one of them. And you heard
it here first. Thunderstruck 4.5 production has
begun. It will be a very limited release film
but will smooth out the carnage and breath-lessness
left by TS4. Hopefully, we'll wrap duplication
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Wow, it sure has been a long time since I've
updated everyone! Family issues have kept Melisse
and I busy over the last month. But we are happy
and proud to say we are new parents of a gorgeous
little baby girl named BROOKLYN KAYLEE PHELAN!
She was born May 23 and has had quite a hectic
life already! Not too mention, I went under the
knife for an appendectomy 2 weeks ago!
All that aside, Thunderstruck 4 is a rocking!
The new artwork is up here
and the FINAL TS4 TEASER will be up soon. We have
an awesome special effects artist named Jeff helping
us out to give TS4 a different look than all our
other films and we also had Thomas Opre shoot
some stuff for us which again will give TS4 tons
of new flavor!
We are also ordering some AWESOME new hats. The
front logo is the 'X' Logo but it is in 3-D!!
Click this website for a sample: http://www.lonepinemarketing.com/
These new Thunderstruck Hats will be for sale
when TS4 goes on sale soon! They have both our
logos on them plus our TMX tagline around the
brim. They ROCK!
The WORLD PREMIERE for Thunderstruck 4 is in
Helena, Montana on August 13th. In the past, we
have had 2 shows but this year we are only having
ONE SHOW so PLEASE, get your tickets early!
We are also having Premieres in Minneapolis,
Ogden, Boise and Spokane!
I am currently updating all the pictures in the
gallery and it will be a HUGE overhaul! We'll
have over 200 NEW pictures on our site soon!
Due to some negative untrue press, our Great
Footage Contest suffered as people
thought bigskyx.com retained ownership of any
footage used. This is not true and we only need
permission to use it. The deadline is coming up
July 8th so please, if you have footage, send
it in! We have had some awesome submissions
which will be spread out throughout TS4.
In the editing room, I just finished Brad Story's
and Shawn Hasting's sections. I'm currently working
on a new section for the film as Brandy from Boise
got me some footage I needed! Thanks Brandy! Next
I'll be working on Trennis and Mustang Johnny's
Sections. TS4 will end up being about 1 hour and
15 minutes this year! Plus, with over an hour
of extras, the DVDs will be full!
Happy summer and I'm going fishing!
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One of the coolest things in the world happened
to Thunderstruck Films and one of our riders.
Mr. SHAWN HASTINGS was voted the BEST RIDER IN
A SNOWMOBILE FILM for his riding in Thunderstruck
III by the Extreme Sports Xtremey Awards in Los
Angeles!! This is a huge honor for both Shawn
and Team thunderstruck! Shawn will be presented
his award at the Xtremey Awards which will be
filmed for broadcast on TV! The Xtremey Awards
are next Tuesday, May 10, in Orange County, California.
Very amazing for Shawn and we all couldn't be
happier for him! Please e-mail notes and congrats
to Shawn by CLICKING
HERE.
Watch
Shawn's awesome stuff from Thunderstruck III by
CLICKING HERE!
Order a
copy of THUNDERSTRUCK III by clicking HERE
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to watch the Ghost ride Video from the Big Iron
Shootout. The Thunderstruck 4 Teaser will be up
shortly! |
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Team Thunderstruck is proud to announce the
addition of some new sponsors for the filming
of THUNDERSTRUCK IV! All of our awesome sponsors
are back from TSIII so be sure to check them out
on our SPONSOR page also! Our new sponsors include:
CLEAR PERFORMANCE
TITAN FUEL TANKS
Twenty20 HELMET CAMERAS
SIMMONS FLEXI-SKIS
UNION BAY RACING
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STORE has been updated and organized
a bit. EVERYTHING posted as such is IN STOCK! Last
day to ship before Christmas is TUESDAY, December
21st. Please e-mail me if you try a link
and it doesn't work! E-mail jim@bigskyx.com |
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IMPORTANT NEWS
UPDATE:
Thunderstruck
Films and www.bigskyx.com would like to announce
the release of a NEW FILM mid-season this year!
The film has many titles but will be known as
THUNDERSTRUCK 3.5 when it
is released near early February 2005. "We
just wanted to fill that lull between the fall
film releases and the West Expo with a fun movie,
a new release movie that will keep people interested
while they are out tearing up the fresh snow this
winter and spring!"
Thunderstruck
3.5 will include tons of never seen before footage
including some in-depth stories from last year's
riding including Mark Mesenbrink's awesome "Redemption"
climb and much much more from Tony Sabol, Dan
Davidoff, the Utah Turbo Hounds and all the crazy
gang at Team Thunderstruck. It will also include
Team Thunderstruck's summer sport, MOTOX and a
small section with Mustang Johnny, Doc Nesbo,
Russ Warren and more tearing up the dunes and
mountains on their bikes.
Thunderstruck
3.5 will go on sale for pre-orders in January
so check back soon!
Thunderstruck
IV has also
started production for release in September, 2005.
Look for new stuff like RIDER PROFILES, SPONSOR
PROFILES, and an awesome "Where we came from"
retrospective look at Team Thunderstruck all the
way back to 1995 when our first video, "Virginia
City Vacation" came out to unheard of fanfare!
And of course, the most amazing backcountry hillclimbing
ever witnessed including a NEW fireworks climb
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III has won an awesome online award. MaximumSled.com
has recently reviewed TSIII (click
here for review) and also named THUNDERSTRUCK
III the Maximum
Film Fest winner for the 2004 season as BEST
SNOWMOBILE FILM! The guys couldn't be happier with
this honorarium and we appreciate MaximumSled.com
for seeing through all the ramp movies to the "western"
side of things! |
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| Friday night, NOVEMBER 5th, at
the ALIBI LOUNGE in SHELBY,
MONTANA! Meet and greet with the riders.
Doc Shawn Nesbo hosts the last premiere of the season.
Doors open whenever and show starts after that!
Tickets at the door are $3.00! Let's kick off the
sledding season with a BANG! |
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Our premiere season for THUNDERSTRUCK III was
a smashing success and special thanks to all our
friends, fans and sponsors that helped make it
that way! Over 1500 people packed the various
venues to watch the show! Spokane was our biggest
show with over 450 people present! Tons of door
prizes and grand parties after each show made
for even more fun with all the Thunderstruck riders.
Helena, Boise, Ogden and Spokane will never be
the same! And count on TSIV showing up on the
big screens in those cities again next year!
Now we settle into show season. Below is a list
of SNOW SHOWS where you will be able to find a
Thunderstruck Booth set up and come in and harass
us and say hi!
DENVER
PUYALLUP
TORONTO
EDMONTON
SALT LAKE CITY
NOVI
SPOKANE
Also, we have started filming for THUNDERSTRUCK
IV!
New posters are on the way and new clothing is
also in the works! Stayed tuned for more info!
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The Ogden and Spokane premieres are under our
belt and both shows were a ball! The Ogden Egyptian
Theater was a gorgeous place and the show went
over very well with the fans and riders present.
The Spokane show was at The Big Easy concert
house and many can testify it was one of the coolest
sled-related shows I've ever been to! Thanks to
CAMP MOTORSPORTS for the support and to Triple
S Polaris in Ogden and to all our other show and
video sponsors!
Finally, The BOISE PREMIERE is this Saturday,
OCT 2. The Big Easy Concert House in
Boise will again be the rocking-est place in Boise
this year during the SnoWest Snow Show. Buy
your tickets at the THUNDERSTRUCK BOOTH at the
Snow Show or at the door!
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TICKETS for all remaining
premieres in OGDEN, SPOKANE and BOISE
are available at the door of the venues. These
theaters are huge so sell-outs are unlikely. Please,
if you don't get tickets via an outlet, please
get them at the door!
ATTENTION: The TSIII VHS are in! We will
be 100% caught up on shipping TOMORROW, Wednesday,
September 15th on all products! Also, we can start
shipping posters as we have our shipping tubes
so I'll get a Paypal link to purchase them up
soon.
Haydays was a ball, thanks to all those who support
us and came by the booth to say hi! Thanks to
Wade Durbin from FLY RACING for the awesome prizes
at the Mall of America Show! Giles and Paul from
TH, awesome to meet you guys. Also met Clayton
from Slednecks! Hot, rain, dust, dirt, wind, and
SLEDS!! You can't beat it! |
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LATE
BREAKING NEWS!
This Friday, September 10th at AMERICAN LIVE
in the Mall of America in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota.
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Get ready for a DOUBLE FEATURE WHAMMY when we
premiere 2 of the brand new sledding films for
the 2005 season!
Starting at 4:00pm, TURNAGAIN
HARDCORE IV
Then, at 4:45pm, THUNDERSTRUCK
III
We'll be starting at Hooters right across the
way at 3:00pm for oysters and chicken wings! Join
us to start the Haydays weekend off in a ROCKIN
WAY!! |
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Shipping UPDATE:
On August 26 (Thursday) we will be 100% caught
up on all shipping orders placed through 11:00pm
on Wednesday, 8-25-2004 for DVDs of TSIII and
all other orders except TSIII VHS.
The TSIII VHS Tapes backorder date has moved
to September 9th. I have no control over getting
them sooner so if you ordered a VHS, please be
patient!
This will probably be the last year we do VHS
as the industry is pretty much 95% DVD right now.
So if you love our films and want to get a TSIV
next year, please go to Wal-Mart and buy one of
those $39.00 DVD players!! |
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Shipping UPDATE:
All THUNDERSTRUCK III DVD and hat orders which
we received prior to 10:00pm on Tuesday, August
17th have shipped. All orders being shipped to
the Canadian provinces of BC, Alberta, Ontario,
Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec have shipped.
All orders from Norway, Sweden and Finland have
also shipped. Normal shipping charges to Norway
are $8.00 per film! Sweden is around $4.00! Now
that's strange!
If we received your order after 10:00pm last
night or today on the 18th, we are working our
behinds off to fulfill those orders tonight. It
has been overwhelming so I only see us filling
about half of them tonight, which will ship tomorrow.
The rest will ship the next day, as well as new
orders. Anyone wanna help?!?!?!? We will get caught
up over the weekend and start all over next Monday!!
Thunderstruck III VHS tapes are on backorder
until September 9th.
Thanks for the great response to TSIII. We appreciate
all our fans more than you know!
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and scroll down to THUNDERSTRUCK VHS. On sale now
only $6.95 plus shipping! Now at the Online Store!
If you missed the film that started it all, check
it out today! VHS only! |
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Tickets for
both the EARLY and LATE shows on August 14th will
be available at the door. Currently they are available
at ONE WAY MARINE and ELK MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS.
Thanks to the Helena show
Sponsors:
Bob's Valley Market (Montana
Valley Hams), Mountain West Bank, One Way Marine,
Elk Mountain Motorsports, Pepsi of Helena |
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New news includes the films being totally off
to duplication and expected to be back soon. We
will have BOTH VHS and DVD! New posters on the
way featuring 4 awesome TS pictures. Click
HERE to see the poster. They will be for sale
next week at the ONLINE
STORE. We have to order custom shipping boxes
for the posters so shipping will be slightly more
to soak up the cost of the tube mailers. I'll
figure it out when they arrive. Also, our new
LADIES line of clothing is done and will be at
the ONLINE STORE
soon! Also, some new MEN'S clothing is finished
and will go up. We are working on VERY NICE fleece
jackets and vests and pretty soon, Thunderstruck
GLOVES! Should be an exciting fall!
Tickets for the BOISE, SPOKANE and OGDEN premieres
will be on sale SOON! |
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Just a quick note to say I updated the PREMIERE
info below.
Also, we are having new posters made as I type
this!
Later, JIM
Here's a picture from Spokane's premiere last
year courtesy of Erik (Ragged):
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11:15pm...I just finished editing "The
Fireworks Climb" from Expo weekend. Did it
in a totally new way. . . You'll hear ALL THE
SOUNDS! Yes, there is background music but you'll
hear each rider's sled and all the voices as everyone
marvels at the stunt they just pulled. Very cool
section!
I just updated the MUSIC
page a little bit. This page will include the
TSIII bands and a few TSII bands that we will
work with in the future again.
Next up? Time to edit some of those nasty chute
climbs from Revy the day we had the chopper...
Stay tuned for premiere cities and dates. |
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My poor computer. . . It's July 1st, 2:48am.
I'm getting ready to go to bed. Thunderstruck
III is almost halfway done. I've changed editing
techniques this year so it's taking much longer
than expected. The footage I have to choose from
is insane. Anyone want to see over 6 MINUTES of
Mr. Cliff himself, DAN GARDINER dropping everything
in the mountains he could find? How about the
most insane helicopter footage ever in a sled
film? How about Mustang Johnny taking the STING
to amazing limits with its direct nitrous injection.
. . In fact, I'm editing Mustang's segment now.
And amazing 37 year old newcomer Shane
Kynaston is going to raise some heart rates! This
guy is NUTS! He followed Gardiner off almost every
cliff Dan tried this year! And those Utah Turbo
Hounds. . . Wait 'til you see the story of the
Fireworks climb. . . To awesome to be true. .
. But wait, it was true, I was there! I filmed
it! Man, these all-nighters are warping me! Anyway,
stay tuned for the next post here. . . The film
will be finished the next time there is new news
here. In the meantime, join our forums and say
hi!
Happy Independence Day!
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THUNDERSTRUCK
III Premieres and Theater Showings Schedule for
2004
HELENA, MT The TRUE premiere is Saturday, August
14th at The Myrna Loy. Tickets go on sale SOON!
GREAT FALLS, MT (CAN'T FIND A VENUE!)
BOISE, ID show is at THE BIG EASY again! Join
us Saturday, October 2.
SPOKANE, WA show is at THE BIG EASY! Join us
Saturday, September 25th.
SHELBY, MT TBA
MISSOULA, MT TBA
OGDEN, UT show is at The EGYPTIAN THEATER on
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2004-2005 SNOW
SHOW SCHEDULE:
A great place to find and meet team Thunderstruck
Riders, come to our booth and say HI!
SEP 11, 12 at HAYDAYS
OCT 1, 2 and 3 in SYRACUSE
OCT 2, 3 in BOISE
OCT 8, 9 and 10 in MILWAUKEE
OCT 9, 10 in DENVER
OCT 23, 24 in PUYALLUP (SEATTLE)
OCT 29, 30 in SALT LAKE CITY
NOV 6 in SPOKANE
NOV 12, 13, 14 in MINNEAPOLIS and in GREEN BAY
MAR 17-20 in WEST YELLOWSTONE
MAR 24-27 atJACKSON HILLCLIMB
I will update this schedule as things
change!
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Since the inception of our new FORUMS
I've had lots of positive e-mails and comments
so hopefully things will go well on that front.
We recently took our final riding trip of the
year to Revy over Memorial Day weekend. Melisse
and I set out and met Shawn, Mark, Dan, Lyle,
Timmy, Heidi, and a few others for some LATE spring
riding. What a ball! In fact, Mark crashed a great
crash and everyone had a ton of fun watching it.
I'm now in full edit mode on THUNDERSTRUCK
III. Just a few more summer things to film
and then watch out for a premiere near you!
Also, I have completely updated our PHOTO
GALLERY with current photos. Enjoy looking
at our 2004 riding year! I still need to put up
a few more pics of some riders over the next month
or so. So check back!!! |
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| Welcome to a new and exciting part of Team Thunderstruck.
. . The TEAM
THUNDERSTRUCK ONLINE FORUMS!
Join in over the next couple months in the forums
and get a little more PERSONAL with Team Thunderstruck,
its riders, and it friends and fans! Have fun, enjoy
and please follow the rules! |
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The artwork for THUNDERSTRUCK III is in the
process of being finished by our amazing graphics
dude. Thunderstruck is preparing for the editing
summer also. With some of our guys in REVY this
weekend, some of us have decided to take this
weekend off before we hit the snow again.
Our last trip to REVY was one of the most amazing
sledding trips I've ever been on. Thanks to all
those that made it possible, especially Alex from
THE GLACIER
HOUSE and Jerry from Selkirk Choppers. What
a ball! The riders went nuts for the weekend!!!
See you all soon! |
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"You know how you
felt the first time you saw the Grand Canyon?
We feel that every time we snowmobile."
Someone on why he loves to snowmobile.
You know, I credited this
to some other guy and he swears he didn't say
it. So let's credit it to MARK MESENBRINK, I KNOW
he said it!!
We just came off an awesome climbing trip to
Castlegar, BC with Extreme Team rider Dan Davidoff
as our guide. Our entire Washington Team showed
up, meeting Trennis and I just over the border
for an amazing day in the Selkirks. Shawn Hastings
put away the most amazing climb of the day and
perhaps of the year and guess what, he didn't
do it for the cameras. . . In fact, he didn't
even tell me he was going to do it! Amazing stuff,
though! This day also saw a white out snow storm
hit us in the afternoon, stranding us in the neverland
bottom with no way out. Finally, as the fog cleared
just enough to know whether we were pointed uphill,
Davidoff led a charge over some steep chutes to
get everyone out! What a fun day. Josh cold-seized
his motor, let it tumble down the mountain, then
he fired it up and finished off the day!
Did I mention Dan Davidoff is one CRAZY CANADIAN?
Day 2 found us in another of Davidoff's haunts,
this time riding off a Lake west of Castlegar.
Shawn climbed the tightest chute of the day but
just at the top went vertical and almost came
over backwards. Don Lenz tried next, only to get
sucked into the steep rock wall lining the chute.
Then the Crazy Canadian took the Yamaha up and
over to top it out just as the sun started to
set!
Day 3 found us all tired and a bit melancholy.
A perfectly sunny day, it was the first time I'd
ever seen sleds climb hills that were impossible
to come back down. After hours on top of the world,
they finally found a chute down the other side
of the mountain that brought them back to reality.
What a fun trip!
The riding season is quickly winding down as
the warm weather is stealing snow by the foot
every day. The editing room is heating up and
soon the premiere of THUNDERSTRUCK III will be
coming to a theater near you! Watch for cities
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Wow, one day of fresh snow and sun can really
change the hearts and minds of some riders! We
had an amazing day of filming yesterday, with
just about everyone present going nuts for the
Thunderstruck cameras! Shane Hedden came along
on his open mod REV and rode like he was preparing
for the X-Games or something!
Mustang Johnny (The Burf!), Trennis, Dan, Wendall,
and Doc Nesbo on the turbo REV tore stuff up and
made for hours of awesome climbs, funny wrecks
and huge air! What a ball! Enjoy the pics! Next
stop? Not sure, there's no snow left anywhere!!!! |
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12 Days of travelling the west filming and
enjoying the company of freinds, riders, and other
film crews have come to an end. What a trip! It
started with rides in Island Park and Lion's Head
with some of the best in the industry. Perfect
sunshine days with stable snow pack put us into
the steep chutes on Day 1! Doug, Wes, Travis and
Turbo REV founder BRAD STORY had a ball tearing
up every possible chute around West! The BURF
(Mustang Johnny), Wade from FLY, Gerald, Tony,
Trennis, Dan Richter and many other loaded down
my cameras with awesome stuff. Watching Wes bust
through a monster cornice at 40 mph only to do
a flying barrel roll over the top was awesome.
And Brad's "switching chutes" climb
is one for the record books (he starts up one
chute, sees an opening and sidehills over to the
next chute, then continues his climb!). Then came
the finale. . . Doug, Travis and Brad decided
to pull a 1-2-3 punch up the chutes on Jefferson.
Not one right after the other, but all 3 at the
same time!! It was awesome except for one small
detail. Watch TSIII for the rest of the story!
But alas. . . Friday night rolls around and we're
sitting in the lobby of the Stagecoach. Doug wants
a re-run at the 1-2-3 punch. We all look at each
other, smile and say what the heck! But WES wants
in on this run! How about a 1-2-3-4 PUNCH?!?!?
So Saturday finds us in heaven again with the
sun shining and the turbos screaming. I watched
with the cameras OFF as more than 12 riders conquered
Mt. Jefferson that day. Then came the punch. .
. Travis, Wes, Doug and Brad. . . The coolest
thing I've ever seen happened next. . .
And did I forget to tell you about Friday???
The Team Thunderstruck cameras met 3 rockin' women
for the first section in TSIII dedicated to the
love of snowmobiling LADY-STYLE! Cornice drops,
big air, chute climbing and a couple great crashes
rounded out an awesome day with the ladies of
Team TS! And the attempt to conquer Jefferson
on a STOCK 600cc Polaris? Wait and see the awesome
show!
Sunday saw EXPO end and the travelling begin.
We woke up Monday to sunny skies in ELKO, NV!
Tim and Amanda from Thin-Air Powersports showed
us through their beautiful mountains. Richter
(FLEECE), Brad Story, Tony, Gerald, Jim Baird,
Dan Gardiner and I followed Tim and Amanda around
to some amazing country! But alas, Tony had a
small accident. After having a corneal abrasion
and vision problems all morning, an unseen windlip
threw him into a pile of very sharp rocks, breaking
his elbow and his heel. Tony, always an amazing
rider, rode HIMSELF 12 miles back to the truck,
climbing huge bowls along the trail out. Surgery
that night on the arm and then transport back
home to Mommy left Tony in great spirits to heal
this spring. He will be very much missed as we
travel this spring and you need to know, Tony,
that we are thinking of you and wishing you a
speedy recovery!
We spent part of the week riding No-Tellum-Creek
and had awesome shows as Fleece and The Burf rocked
the world of chute-climbing. Wade from FLY showed
off his finalized mod and Kirk from HMK even broke
out the SNOWHAWK for Trennis and Gerald to play
on! What a ball!
Next came the Jackson Hole Hillclimbs. Great
food and friends. . . Great to see everyone from
SnoWest and from all over, especially our fans
and sponsors! We're already looking forward to
next year!
Special thanks to all our awesome riders and
their families. . . Without you, I am just a wannabe
photographer. And thanks to the other cameramen
working hard to make TSIII #1 next year! |
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The WORLD
PREMIERE of the new THUNDERSTRUCK
III Teaser is up on our Video Gallery Page! Click
HERE to check
it out!
After an awesome trip to play with Dan Gardiner,
Shane Kynaston, Shane Hedden and others in the
sunny mountains we've sat around this week updating
our website, finishing the teaser, and updating
our ONLINE STORE
with new hats and stickers! Next stop is West
Yellowstone EXPO where you can stop by our booth
and say "hi!"
Don't forget to vote! Click the Xtremey link
below and GO VOTE FOR TSII! |
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Please go to 
and vote for THUNDERSTRUCK II for best
snowmobile film!
Team Thunderstruck spent an amazing weekend in
the mountains of Idaho this weekend with David
and Richard from National Goegraphic Television.
They had contacted us several months ago after
seeing our footage on our website about doing
an "Ultimate Explorer" episode about
extreme sports. After talking to many people out
west about winter sports, the program shifted
toward avalanche stories, rescues, and why people
want to get back into the backcountry after a
terrifying event or even after a tragic event
like an avalanche. We filmed with them, interviewed
with them, and even did a few stunts with them!
Mark Mesenbrink even jumped a cement truck for
them! What a ball it was. The final program will
be airing on National Geographic TV on April 18th
and on MSNBC soon thereafter. Watch for it!
The snow in Island Park is better than I have
seen it in years. All weekend long our sleds worked
like crazy to get where we normally rocket at
50 mph! Doug Anderson got REALLY crazy and Don
Lentz pulled one of the sickest lines ever filmed.
. . Every person on the mountain that day was
in awe! Watch for it in TSIII! Also, the Cutler
1150s and Gerald's 1200 PSI all ran very well.
Don was running his TWIN TURBO D&D 1010 and
Doug, Wes, and Travis had their turbos. Dan Bush's
1150 Union Bay went belly up on it's second day
so he even got his turbo out for Monday's ride.
Anyway, it was awesome snow and sunshine and those
2 things mixed make up for great footage! Thanks
to the Utah and Washington Teams for coming up
and for Gerald and Shelly and of course Team Physician
Doc Nesbo and Avy expert Tony for soming in the
weekend. And again, special thanks to National
Geographic TV. |
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ACT NOW! Hey
fans and riders, THUNDERSTRUCK II was nominated
for another extreme sports movie award this year
for BEST SNOWMOBILE FILM! Congrats to Jim and
all the riders and their abilities! But we need
YOU to VOTE for our film!
So please click here -->
to cast your vote for THUNDERSTRUCK II for "BEST
SNOWMOBILE FILM"! |
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Well, after a long Fall touring around the
U.S in support of THUNDERSTRUCK II, we have finally
returned home, built our new sleds, and hit the
snow! Here are some highlights of this Fall:
After HayDays, we travelled throughout Montana
promoting the film and we also hit big shows in
most major Western cities, including Denver, Salt
Lake, Spokane, Seattle (Puyallup), Minneapolis
and a few others. Special thanks to all those
who help make them happen, especially SnoWest
Magazine and the various sledding
associations.
We started building sleds in early November and
after ordering 7 new CPC 1150s, Team Thunderstruck
had a LOT of building to do!
The 1150s hit the snow in late November along
with Trennis' refreshed 1220 D&D and a few
other mod sleds. In December we travelled to Utah
to find snow and play in the mountains with Mr.
Dan Gardiner. After that, we quickly rounded up
the Team to head for Revy, with tons of fun had
by all up there. Many of our riders went up for
the ride and again, although it is a long drive,
it is SO WORTH IT! Check out some pics from our
Revy trip on SnoWest forums HERE.
Also, our graphics contests are going to wrap
soon so if you have an entry, please get it to
me soon! We'll be riding Priest Lake next and
then Island Park and we'll be enjoying the holidays
with family and friends.
See you soon! JIM |
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Well, after a long Fall touring around the
U.S in support of THUNDERSTRUCK II, we have finally
returned home, built our new sleds, and hit the
snow! Here are some highlights of this Fall:
After HayDays, we travelled throughout Montana
promoting the film and we also hit big shows in
most major Western cities, including Denver, Salt
Lake, Spokane, Seattle (Puyallup), Minneapolis
and a few others. Special thanks to all those
who help make them happen, especially SnoWest
Magazine and the various sledding
associations.
We started building sleds in early November and
after ordering 7 new CPC 1150s, Team Thunderstruck
had a LOT of building to do!
The 1150s hit the snow in late November along
with Trennis' refreshed 1220 D&D and a few
other mod sleds. In December we travelled to Utah
to find snow and play in the mountains with Mr.
Dan Gardiner. After that, we quickly rounded up
the Team to head for Revy, with tons of fun had
by all up there. Many of our riders went up for
the ride and again, although it is a long drive,
it is SO WORTH IT! Check out some pics from our
Revy trip on SnoWest forums HERE.
Also, our graphics contests are going to wrap
soon so if you have an entry, please get it to
me soon! We'll be riding Priest Lake next and
then Island Park and we'll be enjoying the holidays
with family and friends.
See you soon! JIM |
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YOU WANT PROOF?
Josh challenged the world, Tony scared us all
with it, Towline put it to music. . . In case
you haven't heard or seen Thunderstruck II yet,
there is a song in the film called "Evidence"
by Utah band TOWLINE. You Want Proof? is the screaming
intro that really made Tony's hair stand on end
and Josh challenge the Sledding Community into
finding the steepest, tightest chutes in the world
to climb! But as usual, noone in Team Thunderstruck
has ANY graphical experience whatsoever! So we
must rely on our awesome friends out there for
help. So here it is:
Team Thunderstruck's 2003-2004 slogan
is "YOU WANT PROOF?"
We need a LOGO for the YOU WANT PROOF?
slogan!
The RULES:
1. All entries become property of www.bigskyx.com,
without pride or prejudice.
2. All graphic's artists agree that when entered,
their graphic may be shown publically in any number
of ways with respect to www.bigskyx.com and Team
Thunderstruck.
3. The winner, to be judged as such by Team Thunderstruck
Riders, will receive $100.00 cash and a day in
the sun and snow following us around as we film
for TSIII.
4. All graphics must be clean enough to make
large trailer stickers/graphics out of. We don't
want any 29 color custom sled pictures, we want
graphics and easy sticker stuff!
5. All entries must be e-mailed as a JPEG with
YOU WANT PROOF? GRAPHIC in the
subject line to bigskyx@aol.com
Best of luck. Winner will be announced in early
December or sooner if some cool stuff comes in!
What "YOU WANT PROOF?" means to me?
All the BS people talk in this industry. All the
posers. All the wannabes. All the vindictive little
schmos that think they are the next best thing.
There are so many computer-jockey sledders that
make talk seem like it's the only thing that matters,
whether on the mountain or not. YOU WANT PROOF?
is not only our new slogan, but our dedication
that we are not that way. Team Thunderstruck believes
whole-heartedly in our friendships with all our
riders, our lives outside of sledding, our filming
careers, our families, our sponsors, the places
we ride, and our sleds and abilities. If you want
proof of any of this, follow us around this winter.
We have the evidence. Not trying to be cocky,
not saying we have something to prove. It's just
a slogan. Take it as you will and PLEASE help
us out with a logo!
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Big Sky X-treme Snowmobiling Productions is
beginning a contest for the BEST NEW TEAM
THUNDERSTRUCK Graphic. The winning graphic
(and maybe some of the losers) will be made into
stickers for promotional use by our riders.
The RULES:
1. All entries become property of www.bigskyx.com,
without pride or prejudice.
2. All graphic's artists agree that when entered,
their graphic may be shown publically in any number
of ways with respect to www.bigskyx.com and Team
Thunderstruck.
3. The winner, to be judged as such by Team Thunderstruck
Riders, will receive $50.00 cash, a Team TS hat,
a Team TS video of their choice, and a day in
the sun and snow following us around as we film
for TSIII.
4. All graphics must be clean enough to make
stickers out of. We don't want any 29 color custom
sled pictures, we want graphics and easy sticker
stuff!
5. All entries must be e-mailed as a JPEG with
NEW TS GRAPHIC in the subject
line to bigskyx@aol.com
Here is a sample graphic from Dustin at dbfoto.com:
Any other questions, please do not hesitate to
e-mail!!
Simple typewritten fonts that say Team Thunderstruck
will NOT be included unless it is a custom font!!
Shadows and the such are great!
Winner will be announced in November! Stay Tuned!
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Watch for Team Thunderstruck riders to have
video booths at the following Snow Shows:
Boise, Idaho
Spokane, Washington
Salt Lake City, Utah
Denver, Colorado
Puyallup, Washington
Novi, Michigan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
And several more! Ask for autographs and say
"hi" to the riders!
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Shelby, Montana will be rocking simultaneously
with the Missoula Show as Doc Shawn Nesbo hosts
THUNDERSTRUCK II, The HIGHLINE at the Alibi Lounge
in Shelby. Watch the monster sleds of Team Thunderstruck
rattle the walls at the Lounge and enjoy a wonderful
evening of fun afterwards!
Also, The Big Easy in BOISE, IDAHO will
host a public Premiere of Thunderstruck II next
Saturday, September 20:
Saturday night, September 20th, at 6:00pm Team
thunderstruck has RENTED BOISE'S PREMIER PARTY
HOUSE, The Big Easy, for a HUGE night of food,
fun, TSII on the big screen, and 4 hours of dancing
and partying afterwards!! This night will be huge!!
Doors open at 6:00pm for dinner. Around 7:30
pm we'll introduce the riders and throw out a
ton of awesome prizes from COOL companies like
KLIM, FLY RACING, SOBE, BIG SKY XTREME, and perhaps
a few local companies!!
Around 8:00pm we'll throw down the COOLEST INTRO
EVER to a sled film!!! If logistics go right in
the next day or two, 13th STEP will play the intro
to TSII LIVE over the FILM!!! Then, they'll relax
with us as we watch the next 55 minutes of the
movie. Then, 13th Step will take to the stage
for 45 minutes of FREAK music before the BIG EASY
DJ takes over and plays dance and hip-hop and
top 40 alternative for the rest of the night!!
Remember, the 13th Step thing is in the works
but it's looking good right now!!
If they cannot make the 20 hour trek, we'll start
the show with the original TSII intro!!!!
All else will go as planned and this night will
be a night to never forget!! Bring your cameras,
bring your adrenaline, bring your dancing shoes.
Lots of vendors and big names people will be on
hand to chat before and after the show!! (Including
some OAKLAND RAIDERS and DENVER BRONCOS!!)
Special thanks to SnoWest and Steve Janes for
coming to the premiere in Helena and allowing
me to put up this notice on their awesome forum!
Tickets on sale this week at local sled shops
and at The Boise Snow Show at the Thunderstruck
Booth and several others to be announced!
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| Team Thunderstruck will be visiting Missoula,
Montana on Friday, September 12th to Premier Thunderstruck
II simultaneously on 2 huge theater screens! TWO
shows will be screened…first at 5:30pm and
again at 8pm. Several of the riders will be on hand,
door prizes will be given away, cash drawings will
be held, and videos and other Team Thunderstruck
products will be available for purchase and autographing
if you so desire.
Tickets are available at the door for $5 per
person. Go to the St Patrick Hospital Conference
center, located at the south end of the hospital
complex at 500 West Broadway in Missoula. Door
prizes are being sponsored by Fabcraft Aftermarket
Snowmobile Products, High Country Mini Motors
(Arctic Cat dealer), Sages Performance, Western
Power Sports, plus other local merchants. Afterwards,
plan to join the crowd down at the Microbrew festival,
then off to one of Missoula's fine evening establishments! |
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Wow. That says alot for Team Thunderstruck
these days. Since I last updated the news updates
much has changed! Let's run down a few things:
First, I finished editing the new film, Thunderstruck
II. With an amazing new soundtrack, better editing,
better filming, better riders, and awesome footage,
this film is an honor for me to produce. And with
the amazing pre-order response and awesome internet
reviews the film has received I couldn't be happier!
Thanks to all you who support our riders and our
film and we hope you meet us at one of the many
snow shows we will be attending this winter.
Second, I had an enclosed trailer FULL of films,
both DVD and VHS, arrive in my driveway on Saturday,
August 16th. Team Thunderstruck hillclimber's
Doug Anderson and Wes Little and Doug's lovely
wife Tracy pulled the enclosed from Utah just
in time for our huge premiere kick-off event in
Helena. We had a huge BBQ before the Premiere
at my house where all the riders showed up and
reminisced and just had a blast! Then, off to
the premiere where we packed the Myrna Loy Theater
in Helena with 400 excited fans. With almost 1500
horsepower parked on stage, Wade Durbin from FLY
RACING and I threw prizes and freebies out to
the crowd. The movie went on at 7:15pm and it
was an absolute riot! Thanks to all who came and
joined us in the celebration.
Next came FILLING orders! All day Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday we invoiced, billed, packed and shipped
thousands of films to make sure those who ordered
had them before this weekend! What a fun job!
Finally, about the DVD. There are special sections
on the DVD that can only be accessed with a little
bit of work. Also, Fabcraft, Cutler's, Van Amburg,
Western Power Sports, and Highmark Recreation
all have special films dedicated to them under
the sponsor section. Under the "Extras"
section the Avalanche link does not work but if
you go to DISPLAY on your remote, hit Title 10,
you'll enter into the audio-only Avalanche Story.
Also, witness the new Acid Lake music videos and
a few movie trailers.
We are looking forward to a fun fall with more
premieres, public showings, snow shows and the
like. Next is a whirlwind trip to Haydays in Minnesota
so look for the Team Thunderstruck riders to answer
any questions you might have! See you there! |
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an absolutely CRAZY spring! I'll talk about the
riding and the avalanche later! For now, just
in time for 13th
Step's "Paint Your Face" party in
Anoka, Minnesota, Big Sky X-treme Productions
presents the world premiere of the new music video
for their song, ACID
LAKE. This video combines elements from the
band's weekend of filming in Bozeman and Island
Park with new extreme video from Team Thunderstruck
and other riders. You'll see the likes of Dan
Gardiner, Alex T, Shawn Hastings, Josh Marshall,
Kyle Armbrust, Shane Hedden, Dan Pate and many
more. These are all NEW SLEDDING CLIPS dedicated
to the August release of THUNDERSTRUCK II. I just
got off the phone with Matt from 13th Step (he
got his copies today, party is tomorrow!) and
he was ecstatic at the evolution and outcome of
this video. Enjoy it while it lasts! A couple
notes, better to download the larger version,
much better quality. Windows Media editions coming
soon. I haven't edited the adult language out
of the video yet, please do NOT watch around children
or if offended by adult language. The "G-rated"
version should be up soon. Please leave feedback
on what you think of my first ever music video
production. E-mail me at jim@bigskyx.com!
CLICK
HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO! |
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Wow, how awesome has the snow and filming been
since EXPO?? Team Thunderstruck has been VERY
busy the last couple weeks travelling all over
the west and we just keep getting busier and busier!
The great snow and low avy danger has put us back
on the steep slopes, tearing up the tight chutes
of the Rockies! We filmed a couple days with Josh
Marshall and Shawn Hastings from the EXTREME TEAM
and just had a ball! I now know why their last
movie was called Adrenaline Rush! We also tore
up the Centennials with the Utah Turbo Hounds
again and Tony hit an EPIC day in the sun with
untracked snow down there!
We also hit Bozeman, Montana for several days
of production work on a new type of video. Hint:
Check out 13th
Step's website! What a ball! We dragged these
guys from their home in Minneapolis out to lil'
ol' Montana for some of the funnest and most incredible
filming I've ever done. Look for the finished
production on THUNDERSTRUCK II. It will be AWESOME!
From here we keep our trips fairly quiet as we
know good snow (especially untracked snow) is
getting harder and harder to find. But if you
see us out on the road stop and say hi!
I'll be updating the picture gallery this week
and the THUNDERSTRUCK II teaser will be up soon!
Keep checking back! |
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| Well, I guess snow conditions have been really
strange this year. This, and the horrible avalanche
conditions, have made filming THUNDERSTRUCK II quite
a remarkable undertaking. Normally we ride and climb
some pretty crazy stuff but after a few avalanche
brushes we have really become timid in the steep
and deep. Spring snow has finally arrived and our
big mods are hitting the stable bowls and hills
but we want to remind everyone that avalanches can
and will happen during the spring also. We would
also like to say we miss you JASON.
We have been travelling a bunch and meeting some
awesome new people. We have also been filming
some great new riders and some veterans who are
as crazy as the day is long! We spent a week in
SW Wyoming and Utah and also travelled to Island
Park several times. West Expo has also come and
gone with tons of fun and some amazing riding
and filming.
Congratulations are in order to Team Thunderstruck's
WES LITTLE who was the first rider EVER to climb
The Threadmaker on Mt. Jefferson's north face.
It is a CRAZY line and a do-or-die chute. Wes
pulled several other amazing climbs that day and
lo and behold this will all be seen in THUNDERSTRUCK
II.
We're going to be filming around home until next
weekend when we will travel south to play at The
FAIRVIEW SHOOTOUT in Fairview, Utah. This non-sanctioned
race brings out the biggest and baddest sleds
in the world and is always a blast to watch and
race in!
After that we will be shooting closer to home
for the rest of the year as snow conditions here
are awesome and ready for some rockin' mods to
tear up the mountains.
The THUNDERSTRUCK II teaser will be up on this
website here in the next couple weeks so WATCH
for it!! |
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Team Thunderstruck has been
abuzz with dreams of finishing our mod sleds before
the snow gets too deep! But we haven't had the
need to get too excited as snow levels all around
the West (except California) are the worst in
years! But we are getting ready for the snow and
4 of our new mods will be unveiled this weekend
at a SPONSOR/RIDER meeting, the location of which
is CONFIDENTIAL!! If you do see our trailers pulling
into town, say hi!
On other fronts: There was a large avalanche
in the main bowl in Copper Creek this Saturday
(Jan 4) where we normally ride. It piled almost
30 feet high at the bottom and over 1000 feet
of mountain slid. YUK! With the snow pack so unstable
this year please be prepared while in the backcountry.
Please get yourself an AVALANCHE
BEACON, probes, shovels, saws and a small,
portable emergency kit. The life you save may
be your best friend or even a family member!
Next stop: Confidential, then Utah, then Boise!
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| As we continue to put the finishing touches on
our sleds and hope for deep snow in the mountains,
the Team wants to thank all of our fans for the
amazing support. It's nice to go to the shows and
meet you all. Many of you have asked about GUEST
RIDES with Team Thunderstruck. We do have guest
rides at certain times during the year. We DO NOT
take large groups, we keep the groups small. We
also ride familiar haunts repeatedly throughout
the year and welcome you to show up in those places
and ride with us for the day. You may call in advance
or send us an e-mail from our contact page. But
please do NOT ask to be in our video. You will be
along as a spectator only, not to be a part of our
video. Thanks for understanding.
Next stop: Island Park, early December!!
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