THUNDERSTRUCK 8 QUICK TEEZE is up!
Although not the OFFICIAL TEASER of THUNDERSTRUCK
8 (the official TS8 teaser comes out next week!),
I was getting so many requests for a teaser I
decided to throw this together real quick. Yes,
it is fast-paced. Yes, it will leave you wanting
more. And yes, those are gorgeous women on OUR
snowmobiles!! Watch it but stay tuned for the
REAL TS8 teaser coming soon!
Although the pictures from the
2008
and 2009
Riding seasons and 2009
Lifestyle galleries have been up for a while,
I just now linked to them from the home page.
They are not linked to from all the pages because
some of those pages are still being updated with
top-secret info!! Anyway, enjoy the MANY new pictures
from THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS and our fun!!
Coming soon: I have a QUICK TEEZE
done for TS8 and am finishing up the main teaser.
Both should be up by end of next week. Our clothing
line mock-ups will also be up toward the end of
next week, with all ONLINE ORDERING going up too!
So by next Friday, the cogs will be a turning
with all new content on this website! We are excited!!!
.: June
22, 2009 :.
More HUGE news! We now have, in stock, DVDs
re-releases of 4 of our sold out DVDs! The original
THUNDERSTRUCK (TS1), THUNDERSTRUCK 3.5: REDEMPTION
(TS3.5), THUNDERSTRUCK 4 (TS4), and THUNDERSTRUCK
4.5: REALITY (TS4.5). Just a quick note to let
you know that any and all THUNDERSTRUCK packages
are COMPLETE with all of our DVDs included!! Just
in case you are missing only one or two of these,
order now with this handy drop-down menu! SAVE
$22.85 if you order all 4 hard-to-find DVDs!
Also, ANYWHERE you see drop-down menus you can
add stuff to your cart and then click any VIEW
CART button on any page to check your order, check-out
or even amend your order!
.: June
19, 2009 :.
If only you could see all the CRAZY additions
I am making to this website!! Oh, but wait! You
will see them VERY SOON!
One HUGE update is in the ONLINE STORE. Each
page you go to in the online store will have QUICK
AND EASY DROP-DOWN MENUS for almost every Thunderstruck
Product out there! It may confuse a few who are
used to the old style but trust me, this is streamlilned!
All DVDs are abbreviated, which is the wierdest
part. But if you have questions you can always
call in your order!! Here is a sample drop-down
menu (and it works so order away! This drop down
menu is for the TS7 DVD (THUNDERSTRUCK 7) or the
TSBO DVD (THE BEST OF THUNDERSTRUCK) or a COMBO
of the 2 DVDs!.
I have also added over 1000 new pictures
also which will be uploaded next week! The TS8
teaser is also on the docket to be put up soon!
Stay tuned!
Also, notice a couple new links to the left,
SEARCH and a YOUTUBE LINK. Please check us out
on youtube and join our subscription for videos.
Add us as a friend also! And use the search function
to find stuff on THIS WEBSITE only! Kind of cool,
I have already used it a few times! Enjoy!
.: June
10, 2009 :.
THUNDERSTRUCK 8 Premiere dates! Keep
checking back to JUNE 10 update for more updates!!
TO BE ANNOUNCED dates include: Newport,
WA :: Bonner's Ferry, ID :: Edmonton, AB :: Pinedale,
WY :: Lethbridge, AB :: Bozeman, MT
AUGUST 15: SPOKANE, WA :: The Bing Crosby
Theater
AUGUST 22: HELENA, MT :: The Myrna Loy
Theater
AUGUST 29: OGDEN, UT :: The Egyptian
Theater
SEPTEMBER 11: BLAINE, MN (HAYDAYS) ::
Majors Sports Bar
SEPTEMBER 19: BOISE, ID :: The Egyptian
Theater
OCTOBER 10: LEWISTOWN, MT :: The Yogo
Inn
Most of these premieres have before and/or
after parties! For example, Boise's after party
last year??? CRAZYYYYY! There will be more info
posted on the get-togethers soon! Thanks!
.: June
1, 2009 :.
I know it has been a
long time since my last update but wow have I
been busy! From finalizing sponsorships to filming
from the chopper to designing our new clothing
to all the graphic design for our new calendar
and DVD cover for TS8, well, I guess you could
say I've been burning the midnight oil! Just wanted
to update everyone on a couple things!
First, the world premiere
of the THUNDERSTRUCK 8 teaser will be coming in
the next 3 to 4 weeks, stayed tuned!! Also, I
have a few new sponsors to announce that are really
making TS8 and even TS9 awesome shows! And third,
the news of TS7's Xtremey Award is filtering through
the industry and I have been overwhelmed with
good tidings and we appreiciate every e-mail,
IM, and phone call! Thank you all for the amazing
support!
Things up and coming:
New clothing, new photo
gallery, new lifestyle gallery, new 2010 calendar,
TS7.5 DVD, TS8 DVD, new stickers, new posters,
new hats, new DVD packages and even, if all the
planets align, we may even see TS8 on BLU RAY
DISC. I know, I know. . . I said that last year.
But it's time!!!!!!!
Stay tuned as I put literally
hundreds of new pictures up over the next few
weeks and I am really excited for you all to see
the TS8 teaser!!!
.: May
4, 2009 :.
HUGE THUNDERSTRUCK NEWS!!!
I sat in the Hillcrest
Resort lounge in Revelstoke last Thursday night
with a few of the TS riders enjoying the evening.
It was a crazy day on the hill as rain had come
in and iced-up all the chutes. We were a bit depressed
as this was how it was one week earlier also.
We crossed our fingers that Friday would bring
warmer temperatures to melt the snow in the chutes
a bit. . . Randy Swenson then walked in. He had
a smile on his face, perhaps knowing that Friday
would be an amazing day in Revy. He ordered a
round of drinks. Sambuca, shaken. What we were
celebrating, I knew. At least part of it. I knew
that Randy won the top motorsports award in the
world for an individual snowmobiler Tuesday night
at the Xtremey awards in Los Angeles. . . He won
BEST SNOWMOBILER IN A SLEDDING FILM for his performance
in Thunderstruck 7. The committee said it was
a landslide victory for Randy. Awesome, let's
celebrate. But as Randy raised his glass, he started
talking. He had just received a press release
from the Xtremey Awards announcing Tuesday night's
winners. He looked at me slyly as he announced
that after 8 years of SLEDNECKS winning the award
for BEST SNOWMOBILE FILM IN THE WORLD, this year
was different. . . Another film had de-throned
Slednecks. Another film beat out a legacy for
Best Snowmobile Film. It was Thunderstruck 7.
. . . . . . . . And yes, Friday turned out to
be an amazing day of filming!!!
That's right, friends, family
and fans! THUNDERSTRUCK 7 won the Xtremey Award
for BEST SNOWMOBILING FILM!! I am so proud that
the amazing riders of Team Thunderstruck beat
out Slednecks! Awesome!!!!!
Top
Honors go to Motorsports Top Filmmakers at
The 9th Annual Impact Xtremey Awards!!
The 9th Annual Impact Xtremey Awards got off to
a phenomenal start with the slanting rays of the
early
evening California sun dipping off the horizon.
The air was warm and balmy and laced with the
electric
energy of the early arriving guests. Roland Sands’
newest custom bikes flanked the entrance showing
elegantly the innovations of motorcycle engineering
at its finest, while happy and excited guests
arrived in
style. Dotting the red carpet were famous riders
and drivers, luminaries, icons, filmmakers, and
heroes.
The media was there in mass to chronicle one of
the most popular events of the year, The Impact
Xtremey
Awards.
The interior of The Shark Club set the stage beautifully
for a night of celebration with dim lights, cushioned
seating and the hosted Ketel One Martini bar.
Ricky Johnson, the honorary achievement winner
for this
year’s award, lounged in his VIP section
chatting with Sal Fish, Mark Post and Ivan Stewart.
In another
room Ronnie Renner laughed heartily with Kenny
Bartram, Malcolm McCassy, Micky Dymond and Mike
Metzger. Everywhere you looked, there was someone
that is an integral and special part of our sports.
The show opened with a welcome speech by Docy
Andrews, Creator of the Impact Xtremey Awards
and the
evening’s Emcee. It was a powerful opening
giving props to the producer’s for having
the drive and
courage to create their videos even in these challenging
times. This was followed with a lively opening
dance number performed by the Mission Viejo Performing
Arts Dance Team.
Malcolm McCassy, Director of marketing of FMF
and star of the Mini-Warriors series acted as
co-emcee
for the evening. The Sportbike category was dominated
by Throttle Trauma: Street Kings and the awards
were presented by D-Mann and Aaron Colton who
is only 17 and taking the sportbike community
by storm.
Eric Morely of Blue C Advertising did a special
presentation to bring awareness to the CPSIA ruling
the ban
of selling motorcycles intended for children under
the age of 13 due to lead content. Using excerpts
from
Malcolm Smith’s protest, this presentation
underscored the need for all of us in our sports
to fight this
ruling. There was an amusing clip from Eric’s
children to emphasize the children’s point
of view on this
situation. Duran Morely directed and acted in
a clip that let the “adults” know
in an amusing way, that the
kids want to do their part in fighting this.
As the evening progressed awards were handed out
by Tom White, Michelle Johnson, Joe Bonnello,
Cameron Steele, Mark Post, Sal Fish, Micky Dymond,
Ronnie Renner, Kenny Bartram, Donnie Emler, Jr.,
Ivan Stewart, Laurette Nicoll and Amanda Woods.
Heidi Steele gave an award with Jim Ryan for Best
Profile Video of the Year, which went to 199 Lives.
Heidi Steele was then recognized as Driver of
the Year
from Dirt Sports Magazine.
Midway through the show, a beautiful tribute for
the late, great Jeremy Lusk was given. The piece
shown
was provided Jay Schweitzer of Powerband Films.
It contained some of Jeremy’s best riding
and last
footage of him in action. Lauren Lusk was in the
audience and appreciated the love that was expressed
for
her late husband.
One of the highlights of the evening was a rousing
return performance by Docy and the Imps. Decked
in
fringed red and purple dresses, the divas whaled
out a solid and energized rendition of the revised
Tina
Turner classic hit, Proud Mary called Proud Moto.
The entire audience was on their feet and cheering
as
the women belted out this lively tribute to Moto.
Ricky Johnson was on hand to receive his Honorary
Achievement Award from Marty Fiolka, journalist
and
co-producer of Dust to Glory. Ricky paid tribute
back to those who have helped him over the years.
He
stood at the podium accepting his honor with the
grace and style that lead him to be selected for
this award
in the first place.
There were many happy faces of winners in the
crowd throughout the evening. Crusty Demons 14
took
home top honors in Best MX Freestyle, Quicksand
5 walked away with Best Sand/Rock Video and Pipeline
Media was honored with Best Vintage for the MX
Files: Bob Hannah. Steve Haugelstine picked up
a
surprise award for Best New Producer of the year.
Meanwhile, Baja 500 took Best Broadcast and Jeff
Pakosta of Throttle Entertainment grabbed up Best
Theatrical Competition for Last Man Standing.
H-Bomb killed it again with Huevos 11, but
Thunderstruck 7 upset a long time running win
from the
Slednecks series producers. From the
Dirt got the trophy for Best Off Road Truck and
Travis Pastrana, Randy Swenson, Caleb Moore and
Nick “Apex”Brocha got the gold man
for best performances in their
respective categories.
The evening was capped off by a fabulous after-party
with The Adrian Tapia All Star Tribute Band which
pumped out killer music and everyone from every
sport was there to mix, mingle, celebrate and
have a good
time and a good time was had by all.
Sponsored by:
Impact Video, Ketel One Vodka, Fantasy Off-Road
and Go Pro.
Ticket sales went to benefit The Clayton Foundation
The Impact Video Xtremey Awards were held on Tuesday
Night, April 28, 2008 at The Shark Club in Costa
Mesa, California.
For more information contact:
Docy Andrews
.: April
20, 2009 :.
Wow, we have had some amazing rides
in the last few weeks!! We started at YAMAFEST
in Revelstoke, BC a few weeks back. Yamafest is
a Factory Yamaha sponsored event where you can
come and ride all the new sled models and watch
some of the best and craziest chute-climbers in
the world bash it out and ride hard in an all-out
make-it-or-break-it carnage-fest! Great times!
We then rode for 3 more sunny days in Canada,
visiting 2 new areas and hitting one of our favorite
riding areas with some helicopter footage being
one of the highlights! Shawn Hastings, Dan Bush,
Cam and Tyler Hicks, Randy Swenson, Mark Mesenbrink,
Brett Coupal and I had a riot up there! Special
thanks to ROB ALFORD for doing some guiding for
us and thanks to Kathy from Revy for taking pictures
from the chopper for me!!!
We then rode some new areas in the states
and had a crazy day with Doug Anderson, Wes Little
and Travis Hyde. The first bowl we come to Wes
tries a chute on his Propane-powered Apex. Well
the fresh snow was so deep he got stuck right
at the top of the one-sled wide chute! Yikes!
He started digging. While stuck, Doug then tries
a chute off to the right and his motor seizes
right at the top and he doesn't make it! A tremendous
crash ensues (Doug was fine!) and Travis and I
spend the next half hour supporting Doug's cause.
Doug finally out of the tree he was in, Travis
takes my sled for a test ride and we climb a few
chutes on it and lo and behold, my air comes out
of my Fox Float shock in the rear suspension and
all of a sudden I have a low rider! Travis then
hikes into Wes' predicament to help him out and
finally Wes rodeo-rides back down the chute to
us sitting at the bottom. On his way back down,
Travis breaks his trottle cable and BOOM, 3 hours
on the mountain and 3 sleds BROKEN!!! We limped
out to the parking lot by 2:00pm and took off
for home, leaving another day or 2 of riding behind!
Then Trennis Baer and I met with the
Discovery Channel crews in Lincoln, Montana for
some avalanche education interviews and filming.
Fun stuff and watch for it on the Discovery Channel!
This weekend Brad Story, Trennis Baer,
Wes Little, Doug Anderson, Julio Eiguren, Julie
Marquart and I (along with plenty of support people)
hit the biggest, newest stuff we could find in
Wyoming. The first day we explored a new area
and lo and behold, Julio shells his Apex motor
in a no-tow zone! Yikes! We leave his sled on
the mountain to call the chopper. With the nearest
chopper with a lift permit out of Salt Lake City
and hours away, we have no choice but to try to
get it out ourselves. Not being able to get it
out of the small hole its in, Julio and his friend
John set out to find a way down an impenetrable
drainage. While they look, Doug, Scott (Julie's
hubby), and Julie hit some cool stuff. Then, Trennis
and Brad and Doug go HUGE on some of the biggest
chutes in the Wyoming Rockies! Unbelievable! Finally,
Julio and John find a way out and for the next
several hours we work our buns off to get Julio's
sled off the mountain. It works. YES! Our third
sunny day, Sunday, started out with Trennis hitting
a monster chute! Then Julie pulls a crazy line
and trying to get down from the top, she rolls
her turbo Apex out of the chute! Not hurt (sled
slightly hurt), we kept riding. Wes and Trennis
then waited 'til early afternoon and they both
went off!! What an amazing display of riding skill
and savvy! Trennis and Wes and I departed ways
and all involved came home with huge smiles on
their faces!!!
Neal
Bouma grew up on the family farm east of Conrad,
Montana. He has seven siblings. He was involved
in custom grain hauling whenever the farm work
was done. He then started hauling grain to Lewiston,
Idaho in 1978. Neal moved to Choteau in 1978 and
built a new shop to repair his own trucks. By
1980, he was running 5 trucks. By 1982 he decided
to sell all of his trucks and trailers as there
seemed to be a demand for the farmers and ranchers
to start running large trucks of their own.
In August, 1982, Bouma Wholesale was
founded and started buying and selling mechanic
work and repairs, along with used trucks and trailers.
A new office was built in 1989 and added onto
in 1995. The parts building was added in 1986.
The main repair shop and parts building burned
down in December 1992, and by October of the next
year, a new and much larger shop and parts facility
was built.
In 1997, Neal changed their company name
from Bouma Wholesale to Bouma Truck Sales. By
the year 2000, they were employing almost 25 people
including salesmen, bookkeepers, welders, mechanics,
partsmen, bodymen, wash and detail persons.
Bouma Truck Sales opened their second
location in Great Falls, MT, in 2004. This location
sells and services mostly "Yellow Iron"
(construction equipment) and some trucks and trailers.
Bouma Truck Sales now covers 35 acres
in 2 locations and sells about 500 pieces of equipment
per year to places as far away as Alaska, Hawaii,
Mexico, Colombia and Saudi Arabia.
Neal and his wife Patty have also been
in the horse business since 1985. They breed and
sell American Paint and Quarter Horses to buyers
all over the world. They specialize in Cutting,
Reining and Working Cow Horse bloodlines and have
strived to improve their bloodlines every year.
Their clients come from as far away as Brazil,
Italy, Venezuela, Poland, France, Norway, Austria,
Germany and Australia.
.: March
31, 2009 :.
Step right up, get your news
update NOW!!
I really need to update this news section more
often!!! CRAZY!!
How about a riding update?? We spent the last
days of Feb and early March trying to find good
snow but really to no avail! The snow was BAD
everywhere we went! Seems like we spent some fun
times at
The Pines in Island Park just waiting for
the snow to fly! We also hit the NASH
TRAILER BASH in Fernie, BC for a wild weekend
of meeting new friends and riding in the "rolling
Hills" (They don't call them the Rollings
Hills for nothing :) Great to meet Devin and all
the Nash people, what a great crew! Finally, around
Expo time, we hit some great filming weather and
watched as Brad, Doug, Dave, Wes and Shawn Hastings
tore up the snow in the bright sun! Then off to
our "pre-Jackson Hillclimb" Ride! How
much fun can you have?!?!? We rode our buns off
for many days, although 2 of the days we got snowed
in. That's right, it was snowing so hard we stayed
in the motel! Special thanks to the FLYING
SADDLE RESORT in Alpine, Wyoming for the amazing
hospitality!! After several days of hard snow,
we finally hits the hills and found knee-to-waist-deep
powder everywhere!!! With the sun shining our
paths, we had one of the most exhausting days
of the year! Most of us only put on around 35
miles and we were whipped!
One of the riding days was very cool! BRAD STORY
had received an e-mail from the MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION
about a young man who had Hodkin's Lymphoma and
received a wish from the Foundation. His wish
was to spend a day in the mountains with one of
his heros, Mr. BRAD STORY!!!! WHAT AN HONOR AND
EXCITING E-mail!!! We met Joe and his family for
breakfast on a sunny morning and headed for the
steep stuff! We could have taken Joe and his father
on a trail ride but what fun would that be? He
wanted to watch Brad climb!! We took them into
the backcountry and immediately realized both
Joe and his father were great riders! Yes! The
TS riders took a few practice runs on the warm-up
hill and then we headed to the dreaded "Anaconda"
Chute. We have been looking at this chute for
many years and Brad figured today was the day
with one of his biggest fans watching. Brad entered
the crazy off-camber chute on his 1200cc turbo
and started up the narrow chute! At the top he
pulled hard left and launched into the air over
the windlip at the top! We all gazed in wonder
at the skill and style of Brad!! NICE!! We then
took them even further into the backcountry where
Dave, Wes and Brad all did some more cool stuff!
Another highlight and unforgettable climb was
Brad's "IT DOESN'T HURT!" Chute! You'll
have to watch TS 8 for the story but let's just
say Joe and his father got to help Brad pull this
absolutely CRAZY chute!!! Joe exclaimed as he
looked down from the top of the chute, "This
is the reason I picked a day with Brad Story as
my wish!!" Yeah!!
Also spent some fun times in Jackson Hole at
the World Championship Hillclimbs. Always a favorite
trip of mine, this year was no exception! Too
much fun!! Got tp hang with old friends and new
in Afton and Alpine, even got to ride an amazing
new area which we will surely go back to again!!
Coming up: I really miss the thump-thump-thump
of the helicopter so we will surely be heading
north to Canada soon. Not to mention I miss all
those crazy friends I have up there!!
.: Feb
11, 2009 :.
Wow, tons of news from Team Thunderstruck!
We have been traveling all over the Rockies these
last few weeks! Also, THUNDERSTRUCK 7 has been
nominated for another Xtremey award!
Three out of the last 4 years a Thunderstruck
rider has won the Xtremey Award for Best Snowmobiler
in a Snowmobile Film and this year should be no
different!! Both Randy Swenson and Brad Story
had amazing sections in TS7 and many other riders
took their sections over the top also! Wish we
could vote for more than one!!
Our last 3 weekends have been a crazy
time! We started at the end of January in Utah
helping out with the DOUBLE XTREME SNOWMOBILE
CALENDAR photo shoot. Yep, that is the calendar
with the beautiful women and the super-cool sleds
in it! Dave and I went down for this and although
it rained the entire time we were there, we had
a ball! Thanks to Travis from Double Xtreme and
the models Jonnie, Lacey and Tara for being an
absolute ball to work with!! And perhaps maybe
you'll see some Thunderstruck sleds in the 2010
calendar!!! :)
Then it was off to McBride, BC for a
whirlwind tour of some new riding areas! We went
up for the SNOWANDMUD.COM
forum ride and had an absolute riot!! Trennis,
Dave and I drove the 15 hours and were welcomed
into McBride as if we were born there and were
returning home! Oh wait, Trennis was born there!!
We met so many amazing people and it is so tough
to personally thank all of them but rest assured,
the people of McBride BC are amazing! Rod from
Adrenaline Tours took us riding for 3 days and
showed us amazing country and super-deep powder!
Glenn and Anyla from Spin Drift Motor Sports extended
their selflessness to us all weekend and even
let Trennis and Dave use their shop late at night
to make repairs! There was an amazing banquet
on the Saturday night followed by some bar hopping!
The RCMP (police) actually ended up coming to
the GIGGLIN' GRIZZLY PUB (Rosanna, you are an
angel!) and kicking us all out!! It got a bit
Western up there! We met super-fans Meaghan and
Colton and even met some other celebrities in
the sledding world! Thank you so much to Ron and
the SNOW AND MUD crew, we will be forever in your
debt!!! A trip that will never be forgotten!!!!!!!!!!!
Last weekend we decided since the snow
is so minimal to scout new areas so we ended up
in Stanley, ID riding the Sawtooths! Brad and
Natalie came up from Utah, Julio from Boise, Dave,
Carrie, Joe and I from Helena. We also met up
with Chris and Rachel from Bohnenkamp's in Boise
and met an amazing new rider named Abby! The area
is gorgeous and although the snow conditions were
lackluster, we made the best of it! The sun even
honored us with its presence one day and it was
great riding! Fun times!
Next up, Valentine's Day weekend Team
Thunderstruck will spend time off with families
and friends and then we will probably hit Canada
again as the snow is quite a bit deeper up there!
Thanks for reading, go vote at the Xtremeys!!!
.: Jan
21, 2009 :.
Wow, what a miserable time when your
website and e-mail go down for a few days! I thought
I was going to die! Anyway, all is back up and
working well so please, check things out, place
orders, etc!!!
I updated the music page for TS7. Check
it out here. All the music on TS7 is available
on itunes and on the band's websites!
Also, Team Thunderstruck
would like to announce the addition of Team Rider
JESSICA YORK of Idaho! Jessica is a friend of
Taylor Dyess' and she is ripping up the snowcross
circuit on her new 2009 Ski-Doo. Jessica and Taylor
are the only 2 snocross racers we sponsor so all
our support, thoughts, and hopes go out to both
Jessica and Taylor for the remainder of the season!
Kick some Thunderstruck butt!
.: Jan
6, 2009 :.
Trennis, Dave, Joe and I hit
the hills near West Yellowstone for some amazing
powder riding. Thought I'd give you a sneak peek
picture at how deep the powder really was! Thunderstruck
8, here we come!
.: Jan
5, 2009 :.
What an awesome Holiday Season! Hope everyone's
was as fun and relaxing as mine!
All the Team Thunderstruck riders are tuning
in their sleds for the upcoming season. Not much
going on in terms of backcountry riding due to
the high avalanche danger. Our hearts and paryers
go out to the family and friends of those lost
in the Fernie, BC avalanche. What a tragedy...
Also, to Josh Peters, a good friend of Mark M,
Dan D, and Shawn H, our thoughts and prayers to
you and your family. You will be missed.
Special thanks to all our sponsors who donated
gear and equipment this year! I have finally boxed
it all up and sent it out to the riders. Thank
you thank you thank you!!!
SHIPPING NOTES: We are about 80% caught up after
the long holiday, should be 100% caught up by
Tuesday the 6th.
Be safe out there and check back soon! NEW lifestyle
pictures coming soon!!!
.: Dec
17, 2008 :.
Yesterday (12/16/08) was our last shipping
day to guarantee delivery before Christmas in
the United States. We can still ship next MONDAY,
DECEMBER 22, for overnight and 2nd-day delivery.
If you order and want it shipped expedited, PLEASE
CALL 406-431-8789. This website does not have
a way to charge for fast shipping at this time.
Thanks!
If you ordered before today (even if
it was midnight last night!), your order has shipped!
.: Dec
10, 2008 :.
Just a quick notice. . . NEW LOW PRICE ON MY
APEX! The sled runs but the fuel settings are
off (cuts out at higher boost). I believe the
fuel box is shot and needs to be replaced/reflashed.
2006 YAMAHA APEX MOUNTAIN TURBO
Burgundy color
Mostly stock except for turbo installed by JUNIOR
at Boondocker's
Head Shim
162 Maverick Track (stock)
New suspension and hyfax
Boondocker 28 series turbo (side mount, new with
only 48 miles!!) with fuel control box
Rox 3 inch riser
2300 miles, 1600 miles were on stock Apex
R uns straight race at 16 pounds of boost, 50%
at 10 pounds of boost
Some scratches, a couple small rips in seat.
Priced to sell at only $10,999.00 USD ::: Call
Jim at 406-431-8789 REDUCED! ONLY $8,999.00
USD
Links to pictures: PIC
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PIC2 ::: PIC
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A quick update on shipping. We are
running just a bit behind but should be 100% caught
up by this Wednesday, Dec 10th.
The last day to order for CHRISTMAS SHIPPING
is Dec. 15th. Dec 16th will be our last pre-Christmas
shipping date!!! We will ship orders after the
16th but will not guarantee arrival before the
25th. Last minute orders can call as late as the
23rd for overnight Christmas Eve delivery. Extra
shipping charges apply for overnight service.
Thank you so much to all who have supported
Thunderstruck through this time of troubled economic
time.
And thank you all for the wonderful blessing
of friendship and fans! Without you, where would
we be??? :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
.: October
29, 2008 :.
Happy Halloween! Thought I'd
share a few more e-mails I've received this month!
Hi Jim,
My boy and I stopped by your booth at Puyallup
and bought several shirts, and talked with you
guys for awhile. If you remember, I was the guy
who asked to have Julie sign a sweatshirt for
my 14 year old daughter Robyn, who thinks that
Julie is just awesome. Me and Jr. finally got
home today, and as I was passing out "treasures"
from my trip to Seattle to my family members,
I asked Robyn if she remembered who Julie Marquart
(sp?) was. Without skipping a beat, she said "that
awesome girl from the sled videos...." That
is when I handed Robyn the sweatshirt, showing
what Julie had written on it, and Robyn just started
bawliing. I was awestruck! Here my daughter was
absolutely sobbing with joy! Unreal. She was laughing
and crying and sobbing all at the same time, telling
me over and over - "this is the BEST thing
EVER!!" . If I thought that if all a teenage
girl needed for happiness was a signed sweatshirt,
I would have gotten her one years ago! Anyway,
please tell Julie thank you, very, very much,
and let her know how much it meant to Robyn to
get that. It really meant alot to me. I am pretty
certain that Robyn is going to sleep in it tonight,
and probably will not take it off for at least
a week. My only problem now is, Robyn wishes I
had taken her down to Puyallup rather than her
brother. Maybe next year.... :-)
As for me... I will admit I was a little awestruck.
I was not expecting to see you guys there at the
show, and it really made my trip worth it. I have
been watching your videos for the past few years,
and after awhile, you wonder if the people portrayed
in the videos are really as down to earth as you
imagine. You guys were. I really enjoyed talking
with you, Lyle, Dan, Julie, and Mark, but was
disappointed that I did not get to meet Randy
or Brad. It would have been neat to have met Davidoff
(whom I've talked to online) and Cam.
I know that shows like that are probably pretty
crazy, but I also want to thank you for taking
time out of your busy day to talk to me (we talked
about Cam's XP blowing up and getting lifted out
among other things, if you remember), when I am
sure there were tons of other people wanting a
piece of your time as well. Meeting you guys is
going to make watching your DVD's over and over
again just that much more enjoyable.
Oh yeah... Somehow you escaped from signing my
poster! The poster will get a permanant home on
the wall of my shop, with the signatures of the
other guys who were there. It will make me cool
with my friends for at least a week or so...
Thanks again for an enjoyable weekend!
-Mike
Thank you for
all the time you spent with us this weekend, everyone
from me, my friends, and my girls thought you
guys were great. Please send Ange a special thank
you for the extra time she spent talking with
the my girls and taking the pictures.
I was able to sit down and watch TS7 from start
to finish yesterday and all I can say is WOW.
You and your crew have been raising the bar with
sled video's for years, and we ( the snowmobiling
community ) have come to expect that from you.
This time though, you didn't raise the bar, you
obliterated it!!! I never imagined such HIGH QUALITY
from the film itself.... and I'm not talking about
the riders and the scenery, I'm talking about
the video. You must have increased your time and
equipment investment exponentially - and it shows.
Absolutely the best quality filming, producing,
and mixing ever seen in a sled film. The clearity
of every shot, the combination of natural sled
sounds, music sound track and commentary were
top notch professional. TS7 is miles above everything
else out there including your own previous works.
You know how "type A" and detail orientated
most of us doctors are, and I just couldn't find
the slightest imperfection in the "product"
TS7. Congratulations!
On a personal note I really appreciate the increase
in backcountry and powder riding included with
you and your crews INSANE chute climbs. The mix
of material was again the best I've seen to date.
I'm also a fan of how you increased the length
of each "shot" instead of continually
switching camera angles.
Thanks again,
Mark
That's why we
do it, folks, right there. Thanks for all the
e-mails, keep 'em coming!!! Thunderstruck fans
ROCK!!!!!
.: October
22, 2008 :.
Special thanks to all who attended the Puyallup
Snow Show and especially those who came by the
booth! We also had a smashing party Saturday night
at the Roadhouse, pictures of which will be up
in the next month or so under lifestyles!
For those attending the Utah Snow Show in Sandy
this weekend, come by our booth and say hi!!!!
THUNDERSTRUCK,
BEST OF (TSBO) is in stock and shipping! The
pre-orders on this title were overwhelming but
I anticipate being 100% caught up on all shipping
by this Wednesday, October 15th! Thank you all
for your patience on TSBO! If you did not pre-order
it, please check us out at all the Snow Shows
this fall, next stop, PUYALLUP, WA!
We are very sorry
to inform our friends and fans out there that
due to the overwhelming expense to mass produce
BLU-RAY DISCS, we will NOT be producing the TS7/SH4
Blu-Ray Discs.
All people who
pre-ordered will receive a prompt and complete
refund.
We apologize sincerely
for any inconvenience and hope that this venture
will work out for us next year. ::::
:::: THE BEST
OF THUNDERSTRUCK'S shipping date has been bumped
back to October 8, 2008 due to delays in production.
All pre-orders will ship automatically as soon
as the DVDs are in stock. Thank you for your patience
on this!! ::::
.: Sept
11, 2008 :.
Remember this day forever. Our hearts and prayers
to all who lost on Sept 11th. . .
Haydays was an absolute ball and what an awesome
snow show! Way more people than last year and
tons of new and cool stuff. Sure does make a guy
want to snowmobile again! Our premiere was fun
and got crazy after midnight as usual!
Next up, BOISE, ID PREMIERE and PARTY!
:: SEPT 20th BOISE!
:: NEW VENUE!
We will be doing the ThunderStruck 7
Movie Premier at the Egyptian Movie
Theater downtown Boise September 20th.
Doors will open at 6:00pm with a raffle starting
at 7:00 and the movie at 7:30. Tickets will be
sold at the door for $5.00 and kids under 10 are
free so bring the whole family. The Egyptian Movie
Theater will have a full concession with a no
host bar.
We have a bunch of great prizes from many sponsors
so come join the fun...
There will be an after party hosted by the Lush
Lounge next door to the theater immediately following
the movie. They will have drink specials, sled
movies on the TVs and a DJ rocking the house.
.: August
27, 2008 :.
NEXT UP: HAYDAYS Thunderstruck
7 Premiere and Party! Next Friday, Sept. 5 at
Major's Sports Bar in Blaine, Minnesota! Come
join us for a rocking great time! Doors open at
6:00pm, show will start around 7:30pm. Join us
for dinner and drinks and a very fun afterparty!
Thunderstruck Films has partnered up
with DOUBLE
X-TREME SNOWMOBILE CALENDARS this season!
But unlike our calendars, these calendars have
gorgeous women with amazing sleds on every page!
Check them out:
The 2009 Double X-treme Snowmobile Calendar features
tricked out, high performance snowmobiles and
top professional swimsuit models from throughout
the country. The 2009 Snowmobile Calendar showcases
a variety of custom mountain mod sleds, a legendary
trail mod, a wicked hot lay down ice dragster
and a classic vintage sled with a gorgeous pin
up calendar swimsuit model, honoring the pioneers
of our sport. This calendar is a must have for
the snowmobile enthusiasts shop, garage or office.
The 2009 Snowmobile Swimsuit Calendar takes you
to the scenic mountains of Utah and the frozen
lakes of Minnesota for 12 months of snowmobiling
fun. Double X-treme Snowmobile Calendars has teamed
up with some of the top high performance snowmobile
companies in the industry to bring you some amazing
snowmobiles. The combination of the hottest women
and the hottest snowmobiles comes alive in the
2009 Double X-treme Snowmobile Swimsuit Calendar.
The swimsuit models that are featured in the snowmobile
calendar are equally as top shelf as the snowmobiles
they are paired with. The combination of professional
swimsuit models and the girls next door are featured
in the 2009 snowmobile swimsuit calendar. You
may recognize the swimsuit models from various
glamour magazines, TV shows, and advertisements.
These snowmobile beauties will definitely get
your attention and will raise the horsepower of
your favorite snowmobile.
Double X-treme Snowmobile Calendars Inc. produces
“The Premiere Snowmobile Swimsuit Calendar,
six different Snowmobile Posters that are “Too
Hot for the Calendar”, and Sticker Decals
that will complement any snowmobile. These products
are available at www.snowmobilecalendars.com or
call 507-231-5678. The 2009 Double X-treme Snowmobile
Calendar makes the perfect Christmas Gift that
snowmobile enthusiasts will be able to enjoy year
round.
.: August
13, 2008 :.
Well, I FINALLY figured out an EASY way for you
all to see the THUNDERSTRUCK 7 teaser in HD online.
. . I had to compress it a bit to upload it so it
is not true HD but it is compressed HD. It should
be 1080, I has to compress it to 720.
Once you start playing the video, click the little
4-arrow button in the lower right corner. Make
sure the HD button is on also!!!!!
JIM
.: August
12, 2008 :.
We have finally had a chance to take some REAL
pictures of the new clothing line! Check
out the entire line here! Below are a few
samples of the new clothes!
.: August
10, 2008 :.
SPOKANE, WA Thunderstruck
7 Premiere this weekend!!
Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink and Jim Phelan at the
gorgeous Bing
Crosby Theater (also known as the MET THEATER),
come join RANDY SWENSON,
CAM HICKS, DAN DAVIDOFF, MARK MESENBRINK, SHAWN
HASTINGS, JIM PHELAN, LYLE SINDEN, DAN BUSH AND
BRETT COUPAL as we celebrate the release
of TS7! Doors open at 6:00pm, show at 7:30!! We
will have a retail booth there with clothing and
DVDs for sale!! Hope to see you all soon!
.: August
6, 2008 :.
Premiere NEWS and Updates!
AUGUST 8-9 :: Helena, MT ::
Join Team Thunderstruck Friday night, August 8th
at The Marysville House in gorgeous Marysville,
MT! Meet and greet and drink and eat starts at
7:00pm! Then, join us at rider DAVE SCHELL'S house
for an awesome catered BBQ on Saturday, AUgust
9th at 12:00 noon! DAVE'S house is located at
1520 Sierra Road E. Food and drinks provided,
kids welcome! Then, at 4:00pm, the BBQ will start
to disperse so we can get down to the Myrna
Loy Theater and prepare where the doors open
at 6:00pm! The show will start around 7:30pm.
Free admission! DVDs and clothing and hats for
sale at the show!
AUGUST 16th :: Edmonton, Alberta
:: Join Team Thunderstruck at the NADP BLACKOUT
afterparty at the EDMONTON EVENT CENTRE. The Event
Centre is located on the top level of the West
Edmonton Mall facing north. Doors open at 7:00pm,
show starts at 7:45pm. 2 bands will perform after
the TS7 showing!
SEPT 13th :: Castlegar, BC date
changed to SEPT 13th!
SEPT 13th MATINEE :: Bonner's Ferry,
ID at the Rex Theater. Doors open at
1:00pm, show starts at 2:00pm. Hosted by Mark
Mesenbrink!
FULL LISTING OF
DATES:
All Doors open
at 6:00pm unless noted otherwise!
AUG 9 :: Helena, MT :: Myrna Loy Theater :: Hosted
by Jim Phelan
AUG 16 :: Spokane, WA :: Bing Crosby Theater ::
Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink and Jim Phelan
AUG 16 :: Edmonton, AB :: TO BE ANNOUNCED, in
conjunction with NADP BLACKOUT!
AUG 23 :: Ogden, UT :: Egyptian Theater :: Hosted
by Doug Anderson and Jim Phelan
AUG 23 :: Lewistown, MT :: Yogo Inn :: Hosted
by Ken Jaeger and Dave Schell
SEPT 5 :: Haydays, Blaine, MN :: Major’s
Sports Pub :: Hosted by Jim Phelan and Mark Mesenbrink
SEPT 13:: Castlegar, BC :: The Element :: Hosted
by Dan Davidoff
SEPT 13 :: Bonner's Ferry, ID :: Rex Theater ::
Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink :: Doors open at 1:00pm,
movie at 2:00pm!
SEPT 20 :: Boise, ID :: Egyptian Theater (new
venue!) :: Hosted by Scott Marquart and Jim Phelan
OCT 25 :: Kelowna, BC :: TBA :: Hosted by Randy
Swenson
All who pre-order
get a free Thunderstruck Sticker when your order
is shipped! Enjoy and THANK YOU to all our fans!
.: Jun
29, 2008 :.
Unbeknownst to me when TS7 teaser editor Jeff
Aiello sent me the TS7 teaser 10 days ago it was
full of wierd glitches. I actually thought he
had meant to put those glitches in there! Well,
after he watched the teaser on the web, he commented
that he, in fact, did NOT put a special treatment
on those clips. . . So tonight I re-edited the
teaser to remove all those screen glitches. I
also added one new shot in there, just for fun!
So above are 2 ways to watch the teaser, one right
here and another from youtube. Go
to our NEW youtube TS7 teaser page here. I
will probably leave the old version up just so
we don't lose the views and the comments. . .
.
.: Jun
23, 2008 :.
Announcing our THUNDERSTRUCK
7 Premiere Dates!!
2008 TS7 PREMIERE
DATES
Doors open at
6:00pm unless otherwise noted!
AUG 9 :: Helena, MT :: Myrna Loy Theater :: Hosted
by Jim Phelan
AUG 16 :: Spokane, WA :: Bing Crosby Theater ::
Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink and Jim Phelan
AUG 16 :: Edmonton, AB :: TO BE ANNOUNCED, in
conjunction with NADP BLACKOUT!
AUG 23 :: Ogden, UT :: Egyptian Theater :: Hosted
by Doug Anderson and Jim Phelan
AUG 23 :: Lewistown, MT :: Yogo Inn :: Hosted
by Ken Jaeger and Dave Schell
SEPT 5 :: Haydays, Blaine, MN :: Major’s
Sports Pub :: Hosted by Jim Phelan and Mark Mesenbrink
SEPT 13:: Castlegar, BC :: The Element :: Hosted
by Dan Davidoff
SEPT 13 :: Bonner's Ferry, ID :: Rex Theater ::
Hosted by Mark Mesenbrink :: Doors open at 1:00pm,
movie at 2:00pm!
SEPT 20 :: Boise, ID :: Egyptian Theater (new
venue!) :: Hosted by Scott Marquart and Jim Phelan
OCT 25 :: Kelowna, BC :: TBA :: Hosted by Randy
Swenson
Also TBA: Calgary,
AB
Boise, Idaho show
is a new venue!
You can check it out on our YOUTUBE
page or our MYSPACE
page! Thanks! A new window will open! Click
'watch in HIGH QUALITY' in lower right corner
on Youtube!
.: Jun
11, 2008 :.
There is tons of exciting news for both Thunderstruck
Fans and Thunderstruck Riders alike! Since our
last ride of the season we have all been very
busy editing photography, video, planning our
new calendar, planning premieres, planning snow
shows, designing our new clothing, etc!! It has
been NUTS around the Thunderstruck camp! Well
here is the latest! Here are the announcements
we will be making in the next couple weeks:
1. The THUNDERSTRUCK 7 video teaser will be online
soon!
2. The THUNDERSTRUCK 7 DVD artwork will be online
soon!
3. We will be announcing a joint effort with another
film company in our upcoming hi-definition BLU-RAY
release!
4. We will be releasing our new clothing line!
5. We will be announcing our premiere and party
schedule for the fall!
6. We will be updating our picture gallery with
almost 400 new photos from our 2008 riding season!
7. The BEST OF THUNDERSTRUCK (TS1-TS6) video teaser
will be online in July!
8. Our 16-month 2009 Riding Calendar will be online
soon!
9. TS7 DVDs and all item pre-orders will go online
the first week of July!
And finally, thank you fans for all the support.
. . The men and women of Thunderstruck Thank YOU!!!!
.: May
11, 2008 :.
Another amazing month of filming has wrapped
and as we rally to end this awesome filming year
we are very excited for the editing process. I
just spent 2 weekends in a row in Canada and filmed
some amazing stuff. Trennis, Dan Bush, Julio,
Hastings, Mesenbrink, Randy, Cam, Lyle, Ange and
more have literally been shredding the fresh snow
all spring! Chris
Bohnenkamp, one of our new sponsors, also
rode with us a few days! Randy Swenson had one
epic day where he pulled 16 chutes in ONE DAY!
Perfect sunshine, no tracks and fresh snow made
it an amazing film day! Great job, Randy!
On another note, congrats to DAN DAVIDOFF, the
Krazy Canadian for winning another Xtremey award!
Dan won for best snowmobile performance in a sled
film for his riding in Thunderstruck
6! Great job Dan! You can order TS6 now to
see his amazing performance!!
On the docket ::: A few more rides planned and
then the editing begins! Watch for our new calendar,
our new clothing, and our new movies to be showing
up on this website soon!
.: Apr
15, 2008 :.
We have been enjoying the amazing winter snow
and everwhere we have taken our sleds the last
couple weeks has been DEEP snow! Most of the riders
have their sleds rocking hard and after spending
several days on Randy and Brad's Nitro turbos,
well, those sleds ROCK! Trennis also has his propane
Apex running amazing. Brad's 1200 turbo Cat is
also blowing over the steepest stuff around! Lots
of great times and great footage!
Also, I did update the RIDER'S
page a bit so make sure you check it out!
.: Apr
1, 2008 :.
Have a fun April Fool's day!
We have been on roadtrip after roadtrip getting
ready for the release of Thunderstruck 7! We had
several gorgeous days in Colorado and although
the snow there is lacking really bad we still
made the best of it. On one day Shawn Hastings,
Dave Schell and Shain Stanger all pulled amazingly
huge chutes! Shawn pulled one on his M8 turbo
that was over 1900 VERTICAL FEET! Not sure how
far the overall climb was but the elevation change
of 1900 feet is the tallest I've ever heard of!
I know of a few 1500 foot chutes and Dan Davidoff's
"FACE CLIMB" from TS6 was 1700 feet
of vertical so Shawn's feat is one to be proud
of! Dave and Shain's climbs were both around 1700
feet of vertical also! All HUGE climbs! We also
spent several days riding with Wes and Doug and
Brad and that was crazy fun also! There were 13
Thunderstruck riders on the trip!! GREAT
TIMES!
Next on our agenda is the Big Dawg shootout in
Pemberton, BC. Some of the TS crew will be there
as this is one event we have never attended due
to it being such a long drive for everyone. Should
be a great time, though! Many people do not know
that this is the time of year when the skies are
sunnier, the snow is more stable, and Team Thunderstruck
is riding almost every day somewhere in the Rockies!
And with old man winter still in full force (it
is snowing on my deck right now!) throughout the
west, we will surely be sledding in June and perhaps
even July!
The Jackson Hole hillclimbs were a ton of fun
this year and thanks to everyone who stopped and
said hi! Congrats to all the climbers who wowed
the crowds all weekend! Too much fun!
Thought I'd share a couple e-mails I've received!
Enjoy!
Jim –
10:30 am - The mail lady rolls by in her Jeep…
smiles and I can see from the porch that I have
a parcel.
10:45 pm – I call my friend Ken to tell
him TS6 arrived and he tells me to call Denny
Cline – Both riding buddies of mine…
mid 40’s is age.
I head into the office
for a couple of hours and I hear from a few other
friends expressing an interest in dropping by
that evening to check it out….
At approximately 6pm last night I through it up
on the big screen and cranked up the volume only
to restart it 4 times as not one but 13 of my
friends, acquaintances and wives piled into my
home for a total of 17 people … for what
I thought was a couple of buddies dropping in
to watch TS6.
All I can say is between
the beer and the bull – I did not have this
kind of turn out for Super Bowl………
Well done on yet another
TS film. My production partner and I thought it
was very well paced, production value was far
superior to previous years and the overall package
was fabulous.
Everyone loved the film…
so I told them to go buy their own J
You have to tell these
guys to not make those pulls look so easy…
I have a bunch of knuckleheads thinking they all
need turbos now! Anyways I got a real kick out
of watch all my friends gasp and cheer and wow
their way through TS6 so I wanted to share.
Take Care and I look forward
to hooking up later this spring.
Best Regards, Landon
Hi Great Thunderstruck guys!!! Sorry for my english.
My name is Igor, i'm 26.
I'm from Russia, Moscow - where are VODKA and
BEAR
I'm very like this sport
and your brave high-altitude flight!!!
In this year i bought Phazer MNT lite, and went
to Caucas, to Elbrus.
Elbrus is Highest Mountain5642m in Europe.It very
high, strong, danger and very beautiful mountain.
I was first, who drive on snowmobile there.
I can't make flight like
someone from your team, i'm just learn, but i
hope, in this season i'll can to do something
interesting.
i have aim - to go up on east summit on Elbrus.
Now my record is 4900m over the sea.
Mountain snowmobile sport is not born, it is new
for Russia and just borning and I want to open
Club of mountain snowmobile in Russia.
If you help me something advise and something
else it wood be very impotant for me!
I know Russia have brave guys, which wood be famous,
like you, maybe, in this sport, and we can compete
with you. ;-)
I think that your team have many sponsors, such
as for example world producers of snowmobile,
Red Bull and some else and i want to invite your
team to Caucas!!!
If you are interesting my invite, whrite me, i
think that know how can conduct this event.
This is event, it wood be interesting for all
Extreme tv channels, for sponsors, and you can
make new film, like "Thunderstruck on Caucas"
The "committee tourism and sport of Kabardino-baikaria"
ready to help organise this event!!!
MY RESPECT!!! I wish you
success in this sport! i wood like to contact
with you!
This photo make 19,20,21,22
october, besides 19&21 photo, it made in April
...
IGOR
.: Mar
4, 2008 :.
FINALLY! After tens of hundreds of hours editing,
resizing and placing our new photo galleries onto
my servers, it is DONE! Over 700 new photos adorn
the 2 new galleries which encompass our 2007 riding
season and our 2007 lifestyle year! Patience is
rewarding as you look through pictures so enjoy!
You can check them out here:
Just spent 4 amazing blue-bird-fresh-track
days in British Columbia with Randy Swenson and
the Boise, Idaho gang. Rarely does anyone hit
4 days of sunshine in a row up there but we surely
got lucky!! And what great riding it was!! 3 of
the 4 days were 100% NEW AREAS! Never been filmed
in any movie and this year the time has come!
In fact, I had never been into those new areas
at all! We found a couple amazing new boondocking
areas also which we will hit next year during
powder riding season! It was too fun! Special
thanks to Randy for guiding us around all week
and thanks to the Boise crew for coming up to
Canada to play!
Check back here next week as I have over 700
new photographs going up on this site. Around
360 new Lifestyle pics and 350 new riding pictures!
We will also be announcing our 2008 sponsors
next week so thanks to all our new sponsors!!
Also, don't forget to click below and vote for
TS6 in the Xtremey Awards! See you next week!
.: Jan
30, 2008 :.
PRESS RELEASE: Thunderstruck 6, our
August 2007 film release, has once again been
nominated for a highly coveted Xtremey Award in
the catagory BEST SNOWMOBILE FILM! It is our 6th
nomination in a row and the Thunderstruck series
has 2 Xtremey wins for Thunderstruck 3 (Shawn
Hastings, Best rider in a snowmobile film) and
Thunderstruck 5 (Dan Davidoff, also for best rider
in a snowmobile film). The Xtremey Awards are
the "Academy Awards" of extreme sports
films so this is a huge opportunity once again
for Team Thunderstruck! VOTE NOW FOR THUNDERSTRUCK
6!
With blanket after blanket of amazing
snow falling all over the Rockies and Cascades,
we sit back and ponder the consequences of riding
in the backcountry. . . Please be PREPARED and
ride safe! Stay out of avalanche DANGER!
We have had several epic sunny-day rides
with deep powder. What a ball! We will be travelling
all over for the rest of the winter so when the
sun is shining, look for us to be filming!
.: Jan
2, 2008 :.
Happy New Year!! We at Team Thunderstruck hope
all is well out there! We have started our filming
season for THUNDERSTRUCK 7 with a bang! Over New
Year's we hit several feet of fresh powder and
sunshine and Trennis, Disco Dan, Dave Schell and
I had some fun! We filmed some amazing stuff and
had a great time with some of the new sleds in
the crowd!
Just wanted everyone to know Dave Schell is selling
a piece of equipment off his last year's sled:
Holtz 151 complete rear suspension with big wheel
kit for 2004-2007Ski Doo REV.
$1000.00
Lots of amazing riding areas coming up this month
and the snow is just plain deep everywhere we
look. Be safe out there and check back soon for
updates!
.: Dec
11, 2007 :.
CHRISTMAS TIME!! The
last order date for Christmas gifts this year
will be THURSDAY, December 13th. We will ship
Friday the 14th all orders up to this date. We
will ship one more time before Christmas but gifts
WILL NOT be guaranteed to arrive if you order
after Thursday. I will ship one more time DECEMBER
21st. If you need these as gifts, please let me
know in a message when you order with Paypal.
I will try my best to get them out! Order by Thursday
and all will be well!
RUMORS. . . TRUE??
Lots of new rumors
floating around the Thunderstruck camp. . . Doc
Nesbo on a 2Moto bike? Brad Story on a Polaris?
Dan Davidoff on an ARCTIC CAT???? Doug Anderson
back to Polaris? Dan Bush to Yamaha? Carl Christianson
to Arctic Cat? Trennis Baer to an HP3 Propane
powered Apex? Wes Little to an HP3 Apex? Shain
Stanger to a Polaris? Brad Story to a european
2Moto bike? Disco Dan selling another sled? Julie
Marquart to a boosted Nitro? Ange Dyer riding
her own sled? And it's pink???? Dave Schell on
a turbo Ski-Doo? Lyle Sinden going to Yamaha?
WOW! Lots of rumors
folks! And guess what????? THEY ARE ALL TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a 100% stock Blue 2006 Apex Mountain
with 1359 miles on it. It was never turboed or
modified in any way. It was my Dad's sled so it
is mostly easy miles (he is 72).
ISSUES: One inch tear in seat cover, right rear
of seat. 2 other tears in seat from boots. Hood
has some scratches on it.
This sled has been stored for a while so I do
not know the condition of the track but I am 100%
sure it is in good condition.
Asking $6599.00
E-MAIL (jim@bigskyx.com) or call Jim at 406-431-8789.
Please, no tire kickers. If you want a great sled
at a great price, let's do this!
.: Nov
26, 2007 :.
Hello everyone! It has been a long
yet very fun and exciting fall season for Team
Thunderstruck! Traveling over 24,000 miles and
attending or putting on over 17 different shows
or premieres, we have been BUSY!! I know many
are e-mailing about when certain things on this
website will change and here are my answers!!!
First of all, we are almost caught up
on orders. We should be 100% caught up by WEDNESDAY,
Nov. 28th. The clothing line really exploded and
we are finalizing inventory so we can put what
is left back up on the site for sale. When we
do you will notice the most popular sizes and
styles are all sold out and we will not be ordering
more this year. We will be ordering all new designs
for next year and will have them out much earlier
next year. DVD orders are almost caught up also
and lo and behold, our inventory on DVDs is dwindling
fast also. There are now 5 TS titles that are
almost 100% sold out. So if you ever wanted to
own TS4 or TS2 or TS4.5 or TS5 or TS5.5 you should
order soon! We will have all DVD orders caught
up by Wednesday also.
A few other things on my TO DO SOON LIST:
1. Update the Photo gallery from our
amazing riding season!
2. Update the Lifestyle pictures! This will be
great!
3. Update our sponsor page with our new sponsors.
4. Update riding team pictures and specs for the
2008 season!
5. Add the hats to the online store.
There are some very exciting things in
the works this coming year. With help from our
sponsors, TS7 will be BY FAR the best Thunderstruck
movie ever. We have also starting production and
editing on one of the coolest TS movies you will
ever see! It is the BEST OF THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS...
But it will be SO different than any other movie
you'll ever see. Each main TS rider will have
their own "best of" section but interlaced
throughout the film will be the defining moments
in all of Thunderstruck history! For instance,
an amazing Brad Story section may slip directly
into the "Top 10 Thunderstruck crashes of
all time" complete with rider interviews
and dialogue from other TS riders! This is a huge
production and will truly be a complete documentation
of what Thunderstruck has done the last 10 years!
Also, we have sold all of our old "DV"
cameras except one and we now are filming 100%
in HD. That's right, HIGH DEFINITION. We are currently
in the works for portraying TS7 in hi-def somewhere
for all to see. The bulk of TS7 DVDs will still
be on DVD-9s (normal DVDs). But keep posted on
the developments in this realm!!
I also want to throw out a HUGE thank
you to all of the Thunderstruck riders who helped
out with the premieres and the Snow Shows! Especially
Mark Mesenbrink, Dan Davidoff, Scott Marquart
and Doug Anderson! Many others did so much for
the promotion of TS6 and I must thank all of them
from the bottom of my heart! Thank you all the
riders of Team Thunderstruck!
Finally, a HUGE thank you to all the
fans out there who came to the premieres and the
Snow Shows and supported the Thunderstruck riders.
I have always said without fans we are just a
bunch of old sledders making home movies so we
appreciate you all very much!!! Don't forget,
next year you can meet the riders at the shows
if you missed them this year!
Keep tabs on this site, there will be
many additions in the next couple weeks and throughout
the 2008 season!!! Thanks again!
JIM
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hope our servers are back on line and functioning
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HUGE NEWS!! For several years Team
Thunderstruck has worked on an amazing calendar
shot and produced by acclaimed photographer Graham
Helfrick. In early August 2007, Graham made an
announcement that he would not be producing a
2008 calendar. After talking extensively with
several industry insiders and Dan "The Krazy
Canadian" Davidoff, I decided to try my hand
with my first ever calendar design. The results
are in!
BOISE, IDAHO! Doors open
at 6:00pm at the Boise Center on the Grove! Afterparty
to be announced so make plans to play after the
show!
and
LEWISTOWN,
MONTANA! Doors open at 5:00pm at Harry's on the
Hill at Pine Meadows!
Thunderstruck riders at both shows! Tons of door
prizes at both shows! Come out and watch the new
movie!
.: August
30, 2007 :.
Wow, the Utah Premiere was AWESOME! Easily
the biggest showing we've ever had, Doug Anderson
put on an amazing show for the Thunderstruck fans
in Ogden! Thanks Doug and all who helped out!
Then Brad Story took us sky diving and we just
had a ball! Thanks Brad and Davy at I FLY Utah!
I just added our newest banner to the banner
page. Here is a sample image, check the page
for more details!
Remember the HAYDAYS Premiere of Thunderstruck
6 coming next weekend!!
.: August
20, 2007 :.
Special thanks to all those who supported us
in Spokane over the weekend! What a smashing turnout
at the TS6 premiere! Hope all had fun! We gave
away almost $3000.00 in prizes and with the likes
of all our amazing friends around it was quite
a ball!!
Next stop, OGDEN, UTAH this Saturday! Our full
clothing line and video line will be there!
The Helena Premiere of Thunderstruck 6 was
a smashing success! Thanks so much to all who
came to the BBQ and the show! Tons of support
from some great fans! And thanks for all the great
reviews! Seems some people are YELLING that TS6
is by far the best ever! See you in Spokane this
weekend!
IMPORTANT LAST MINUTE CHANGE!
Saturday's (August 11) BBQ has been MOVED! Instead
of it being at my house like the last several years,
it will be at DAVE SCHELL'S house this year. There
will be directional maps at my house so it will
be very easy to find. Call Dave at 406-431-6182
for directions. Bring chairs and your own booze,
non-alcoholic drinks and food is on us!!
Roll into Helena Saturday, August 11th for a
great time barbeque with Team Thunderstruck. Most
of the Thunderstruck riders will be in town for
the event! Bring your hot rod or your cool bike!
This is the day of the world premiere for Thunderstruck
6 so you can even stay for the movie!
The last few years the BBQ has been a great time
with some amazing sleds, cars and bikes showing
up to play around with. As Mesenbrink can attest,
if the cops come just start shaving his chest
and they seem to leave!!!
The BBQ starts at 1:00pm on the 11th at 5305
Brooklyn Court and goes until about 4:30pm, when
the riders and families will disburse to prepare
for the premiere party at The Myrna Loy Theater.
Doors for the show open at 6:00pm. The afterparty
will be at Miller's Crossing which is just a few
blocks from the theater.
We are also having a FRIDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 10th
pre-party at the hippest ghost town in the U.S.!!!
Marysville, Montana is a huge treat for out-of-towners
and we will be up there on Friday night at the
MARYSVILLE HOUSE mixing it up. All are welcome!!!
Hopefully we'll see you soon!
JIM
.: July
23, 2007 :.
Every once in awhile I like to share a few
e-mails that come across the waves. Thank you
so much to those who write in!!
Mark,
The Chaplain here does
free haircuts on Saturdays from 1400 to 1700.
While he is giving haircuts he plays movies. I
gave him Vapor to show. I went over to take pictures
of the guys watching it but was too late. The
Chaps said that this was the first time that he
has played a movie that people actually stayed
and watched. He said at one time there were about
25 guys in there watching the movie. I guess most
of the guys were inner city kids and have never
seen a snowmobile, let alone ride one. I guess
they were just amazed. All in all it was a good
deal and people enjoyed it. He said they all laughed
at your ferry antics. Anyway, just thought you
might like to hear that you guys touched some
of the dudes over here.
Oh yeah, T minus 37 days and counting.
Dean Mesenbrink
U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
Project
Engineer - Electrical
Hey Jim,
The new film looks awesome. My family can't wait.
We all plan on being in Boise for the premier
this year. Thanks for the tip.
Hey I wrote a little poem and I thought you might
like it. It is a bit cheesey but what the heck.
Hopefully it will make some sense to you and your
fellow hillclimbers.
Hillclimber's Prayer
God give me the Strength, Wisdom and Courage to
go the extra mile.To let me know my limits, and
when to push them. Teach me not to fear, but to
seek out adventure. Let the snow be deep, and
the hills steep. Keep my mind focused, and my
skills sharp. But most important, Keep me out
of harms way, so that I may climb another day.
Anyway!!! You guys kick ASS!!! We love the film
and hope that someday we will beable to catch
you for a ride......
Thanks for your time
Shauna
Hansen Idaho
.: July
20, 2007 :.
THUNDERSTRUCK 6 PREMIERE SCHEDULE:
AUGUST 11 :: HELENA, MT at the
Myrna Loy Theater (BBQ during the day!)
AUGUST 18 :: SPOKANE, WA at the Bing Crosby/Metropolitan
Theater
AUGUST 25 :: OGDEN, UT at the Egyptian Theater
SEPTEMBER 7 :: HAYDAYS, MN at Major's Sports Bar
in Blaine
SEPTEMBER 8:: CASTLEGAR, BC at the Element
SEPTEMBER 22 :: BOISE, ID at the Boise Center
on the Grove
SEPTEMBER 22 :: LEWISTOWN, MT
When you order your copies of Thunderstruck
DVDs make sure you check out our new BANNER page!
You may have checked these banners out last year
at one of our premieres or at one of the Snow Shows!
They are awesome! More custom banners to come soon! Order
TS6 HERE!
Once again Thunderstruck
Films takes it over the top for our fans! That's
correct! Every TS6 DVD contains a 12 song AUDIO
SOUNDTRACK CD!!! Take the music of Thunderstruck
with you in your truck, car, IPOD, you name it,
you'll hear it! Pre-Order NOW! Begins shipping
August 13th!
Here is the Thunderstruck
6 Cover Artwork. Click on the artwork
to start the Thunderstruck 6 teaser.
Congrats to MARK MESENBRINK for an amazing "coming-over-backwards"
wheelie shot on this years cover! Taken by KORT
DUCE in British Columbia, Mark threw this new
move out and although not named yet I think he
should call it the "I-JUST-SHAVED-ALL-MY-HAIR-OFF-AND-WEIGH-65-POUNDS-LIGHTER-MOVE!"
This teaser was co-produced by Jeff Aiello and
Jim Phelan. Watch closely. . . There are a few
surprises! And of course, this is just a 3:30
snippet of the most amazing Thunderstruck riding
season ever. Lots of sunsets, amazing powder,
huge chute pulls and a few crashes that will have
you gritting your teeth! By the way, Aiello did
the post-production sound on this and it sounds
like an Academy Award winning soundtrack. If you
have a subwoofer, TURN IT UP!! Enjoy!
<---Click
.: June
20, 2007 :.
COMING LATER TODAY
::: THE THUNDERSTRUCK 6 TEASER ::: THE THUNDERSTRUCK
6 COVER ARTWORK :::THE THUNDERSTRUCK 6 PREMIERE
TOUR SCHEDULE ::: CHECK BACK SOON!
.: June
5, 2007 :.
News Updates:
Thunderstruck 6 is well into digitization phase.
For the un-initiated, this means the hours and
hours of watching the raw footage shot all year
and editing it into the smaller clips you see
in the movie. I will be starting special effects
next week and editing will begin in about 3 weeks.
The TS6 cover artwork is done and looks great.
You know I love the "BIG PICTURE" type
shots for the cover and we will be releasing the
artwork soon so keep watching here!
This week I will be sending a couple Gigs of
edited footage to Jeff
Aiello from Team Summit Productions. Jeff,
as he has for our last 2 major releases TS4 and
TS5, will be editing the Intro and Teaser for
TS6. We are VERY excited for this as Jeff is the
best in the biz! He has e-mailed me several times
saying the treatments he has prepared for the
TS6 intro will blow people's minds!
This website, behind the scenes, is undergoing
some awesome changes that will be revealed with
the release of TS6. Some will be released sooner,
for instance the TEASER pages, so watch for them!
We are currently working on our new clothing
line. FINALLY! some of you say! Me too! We will
have 5 styles of Women's shirts and 4 for men
also. Also, new hats, new colors, kid's clothing,
etc!
The soundtrack for TS6 is almost complete. Since
a few of our better bands were hijacked by other
sledding film companies (much to our chagrin),
we have rounded up some amazing new bands that
absolutely ROCK! And yes, BLACKLINE
will be back with 3 new songs! We are also talking
to SKYWYND
out of Minneapolis (they were featured on the
TS3 soundtrack before they were hijacked). There
is big news from this band as they have RECENTLY
changed their name to CRASH ANTHEM. . . And watch
for them touring with SEVEN MARY THREE this summer.
Their new music is AMAZING! Finally, we are working
on something NO OTHER FILM COMPANY can touch!
Watch for this! You will know it when you see
it! It could include: Blackline playing at the
Puyallup Snow Show? MP3s available here? Maybe
something even better!!!
Our PHOTO gallery this year will be AMAZING!
I will be adding over 400 new pictures, most of
them never been seen, before July 1. Included
in our new gallery is a very special treat: A
Thunderstruck Expose by Harris Publishing photographer
KORT DUCE. He spent a week with us in British
Columbia taking pictures and he did an amazing
job! Check out KORT'S
WEBSITE HERE.
Our TS6 premiere schedule is complete and will
be announced this weekend! Check back soon! Watch
for premieres in Helena, Spokane, Ogden, Boise,
Minneapolis, Shelby, Lewistown, Castlegar and
possibly Missoula.
Watch this fall for another exciting piece of
news involving Thunderstruck Films! Dang it, it
only gets better and better folks!
Many of you have noticed our forums have been
inundated with spammers. We are taking care of
this currently and soon should be 100% spam free!
Shipping for TS5.5:
VAPOR is 100% caught up, including distributors.
This film is getting great reviews as last year
was just an amazing riding year! 90% new footage
and some HUGE climbs and powder shots that you
did not see in TS5! Also includes TS5.X, another
12 minute teaser of TS5! Watch
the TS5.5: VAPOR Teaser Here!
TS6 will have some fantastic extras including
a Dan Davidoff "The Way We Were", a
Doc Shawn Nesbo "Why We Ride and How"
and a "Making of the TS6 cover artwork"!
We'll also have a couple other extras including
teasers from all our friend's new movies and of
course the amazing footage from this year! Here
is the website "copy" for TS6:
"For
over a decade Team Thunderstruck has searched
the mountains for the steepest, nastiest, most
astonishing riding areas. And now glory has been
found… With over 20 death-defying first
ascents Thunderstruck 6 makes sure NOTHING is
the same in the world of freestyle hill climbing.
From The Krazy Canadian’s 2000 foot Ladybird
first ascent to Randy Swenson’s amazing
Couloir Overhang first ascent, the riders of Thunderstruck
prove that there really is nothing that cannot
be climbed! Awe-inspiring helicopter footage day
after day in the Canadian Rockies take Thunderstruck
6 to the realms of the top of the world…
And to the top of the most phenomenal climbs ever
on film! Get ready to hold on! From stockers to
400+ hp turbos, you will see them all in unbelievable
and mesmerizing riding areas as we put our sleds
and bodies through the tightest, steepest, rock-lined
chutes in North America!"
.: May
25, 2007 :.
2:00am. Writing my things to do list:
1. Edit March 19-21 Afton tapes.
2. Laugh my behind off at Julie and Julio's on
camera antics.
3. Update Ipod with TS6 soundtrack.
4. Finalize TS6 cover artwork (congrats to the
TS6 cover rider!!! I'll announce who it is later!)
5. Order TS clothing line.
6. Ship TS5.5 orders.
7. Edit "The Way We Were" DVD extra
with Dan Davidoff.
8. Wonder why Mark stopped crashing and Nesbo
started crashing.
9. Go to bed. . . Sometime around 5:00am.
Watch for the Brand new Thunderstruck
6 teaser coming soon.
Congrats to Dan Davidoff, The
Krazy Canadian, and all involved in Thunderstruck
5, our 2006 release. Dan is the proud winner of
the XTREMEY AWARD for BEST RIDER IN A SNOWMOBILE
FILM for his segment in Thunderstruck 5! Great
job Dan and be sure to check out Thunderstruck
5 for his amazing segment! Also, make sure you
check out Thunderstruck 5.5 as Dan has an incredible
section in this new movie too! And of course,
get ready to be blown away by his section in Thunderstruck
6, coming in August, 2007!! YOU ROCK DAN!!!
.: May
2, 2007 :.
Thunderstruck
5.5: VAPOR is in stock and shipping NOW!