FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HEPLER AND AARON SCORE TOP 10 FINISHES AT AMA NATIONAL ENDURO AND ROUND 1 OF AMA ENDUROCROSS SERIES Photo by: Shan Moore Photo by: Ian Reid LOS ANGELES, CA. (August 29th, 2016) – GasGas Factory U.S. riders, Broc Hepler and Geoff Aaron scored Top 10 finishes in racing action this past weekend. Aaron finished an impressive 8 th overall in the season opener of the AMA Endurocross Series in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, August 27 th and Hepler finished 10 th overall at the 7th round of the AMA National Enduro Series on Sunday, August 28th. Both riders were competing against the best riders the U.S. has to offer and both came away with strong results and a clear indication that GasGas will be reckoned with in off road competition. The Endurocross opener in Atlanta proved just how challenging and competitive the series has become with a start studded field lining up for the main event. According to Aaron, “There were certainly a lot of butterflies with it being the season opener. I just wanted to make sure I qualified for the main event and came away with some solid points. My EC300 ran great all night and I’m confident I can build on the result next weekend in South Dakota”. With high humidity and temperatures in the nineties at the National Enduro the following day, the 500 plus riders in attendance were treated to dry and dusty conditions over the 72 trail miles with 6 total tests. Once again Factory GASGAS rider Broc Hepler put in a fantastic ride winning the ACES portion of the event and finishing 10th overall against the best enduro riders in the country. Hepler and his GASGAS EC300 have been the dominant force in ACES Enduros all season long. Hepler said, “The Grassman Enduro went well. Obviously my Top 10 goal was met, but just barley. I felt decent and the bike work great. I was hoping my speed was a little closer to the front, but I have to remember I'm racing the fastest Enduro guys in our country and I wasn't too far off. I just need a little more intensity and speed to keep the gap smaller towards the front."
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HEPLERANDAARONSCORETOP10FINISHESATAMANATIONALENDUROANDROUND1OFAMAENDUROCROSSSERIES
Photoby:ShanMoore Photoby:IanReidLOSANGELES,CA.(August29th,2016)–GasGasFactoryU.S.riders,BrocHeplerandGeoffAaronscoredTop10finishesinracingactionthispastweekend.Aaronfinishedanimpressive8thoverallintheseasonopeneroftheAMAEndurocrossSeriesinAtlanta,GAonSaturday,August27thandHeplerfinished10thoverallatthe7throundoftheAMANationalEnduroSeriesonSunday,August28th.BothriderswerecompetingagainstthebestriderstheU.S.hastoofferandbothcameawaywithstrongresultsandaclearindicationthatGasGaswillbereckonedwithinoffroadcompetition.TheEndurocrossopenerinAtlantaprovedjusthowchallengingandcompetitivetheserieshasbecomewithastartstuddedfieldliningupforthemainevent.AccordingtoAaron,“Therewerecertainlyalotofbutterflieswithitbeingtheseasonopener.IjustwantedtomakesureIqualifiedforthemaineventandcameawaywithsomesolidpoints.MyEC300rangreatallnightandI’mconfidentIcanbuildontheresultnextweekendinSouthDakota”.WithhighhumidityandtemperaturesintheninetiesattheNationalEndurothefollowingday,the500plusridersinattendanceweretreatedtodryanddustyconditionsoverthe72trailmileswith6totaltests.OnceagainFactoryGASGASriderBrocHeplerputinafantasticridewinningtheACESportionoftheeventandfinishing10thoverallagainstthebestenduroridersinthecountry.HeplerandhisGASGASEC300havebeenthedominantforceinACESEndurosallseasonlong.Heplersaid,“TheGrassmanEndurowentwell.ObviouslymyTop10goalwasmet,butjustbarley.Ifeltdecentandthebikeworkgreat.Iwashopingmyspeedwasalittleclosertothefront,butIhavetorememberI'mracingthefastestEnduroguysinourcountryandIwasn'ttoofaroff.Ijustneedalittlemoreintensityandspeedtokeepthegapsmallertowardsthefront."
ThisisthesixthconsecutiveoverallwinforHeplerintheAcesSeriesandthefirstNationalEndurotop10overallforGasGas.TeamManager/RiderJohnnyBarberputitthisway"Brocshowedhehasthespeedtorunwiththenationstopenduroriders.Thegapfrom1stto10thwasn'tmuchandwithsomemoreNationalEnduroexperienceIbelieveHeplercouldcompeteforawin.I'mverypleasedwithourresultsthisseasonandlookingforwardtonextweekendsACESEnduroinAthens,Ohioaswecontinuetocloseinonthechampionship.SpecialthankstoDawnHeplerandTommyJohnstonaswellasallofouramazingteamsponsorsthatincludesGasGasMotos,LunovaGroup,6DHelmets,SuperBLithiumbatteries,Tri-StatePowersports,ShiftRacing,SCOTTMotosports,GoldenTyreUSA,FMFRacing,SpectroOils,HBDGraphics,NumbersBrewingCompany,P3Composites,LLC,PR2Suspension,MikaMetals,BulletProofDesigns,G2Ergonomics,SeatConceptsandEvansPowersports”.GasGasisonamissiontoreintroduceitslineofworldchampionshipwinningmotorcyclesintheU.S.RecentlypurchasedbyTorrotElectricEuropaS.A.GasGasisalreadyprovingitselfagainstsomeverytoughcompetition.Watchforcontinuedprogressasthesummerracingseasonsitsfullstride.AboutTorrotNorthAmerica,Inc.TorrotNorthAmerica,Inc.isafullyownedsubsidiaryofTorrotElectricEuropaS.A.,ahighlyinnovativebusinessgroupwithaproventrackrecordforsuccessinhightechappliedtoits3businessareas:smartmobility,offroadmotorcyclemanufacturing,andsmartcities.Currently,TorrotGroupsellsitsproductstomorethan40countriesin4continents.SinceacquiringGasGasin2015TorrothasmadesignificantinvestmentsintheGasGasfactoryandtheGasGasproductlinewithavisiontowardsbuildingGasGasintoamajorplayerintheglobalmotorcyclemarket.Torrothasafive-yearstrategicplanthatnotonlyincludesanaggressiveproductdevelopmentcomponentbutalsothebuildoutofitsglobalsalesandmarketinginfrastructure.ThisincludestheirhighlyinnovativelineofTorrottrialsandsupermotominicycles,e-bikesandscooters.AllTorrotbrandproductsreflectthestateoftheartinEVsmarttechnologyanddevelopmentandarecurrentlyinproductionandavailableforretaildelivery.FORMEDIA:Formoreinformation,contactScotHardenat(951)491-1819orsharden@gasgas.com.FormoreinformationonGasGasMotorcyclesortolearnmoreaboutitscompletemotorcyclelinevisit:http://www.gasgas.com.FormoreinformationonTorrotEVProductsortolearnmoreaboutitscompletemlinevisit:http://www.torrot.com/enFOLLOWUS-SOCIALMEDIA:GasGasFacebook:www.facebook.com/gasgasmotosGasGasTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/GasGas_USATorrotFacebook:http://www.facebook.com/torrotusaTorrotTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/torrot_usa
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