{"id":1477,"date":"2017-04-07T17:47:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T17:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/in-pictures-thunder-thursday-kicks-off-grand-prix-brings-hundreds-to-the-pike\/"},"modified":"2017-04-07T17:47:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T17:47:23","slug":"in-pictures-thunder-thursday-kicks-off-grand-prix-brings-hundreds-to-the-pike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/in-pictures-thunder-thursday-kicks-off-grand-prix-brings-hundreds-to-the-pike","title":{"rendered":"IN PICTURES: Thunder Thursday Kicks Off Grand Prix, Brings Hundreds to The Pike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-53706\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/thunder_10.jpg\" alt=\"thunder 10\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by Dave Newell.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds gathered at The Pike Outlets last night for Thunder Thursday, the official kickoff to the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Freestyle motocross demonstrations and the Verizon IndyCar Series pitstop competition closed off Shoreline Drive while live music, food vendors, a classic car show and more took over The Paseo.<\/p>\n<p> <center> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Freestyle motocross on Shoreline Drive for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThunderThursday?src=hash\">#ThunderThursday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LongBeachPost\">@LongBeachPost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToyotaGPLB\">@ToyotaGPLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YiNdg9ZWax\">pic.twitter.com\/YiNdg9ZWax<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Michaela Kwoka (@newsmichaelakc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsmichaelakc\/status\/850172804100014080\">April 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script> <\/center> <\/p>\n<p>During the Verizon IndyCar Series pitstop competition, Spencer Pigot in the #20 Ed Carpenter Racing Car had a visit from one of his sponsors, Instagram celebrity Loki the Wolfdog. A husky\/arctic wolf\/malamute mix, Loki\u2019s outdoor adventures have accumulated 1.4 million followers on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p> <center> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our good luck charm is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TGPLB?src=hash\">#TGPLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lokithewolfdog\">@Lokithewolfdog<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wiQTdlRmsM\">pic.twitter.com\/wiQTdlRmsM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Ed Carpenter Racing (@ECRIndy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECRIndy\/status\/850171156317388800\">April 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script> <\/center> <\/p>\n<p>The recently crowned winners of the 2017 Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach were also mingling among the crowd, taking photos with fans and promoting the race weekend.<\/p>\n<p> <center> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The winners of the 2017 Miss Toyota Grand Prix posing with a fan at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThunderThursday?src=hash\">#ThunderThursday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LongBeachPost\">@LongBeachPost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xSeZUkMxq6\">pic.twitter.com\/xSeZUkMxq6<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Michaela Kwoka (@newsmichaelakc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsmichaelakc\/status\/850159479035273220\">April 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script> <\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, racing legends <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/legendary-racers-fittipaldi-and-kendall-to-be-inducted-into-long-beach-motorsports-walk-of-fame\/\">Emerson Fittipaldi and Tommy Kendall were inducting into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame<\/a> in front of the Long Beach Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p>The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach continues through Sunday, for more information including race times and ticket prices, <a href=\"https:\/\/gplb.com\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>{gallery}stephanie\/thunderthursday{\/gallery}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds gathered at The Pike Outlets last night for Thunder Thursday, the official kickoff to the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race 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