{"id":26421,"date":"2021-09-23T22:04:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T05:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/in-pictures-thunder-thursday-the-grand-prix-kick-off-event"},"modified":"2021-09-24T13:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T20:45:50","slug":"in-pictures-thunder-thursday-the-grand-prix-kick-off-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/news\/in-pictures-thunder-thursday-the-grand-prix-kick-off-event","title":{"rendered":"IN PICTURES: Thunder Thursday kicks off the Grand Prix in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Motorcycle stunts, pit stop competitions, classic cars and a concert kicked off this year&#8217;s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Prix-eve event includes &#8220;endless activities, racing, live music and so much more,\u201d said Steve Goodling, president and CEO of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, which sponsors the event.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Prix this year in Downtown Long Beach kicks off Friday, when gates open at 7:30 a.m. The IndyCar race\u2014the series&#8217; champion this year will be decided in Long Beach\u2014is Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>For information on COVID-19 protocols, <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/new-logistical-challenge-for-race-organizers-this-year-covid-19\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For schedules and race information, <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-long-beach-grand-prix\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For road closures, <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/here-are-the-road-closures-for-next-weeks-long-beach-grand-prix\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For an overview of the IndyCar race on Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/indycar-championship-to-be-decided-in-long-beach-for-the-first-time-in-series-history\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052435\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214043\/0923-THUNDER02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1032\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Classic cars on display during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052436\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214046\/0923-THUNDER03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1032\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Classic cars on display during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052437\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214049\/0923-THUNDER04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1312\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunt motorcycles perform during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052438\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052438 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214052\/0923-THUNDER06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1084\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunt motorcycles perform during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052439\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052439 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214056\/0923-THUNDER07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"994\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunt motorcycles perform during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052440\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052440 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214058\/0923-THUNDER08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"936\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pit crew of Helio Castroneves competes in a pitstop competition against Felix Rosenqvist during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052441\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214101\/0923-THUNDER09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1022\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pit crew of Helio Castroneves competes in a pitstop competition against Felix Rosenqvist during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052442\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214104\/0923-THUNDER10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"921\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pit crew of driver Felix Rosenqvist competes in a pitstop competition against driver Helio Castroneves&#8217;s pit crew during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052443\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052443 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214107\/0923-THUNDER11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1198\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Velvet Starlings perform during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052444\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214110\/0923-THUNDER12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1240\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Velvet Starlings perform during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052445\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214114\/0923-THUNDER14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1072\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Race cars and Drift cars on display during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052446\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052446 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214117\/0923-THUNDER16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1166\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunt motorcycles perform during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052447\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214120\/0923-THUNDER19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunt motorcycles perform during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Photo by Stephen Carr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000052448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000052448\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000052448 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/23214123\/0923-THUNDER20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1079\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000052448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunt motorcycles perform during Thunder Thursday at The Pike Outlets on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. 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