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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