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    Thunder Thursday gets party started ahead of Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
    • April 14, 2023

    The race cars and their drivers are a big draw on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, at Thunder Thursday at the Pike Outlets in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    The race cars and their drivers are a big draw on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, at Thunder Thursday at the Pike Outlets in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    Motorcycles are on display on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, at Thunder Thursday at the Pike Outlets in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    The race cars and their drivers are a big draw on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, at Thunder Thursday at the Pike Outlets in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    The race cars and their drivers are a big draw on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, at Thunder Thursday at the Pike Outlets in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    Spectators of all ages fill the grandstands for Thunder Thursday events on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    Spectators of all ages fill the grandstands for Thunder Thursday events on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    The race cars and their drivers are a big draw on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, at Thunder Thursday at the Pike Outlets in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    Spectators of all ages fill the grandstands for Thunder Thursday events on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    Spectators of all ages fill the grandstands for Thunder Thursday events on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    The race cars and their drivers are a big draw on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, at Thunder Thursday at the Pike Outlets in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    Spectators of all ages fill the grandstands for Thunder Thursday events on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

    Motorcycles are on display on Thursday, Apr. 13, 2023, at Thunder Thursday at the Pike Outlets in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)

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    The party has begun.

    Motorcycles flew threw the air, race car drivers signed autographs and classic automobiles lined The Paseo on Thursday evening, April 13, during the annual event at The Pike Outlets intended to kick off the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.

    The Grand Prix, Long Beach’s biggest annual event, begins on Friday and runs through Sunday.

    But Thunder Thursday, a free event hosted by the Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, revved things up.

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    The event featured freestyle motocross demonstrations, an IndyCar Series pit stop competition, live music and a beer garden.

    There was also food, interactive photo booths, and the chance to get autographs from IMSA and Porsche drivers.

    ​ Orange County Register 

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