Adam Gudger to Lead Thor Motor Coach Diesel Division

Elkhart, IN - Thor Motor Coach announced the promotion of veteran sales executive Adam Gudger to the position of National Sales Manager for the diesel division. Gudger brings with him eleven years of diesel motorhome sales experience.

A graduate of the University of Oregon, Adam and his family recently relocated to Northern Indiana in 2011 to be based out of the Thor Motor Coach sales headquarters in Elkhart, Indiana.

“I am elated to have the opportunity to work for the best company in the RV industry. Our intense focus developing the most innovative and value driven products is really paying off. There is no doubt our dealer partners are going to reap the benefits of these efforts in 2012 and beyond.”, explained Gudger.

“Adam’s energy, knowledge, relationships, and most importantly his passion makes him a natural fit to lead the Thor Motor Coach Diesel Sales Team.” stated Dana Simon, V.P. of Sales and Marketing for Thor Motor Coach.

The Thor Motor Coach Diesel line-up includes the Serrano, Astoria, Tuscany, and the all new Palazzo rear diesel motorhome.

Adam Gudger can be reached at 574-584-3646 or AGudger@TMCRV.com

For more information on Thor Motor Coach motorhomes, call (800)860-5658, visit http://ThorMotorCoach.com, or write Thor Motor Coach, Inc., PO Box 1486., Elkhart, Indiana, 46515.

Thor Motor Coach is a subsidiaries of Thor Industries, Inc. Jackson Center, OH (NYSE: THO), the world s largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles.

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Thor Motor Coach’s Serrano in Top 10 and Growing

Elkhart, IN (November 15, 2011) – The Thor Motor Coach Serrano has moved into the “Top 10” best selling diesel motorhomes as of August 2011, according to Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI) of Grand Rapids, Mich. The diesel powered Serrano has increased by 20% in overall retail sales, which equates to a market share increase of 18.3%.

“Our fuel efficient Serrano continues to be a hit with motorhome enthusiasts and has had great appeal with consumers looking to buy gas or diesel models”, according to Adam Gudger, Thor Motor Coach’s Serrano Product Manager. “We have recently introduced 2 great new floorplans which include a 34-ft bath and a half model and a 33-ft model with a full wall slide with an option for a stackable washer and dryer.”

The 2012 Serrano product offering includes 5 floorplans ranging from 31-ft. to 34-ft.  Built on the reliable Workhorse W-series chassis, the Serrano’s power comes from a Navistar MaxxForce diesel engine rated at 230-hp with 620 ft-lb of torque.  With a gross vehicle weight rating starting at 20,500-lbs, consumers will find the Serrano has a great power to weight ratio.  Lower weight overall weight, plus big torque output, equals a smooth running motorhome aimed at conserving fuel.

“Consumers are looking for a fuel efficient diesel with the power to handle mountainous terrain and the Serrano provides these diesel benefits for the price of a typical high-end gas unit”, added Gudger. “Users are getting significant fuel economy increases compared to gas motorhomes while the 36% increase in torque keeps the engine running quieter and more efficiently than comparable gas powered models”.

While the Serrano shines on the outside, a host of new interior features make it feel just like home.  The new MCD solar and blackout roller shade with ClearView™ technology, helps keep solar light and heat out of the coach during the day while providing complete darkness for sleeping at night.  Custom hardwood fascia for the slide rooms adds a touch of elegance in the living area and bedroom while optional heat pumps for the air conditioners take the chill out of the interior on cool mornings and brisk evenings.  Three new exterior paint packages along with two eagerly awaited interior decors packages complete a subtle, but substantial, transformation in the Serrano. 

For more information on the Serrano Class A RV check out http://Serrano-RV.com or other products from Thor Motor Coach motorhomes by calling (800)860-5658, visiting http://ThorMotorCoach.com, or writing Thor Motor Coach, Inc., PO Box 1486., Elkhart, Indiana, 46515.

Thor Motor Coach is a subsidiaries of Thor Industries, Inc. Jackson Center, OH (NYSE: THO), the world’s largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles.

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(Medina, WA) - Innovex Golf announced today that they've selected The Media Group, a creative services agency based out of Chicago, Illinois, to handle Public Relations and Communications efforts for its new E-Motion and V-Motion high-performance golf balls.

About Innovex Golf

Innovex Golf started out with one goal in mind - to design the holy grail of golf balls. After launching the new V-Motion Tour and E-Motion Tour golf balls in early 2011, it became quickly apparent that they had achieved their goal. With the V-Motion and E-Motion golf balls from Innovex Golf, Extreme Performance meets Extreme Value.

The V-Motion Tour is a 3-piece premium ball designed for golfers who demand Tour Level performance and playability. It has a cast urethane cover for high spin along with a compensating speed core for distance. It is built to compete with the best golf balls on the market and it does. The V-Motion received a 2011 Golf Digest Hot List Award including 4 stars in the Performance and Innovation categories. The target audience of the V-motion is lower handicap golfers looking to improve their game and to reduce their costs as well as mid handicap golfers who want a better ball at a mid-price point.

The E-Motion Touris a 3-piece surlyn performance ball, designed with a Progressive Motion Dual Core to fly farther, spin faster, and feel softer all while offering great durability.  The proprietary Aeroblend Cover features Aerocontrol parallel dimple dividers that smooth airflow for increased flight distance and stability while roll promoting dimples enhance putter feel and confidence. Innovex Golf's engineering team has designed this ball to be the best ball for all weather conditions and to offer you a tour caliber ball with excellent durability.  

For more information about Innovex Golf, visit www.InnovexGolf.com

About The Media Group

The Media Group is a Creative Services Agency that began in 1996, working with a small group of clients, and has now become one of the most effective and highly respected PR/Communications Firms in the Golf Industry. The Media Group offers a wide range of golf services including strategic planning, public relations, direct marketing, special events coordination and trade show planning. Their objective is to build Brand Equity and increase Brand Name Awareness through editorial placements in print publications as well as other outlets like television, radio and the Internet.

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Thor Motor Coach #1 and Still Growing

Elkhart, IN (September 12, 2011) – Thor Motor Coach continues as the #1 retailing brand of motorhomes in North America with 22.93% share through June 2011 according to Statistical Surveys.  The results also show Thor Motor Coach as the fastest growing motorhome brand among the top 8 major manufacturers with a 27.9% increase over last year.  Class C sales captured the #1 market position with an impressive market share growth of 31.50% compared to the previous year.

“Packing in features that include camper favorites like Mega-Storage Compartments, single step entrances and molded fiberglass front caps have helped us solidify our dedication to the Class C market.  Over the past 6 months we have introduced several new floorplans that integrate features making the coach even more livable,” affirmed Mike Savage, Thor Motor Coach’s Class C Product Manager.

With 22.9% market share growth over last year, Thor Motor Coach experienced the largest increase for Class A’s within the top 8 manufacturers. Over the last few months retail customers have responded well to the addition of several impressive new features on the Hurricane and Challenger lines, the redesign of the Tuscany, and several new floor plans on the Windsport, Serrano, and A.C.E. lines.

“Our continued focus on what retail customers’ desire helps us to bring innovative floorplans with intelligent features to the market.  Our after the sale support programs like Concierge Connection and Rapid Response Parts along with the stability of a strong and financially sound company are added reasons consumers continue to display their confidence in our products.”, stated Dana Simon, Vice President of Sales.

For more information on Thor Motor Coach motorhomes, call (800)860-5658, visit http://ThorMotorCoach.com, or write Thor Motor Coach, Inc., PO Box 1486., Elkhart, Indiana, 46515.

*Statistics reported by Statistical Surveys for 2011 Year-To-Date retail registrations through June 30th, 2011 for non-federated manufactures in the US and Canada.

Thor Motor Coach is a subsidiaries of Thor Industries, Inc. Jackson Center, OH (NYSE: THO), the world’s largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles.

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Thor Motor Coach’s A.C.E. 3rd Best Selling Gas Class A in April

Elkhart, IN – Today Thor Motor Coach released the latest Gas Class A model rankings from Statistical Surveys that named the single floor plan EVO29.1 A.C.E. Motorhome as the 3rd best selling motorhome for the month of April 2011. This follows the “Best of Show” award it earned at its debut a few months ago at the Louisville RV show.  This is a clear sign that dealers, as well as retail customers, are pleased.

The EVO29.1 A.C.E. Motorhome was built with a focus on how a customer would use their coach.  It offers the best features of a Class A and a Class C motorhome with an entry level price point. Retail customers are drawn to the clever features and innovative design.  In short, it’s the answer to what many Class A and Class C shoppers want.   President and CEO of Thor Motor Coach, Bill Fenech, responded to the A.C.E’s success stating, “It is very gratifying to see the retail success of the A.C.E. Motorhome. We took the blinders off in designing the A.C.E., and it’s a homerun. Our dealers love the product and many are commenting that it’s the best turning motorhome on their lot. Being #3 is encouraging; however we are more focused on building great products with great support. The numbers will follow.”

This same innovation and customer driven design is carried into the other Thor Motor Coach products. Thor Motor Coach strives to provide these “hot products” with a great emphasis on what retail customers are shopping for.  This includes intelligent floor plans, a clever use of space, as well as industry leading exterior storage as illustrated by the Mega Storage™ feature offered on several products.  Thor Motor Coach also offers an abundance of standard features at entry level price points and provides superior “after the sale” support.  “We want to be everything to everybody, by offering an extraordinary value for your family.” Explained Dana Simon, Vice President of Gas Sales for Thor Motor Coach.  He continued with what’s next, “Building on the success of the EVO29.1 with the EVO29.2.”

Thor Motor Coach will continue the evolution with the EVO29.2 A.C.E. Motorhome, which is set to be introduced in the coming weeks.   With many territories left undefined and recently partnering with several new dealerships; Thor Motor Coach believes the evolutionary features of the “open concept” EVO29.2 floor plan with its enclosed bathroom will push the A.C.E’s success even further.

Find out more by visiting http://ACEMotorhome.com

For more information on Thor Motor Coach motorhomes, call (800)860-5658, visit http://ThorMotorCoach.com, or write Thor Motor Coach, Inc., PO Box 1486., Elkhart, Ind., 46515.

Thor Motor Coach is a subsidiaries of Thor Industries, Inc. Jackson Center, OH (NYSE: THO), the world’s largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles.

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The STRONGBACK Chair

This is the most ergonomically comfortable and healthy camping/travel chair available.  There is no other chair on the market with a similar level of lumbar support comfort.

The STRONGBACK Elite sells for $59.95

More information can be found at www.strongbackchair.com.

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BrightSpot Solutions' Dedicated to Help Find a Cure with their new PINK Spotless Swing Golf Towel

Boulder, CO - BrightSpot Solutions®, is showing its dedication to help Find a Cure for Breast Cancer with its "PINK" Spotless Swing Golf Towel. A portion of all sales of the PINK towel will be contributed to Breast Cancer Research at the end of each year. 
 
"We're very excited about the new PINK towel," said Scott Salzman, inventor of the Spotless Swing Golf Towel and President of BrightSpot Solutions. "We're determined to help find a cure and we hope golfers all over the U.S. will join us and show their support, not just in October, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month...but all year round!"
 
About The Spotless Swing Golf Towel
 
Until now, the only way to clean the mud and dirt off your golf clubs during your round was to water down a standard cotton golf towel or use a brush. But let's face it,
brushes are awkward and messy and a watered down
towel dries out during your round rendering it useless.
 
Now there is an alternative! A portion of the inside of the Premium Multi-Use Spotless Swing Golf Towel is made of a uniquely designed MicroBrush™ fabric that easily cleans the grooves of the club-face where dirt hides from ordinary towels. The fabric is coarse enough to clean deeply into the grooves yet soft enough to not damage the golf club finish, and absolutely NO WATER is needed! The ultra-high quality microfiber fabric that makes up main body of the Spotless Swing absorbs over 600% of its weight in dirt, mud and water.
 
The Spotless Swing Golf Towel functions as three golf towels in one:
1. Outside keeps the hands, face, glove and grips clean and dry
2. Inside protects and preserves golf clubs by removing dirt, mud and water
3. Revolutionary MicroBrush fabric cleans club grooves effortlessly preparing the club for its next shot
 
Thanks to Spotless Swing, golfers can now keep their clubs clean throughout their round and be prepared for each and every shot. Whether it's the 1st hole or the 18th, the Spotless Swing Golf Towel is there to handle the task effortlessly.
 
The Spotless Swing is available in four colors: Graphite Black (with red trim), Classic Red (with black trim), solid Graphite Black and solid PINK, and conveniently attaches to any golf bag with the included carabiner clip. Custom embroidery is available so you can personalize your Spotless Swing Golf Towel...making it a great gift for your company event or a charity golf outing.
 
For more information on the Spotless Swing Golf Towel, call 1-800-738-7293, or visit their website at www.SpotlessSwing.com 
 
Media members interested in testing one of the Spotless Swing Golf Towels for an editorial review, should contact Joe Wieczorek joe@themediagroupinc.com of The Media Group at (847) 956-9090.

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Go-Go Caddy

Go-Go Caddy is a quick-release, detachable mount and rack that allows riders to carry their golf clubs to their favorite course.  Attached to the sissy-bar mounts, the rack angles back over the bike for perfect balance so the rider does not even know the clubs are there.  In addition, with 4 mounting points and 2 locking points, your clubs are safe and secure and you never have to worry about the clubs falling out or losing your favorite driver.  What is more is that hunters can carry their guns in a hard case to the shooting range, musicians can haul their guitar to their next gig or rehearsal, and scuba divers can carry their oxygen tank to the ocean and all the while going in style by riding your Hog!

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Viewpoint: the Ultimate
Mega-Resort

Play a round at one of the golf courses, read a book in the library, attend a silver-smithing class or sit down for a dinner show. Viewpoint RV & Golf Resort, nestled in the shadow of the Superstition Mountains in Mesa, Ariz., is the place for RVers and golfers looking for some excitement or to kick back and unwind.

“It’s a resort that has something to do all day, everyday,” says Steve Frandsen, Viewpoint general manager. “Basically, if you want a busy day, you can have one. But, if you don’t want a lot to do, you can just relax. If I had a choice, I’d be out there golfing.”

With over 100 clubs, including woodworking, crocheting, computers, tennis, horseshoes, to name a few, there’s a little something for just about every type of RV-golfer. The resort is geared toward those 55 and older.

Viewpoint’s busy season usually runs from January to March, when the weather is nice in Arizona, but some visitors get a jump-start as early as October. And it’s no wonder—Viewpoint was rated the Park of the Year for 2004 in the mega-park category by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC), based in Falls Church, Va.

The ARVC has 3,900 member parks throughout the U.S. and Canada and offers awards in various categories to its members, according to Micki Leak, director of meetings and membership for the ARVC. “We have an independent panel of judges that decides which parks the awards go to,” she says. Panelists judge based on a point system including features such as maintenance, customer service, etc.
Viewpoint was also named Arizona’s RV Resort of the Year for 2002 and 2003.

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