Thacker does Q&A with Oakley

// March 3rd, 2010 // News

Paul Thacker was born and raised in the great state of Alaska. He has been riding snowmobiles for nearly 20 years and have been a pro for 10 of those. He grew up just north of Anchorage in a small town called Willow. He loves to ride dirt bikes, jet skis, and most of all he is an avid fisherman.
His career path to become a professional snowmobiler is not that of your typical athlete. He grew up playing hockey and that was his 1st passion. He  was able to continue into college and on into the pro ranks for a short time. However as fate would have it he was destined for another sport.

Between hockey and his now current status as a full time sledder he was fortunate enough to have worked and worked my way up the cooperate ladder with Wells Fargo. He  was the District manager for all of Alaska when he left to pursue snowmobiling full time over 2 years ago. He has competed at nearly every level of Hockey, he has been an executive for a Fortune 500 company and now my full time passion is snowmobiling.
He has raced and competed at every level of sledding that exists to date. He has been and always will be a backcounty rider, Pro Snow cross racer and now ESPN Winter X Games level freestyle rider. His expertise however is the long distance jumping. He is the holder of several World Records with plans to knock down several more Before its all said and done. He is the consummate competitor, He loves the fans, and loves the industry.

Q&A

  • What are Riks? Just a little thing we like to call……. Death…. Gotta love it!
  • You Feel Pain? Daily
  • Travel Can Be? A Bitch, but a necessary evil.
  • Drink? Jack and Coke…
  • Any Last Words? Live it like it’s your last
  • Favorite Bands? Too many to list. I love music.
  • Favorite Movie? Top gun and Happy Gilmore.
  • When Did You Start Your Sport? About the same time I learned to walk.
  • Who inspires you? Ricky Carmichael
  • Oakley is? One of the Raddest companies on the planet.

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