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ShowTop Name Bike Us Show Ys Aournchor thes ! 5Cro ssRoads starting today Don’t Miss Customization can take many forms, from simple Sailor Jerry Winner Take All Show and, “the rest pound sand!” Icing on the cake? The Indian Night at the Chip bolt on changes to frame mods and complete rebuilds. presented by Baggers Magazine wining bike will also be featured in Street Chopper. Page 4 But whatever way you go, it’s cool to show off the Sunday, August 3 So swipe some Armor All on that king & queen John Shope Bike Reveal results and there’s no better place to do that than the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads seat (unless it’s quilted velvet), blow out the fishtails, Page 7 Buffalo Chip Crossroads during the Sturgis Rally. Entry Fee: $40 and ride your rigid to the CrossRoads. All makes “The CrossRoads will be the place to find some of Registration Before 1:00 PM welcome, but we’re talking rigid choppers, folks. Outlaw Truck & Tractor Pulls the most beautiful and powerful motorcycles on the Judging & Public Display 1-3:00 PM Hang on to your sissy bar, it’s gonna be a wild ride. Page 11 planet,” said Rod Woodruff. “All the new bike shows Awards 5:00 PM offer people the opportunity to see amazing customs Sailor Jerry Winner Take All Show Today’s Bike Show in one place while enjoying the many new attractions If you’re all about raked front ends and tiller presented by Street Chopper Magazine Baggers Magazine we’ve added this year.” 21 bars, bring your sled to the CrossRoads on Monday, August 4 Winner Take All Show They’re making it easy, too, by holding five different Monday August 4 for Street Chopper Magazine’s Buffalo Chip CrossRoads bike shows in a row, staring today. Whether your Winner Take All Bike Show presented by Sailor Jerry. Entry Fee: $40 interest is in entering or spectating, pick the shows Editor-in-Chief Jeff Holt was so enamored with the Registration Before 1:00 PM Today’s Ride that suit you and head on over. There’s nothing to no nonsense approach he applied to Sunday’s Bagger Judging & Public Display 1-3:00 PM Custer Wildlife Loop lose, and you just might ride away with a cool five show, he’s repeating it: the winner gets $5,000 in cash Awards 5:00 PM Page 6 grand. Continued on Page 2

Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s The CrossRoads bike show roster kicks 11 off today with a sweet show sponsored by Wolfman Jack Stage Baggers Magazine, the Sailor Jerry Winner Take All Show. And in this case “all” is $5000! It’s open to all Tonight makes and models of baggers. 10:30pm ...... Lynyrd Skynyrd “We have grown tired of shows that are like pee wee 8:30pm ...... Collective Soul soccer where everybody who enters gets some sort of 7:00pm ...... Jared James prize,” says Jeff G. Holt, Brand Director of Baggers Magazine. So there will be one winner, and only one. Nichols The rest get nothing! That’s about as clean as it gets. And since Jeff was in the mood to pile on the Tomorrow accolades, the winner’s bike will get a full feature in 10:30pm ...... Zac Brown Baggers Magazine, too. So get out to the CrossRoads Band today to enter your bagger or simply peruse the show entries for customizing ideas. You’ll find cold beer, 8:30pm ...... John Mayall live music, tasty snacks, a Wall of Death show, Victory 7:00pm ...... 4onthefloor Demos, and plenty more at the Crossroads. PAge 2 Sturgis Rider Daily Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014

on hefty eye candy and copious celebrity sightings Rat’s Hole Show What happens when two badass bike shows Cycle Source Magazine Nighttime Chopper as contestants vie to win a coveted sculpted Rat Thursday, August 7 3 combine forces? The badass quotient goes 4 Show 1 1 Trophy. Best of Show winner takes the trophy on the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads off the charts! And that’s what you’ll get when the Get down and dirty in old school style at the Cycle Wolfman Jack stage that evening just before headliner Entry Fee: $35 Top Builder Competition meets Hot Bike’s Winner Source FREE ride-in show. Count on 15 classes band Train performs. Registration Before 10:00 AM Take All Show presented by Sailor Jerry, on Tuesday, and handmade trophies from Kevin “Teach” Baas, Free to spectators, builders can pre-register online Judging & Public Display 10: AM-4:00 PM August 5 at the CrossRoads. and there are tons of prizes on the block from S&S, at www.ratshole.com. You simply don’t see bikes like Awards 5:00 PM Over the last three months, builders submitted JIMS, Biker’s Choice, Bikernet, and more. Thanks these anywhere else. In its 26th year, it’s the legendary custom bikes online in two distinct classes: The Kinetik to GEICO Insurance, Best of Show wins a rolling Rat’s Hole Bike Show at the Legendary Buffalo Chip. Pro Audio Class where audio prowess is king, and the chassis outfitted by Led Sled Customs, Metzeler Tires, Adventure Power Class where bling and radical styling Ridewright Wheels, Lowbrow Customs and Biltwell - rule. Now that fan voting has ended, those 16 finalists and a full feature in Cycle Source. will join the Hot Bike show to be judged by industry “The Buffalo Chip is the epicenter of all things experts as they compete with entrants on site for the that rock in Sturgis,” said Cycle Source editor Chris $5000 prize and the opportunity to represent as the Callen, “We would like to see Sturgis become the champ in the 2015 Top Builder marketing campaign. centerpiece of all our bike shows rolling into the 75th Said Buffalo Chip President Rod Woodruff, “This next year.” unique event not only gives fans the chance to get an up-close-and personal look at the world’s top custom Cycle Source Nighttime Chopper Show bikes but it also gives them great ideas on how to Wednesday, August 6 customize their own motorcycles.” Buffalo Chip CrossRoads The show is open to American V-Twin customs. Be Entry Fee: FREE there! It’s two, two, two bike shows in one! Registration 9:00 AM - Noon Judging & Public Display Noon-4:00 PM Hot Bike Magazine Winner Take All Show presented by Awards 5:00 PM Sailor Jerry / Sturgis Buffalo Chip Top Builder Competition Buffalo Chip CrossRoads The Rat’s Hole Show Tuesday, August 5 51 The incomparable bike show of bike shows Entry Fee: $40 returns to the CrossRoads at the Buffalo Chip on Registration Before 1:00 PM Thursday, August 7. With the famous Rat’s Hole Judging & Public Display 1-3:00 PM International Judging Team and 16 classes including Awards 5:00 PM the Black Hills Bagger Showdown, you can count Last Night’s Concert List Lust 10 Biker Films Worth Seeing by Tim Watson

10. The Wild One 9. On Any Sunday 8. Electra Glide in Blue 7. Choppertown: The Sinners 6. Hells Angels on Wheels 5. The Motorcycle Diaries 4. Stone 3. Dust to Glory 2. Closer to the Edge There’s nothing casual about The Cult and that was evident on the Chip’s Wolfman Jack stage last night as the British boys rocked fans on a journey 1. World’s Fastest Indian through their decades of decadence. Photo by Aaron Packard Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 Sturgis Rider Daily PAge 3 5 Minutes with Actor Kristy Swanson Why do you ride? My husband (Olympic Medalist Lloyd Eisner) has been riding for 40 years. So I got this bug to get a Spyder, a three-wheeler. I felt safe and comfortable on it as a new mom and I fell in love Kristy in her role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. with the whole feeling of being on the road. I rode it for a year and a half and I was on the phone with Woody one day and we didn’t allow them to pay me until I saw the final images and we were talking about motorcycles. I said I was thinking of getting turned them over to Playboy. It was funny, Hugh Heffner told off the spider and asked him if he thought Victory made a three- me there were Swansons in his family! wheeler. And he said, “Kristy, just get on two wheels, go take the course and see how you feel, what do you have to lose?” So are you two related? My husband was saying the same thing, so I did! It was really Here’s what happened: in the mid ‘90s I was up at the Playboy Woody and my husband who inspired me to get on two wheels. mansion shooting The Phantom. It was the first time the mansion I borrowed a Victory in Sturgis two years ago and fell in love was ever used in a film and it fit because the film was set in with the feel and look of it. I’m comfortable on it. the 1930s. I was in costume, driving a vintage vehicle up the driveway and there he was. He looked at me and said, “Swanson, That’s so important, right? Swanson, you know my mother’s maiden name was Swanson. It really is. A motorcycle is kind of like a bra, it has to fit you Where are you from? I told him the Midwest, Chicago. He said right. If you’re not wearing the right size it doesn’t look good, he was, too! I don’t know maybe we are related. it’s uncomfortable and you can be pretty sure something bad will happen. (laughs) We’re crazy about David Uhl’s new painting featuring you called, “The Huntress.” Has anything surprised you about riding? Oh, he’s so incredibly talented! I’m honored to be in one of his I never expected to be part of the motorcycle world. As an actor paintings. It’s like I can check that off my bucket list now! It took I’m sort of protected, I live a life of being careful. This is on the us about nine months to figure out when and how to work it out edge, it’s aggressive and it’s been exciting for me. I’ve met some but we finally did. really great people. I can’t wait to get to be there in Sturgis again. With the painting’s gothic theme, it takes you back to your Tell us about the Playboy feature in 2002? vampire days. It was a good experience. I art directed and produced it myself. It does! Hmmm. Maybe I need to talk to Victory about a new I chose where I wanted to shoot and who was going to do it. I model design for me: The Victory Vamp – as in Vampire!

Kristy and her husband Lloyd Eisner rode in the 2013 Biker Belles Ride. PAge 4 Sturgis Rider Daily Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 2015 Indians Infiltrate Sturgis Indian night at the Chip is tonight For bikes with so much history, Indian at the Crossroads, August 2 -August 9, 10 Motorcycles are full of fresh surprises. AM to 5 PM. Visit and sign up to win a Expect to be wowed once again at the 2015 Indian motorcycle. New models are Sturgis Rally as Indian shoots straight to also shown in Sturgis and demo rides are win the hearts and minds of V-Twin riders. offered just off exit 30 of I-90 from 9 AM Widely welcomed with favor last year, to 5 PM daily. Join fellow Indian riders for the company’s three 2014 models have a ride, guided by EagleRider, on Tuesday, continued to impress. Thursday, or both. Meet at the new Sturgis Wonder what’s in store for 2015? Join Indian Dealership. Indian Motorcycle as they host a party on Indian riders and fans of the marque have Sunday, August 3 at the Buffalo Chip, the no shortage of way to immerse themselves Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling™. in everything Indian during the Sturgis It’s official: The Indian Scout is back, but this time with a 69 c.i. liquid cooled V-twin power plan and In addition to southern rock band Lynyrd rally. a price tag of $10,999. See the old/new model and much more at Indian Night, tonight at the Chip. Skynyrd performing live on the Chip’s main stage, Indian Motorcycle will take the stage as well to celebrate and showcase its all-new 2015 Indian lineup. For 2015, along with the three prior models—The Chieftan, Chief Classic and Chief Vintage—Indian adds the Roadmaster, their priciest model yet at $26, 999 and made for touring. On the other end of the price spectrum is the new Scout a liquid-cooled 69 c.i.V-twin that starts at $10,999. Expect a parade of Indians to flow from The CrossRoads into the Chip amphitheater in a spectacle you won’t want to miss, just before the new models are revealed to concert fans. The CrossRoads is also the location on Sunday at 5:00 PM of the Indian owners’ party. Meet for complimentary dinner, live music and tons of attractions at the Sturgis Indian Motorcycles gave Roland Sands free reign to build the first frame- The American Motor Drome Wall of Death Riders put the new Scout Buffalo Chip’s free access venue. up Indian custom. See the bike and maybe a smoky burnout, too, on the through its paces in demanding acts of daring do. History and All week long, new bikes are on display Wolfman Jack stage tonight. technology collide in equal amounts Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 Sturgis Rider Daily PAge 5

Buffalo Chip Russ Brown Event Center Motor Marc Lacourciere East Gate, 132nd Avenue Open Daily 2:00 – 10:00 PM Rockin’ the art world Saturday August 2 through Friday August 8 If you’ve visited the Russ Brown Event from The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, to a wide Admission FREE, no ticket or wristband required Center near the Buffalo Chip east gate in variety of musicians and bands. He strives to prior years, you’ll recognize the work of artist capture the very essence of the performers Marc Lacourciere. Marc is back again and through precise expressions and performance he’s looking for riders to represent in his next gestures. Legend Rider Series painting. Marc began painting as a child in his native He produces a new painting each year to Canada. He has since become one of the most honor and support the Buffalo Chip Legends sought after fine artists by combining his Ride and donates a print each time to the passions for music, motorcycles and art to Legends Ride charity auction. The Legends create astounding expressions of motorcycle Ride benefits Black Hills Special Olympics riding and musical performance art. His work and the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of has been featured on major TV networks Fame. Marc’s “casting call” is in preparation for and in high profile publications across North the piece he’ll be unveiling in 2015 and that’s America. the big one folks, the 75th Anniversary piece! Marc also accepts commissions on an “The Legend Rider I is the image that started individual basis. Look for his work at www. it all,” he said. “This print was very successful musicfineart.com, www.motormarcart.com so I started a complete series. If you plan to and during the Sturgis Rally at the Buffalo collect them all, this is the place to start.” Chip’s Russ Brown Event Center. Admission to In addition to the Legend Rider Series, the gallery is free. Marc’s gearhead tendencies are further revealed And if you think you’re model material, by his other work seen at MotorMarcArt.com. men and women riders can meet Marc every But that’s only half of Marc’s story. Marc’s latest morning, August 1-10, from 9-10:00 AM at series at his MusicFineArt.com site features Black Hills Harley-Davidson for a casting call. the crowning names in rock n’ roll history, Art of the Lakota & More

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Prairie edge 605-342-3086 • 606 Main Street, Rapid City www.PrairieEdge.com • [email protected] Open 7 Days a Week PAge 6 Sturgis Rider Daily Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 Today’s Ride Custer Wildlife Loop Riding Time: Two Hours grazing bison along the Wildlife Loop. A herd of Total Distance =40 miles 1,500 buffalo, one of the largest herds in the world, Highlights: Wildlife Loop Road roam the park freely and often stop traffic along the way. As they can be unpredictable and dangerous, Skill Level: Moderate stay on your bike and do not approach them. The loop will bring you back to Hwy 87. Turn The Custer State Park Ride covers the 18-mile right and enjoy a beautiful stretch of road running Sons of Light Motorcycle Ministry Wildlife Loop Road and it is the only ride that north past Blue Bell Lodge. Hwy 87 intersects with stays within the boundaries of Custer State Park. Hwy 16 in just a few miles. Turn right on Hwy 16 The shortest of the Black Hills Motorcycle Rides, and ride back towards the Game Lodge. this trip starts at the State Game Lodge (on Hwy You can exit the park several different ways. And Daily FREE Pancake 16), one of three resorts within the park. This Just past the Game Lodge on Hwy 16 is the east stately lodge is on the National Register of Historic entrance where you can take Hwy 36 to Hwy 79 Places as President Calvin Coolidge made it his and ride north 20 miles to Rapid City. At that Breakfast, too "Summer White House" in 1927. same east entrance, you can stay on Hwy 16, which Even in the midst of a This 18-mile loop features the Wildlife Loop turns into Iron Mountain Road, and ride 17 miles throwdown bike rally like Visitor Center, managed by the South Dakota to Keystone. Another route out of the park is to Sturgis, or maybe because Department of Game, Fish and Parks. It is home take Hwy 16 west to Hwy 87, the Needles Highway, of it, rally goers sometimes to a wide variety of wildlife including pronghorn which exits the park at Sylvan Lake and heads to find they need a break, a few antelope, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, elk, Hwy 385 and Hill City. restful minutes to offload buffalo and mountain lions. Black Hills Motorcycle Rides by Paul Mitchell is a concerns and fuel up for The Wildlife Loop is a well-maintained and concise yet detailed guide written by a veteran rider another day. You can find well-marked paved road, as well as a popular and and writer. http://www.blackhillsmotorcyclerides. all that at the Sons of Light busy ride where you can expect traffic. Riders often com. Copies are available at the Buffalo Chip Motorcycle Ministry in the stop suddenly to take photos of the scenery and CrossRoads in the Chamber of Commerce trailer. Church of the Chip tent at the wildlife. Although there are plenty of turn-offs for Buffalo Chip CrossRoads. sightseeing, be alert for those sudden traffic stops, Images by Paul Mitchell and South Dakota The Sons of Light as well as for animals that venture onto the road. Department of Tourism. Ministry travel the country It is not unusual to encounter a roadblock of proclaiming the gospel, focusing specifically on the biker community. So along with free pancakes and plenty of hot coffee to get the day going you’re likely to meet other like-minded individuals looking for a break and few cheerful words. It’s completely informal and everyone is welcome. Just bring an empty stomach and an open mind. Breakfast is free! Enjoy pancakes and fellowship at the tent with the blue and white striped top each morning from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM through August 11. When the rally kicks into overdrive but you Ride that rigid to the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads tomorrow for the want to kick back, head to Sailor Jerry Street Chopper Magazine bike show. One winner—and the Church of the Chip at the only one—will take home five G’s! CrossRoads. Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 Sturgis Rider Daily PAge 7 Is John Shope For Real? be on site filming the bike reveal in front of Owner of Dirty and among thousands of fans in the Chip amphitheater. Bird Concepts Shope seems to invite controversy with his mountain-sized confidence and fierce reveals his swagger. A one-time ally of Paul Yaffe, Shope is unabashed with his trash talk but the proof built-for-TV is in the craftsmanship. On that score, he worked as an artist and sculptor before he custom tonight got into bikes so he just may have the artistic chops to score a winner. Is it all bluster or does John Shope have Be there between music sets with Collective what it takes? Decide for yourself when Soul and Lynyrd Skynyrd to see if Shope can Shope, owner of Dirty Bird Concepts and back up all the bragging. Can he produce a one of five builders on the History Channel’s custom bagger that not only dazzles with Biker Battleground Phoenix, reveals the searing good looks but also functions with motorcycle he built for the show on the primal power and reliability? We’ll all know Buffalo Chip’s main stage Sunday night. when the cover comes off! And yes, History Channel executives will “OWN A PIECE OF Motorcycle THE BLACK HILLS!”

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Let the Chip help stay connected to both the Chip and each other all year long on social media, the rally kicks off with something extra and it comes with the chance to earn over $1,000 in prizes. Fan Fest is the Chip’s way of saying welcome back and thanks for staying in touch just as rally week gets underway. This exclusive party gets going today from 2 to 4 PM at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads stage. Iron Cowgirl Missy performs with her band, Bean’re is in the house, the Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers strut their stuff and Laramie, the 2014 Sturgis Buffalo Chip Poster Model, takes the stage. Then Missy is your host for a slew of wild and wacky contests that will send you reeling. Like what? Like best beer belly, best beard or best fake orgasm. Think your bike has the loudest pipes or you can eat the most cherry pie? Come to Fan Fest and prove it. Sound silly? Maybe, but winners will walk away with super fun prizes such as zipline tickets or a pair of passes to the best party anywhere® on the planet during the Rally’s 75th Anniversary in 2015. Now you’re interested, right? The ultimate second amendment expression on hand to teach the basics and walk you through the process: no prior experience required. More Guns of practiced shooters will appreciate the selection of hardware on hand including WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam War-era firearms. Also available are present-day Freedom full- and semi-automatic weapons and bolt-automatic rifles—over Whether you’re after a bit of target 60 models including the Smith & practice, seeking training for your Wesson 500, a .50-caliber long- 35-state concealed carry permit, or range target gun that fires 5 ½ inch simply looking for the adrenaline rush long shells, and the .50-caliber M2. of shooting live ammo from genuine Put down the video game and automatic weaponry, the Guns of try the real thing at the Buffalo Freedom shooting range is the place to Chip Guns of Freedom shooting go. Located off Alkali Road near the east range. gate of the Buffalo Chip, the range offers fun for both experienced and novice Open daily, prices depend on shooters. choice of firearm. Even if you’ve never fired a gun before, no worries! There are trained experts Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 Sturgis Rider Daily PAge 9 Art For Aidan This is something everyone can support When Bobby and Elisa Seeger of Indian Larry Pat Simmons, others by emerging artists. Once you Entry to the Buffalo Chip’s Motorcycles lost their young son to ALD, it was a choose a piece for $50, the artist will be revealed to Russ Brown Event Center is heartbreak felt throughout the motorcycle industry. you. No matter the results, children and families FREE and open from 2:00 to Since then, Bobby and Elisa have worked to bring affected by ALD will win, and you will too. 10:00 PM Saturday through awareness to this insidious neurological disease that All proceeds support the mission of the Aidan Jack Friday. Head to the Buffalo most severely affects young boys and generally goes Seeger Foundation which are: to advocate for ALD Chip and turn left on Alkali undiagnosed. Thanks to their efforts, Aidan’s Law, newborn screening nationally; to gather and provide Road to the EAST entrance. which insists on compulsory screening of newborns current, functional information and provide financial The gallery is next to the for ALD, passed in New York State in March of 2013, support to families affected by ALD; to fund research EAST entrance and does not but there’s still work to do in the rest of the country. efforts that will identify new treatments, therapies and require a ticket or wristband Here at Sturgis, in the Buffalo Chip’s Russ Brown ultimately a cure for ALD; and to raise awareness of to enter. Buffalo Chip Event Center, you’ll find a display of 4” x 4” artwork, ALD and increasing probability of early detection and campers may enter from some by people you know such as David Uhl and treatment. inside the campground.

The 75th is Coming! Don’t wait to make your plans You just arrived in Sturgis for the Rally and But let’s concentrate on the here and now. a whole week of biker fun stretches out before If you plan to camp at the Chip for the 75th, you. Who wants to think about next year, right? you’ll get the very best pricing right now. And But you should, because as you’ve likely heard, perhaps more important, if you want to reserve next year is the 75th Anniversary of the Sturgis a particular space, savvy campers will book it Rally and if current interest is a predictor, it’s right away before someone else does. going to rock the socks off this town! It promises to be the biggest, loudest and most Campground and hotel reservation desks are memorable Sturgis Rally in decades at the best already receiving bookings, and that’s certainly party anywhere. Set your plans now and you true at the Buffalo Chip. “We’ve had people won’t have to think about it again until it’s time asking about reserving for 2015 for months to pack your motorcycle for the trip. Last year’s Legends Ride is in the books, but the 2014 Legends Ride is tomorrow. Be already,” said Buffalo Chip President Rod where the stars of motorcycling shine the brightest: in Deadwood with the Legends Woodruff. “In fact we’ve even had requests for Ride. 2016!” PAge 10 Sturgis Rider Daily Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014

Visit the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame

At the corner of Junction and 1912 The 1912 catalog from the MiamiFlying Cycle actually the third company to produce Merkel the This 1912 Flying Merkel racer was over Main in Sturgis & Manufacturing Company in Middleton, Flying Merkel. Originally created by Joseph two years in the making after about 10 Ohio touts the company’s Flying Merkel Merkel in 1902, he sold the company to the years of collecting parts to put it together. Open 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM during motorcycle as “The Only Motorcycle with Light Manufacturing Company in 1909, The original motor cases were found at the the Rally a Spring Frame and a Spring Fork.” While then it sold again to the Miami company in Oley Swap meet a number of years ago. See the Museum’s Women Rider the Flying Merkel is one of the most sought- 1911. Despite the fact that it was a relatively Other original parts include the carburetor Exhibit at the Buffalo Chip Russ after antiques around today, in 1912, it was small brand, it still became well-known for and the magneto. It is on loan to the Sturgis Brown Event Center, located at just one of dozens of motorcycles being innovative designs and excellent engineering. Motorcycle Museum for a limited time. the Chip’s east gate. Free and produced in the United States. The Miami The company also enjoyed great success in open to the public all week. No Cycle & Manufacturing Company was the racing world. ticket or wristband needed. Serving Food, Refreshments & Fun! Air Conditioned - Sit Down Comfort! Locally Owned for 25 Years Breakfast - Lunch & Dinner • Half Pound Burgers Fabulous Omelet’s & Skillets Best Sturgis Prime Rib, Steaks & Seafood

I-90 Exit 32, Sturgis Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 Sturgis Rider Daily PAge 11 Grit, Grunt and Tradition Thunder at The Chip Outlaw Truck & Tractor Pulls come to Sturgis Truck & Tractor Pulls With 50 events a year, the people that run and weight transfer, the further the vehicle pulls the All events at the Buffalo Chip PowerSports compete in Outlaw Truck & Tractor Pulling don’t sled the harder it gets. Two-wheel and four-wheel Complex are open to the public and separately Sunday, August 3 and get much downtime. But that’s changing this year drive trucks and tractors compete in six classes. ticketed. For more information or to purchase Monday, August 4, 5-7:30 PM as they bring the brute power of their sport to the You’ve never seen anything like the big Modified tickets, visit www.BuffaloChip.com. Advance Buffalo Chip’s new PowerSports Complex (PSC), Tractors featuring 3 Chevy or 2 hemi engines, tickets are $15 each for Outlaw Pulls. Buffalo Chip PowerSports Complex Sunday and Monday, August 3-4. “This is our first aircraft, turbine and industrial engines. This pull time in Sturgis and we’ll be the very first event in runs two days on two tracks, with a 12 x 16 foot the brand new motorsports complex,” said Doug jumbotron to show replays, slow motion and Roberts, President of the Outlaw Truck & Tractor standings. Pulling Association. “We’re excited about it.” According to Doug a lot of the pullers have never This is the association’s 32nd year. They have 250 been to the Sturgis Rally because of their grueling competitors from 17 different states and the purse schedule. “Our sled operator rides a Harley but this season is a million and a half dollars. he’s never been able to go to Sturgis, we’re always Though the sport has often been televised, Doug pulling. Now that we’re having a pull in Sturgis he says tractor pull is one of those sports that TV gets to go to work and play a little bit too.” doesn’t do justice to. “Tractor pull is really a good And he’s not the only one. “We all have a couple spectator sport. Fans like the sound, the smell, days to goof off while we’re here. It worked out and the feel when you’re at a live event, you really good.” have to be there.” Now, Sturgis rally goers have that Meanwhile, Outlaw pulling events are being opportunity. filmed by the Velocity Channel and will air Truck and tractor teams compete by pulling a for 12 weeks, starting in October. Visit www. sled of set weight down a 300-foot track. Due to outlawpulling.com PAge 12 Sturgis Rider Daily Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 The joy is in the journey onslaught of bikers and his biggest week of the said Operations Manager Dan Wilde. “We have For many avid bikers, all year. a definite uptick in business throughout our roads lead to the Mecca of “It changes and bikers blend in with the tourists property and some of these people have been three weeks before the rally,” Davis said. “Then it’s stopping for decades.” motorcycling — Sturgis. all bikes, except for the tourists who don’t know Further east, at the intersection of Interstates what’s going on.” 90 and I-29, the city of Sioux Falls also feels the The Sturgis motorcycle rally draws nearly a half- The rally accounts for 15 percent of the year’s affects of the Sturgis rally. million visitors to the Black Hills each August, business at the Trading Post and Davis said by this Jan Grunewaldt, regional director for Regency clogging its scenic highways and maxing out Wednesday, when nearby Hulett hosts its annual Hotel Management, which operates 10 hotels in motel and hotel rooms, campgrounds, restaurants, Ham & Jam, the entire week is just a blur of bikes, South Dakota as well as four resorts in Custer parks, monuments and memorials. brats, burgers and beer. State Park, said the impact of the rally throughout But its lingering legacy stretches down lonely “It’s hard to even get a count, but so many the state is significant. two-laners and backwater byways and to the tiny don’t go into the park. Instead, they just stop by “Absolutely, we feel the rally at all of our towns that time may have forgotten, but which the Trading Post and do some shopping, have a properties,” Grunewaldt said. “We see all the bikers may know well. Bikers refreshment, then leave,” Davis said. “It’s in the traffic. We see it the week before, we see it the The Interstate 90 corridor — at 3,100 miles the thousands, and I don’t know how many thousands, week of and then we see the stragglers.” longest interstate highway in the U.S. — stretches but it’s a lot.” Staff at Regency’s properties, which include from Seattle to Boston, serving as the primary “You could have ZZ Top performing out back Best Western Ramkota hotels, The Lodge at artery on which two-wheelers and trailers Served and nobody would know they were playing, it’s so Deadwood and Cedar Shore Resort, are trained carrying countless bikes travel to the world’s loud,” he joked. to accommodate bikers with bike-wash stations, largest motorcycle rally. In little Lusk, Wyo., 150 miles from the streets hoses, rags and a welcoming attitude because they Still, many others seek a slower pace away from the of Sturgis, staff at the Fresh Start convenience want them to come back, Grunewaldt said. concrete ribbon, tooling down remote stretches store said last week that sales already were up 25 “We cater to them and we take care of them here of secondary highways, stopping at national percent over last year and that they were handling and we enjoy them,” she said. “We’re thrilled to parks and monuments, and making the cash A welcome place hundreds of bikers bound for the rally. see them come. They use all of our properties and registers ring in even the smallest of America’s “It’s our busiest week of the year, always,” said they’re coming to see one of neatest things our communities. and a smiling face General Manager Tara Mendoza. “It jumps our state hosts. It’s our intention to make them friends As most Sturgis-bound travelers will tell you, sales quite a bit and our little town gets pretty full.” and we hope to welcome them back again next The Sturgis Buffalo Chip has partnered with the joy is as much in the journey as it is in the With bikers packing the town’s five motels, as y e ar.” businesses all over the north central United bikes, babes, beer and bands that await them upon well as bars and restaurants, Mendoza said she States that are motorcycle rider friendly. arrival in the Black Hills. and her staff go with the Bikers on the way to or from the Sturgis Just across the South Dakota border in Wyoming, flow, fill coolers with ice Rally can stop at any of these locations, many on an otherwise quiet stretch of road, the tiny and beverages, and watch of them in small towns where the increase town of Aladdin officially claims 15 residents. a crowd of travelers fill in traffic is appreciated, and be assured of a But locals, of which there are few, will tell you it’s their gas tanks before welcome. More than that, each time bikers closer to 10. This year they are most proud that a heading down U.S. 85 for encounter a rider friendly business they get native daughter, Laramie Noyce, is serving as the the Black Hills. to register for a chance to win the Cory Ness- poster girl for the Buffalo Chip. “It’s crazy and fun,” customized Victory 8-Ball motorcycle in the The entire town is for sale at $1.5 million, an offer she said. “We try to have Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes. Enter as many that has made international news, and its Aladdin a good time and just get times as you like! General Store, one of Wyoming’s five remaining through it.” It’s a win/win for bikers traveling to Sturgis. 19th century mercantiles, is the community’s lone The traffic to and You know you’ll be treated right when you place to conduct commerce. Area ranchers have from the rally boosts visit one of the partner hotels, restaurants, been sipping cream sodas on its front porch and businesses to the east and gas stations or convenience stores. These are casing its aisles for fishing supplies, groceries, art, south of Sturgis as well. companies that want your business; some beer and hardware since 1896, though lately owner Midway across South even offer specials just for riders such as a bike Judy Brengle says ranchers have been opting for Dakota, hugging the wash or bonus. the Wal-Mart down the road in Spearfish. Missouri River at The winner of the Sweepstakes bike will Even in this backcountry village, nearly 50 miles Oacoma, Al’s Oasis has be announced on the Chip’s main stage this from the roar of Main Street in Sturgis, business been welcoming travelers Thursday night, between performances of was so brisk at 10 a.m. last Wednesday that to the American West Pop Evil and Train, so you can still enter to Brengle barely had time to talk. since 1906. During the win here in Sturgis. Stop at the CrossRoads “What does the rally do for the store? A lot, weeks surrounding the Chamber of Commerce and Victory display. naturally,” she said. “I’ve got so many people rally, sales soar as much But even when the winner rides off and waiting in line to check out I can’t even talk right as 50 percent. you’re headed home, you have the comfort n ow.” “It’s a nice stop before of knowing there are convenient services and Down the road at America’s first national they head out for the friendly faces along the way. If, that is, you monument, Devils Tower Trading Post owner Melody Judge of Iowa raises her arms in the air before she and her final leg of the trip,” stop at Rider Friendly Businesses. Tim Davis last week was bracing himself for an group of friends depart Aladdin, Wyo. for the Sturgis motorcycle rally. Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 Sturgis Rider Daily PAge 13

2nd Annual Sturgis FXR Show Considered by Harley insiders as “the engineers bike,” the FXR was an anomaly when it debuted in the early ‘80s. But even as technology has advanced to provide FXR-like handling and performance elsewhere, the FXR remains a legend. Join enthusiasts of the FXR in Sturgis City Park on Sunday August 3 for Big Joe’s second annual FXR ride-in bike show. The turnout and energy were so high last year, there’s sure to be an even bigger crowd and more awesome bikes at this year’s event. Registration is free and starts at 11:00 AM. The show runs from noon till 3:00 and Joe has garnered tons of Credit goes to Big Joe Mielke for coming up industry support, meaning there will be great prizes and cool giveaways. Learn more at www.fxrshow.com with the idea for an FXR show – and in Sturgis City Park, no less. PAge 14 Sturgis Rider Daily Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 Get Ready to Rock And be treated like a rock star Concerts at the Buffalo Chip are sound. The cash bar exclusively serves legendary and if your vacation in the only Top Shelf guests and occupancy is Black Hills doesn’t include at least one limited to maximize the experience. (You night in front of the Wolfman Jack stage, also need a campground admission pass you’re missing out. Nowhere else on to enjoy the Top Shelf Lounge.) earth is applause replaced by the revving Top Shelf is always in high demand. engines of V-Twin motorcycles, and the One trip up to the top and you’ll see why. selection of bands on offer is broad and To get a free taste of the experience Chip eclectic; there’s definitely something for campers can stop in for Top Shelf open everyone. house, every afternoon during the rally The good news is there are several from 5:30 to 6:30. ways to not only enjoy the experience but Another option is the Fan VIP Upgrade enhance it, too. Your concert ticket gets area, a secured VIP reception space right you among the fans, in the solid vibe of a beside the stage, with access to special rockin’ sea of like-minded individuals— viewing areas for concerts and potential and that’s a blast! But if you want to kick opportunities to see or meet the artists. it up, there are options. (Remember, you need a campground The Chip’s Top Shelf Lounge gives fans admission pass to enjoy Fan VIP a bird’s eye view in a restricted setting to Upgrade.) enjoy the concert like a rock star. Located Some artists make arrangements for up high, about 135 feet out from center meet & greet events and while there’s stage it’s the prime spot for both sight and no guarantee you’ll connect with them,

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