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® Sturgis Rider Daily Don’t miss • field of flags Like three races in one! • supermoto west • motorcycles as art: Supermoto West Takes to the Chip last chance to see it! he sport of Supermoto got its start from the late ‘70s made-for-TV event Superbikers on ABC’s Wild World of Sports. It’s an intense sturgis weather Thybrid form of competition that includes dirt track Fri 8/11 Sat 8/12 and pavement racing plus the jumps and demands of motocross. AMA Supermoto West, presented by Super- motoUSA, brings AMA-sanctioned, National- 78/59 85/66 Partly Cloudy/ level racing to the Buffalo Chip on Friday, August Windy Sunny 11th, and Saturday, August 12th. This event is Courtesy of weather.com unique in the series due to the Chip’s new race- course, which cuts through the amphitheater and Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s crisscrosses campground streets for a super-chal- lenging track like no other. For spectators, view- Wolfman Jack ing options will be many, from the bleachers and catwalks to the PBR Party Deck or even your own Stage campsite. Supermoto requires purpose built machines and Tonight demands broad rider skills. The series includes 10:30 pm classes for Pros, Amateurs and Vets and is proving itself fertile ground for developing pro talent. alter bridge As round seven of the nine-race series, the two- 8:30 pm day event at the Chip is also the third and final segment of the Intents Racing Best in the West Tri- all that remains ple Crown meaning the competition is cranked up 7:05 pm even more so. Speaking of cranked up, count on solid metal Madame Mayhem sounds from All That Remains and Alter Bridge on the Wolfman Jack stage after racing ends Fri- tomorrow day night. Blue Oyster Cult and BC & the Big Rig 10:30 pm take over after the winners spray cheap champagne on the losers once Saturday’s races wrap up. Chip blue oyster cult campers enjoy the races at no additional cost. Day 8:30 pm passes, which include races, concerts and overnight tent camping, are available at www.motostampede. the flaunt girls com. 7:45 pm Note: Be aware of possible road closings and vehicle restrictions in the amphitheater through BC & The Big Rig the daytime both Friday and Saturday. Page 2 Sturgis Rider Daily Friday, August 11, 2017 Showcase stages Rattlesnakes? 142 feet? Friday 8/11 Bikini Beach No problem! 1 PM �� Head Banging Contest oug Danger isn’t afraid of 1:30 PM �� Beer & Burps Contest anything! And he proved 2 PM �� Whipped Cream Twister it yesterday in the Buf- Dfalo Chip amphitheater when he 2:30 PM �� Rope Swing Contest jumped a crate of rattlesnakes on 3 PM �� Slip ‘N Slide Relay a Harley-Davidson XR 750 that 3:30 PM �� Frozen T-Shirt Contest belonged to Evel Knievel. 4 PM . �� Pickle Lickin’ Contest Danger sailed a remarkable 142 5 PM �� Air Sex World Championships feet at a height of over 30 feet, landing solidly but safely to a packed and 6 PM �� Homemade Bikini Contest cheering crowd. His goal, he said, 9 PM �� “Air Sex: The Movie” Screening was to complete a challenge Knievel Midnight . �� Live Music: Big Skillet didn’t make; not to best his hero but to share in a record they would make together. Knievel attempted a CrossRoads Events rattlesnake jump in 1965 as a pro- 7 -11 AM .. �� Sons of Light motion for the Honda dealership he owned in Moses Lake, Washington. Free Pancake Breakfast On landing, his rear tire nicked the 9 AM – 6 PM . �� Miss Buffalo Chip snake cage, breaking it and sending Bikini Bike Wash the snakes into the crowd. 9 AM – 6 PM �� BMW Demo Rides Lucky for the assembled spectators at the Chip, Danger did not 10 AM – Dark �� Lake Superior repeat that! Instead, he focused, Helicopter Rides stayed in the zone and jumped into the record books—as only a true daredevil can. Score a win for CrossRoads Stage Doug Danger, Evil Knievel, and 1 PM ��. Live Music: BC & the Big Rig the Buffalo Chip. 2 PM ��. Radio Interviews with Goodtime Charlie Brechtel 2:30 PM . �� Live Music: BC & the Big Rig 3:30 PM . �� Biker Games with Goodtime Charlie Brechtel 4 PM . ��Live Music: BC & the Big Rig 5 PM . �� Biker Games with Goodtime Charlie Brechtel

Kinison Stage 6 PM . �� School of Burlesque 8:10 PM ��. Buffalo Dreamers 8:15 PM �� The Flaunt Girls 9:55 PM . ��. Buffalo Dreamers 10 PM �� The Flaunt Girls Midnight . �� . Live Music: Well Hung Heart

Roadhouse Stage 6:30, 8:15, 10 PM ��The Charlie Brechtel Band

Schedules are subject to change. friday, August 11, 2017 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 3 Woody’s Farewell until next time … e work all year anticipating your arrival and preparing the heartfelt “Welcome Home Bikers” that’s been enshrinedW in the Chip’s gates since 2003. We share handshakes, hugs and stories. We look at the flags, we eat, drink and make merry for one or two weeks. We’ve renewed friendships, made new friends and looked at different bikes— our summer. maybe even test rode one or bought a new one. We appreciate the limited time we’ve had Now, however, it’s already the sad time when together. Remember, the party’s not over, we watch you ride out with your bedrolls on merely interrupted. We’re planning next year’s your bikes, signifying our time together is event now. We recommend you make your nearly over. It’s been our pleasure to have you plans now, too. Camping prices are ridiculously here visiting with us at the Buffalo Chip. The low and concerts, races, bikes shows, and such reason it’s such a fun and happy place is because are free with camping. You know where to go: of all of you. Travel safely as you’re heading back www.BuffaloChip.com. to work, back to get the kids to school and back Next year’s Chip starts on July 30. Our nine- to “regular” daily living. day series of nationally-known concert perfor- Once you’re there, remember to look for mances will start on Friday, August 3, 2018. yourselves on TV – The Travel Channel, The We’ll get back to work now, anticipating and Discovery Network, AXS and NBC Sports. making plans for your return. ‘Til then, The Chip’s newsletter will provide notice Ride Free, Take Risks and we’ll look forward of broadcast times as soon as we’re advised. to sharing more time and memories with you. Those programs will provide an opportunity for us to re-live and once again enjoy how we spent — Woody & Crew

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How I spent my summer ou’ve been generous in sharing your selfies this week as you’ve conquered the Buf- falo Chip during Sturgis rally week. Your personal points of view depicting how you “do the Chip” have been entertaining, enlightening and sometimes just plain hilarious.Y We made room for one image every day in the Sturgis Rider Daily but we received too many good ones to pass up. So here are more to enjoy. Don’t forget to enter your pictures in the Chip Shots Photo Contest, too! friday, August 11, 2017 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 5 Page 6 Sturgis Rider Daily Friday, August 11, 2017 Nikki Martin Women builders roll to the front The women builders of Motorcycles As Art are exhibit and why did you chose it? leaving their impact on the bike world, as well as A: A 1999 Kraft Tech Softail Chopper. I chose the Buffalo Chip. Today, Nikki Martin tells us this because I have always been drawn to the old- how she began her building career, and what she school style of motorcycles, and I love choppers. hopes to see in the future for the industry. We have had this frame in the shop for many years, and it was the perfect fit for the exhibit. Q: Introduce yourself; where are you living? A: Nikki Martin, Centennial, CO. I grew up in Q: What’s the coolest part of the bike? a family business doing hot rods and motorcycles A: The coolest part of my build is that I designed it around my favorite number, “13”. It Q: How old are you and how long have you been started with a 13 spoke Harley-Davidson wheel, working on bikes? from there I picked the name “Lucky 13”. The A: I am 31 years old. I have been working on name of the chopper was the inspiration to have motorcycles since my teenage years. my tattoo artist, Nik Pew, create my Lucky 13 tattoo piece to use as my seat design. I also incor- built, no limita- Q: How did you get into building/customizing porated hand engraving throughout. I picked a seat placement and comfortable handlebar height. tions on creativity bikes? custom chameleon candy color, using my favorite for builds. A: Through my dad. I grew up in the garage, color, turquoise. Q: If you think your generation is, or will be starting with hot rods and moving onto motor- changing the motorcycle industry, can you tell us See Nikki’s cycles. If I wanted to spend time with my dad, the Q: What was the toughest part of this project? what this looks to you? old-school Softail garage is where that took place. In turn, it gave me A: So far, the hardest part of this project has A: I think my generation is changing the motor- Chopper and the a passion for cars and motorcycles, not to mention been staying on deadline. I’m a perfectionist, so cycle industry, because you are seeing people get- work of three-dozen other builders under 35 at incredible bonding with Dad. I’m always finding things to change. Another ting involved at a younger age and more females the Motorcycles As Art exhibition in the Buffalo challenge is due to my height; I’m 5’5” and, being are getting into the male-driven industry. I think Chip Event Center, open daily, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Q: What type of bike are you presenting for the shorter, it has been a challenge to find the right we will see more variety of builds, more hand- Enter at the Chip’s east gate; admission is free. Ranch for Sale 1208 acres with approximately 216 acres of Forest Service for sale End of R 25998 Bison Lane in Fairburn, South Dakota (Custer area) Price ally Reduct COME ion! & SEE!

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Call 605-391-8374 for more information or 605-391-7393 for pricing. friday, August 11, 2017 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 7 Buffalo Chip Lore A Monument to Friendship “We get in trouble with security for digging him up and we get in trouble with them for burying Book Review: him again.” Motorcycles, ong time Chipters know about the two motorcycle “sculptures” on poles in Vice Park, just before the gate at the Madness & LKinison stage. Well, one of them is actually a mausoleum. Here’s the story. Miracles For many years George McGuiggan rode f the title of this book is intriguing to people his Yamaha to the Chip from St. Paul, Min- who ride (and it is), the tag line is even more so: nesota—no one really knows how many A Badass Journey to Empowerment. Because years. George often brought younger riders Itransforming one’s life and treading the difficult with him and by all accounts he kept them path to discover how to live your best life isn’t for in line, making sure the camp was kept clean sissies, it’s only for badasses. and they didn’t raise too much hell. As a survivor navigating her own journey, the As an active member of two riding clubs George had an apparent knack book’s author, Rowan Glaser, knows this all too for organizing and he made friends easily, meeting up each year with a well. Glaser has owned and operated Customized group of riders from other parts, creating a community within the camp- Creations Motorcycle Paint in St. Paul, MN since ground. After he passed away in 2010, one of those young riders, an 1991. It’s an uncommon career for a woman per- adopted son of sorts, rode George’s bike to the Chip at rally time, bring- haps, but one that she found suited her pursuit ing along a length of square pipe and George himself: as a box of ashes. It of technical perfection infused with beauty. Then, seems George wanted both he and his bike to become permanent fixtures personal trauma pushed her to face important reali- in a place where he’d found such camaraderie. ties. “That’s when I started researching, and realiz- A couple of George’s longtime friends, Cliff and Mike, recalled the ing, just how many people have been traumatized scene as Chip staff helped stabilize the post and attach George’s bike in their childhood with unresolved damage hiding on top. Cliff explained: “It wasn’t very well planned cause the kid that under the surface,” she said. brought it here got real drunk and five minutes before he said to me, ‘You Since 2012, this book became Glaser’s main just take care of the ceremony.’ Woody was even here and they were film- focus. Staying true to her chosen field of motorcy- ing it. We didn’t have a ladder so I stood on my motorcycle. We drained cles, the book is set in Sturgis, at a Rat’s Hole Show, all the oil out of the crankcase and filled it with ashes.” where the narrator meets a kindred soul and accepts Said Mike, “Some of it blew on the cameraman and he got mad. He the challenge of a teaching moment. This conven- got a little taste of George that day!” tion allows Glaser to relate to the reader the lessons Cliff continued: “Then we started it up till it blew up. We took bets on she has learned with an open mind and heart. how long it would run. It took about 8 minutes.” “I feel that since I spent a good 20 years heal- And George’s bike has been on that pole ever since! ing from my own childhood abuse, that I am in So that’s the heart of the story but there’s another part most people a position of advantage on what works and what don’t know. When all the ashes wouldn’t fit in the crankcase in 2010 they doesn’t. Therefore, it is my duty to help others in put them in an empty Jack Daniels bottle. At the end of the rally, they the hope that balance will be restored to the people, buried the bottle in an undisclosed location. Each year they return, dig up and thereby to the Earth.” the bottle, and sit “George” on the picnic table to party with his friends. It’s a book of authenticity and value, packed with They even pour a bit of Jack Daniels into the bottle so he can participate. references for further learning and an appendix of The bottle is re-buried before leaving each time. “We get in trouble with resources. For a video of Rowan speaking about the security for digging him up and we get in trouble with them for burying book, enter the book title on You Tube. him again,” said Cliff. Author of Motorcycles, Madness & Miracles - A Mike added another little known bit: tied around the neck of George’s Badass Journey to Empowerment by Rowan Glaser Jack Daniels bottle is a tiny bag containing the ashes of Mike’s dad. Like www.McMMbook.com George, he is remembered each year at rally, too. [email protected] If it’s true that no one is really gone until other people stop remember- www.CustomizedCreations.com ing them, it seems like George McGuiggan will be around a long, long [email protected] time. Page 8 Sturgis Rider Daily friday, August 11, 2017 friday, August 11, 2017 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 9 Fighting the good fight buffalo chip celebration f actions speak louder than words then dozens of riders who attended the Buffalo Chip Freedom Celebration and Ride shouted out loud yesterday. It started when the group was welcomed by the town of Spearfish for music by the ISD Army National Guard Band, SGT Rock, and special presentations. The group then rode through the northern hills to arrive at the CrossRoads for a catered reception, meet & greet, and auction. That’s when the real action happened as Mark Halverson stepped up to purchase an original 1969 Triumph Chopper restored by Justin Gregory of JAG Old School Choppers in Florida. The event moved inside the Chip amphitheater for a military toast followed by concerts by George Thorogood and the Destroyers and blink-182. As always, the heart of the Freedom Celebration, now in its 26th year, was the Bob Hanson Distinguished Service Awards, conferred this year on Scott Bollinger of Black Rifle Coffee, Ben Wallace, the Hanson Family and Keith Helfrich. It was a remarkable day of memory and respect. Page 10 Sturgis Rider Daily Friday, August 11, 2017 Women riders unite Women of the Wild Gypsy Tour arlier this week, August 4-7 to be pre- cise, the Buffalo Chip hosted the first ever Wild Gypsy Tour, a women’s Eonly campout designed to provide an exclu- sive, judgment-free zone for women riders. As WGT organizer Kelly Yazdi so astutely observed, “It’s a private party within the best party anywhere!” Sure, there have been other women riders’ events but the standout part of WGT is its location. Participants got the benefit of riding in the beautiful Black Hills, the energy of rally time, and all the concerts and entertainment the Buffalo Chip offers. Add in the many conveniences such as shopping, showers, res- taurants, a gas station and several thousand friends, and you have the ideal setting complete with infrastructure. Though the event officially ended Tuesday morning, August 8th, some of the WGT campers stayed on to participate in the 9th annual Biker Belles signature ride, a compelling day filled with personal stories and camaraderie. Watch for news of the 2018 Wild Gypsy Tour. Plans are already in the works.

PERSONAL INJURY & CRIMINAL DEFENSE LOCAL LEGAL HELP FOR BIKERS: 605-348-1125605-348-1125 Civil Trial Specialists/Criminal Defense COUNSEL FOR TOWN OF BUFFALO CHIP, SD 601 West Boulevard, Rapid City, South Dakota. www.amatteroflaw.com (se habla espanol) friday, August 11, 2017 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 11 Legendary Buffalo Chip family: behind the scenes ed aurand firearms friday Ed Aurand is Toni Woodruff’s partner and step- or the second straight father to Maddy Campbell. Best known for his year, Nordic Firearms excellent work as Head of Security, Ed also works and Fiocchi Ammuni- year-round as a welder and auto mechanic for the Ftion present Firearms Friday, a Chip with just a little bit of Cowboy on the side. shooting competition in support of the Veterans Charity Q: What is your official job position? Ride to Sturgis. Veterans com- A: Head of security for 25 years and counting. pete with each other along with local and regional sharp- Q: What’s your favorite concert through the years shooters, testing skills and at the Chip? winning bragging rights. A: ZZ Top. I grew up with them. They were part Spectators are welcome— of the “party bands” in my time. and it’s free. Join in at the Buffalo Chip Shooting Range Q: Do you have a greatest Buffalo Chip experience? on the east side of the camp- A: When the lightning struck the water tower as ground today, Friday, August Kid Rock was playing. It burned the pump out, but 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the band didn’t stop playing. While you’re there take a chance on a Nordic Components Rifle valued at $1650 for just $20. Only 500 tickets will be sold and funds support the Veterans Charity Ride. Tickets are available Q: Most memorable moment at the Chip? August 6-10. For more details contact [email protected]. A: Robby Knievel decided he was leaving one day, but he didn’t unhook anything from his RV. open, and don’t get into something you don’t need Water, power, sewer— he didn’t even shut the side to get into. There are some things that will resolve doors. He just decided he needed to go. themselves, and there are some things that don’t. The key to a good staff is knowing the difference. Q: How do you keep people safe at the Chip? We don’t go looking for trouble. A: We try to keep them from hurting themselves. Free We’re here to help when they have a little too much Q: How has the Chip security changed over the “fun” in them and don’t realize they could get hurt. years? Cup of We help remind them how to be safe. A: It used to be a lot tougher. In the last 10 or 15 years, it’s become a KOA compared to what it used Q: What is it like keeping such a large campground to be. It’s mellower, and the people here are just reg- Coffee secure? ular people on vacation for two weeks. A: It’s hectic. It’s like someone came and kicked Back in the day, things were just open. We didn’t with Breakfast over a beehive for ten days. Everyone swarms in and have weapon restrictions, fences or anything. There Stage West Café has fun, but sometimes things can get dangerous; were a lot more gangs. We’ve come a long way since that’s why we’re here. then. Buffalo Chip Pick up each issue of the Sturgis Rider Daily to Q: What steps do you take to ensure campground read more about the infamous family that makes the Amphitheater safety? Buffalo Chip The Best Party Anywhere®. If you see Valid August 7-13 A: Hiring the right personnel and having them these wonderful people around the campground, don’t *Must present coupon. One per customer in the right places. I tell them to keep their eyes hesitate to say hi!

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Chris Malinowski Christina Platis Cristian Sosa Christian Newman friday, August 11, 2017 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 13 When it’s time to chill head to bikini beach jonathan ‘buffalo chips’ white

Look here each day to find details on an historic marker that stakes a claim to Wild West heritage and American pioneer pride in these here Black Hills. Then go find it and create your own legendary experience.

he Buffalo Chip is often called the Larg- est Music Festival in Motorcycling® for a reason. Entertainment at the Chip mixes Tthe best concerts with tons of fun for bikers. But even bikers need a day off from riding and that’s what the Chip’s Bikini Beach is for. Bikini Beach is cool, fun and relaxing – the perfect respite when a day off is just what the doctor ordered. Float in the water, leap off the rope swing, join a zany game and listen to some Jonathan White was a long time friend and tunes. You’re on vacation, right? associate of Buffalo Bill Cody. He was a trusted scout and capable quartermaster and was often described as Cody’s shadow, so much so he was nicknamed “Buffalo Chips.” White had ridden with J.E.B. Stuart during the Civil War and was regarded not only as a good shot and fine horse- man but also quite a gentleman. It’s said he didn’t drink, swear or lie. According to lore, he was killed in the Battle of Slim Buttes. Why seek out his grave marker? Because con- trary to what most people think, the Buffalo Chip Campground was not named in snarky reference to animal leavings found on the open western plains. It was named for Jonathan “Buffalo Chips” White. Location: Take Highway 79 N for 88 miles toward Reva, SD. Turn left on Highway 20 and look closely on the left, in about a mile, around the first slight bend. The grave marker is set back from the road. To find your own wild frontier we suggest you visit Waymarking.com and search South Dakota Historical Markers. GPS coordinates also available there. Page 14 Sturgis Rider Daily Friday, August 11, 2017 It’s Got Game: The Rat’s Hole Show he oldest, most prestigious bike show in the world! The granddaddy of them all! The most madcap motorcycles on the planet! TThink of the superlative and it’s been applied to the Rat’s Hole Bike Show. The 29th running of the Rat’s Hole yesterday at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads did not disappoint fans or fanatics. It’s still the place to see the zaniest, most outra- geous, over the top custom motorcycles. We can’t wait for the 30th! Here’s a look at yesterday’s show. friday, August 11, 2017 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 15 Talking with Pat simmons he Buffalo Chip loves the Doobie Brothers Q. When did you learn to ride? Who influenced and by all accounts the feeling is mutual. you? We sat down to chat with the band’s Pat A. My biggest influence was a guy I went to high TSimmons the day after the Doobie’s performed at school with. He kept saying, “Simmons you gotta the Chip to talk about the venue and his motor- ride, there’s nothing like it.” So finally he talked cycle history. me into riding his bike. It was a Honda Dream, a 305, and he was on the back. It was fabulous but Q. So the band played the Chip last night. I didn’t know how to stop and I crashed the bike A. That was quite an experience. Probably the into my parents’ garage door. I didn’t ride for years best turnout we ever had. Before they hired us after that. near the end of the week. But here we were play- I got the bug to ride again, this was about 1970, ing the first big show of the rally. It was a huge and it was because of the same guy. He said, “Sim- crowd. People were squeezed in there. mons, you should get back on a motorcycle. Ride my Scrambler,” and I loved it. Q. Is the Chip different than other venues? A. Oh yes, for me it is. Three of us, me, Tom Q. Did he show you where the brakes were that Johnston and John McFie all rode. I still do. We time? all had Harleys. I turned John on to riding. He’s A. I figured it out. And I figured out what a kind of the new guy. He joined in ‘78. clutch was and how they work. Maybe a year later We played one of the anniversaries for Harley, he said, “If you go up and get my BSA up in Eureka the 90th or 95th. I went to the band and I said, you can have the bike for free.” We drove all the what would you guys think about, instead of tak- way there and the guy pointed over in the corner Q. Then you bought a Harley? ing a fee for playing, we ask Harley to pay us in to a bunch of cardboard boxes! We put it in the A. From that bike, I bought a Superglide, in the motorcycles? back on my hatchback MGB with the frame hang- mid-‘70s. But let’s go back to the Chip for a min- Everybody in the band said, “I’m in.” Everybody ing out the back. But it was free! ute. That was probably the fourth or fifth time we in the band got their choice of whatever Harley they The bike was a 441 Victor. I stopped at the BSA played there and as I’m the last guy in the band wanted. I picked a (1990) FLHS and I still have it, dealer in San Jose, bought the manual and started that’s still riding, the other guys knew it was spe- it’s my favorite, I still ride it. It’s carbureted, I like putting it together. I think I had a crescent wrench, cial for me. that. It runs great, it handles great. I’ve changed it a screwdriver and a pair of pliers. I rode that bike It’s a different scene, back stage was all over the thru the years and it’s really cool looking. for years. It taught me a lot about motorcycles. map. But none of our guys were offended or both- ered, they were really into the spirit of the moment. And really, I think they were doing it for me, knowing that I love this. Bikers Make a Splash During Sturgis Rally So when we got up to play, Tommy never goes off script but he said, “Let’s tear this sh*t up!” He never says stuff like that. [Pat’s wife, Cris Summer Simmons added, “It was a contagious moment.] Thank you, that’s exactly right. The moon was full and the guys came off the stage going, “Wow!” It was a big moment for me personally.

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LAST NIGHT’S CONCERT

Often irreverent, sometimes totally inappropriate, Blink 182’s pop punk (above and left) ignited partiers in the Chip amphitheater playing their best-known tracks. Confetti and explosive effects capped off a remarkable day during the Sturgis rally at the Buffalo Chip.

George Thorogood (right) and the Destroyers didn’t miss a lick laying down their signature boogie blues. The undeniable driving beat brought the crowd to their feet providing a party atmosphere and ensuring that when you’re at the Best Party Anywhere no one drinks alone.