Evel 2013 Knievel Days The Skypg 12 Walker RICK WALLENDA PLUS: KEITH tRACY hEATH WALL SAYERS lAWRENCE fRISBY OF DEATH page 8 page 15 page 20 AND MUCH MORE! • 2 • 2013 AYS We are Proud D NIEVEL K VEL to Celebrate E Butte’s Rich History Proud Sponsor of Evel Knievel Days! Montana Owned and Operated Montana’s BEST Since 1953 Welcome to Butte! Enjoy Evel Knievel Days! 2013 RAM 2500 ST CREW MSRP $39,754 YOUR PRICE $31,924 Stock #R3065 533.3634 On Harrison Ave. Next to Wal-Mart in Butte • 2013 AYS D NIEVEL K www.MileHighCJD.com VEL E 3 • • 4 • 2013 AYS D Evel Knievel Days slated July 25-27 in Butte NIEVEL K This weekend, motorcycles and snowmobiles will fl ip The 1Wheel Revolution team featuring Rob Carpenter and VEL E through the air. Chris Rayburn will execute stunningly choreographed stunts on their motorcycles. You can’t miss it. Back by popular demand, the American Motor Drome Co. Butte will host the 12th annual Evel Knievel Days July 25- will perform its gravity-defying Wall of Death. The group 27 in the Mining City’s historic Uptown. rides vintage Indian and Harley-Davidson motorcycles on the side of a vertical boarded wall. Event organizer Chad Harrington said people will get a chance to see some of the country’s top performers in Harrington said this year’s event will feature for the fi rst motorsports and the entertainment world — all for free. time a full motocross track. Unlike pervious years, there “This is three days of free entertainment celebrating all will be an all-dirty motocross track for the races this year. things daredevil,” Harrington said. All racers from 5 to 50 are welcome to sign on to the motocross. A $10,000 pro purse is up for grabs this year. The event will feature a free performance one of country music’s top recording artists, Tracy Lawrence. Lawrence A collector from Austin, Texas, will display an Evel will close out the three-day event with an outdoor concert Knievel exhibit featuring rare Knievel memorabilia. on the main stage at 10 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Broad- way and Main. And don’t forget: An array of food venders, crafts and rides will accompany the event. Lawrence is a singer/songwriter with eight songs that have reached No. 1 on Billboard’s country music chart, Details, visit www.knieveldays.com including “Time Marches On” and “Find Out Who Your Friends Are.” Harrington said he’s already received calls from people asking how much tickets are for Lawrence’s show and he has to explain that the concert — like the entire festival — is free. There also will be eight other live bands playing through- out the festival on the main stage. Of course, it wouldn’t be Evel Knievel Days without plenty of motorcycles and daredevils. Butte’s own Keith Sayers and his fellow freestyle moto- cross riders will perform their adrenaline-fueled dirt ramp jumps throughout the event. Nine of the country’s top FMX riders will ride along with Sayers. Heath Frisby also will be on hand to perform freestyle jumps on his snow- mobile. Also, the World Famous Wallendas will return to Butte to perform their hair-raising high-wire act. 5 • EVEL KNIEVEL DAYS • 2013 • 6 • 2013 AYS D NIEVEL K VEL E WALL OF DEATHReturnS to Butte Flesh-and-blood daredevils ride Vintage Indian and ground right on the side of a vertical board wall. antique Harley Davidson motorcycles on the side of a vertical board wall in the American Motor Drome The riders defy death and gravity with every turn of Wall of Death. the wheel. A regular at Evel Knievel Days, the stunt riders are Wall of Death Speeds hit 60 mph inside this a back this year July 25-27. wooden barrel-like enclosure. The world’s steepest race course puts spectators G-forces holds them to the wall, and centrifugal just inches away from the action. Trick, fancy and force tries to throw them out. acrobatic riding is performed 15 feet above the ReturnS toButte 7 • EVEL KNIEVEL DAYS • 2013 • 8 • 2013 AYS D NIEVEL K VEL E Stunt motorcyclist By Alan Dale of The Montana Standard What started off as a $10 investment would ultimately Lilly, 2, and are expecting their second child — a son — Sayersbecome the lifeblood of Butte native Keith Sayers. in August. When Sayers was 9, he bought his first motorcycle from a neighbor for an amount that today would barely get “It’s non-stop, go, all the time, he doesn’t sit around,” someone a ticket to a blockbuster movie. Danielle says of her husband. “When he is home, a lot Yet, it could be said that Sayers’ path since that day has of people think it’s down time, but it’s not because he’s taken on film-like qualities: At age 31, Sayers is one either in the garage fixing something or building some- of the better known freestyle motocross riders (FMX) thing. He works hard at moving forward. It’s been one of around. He will show off his skills once again at Evel those things that even before we had our daughter, I was Knievel Days July 25-27. the backbone doing as much as I can to help him. I try to help him get things done so we can spend time with him. “One of my close friends always had motorcycles as My daughter even spends time with him in the garage, a kid … and I was more into ball sports growing up,” because that time at home is valuable.” Sayers said of how he got introduced to motorcycles. “I always wanted a motorcycle and a lot of parents look at Recently, Sayers performed at the Calgary Stampede, a motorcycles as if they are dangerous, while they were held in a city recovering from heavy flooding. also expensive. I was a pretty good baseball player and “You can tell that people are devastated, but the Calgary my friend had a motorcycle and he let me ride it one day Stampede is something the city looks forward to,” he and I was instantly hooked from then on.” said. “They have done an amazing job cleaning it up in a Today Sayers and his wife, Danielle, have a daughter short period of time. They worked so hard, it is pretty insane. They are obviously a strong commu- nity, charging through this, and making the best of it.” As he heads home to Butte and Evel Knievel Days, Sayers believes the best is yet to come for fans. Ten freestyle rides are planned at Evel Knievel Days this year, including eight-time X-Games gold medalist Heath Frisby. He is the only person to front flip on a snowmobile. Frisby is expected to perform that trick for Butte fans. “Last year’s freestyle show is a tough one to top,” Sayers said. “This one I guarantee will be better. It’s hard to bring new fresh stuff and we are always trying to bring new things. You can only bring so many things when your options are limited. 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