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Known as America’s original extreme sport, American Flat Track is racing’s premier dirt track motorcycle series and one of the

longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. The latest chapter in its fiercest rivalry plays out tomorrow at 6 p.m. on an ambitious, untried racetrack smack in the middle of the Buffalo Chip Amphitheater.

Indian and Harley-Davidson began a savage brawl more than 100 years ago, challenging each other first on board tracks then on dirt ovals. After Indian’s demise, Harley went on to dominate Grand National Dirt Track racing for decades, winning 50 of 63 seasons and staking a claim to motorcycle rac-ing history.

Signs are, that’s about to change—for this season

at least. Indian’s return to dirt track racing late in 2016 has been a full court press. First they signed the most prolific riders to build a new Indian Wreck-ing Crew, then they proceeded to tear up tracks and command winner’s podiums in every race since March.

But racing is more serendipity than science. So as the riders pull up to the starting line tomorrow, Sunday, August 6th, for the inaugural American Flat Track Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motor-cycle, expect the unexpected. It’s no platitude to say anything can happen. It can, and it probably will!

Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, this battle of titans has reignited flattrack racing in America and

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How to Get TicketsA one-day Chip pass provides all-day access to the campground including the AFT Buffalo Chip TT Race, Shinedown Concert and even overnight tent camping. Visit www.motostampede.com or the Chip box office. Buffalo Chip campers are covered thanks to their campground admission wristbands.

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ShowcaSe StageSSaturday 8/5Bikini Beach

1 PM ��Head Banging Contest

1:30 PM �� Beer & Burps Contest

2 PM �� Whipped Cream Twister

2:30 PM �� Rope Swing Contest

3 PM �� Slip ‘N Slide Relay

3:30 PM �� Frozen T-Shirt Contest

4 PM �� Pickle Lickin’ Contest

5 PM �� Air Sex World Championships

6 PM �� Homemade Bikini Contest

9 PM �� “Air Sex: The Movie” Screening

Midnight �� Live Music: Big Skillet

crossroads events

7 – 11 AM ��Sons of Light Free

Pancake Breakfast

9 AM – 6 PM ��Miss Buffalo Chip

Bikini Bike Wash

9 AM – 6 PM �� BMW Demo Rides

10 AM – Dark ��Lake Superior

Helicopter Rides

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2 PM �� Radio Interviews

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2:30 PM �� Live Music: Big Skillet

3:30 PM �� Biker Games


4 PM �� Live Music: Big Skillet

5 PM �� Biker Games


6 PM �� Live Music: Big Skillet

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6 PM ��School of Burlesque

7:55 PM �� Buffalo Dreamers

8 PM �� The Flaunt Girls

9:55 PM ��Buffalo Dreamers

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6:30, 8, 9:30 PM ��Well Hung Heart

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Buffalo Chip TT Dirt Track …around the world. Further, this paradigm shift has provided an opportunity for riders of other marques to make inroads. But some of the steeli-est competition has taken place among Indian’s own team riders, Smith, Mees and Baker.

Bryan Smith was Kawasaki-mounted when he won the 2016 GN championship. Four-time GN champ Jared Mees rode for Rogers Racing Harley-Davidson at that time, and Brad Baker was a fac-tory rider for Harley-Davidson. Race fans gasped when Indian recruited these three last fall as the new Indian Wrecking Crew for 2017 and together they’ve taken over two dozen podium finishes so far. It’s as much fun watching them bust each other as it is cheering on the rest of the field to catch them.

The Chip’s new TT racetrack, with multiple right turns and jumps, was designed by seven-time GN Champ Chris Carr and it’s rumored to be challenging even for the pros. “It’s going to be real exciting,” said Mees. “It’s something that you’re not going to be able to guess. You’re going to have to come and see and watch the event.”

In addition to the Harley Factory riders—Kenny Coolbeth, Jr., Jake Johnson and Brandon Robinson—Mees, Smith and Baker will be keep-ing an eye on Sammy Halbert, Jeffrey Carver, Jr., and Briar Bauman, all of whom have tweaked the leaders. Spectators should watch out for them, too, because if they get on the leader’s tail it’ll be a free-for-all.

As exciting as AFT Pro Twins racing is, AFT Singles are hot, too. Shayna Texter leads the pack with four wins but quite a few of the top 10 or 12 riders have scored wins, too. The Chip’s unparal-leled track just might reveal who’s the toughest of them all.

So come out tomorrow to witness up-close rac-

ing thrills playing out on a new, unpredictable track, at a pivotal time in a race season like no other. It’s American Flat Track racing at its most exciting, guaranteed to kick off your Sturgis rally with the experience everyone will be talking about all week long. And wear your best T-shirt: NBC Sports is filming the whole thing.

Indian’s Brad Baker (left), Jared Mees (center), and Bryan (right) share a podium on one of the team’s sweeps. Racing just doesn’t get any more exciting than this.

Well, it’s 2017 and we’re all blessed to be here again. It’s particularly appreciated that so many of you came home to the Chip as much as two weeks before the “offi-cial” dates of the rally. It’s been a great time to learn of your past year’s life experi-ences and to meet new folks.

It’s great to renew the friendships, of course, but particularly satisfying to be sin-cerely thanked by a young lady telling of her trepidations about coming alone to a bike rally, relating how much she already loves the Chip, how friendly everyone is and repeatedly expressing gratitude for having created a place where a girl could go and feel completely safe. She said she’d never felt as “at home” as she does at the Chip.

The crew works all year in anticipation of and in preparation for your return. We feel best when you’re here with us. We enjoy the free pancake breakfast with you. We’ll enjoy hearing your thoughts about the free shooting at the shooting range, the new vendors, the charity rides, the 7 bike shows, the 7 races and the $2 beers and $3 wells at the Big Engine Bar. New food court buildings with elevated view-ing decks overlook the professional half-mile technical racetrack built in the amphi-theater. Yup, it’s one of a kind – the sort of thing someone said couldn’t be done.

We look forward to your suggestions about what we can do to serve you better again next year and hope you like what we’ve spent the past year doing. We realize there may be an inconvenience somewhere, and maybe a screw-up, but we live by our motto.

Ride Free, Take Risks.Enjoy,

— Woody & Crew

Woody’s Welcome

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ContributorsAaron Packard, Jordan Axtman, Brad Schneck, Grant Ekroth, Madeline Campbell, Jack McIntrye, Mary Panerio, Shandell Clutter, Jeff Smith, Alan Sculley. Other material contributed by staff of the Rapid City Journal.CirculationThe Sturgis Rider® Daily is published seven consecutive days during the Sturgis Rally. 9500 copies are distributed each day at 70 locations in the Black Hills and to campers at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip.

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For the first time ever, BMW Motorrad USA is offering U.S. riders the opportunity

to demo a new sport touring bike, the K 1600 B. Ten of the sleek, powerful luxury tourers are avail-able at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip CrossRoads for demo rides all week long. Also in the stable for testing are a slew of R nineTs in various configurations including the Racer, Pure, Urban GS and Scrambler.

The new K 1600 B has a lowered rear section and stretched appear-ance. It features a shorter, adjust-able windscreen plus updated wind deflectors for improved protec-tion. The 6-cylinder engine delivers smooth, dependable power, com-pliments of the technical prowess BMW is known for. The K 1600 B offers what the company describes as, “relaxed dynamic elegance.” High-tech options include reverse assist, hill start control and adaptive turning lights.

BMW Motorrad representatives will be on hand at the Buffalo Chip’s free-access CrossRoads con-ducting demo rides from Friday, August 4, through Saturday, August 12. It’s like an all-BMW bike show but better—because you can pick out your favorite and take it for a ride! So, expand your experi-ence and try out a bike you haven’t ridden. You just might find your next new motorcycle.

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BMW demo rides kicked off Friday, August 4th, at the CrossRoads.

You’re here in the Black Hills for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at The Best Party Any-where®, the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. You’re

prepared for days packed with live music, drinks, new friends, great riding and camp-outs… or so you thought.

When you realize you’ve forgotten something of vital importance, the Buffalo Chip has you cov-ered. From toilet paper to Tootsie Rolls, steaks to clean socks, The Best Party Anywhere® is also the most prepared when it comes to offering neces-sities.

New this year: a barbershop and gas station. Now that’s convenience!

And whether you’ve come here every year for decades or it’s your first time, look over this list. The Legendary Buffalo Chip has your back with a myriad of amenities onsite.

Practical

• General Store• Camping Store• Free and paid showers• Beer by the case and ice for sale• Mechanic at the CrossRoads, plus tires & oil changes• Gas Station, self serve, 24/7 • Propane Refill Station• Easy, direct access to the Chip from I-90 via Ft. Meade Way • American Crew Barbershop w/ Matty the Barber• Sturgis Party Shuttle • Hot Leathers Stores• Sturgis Rider Daily newspaper• Chamber of Commerce • Drop-off laundry service• Coin-op laundry facilities• UPS drop off service• Ship your bike to the Chip via Haul Bikes or A.S. Kinard• Eagle Rider Motorcycle rentals • Rider Friendly Business Establishment Mobile App

camPing OPtiOns• DIY Tent camping• DIY RV camping• EZ Camp rentals• RV rentals• Cabin rentals• Fenske Park upgrades

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• The Best Concerts• Field of Flags, AVTT Memorial Wall, Battlefield Memorial• Best view of Bear Butte• World’s Largest V-Twin Engine Sculpture• Herd Bull – The World’s Largest Bison Skull Sculpture• Miss Chippie Sculpture• Motorcycles As Art Exhibition – free admission all week• Tattoo Café • Vendors• Demo Rides• South Dakota’s longest zipline • Builders Breakfast Meet & Greet• Military Organization Compound• Rebel Yell “Rebels Uncaged” Customs• Miss Buffalo Chip Contest nightly• Firearms Friday• Rock, Rumble & Rebellion Custom

Fun• Bike Shows daily: Biltwell Sportster Showdown, • Rat’s Hole Show, The FXR Show & Dyna Mixer, 2 Full Throttle Shows and Sexiest Bagger.• Racing: Street Drags, American Flat Track pro race, Super Hooligan Races, Dirt Riot Racing,

AMA Supermoto West• Signature Rides & Receptions: Legends Ride, Biker Belles, Freedom Celebration Ride• Stunt Riders Clint Ewing, Carey Hart and theEastcoastin’ crew• Doug Danger Rattlesnake Jump• Custom Builder displays• 7 Showcase stages of music and contests• Live DJs at Club Chip• Top Shelf, Speakeasy Deck and Fan VIP upgrades• Bikini Beach swimming hole with food court, sun decks, rope swing, slip ‘n slide, crazy contests and entertainment daily• Fan Fest Welcome Party• SilencerCo-sponsored free shooting• Helicopter rides

FOOd & Beverage• Free daily pancake breakfast by the Sons of Light • The Speakeasy Steak House & Wine Bar• Microbrews at Club Chip• Stage West Café (meal plans available)• Domino’s Pizza• Santa Lucia Mediterranean Grill• Pie For The People• Buffalo Grill• Taco Chip• Coffee Crib• Kimm-ee’s Fry Stand• Chan’s Concessions• Black Rifle Coffee• Detroit Deli Truck• Porkey’s BBQ• Carmel Creations• Leaf Grill & Wokery• Sidekick Concessions• Big Engine Bar: $2 beers & $3 drinks including Rebel Yell• $1 Beers & Hot Dogs Daily

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• Friendly Staff 24/7• Professional First Aid Staff • Security on site

You Need It? We’ve (probably) Got ItBuffalo Chip amenities

The Buffalo Chip’s ubiquitous Rod “Woody” Woodruff loves to meet campers. He turns up everywhere at the Chip, so keep your eyes peeled for his smiling face and say hello. Also, look for Woody in the pages of the Sturgis Rider Daily to win Chip merch. Each day there’s a different Woody caricature hidden in a photo of an event or location he especially recommends. The first three readers each day who report their find to the Chamber of Com-merce/Rally Info Center at the Chip Crossroads win a prize. And don’t forget to notice where Woody is hiding out, because that’s definitely the place to be that day.

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There’s so much racing at the Chip this week! Moto Stampede, a mix of riveting, riotous race action with concerts, stunts

and shows you won’t find anywhere else, raises the rally entertainment bar. It’s an explosive, seven-day fusion of music and motorcycles that’s garnering national TV coverage and international attention. Informed by 35 years of know-how, The Buffalo Chip can deliver a throwdown. That’s why it’s called The Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling®. But this year’s lineup is unprecedented.

It started yesterday with the ground-pounding Dirt Riot Endurance Racing trials at the Pow-erSports Complex. These intrepid drivers return today, Saturday, August 5th, to power their four-wheelers in UTV, Trail and Pro classes through the challenging course. It’s just the beginning of a week that’s jam-packed with double features of racing and rockin’.

Sunday, August 6th, is a prime example. Race fans and adrenaline junkies of all types have been captivated by American Flat Track’s war-on-two-wheels, watching historic adversaries Indian and Harley-Davidson duke it out in the dirt. Sunday night’s AFT Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motorcycle takes place at the height of a season that’s seen an intensity of competition not wit-nessed in decades.

Racers say the Chip’s new track, designed by seven-time Grand National Champ Chris Carr with multiple right turns and jumps, is the most challenging venue in the 18-race series. It’s boldly placed smack in the middle of the Chip amphitheater so spectators can expect a nose-to-the-glass experience – without the glass! After the podium presentations, stay pumped and ready as Shinedown savagely cuts the cord on the Wolf-man Jack stage.

If you’re a Chip camper, you’re in. If not, get day passes for the flat track race and concert at www.motostampede.com. Either way, come early with a smile on your face because NBC Sports is filming for prime time telecast. It’s a motorcycle and music double-header no one should miss.

Stampede straight ahead on Tuesday, August 8th, by rolling into the Sportster Showdown, a ride-in bike show stoked with attitude, dude. Biltwell and Led Sled Customs celebrate Harley-Davidson’s nimble, super-customizable model with help from S&S Cycle and Metzeler Tire. Register by 2:00 p.m. and then throw down with Rebel Yell, a couple of PBRs and live music till awards at 5. Chopped or café’d, Ironhead or late model, come on over to The Gardens at the Chip’s east gate. It’s free to enter and free to hang out. Not ready to leave? Grab a day pass and party on with Black-berry Smoke and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Be in the Chip amphitheater Wednesday, August 9th, for a double dip of on-track insanity appropriately capped off later that night by Pop Evil and the vanguard of metal madness, Ozzy Osbourne. Moto Stampede gets started that day with Crazy John’s Street Drag Invitational at 1:30 p.m. Hardcore drag racer Crazy John Markwald tore up the streets in Sundance, WY and Vale, SD before bringing his grassroots event to the Chip last year and he’s found a home. Rumor is a four-wheeled dragster might even vie for a pass!

Following the Street Drags, RSD Super Hooli-gan Races Presented by Indian Motorcycle start at 4 p.m. These racers are an unpredictable, impulsive bunch sporting out-of-left-field style and sponta-

neous moves. But make no mistake, they’re in it to win it so expect bar-to-bar tussles. It’s raw, raucous racing—and a ton of fun.

Watch for Roland Sands and Carey Hart to bring furious competition and madcap mayhem to the Super Hooligans. They’ll be riding Scout Sixtys, bikes that each of them customized specifically to

race this day—then give away. You won’t find give-away bikes anywhere with that kind of street (or should we say dirt) cred! See the bikes and enter free at the Chip CrossRoads or at www.motostampede.com to be among the 16 finalists notified the day before to be on-hand. There will be at least two irra-tionally happy people in the house as Pop Evil and Ozzy Osbourne take the stage.

On Friday and Saturday, August 11th and 12th, spectators are in for a treat as AMA Super-moto West takes to the dirt, pavement and obstacles of the Chip’s racecourse and roads. This intense and demanding hybrid style of rac-ing requires purpose built bikes and broad rider skills. After the dust clears and the victorious spray cheap champagne on the losers, keep your heart pounding as All That Remains and Alter Bridge rule the Wolfman Jack stage Friday night. Blue Oyster Cult and BC & the Big Rig take over after Saturday’s racing.

It’s a rock-solid motor mash-up of raucous racing and searing sounds: That’s the 2017 Moto Stam-pede at the Buffalo Chip!

Moto StaMPede Rocks the rallyUnrivaled racing and metal mavericks How to Get Tickets

• Today’s Dirt Riot racing is a separately ticketed event at the PowerSports Complex. • Campground day passes provide access for AFT’s Buffalo Chip TT Race, Street Drags/Super Hooligans, and AMA Supermoto – plus concerts, overnight tent camping and other entertainment the day of your pass. Visit www.motostampede.com or the Chip box office. • Buffalo Chip campers enjoy all the stellar racing and entertainment as guests of the Chip (except separately ticketed events.)


If the roustabouts, sharpshooters and char-acters that populated the Black Hills in the Old West were around today, they’d be right

at home at a biker rally. Because connecting the dots from the rough and tumble cowboys, Indi-ans, outlaws and lawmen of America’s tumultu-ous Wild West to today’s two-wheeled rough rid-ers is a bumpy but direct line.

So while you’re here for the Rally, why not discover stories from America’s pioneer heritage? Whether tall tale or actual fact these records of remarkable people whose true grit won the West relate the romance, mystery and brutal survival that’s become legend—not only in these parts but around the world. Sure, The Revenant is a Holly-wood production but it’s based on an authentic event that occurred not too far from where you’re sitting right now. No kidding!

Once you drill down into the legends this region contains, the Hills will reveal rich Ameri-can stories of courage, persistence and pride. If you’re wondering where to begin, don’t worry; just look here each day, in the Sturgis Rider

Daily, for information on where to find a monu-ment or historic marker relating authentic west-ern heritage. Then go find it.

There was nothing easy about building a life in these parts back in the day. Go take a ride and discover why.

We’ll start this daily series with a two-fer, both markers located within two miles of each other on Highway 79 N, at mile markers 116 and 118, just north of Bear Butte:

SturgiS and ScooptownEast of SD Highway 79 on 201st street, this

marker depicts the location of a small cavalry encampment named after one of the officers killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn, Lt. J,G, Sturgis. The camp, called Sturgis, was in exis-tence for a short time before being moved to the garrison at Ft. Meade.

Scooptown, the original moniker given to the town of Sturgis, was one mile west at Grasshop-per Jim Frederick’s store. It was named by sol-diers who claimed they were scooped (cleaned out) obtaining provisions there.

Location: Meade County, Highway 79 N at mile marker 116

death of the BiSmarck trailFrom 1877 to 1880, a thriving stagecoach and

supply line ran between Bismarck, the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad, and the Black Hills gold town of Deadwood. All that remains of the trails are a few wagon ruts and the sad story of the Wagnus family, brutally massa-cred as they headed home, having given up on their western dream. Destiny was not manifest for everyone.

Location: Meade County, Highway 79 N at mile marker 118

To find your own wild frontier we suggest you visit Waymarking.com and search South Dakota Historical Markers. GPS coordinates also available there.

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the Smart way to rollSturgis Party Shuttle

If you like to ride hard and play hard let the Sturgis Party Shuttle help you make the most of your vacation in the Black Hills.

The Sturgis Party Shut-tle transports you in a i r - c o n d i t i o n e d comfort aboard luxury, limo-style shuttles to all of the main venues of the 2017 Stur-gis rally. This is no clunky school bus, folks. It’s a worry-free, party hardy, one of a kind shuttle experience that includes the Sturgis Party Shut-tle Shot Girls to keep the fun rolling.

Get tickets (1-day $20, 3-day $45, or week-long $69.95) at the Sturgis Party Shuttle Tent at the CrossRoads and other major rally loca-tions. Or buy them from any driver on all three routes, all of which stop at the Chip. Ride to any location on every route and get on and off

as much as you like. Shuttles run daily from 12 pm to 3 a.m. August 4th, thru August 13th.

The Chip’s two shuttle stops are on Flag Avenue at the Cross-

Roads and at the East Gate near the

Event Center. The fleet of 14 sleek vehicles are easy to pick

out; in fact, they’re wrapped

in Chip imagery such as Doug Danger’s Rattlesnake

Jump, the Flaunt Girls and Moto Stampede.To track shuttles and locate your route,

download the mobile app at the App Store. See the map at http://sturgispartyshuttle.com/routes/ or call 605-646-3287. You can even book a shuttle for a private event.

Why ruin your rally vacation with a ticket or accident? Don’t fuss. Take the bus! It’s the safe, easy way to party on.

The Buffalo Chip CrossroadsA free-for-all that’s free – for all!

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Everyone is welcome at the Crossroads, the free access area of the Buffalo Chip. It’s jammed with an exciting and eclectic mix of events, attractions and entertainment plus acres of paved shopping and plenty of free parking.

Start with $2 beers and $3 well drinks at the Big Engine Bar, in the shadow of the world’s largest V-Twin engine sculpture. Then add stunt shows by Clint Ewing, bike shows every day, a bikini bike wash, live music, tasty food, helicopter rides and bull riding – yes, helicopter rides and bull riding!

BMW has dozens of new models on hand for complimentary demo rides, and Indian offers free loaner bikes while you get new tires installed from Metzeler, Spectro oil changes, or new Kuryakyn com-ponents put in place. Now’s the time to make those mods and not lose riding time! (Appointments recommended.)

New this year: the Chip Barbershop by American Crew with Matty the Barber; Stop & Fuel Gas Station in partnership with the Renew-able Fuels Assn.; the Buffalo Chip Super Store; and the Sturgis Party Shuttle. Visit the Military Organization Compound and the impact-ful tributes to those who have served to preserve our freedoms.

We could blab on about all the fun on tap, but why don’t we show you instead? Check out these pictures then come to the CrossRoads and see for yourself.

Enjoy $2 beers and $3 well drinks at the Big Engine Bar, all day, every day, starting at 11:00 a.m. Great deals on premium drinks like Twisted Tea, too. Why sit in a rocking chair when you can be a participant at The Best Party Anywhere®?

The Chip Chamber of Commerce is your source for all things Black Hills, Buffalo Chip and Sturgis Rally related. Check out the gift shop, too, for retro Easy Rider original art. Open all day, every day.

Find 93 octane E10 gas available 24/7 at the Buffalo Chip’s brand-new, self-serve Stop & Fuel gas station located at the east end of the CrossRoads. RVs and cars welcome, too. Better still, Free Fuel Happy Hour happens 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 8 through Thursday, August 10.

Bike shows happen nearly every day starting with the FXR Bike Show & Dyna Mixer on Sunday, August 6, celebrating what fans consider Harley-Davidson’s best handling bike. Full Throttle Magazine hosts shows Monday and Tuesday with registration beginning at noon, On Wednesday, American Bagger and Strip Club Choppers present the Sexiest Bagger Show and on Thursday it’s the Granddaddy of them all, the Rat’s Hole Bike Show in its 29th year.

Customers at the new one-stop-shop, the Buffalo Chip Garage, get a free loaner bike while technicians perform a Spectro oil change, install Kuryakyn parts or mount a new set of Metzeler tires, compliments of Indian Motorcycle. (Appointments recommended.) Get your bike dyno tuned at Harmonious Dyno Center or upgrade the sound system at Extreme Audio.

Last year’s shade sails transformed the CrossRoads into a respite of relief, a place to enjoy all the attractions of the CrossRoads in comfort. Shade above on the decks and now at ground level makes this the ideal place to roll in for a bike show, see a stunt exhibition or wait with a cold one while a Buffalo Chip Garage vendor installs goodies on your bike.

For the first time ever, BMW Motorrad USA is offering free demo rides on its soon-to-be-released K 1600 B – only at the CrossRoads! Ten of the highly-anticipated models are on hand all week for this exclusive demo ride opportunity, along with a full stable of other innovative BMWs. Um, why are you still sitting there reading this?

The new Chip Barbershop by American Crew is north of the Big Engine Bar. (Yeah, it’s the building with the barber pole out front.) No time for a trim before you left home? Let professional barber and biker Matt Kunz fix you up. Woody was Matt’s first customer!

It’s one of our favorite contests, the Sassy & Classy Over-35 Model Search. Be at the CrossRoads Wednesday, August 9th to witness pre-screened, self-nominated candidates compete in three segments: Biker Wear, Buffalo Chip Wear and Swimsuits. Meet a group of ladies who have only gotten better over time!

Enjoy free pancakes every morning compliments of the Sons of Light Christian Ministry. It’s the easy way to fuel up, read the paper and get your day started. August 5-12, 7:00-11:00 a.m.

Eastcoastin’ brings V-Twin wheelie culture to the CrossRoads on Monday in time for the Legends Ride arrival. Stuntman Clint Ewing and his crew of super bike super heroes perform Monday, August 7 – Thursday, August 10. On Tuesday, Aug. 8 at 3:30 p.m. Bell Helmets welcomes top stunt riders to compete, followed by A Dualigans party. Racer, builder and motocross legend Carey Hart and Wild Gypsy Tour founder Leticia Cline are among the judges.

When the Chip’s signature rides roll into the CrossRoads it’s a happening. Observe the scene or be among the arrivals by signing up for the Legends Ride or Freedom Celebration Ride.


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Kickstart your Black Hills vacation with the cool kids at the Flying Piston Builders Breakfast tomorrow morning, Sunday,

August 6th. This exclusive event allows riders to meet and mingle with the front-line builders whose work appears in this year’s Motorcycles As Art exhibition, curated by Michael Lichter. Best of all, proceeds benefit two non-profit organiza-tions that provide industry training for veterans suffering from PTSD, Motorcycle Missions and the Colton Derr Foundation. A tech ed scholar-ship will be awarded to a local high school stu-dent, too.

Your ticket gets you into the inner circle with bike builders from around the country. Experi-ence this unique opportunity to shake hands, get autographs and pose for pictures with next gen builders like Zach Ness, Matt Olsen, Kar-lee Cobb, Dalton Walker, Jesse Srpan, Jody Pere-witz, Brad Gregory, Dan Riley and more. Spe-cial guests include Buffalo Chip founder Rod “Woody” Woodruff, Michael Lichter, Rick Fair-less, Billy Lane, Bikernet Editor Keith Ball and Cycle Source Editor Chris Callen. Meet John Shope, Pat Patterson, Brian Klock, Moonshiner Josh Owens and Hot Bike Editor Jeff Holt, too.

Held on the upper deck at the Buffalo Chip’s Big Engine Bar at the CrossRoads, the Flying Pis-ton Breakfast also features a silent auction with items provided by Harley-Davidson Footwear, Mustang Seats, Avon Tyres, Chris Moos of Misfit Industries, Motorbooks, Artist Darren McKeag, Corbin, Chop Docs, Kicker Audio, Dirty Bird, Kuryakyn, Nash Motorcycles, The Leatherworks, Suspension Technologies and the Evel Knievel

Museum—many autographed by the builders. Lincoln Electric has provided a Power MIG 210 MP welder and Jesse Combs signature welding helmet. Oh, and there’s breakfast, too!

After breakfast, visit the Event Center to see

the work of these featured builders in Old Iron, Young Blood, a FREE show that has earned its place as the most prestigious bike exhibit in the industry.

This event couldn’t happen without gener-

ous sponsors: Lincoln Electric, Steve’s Garage, Mustang Seats, Republic of Texas Rally, and Greener Frontiers Corp. Steve Reed of Steve’s Garage in Wilder, KY, rode to Sturgis and col-lected pledges for the effort, all going to the sup-port industry tech education.

Breakfast tickets are limited to ensure attend-ees have the best experience. Only $20 each online or pay at the entrance. Learn more at www.theflyingpiston.com/ or Facebook.com/The-Flying-Piston. Remember, proceeds benefit two non-profits that train and encourage U.S. military veterans suffering from PTSD to pursue motorcycling as a career. We’re all better off for the success of these efforts.

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Some of the builders and guests at the 2016 Breakfast: Keith Ball, John Shope, Roadside Marty, Moonshiner Josh Owens, Chris Callen, Pat Patterson, Tony Proust, Will Ramsey, Bob Kay, Darren McKeag, Woody and more.

A Power MIG 210MP valued at $1249.00 and provided courtesy of Lincoln Electric, is up for grabs. Someone’s going to get an amazing piece of equipment!


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The Sturgis rally is huge – and iconic. Whether you’re a first-timer or old-timer, it’s worth check-ing out this overview of where to go and what to do.

The Buffalo Chip has had Sturgis down for 35 years. As the unrivaled soul of the Sturgis motor-cycle rally, the Chip is a fully integrated festival environment made up of communities and tradi-tions. To establish your own, camp for a few days and get a feel for the place. Then let the Chip help you make the most of your vacation.

Get Your Bearings• First off, how did you get here? Ft. Meade Way at the Chip’s main entrance beelines to I-90 skipping the town traffic snarl. Use it!• If you’re a Chip camper, your wristband grants access to all the concerts and entertainment - and that’s a lot! See the amenities list in this issue.Not a Chip camper? Campground day passes provide access to races, concerts, overnight tent camping and other entertainment the day of your pass. Visit www.motostampede.com or the Chip box office. • Camper or not, don’t miss the free-access Buffalo Chip CrossRoads and Big Engine Bar. Originally intended to give folks a taste of the Chip, the CrossRoads is a destination in itself. The bike shows happen here plus the Field of Flags military tribute – a definite photo op.

RacingThere are seven days of racing at the Chip so there’s no excuse to miss out. See the line-up in the Moto Stampede article on Page 5, and at www.motostampede.com.

RideThe three Buffalo Chip Signature Rides are high profile events offering incomparable networking while supporting worthy causes. They garner stellar media coverage. The 10th Anniversary Legends Ride is Monday, Biker Belles is Tuesday, and the Freedom Celebration Ride is Thursday. Pick one!To explore the beautiful Black hills on your own,

look here each day for “Find the Wild Frontier” and discover American pioneer heritage.

Show & ShineEnter one of the daily bike shows at the CrossRoads including the famous Rat’s Hole Show. Some offer cash awards, some prizes, others magazine features; but all offer bragging rights to top honors in a host of classes. See the schedule here:www.buffalochip.com/EVENTS/Bike-Shows

Rock OutThe biggest names play the Chip’s Wolfman Jack stage and being in the crowd is an unforgettable experience. (Headliners are noted on page one each day.) Park your bike near the front of house for your favorite headliner concert. Revving bike engines is how we applaud! It’s one reason top entertainers love to perform at the Chip: That and the happy, welcoming audiences.

Participate• Meet the Builders at the Flying Piston Builders Breakfast• Support a candidate in the world-famous Pickle Lickin’ contest• Enter the Block Party Challenge• Zip the Chip• Get tatted at the Tattoo Café• Get a trim or shave at the Barbershop• Visit Motorcycles As Art• Sign-up for Super Hooligan Racing• Host a party at the Top Shelf Lounge or Speakeasy Deck • Attend the Hall of Fame Breakfast• Visit the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum• Dyno your bike at the CrossRoads• Shoot silencer-equipped firearms

LogisticsWe’ve done this before. The Chip is the third biggest city in South Dakota during the rally; there’s infrastructure. See the amenities list on Page 4. You’re not on your own.

Tank running low? There’s a simple, convenient solution to be found at the brand new

self-serve gas station at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads. The Buffalo Chip Stop & Fuel is open 24/7/365 so you never have to worry about getting gas for your bike or RV.

It’s located on Russ Brown Bou-levard on the east side of the Field of Flags—accessible to campers, visitors to the CrossRoads and the general public. The gas station was developed in cooperation with the Renewable Fuels Association and you’ll find cer-tified 93-octane gasoline that contains 10% ethanol (E10) at a competitive price. Did you know that E10 is approved for use by every motorcycle manufacturer? If you’re curious to know more visit ChooseEthanol.com.

“Motorcycle owners are typically looking for high octane, and ethanol helps provide that,” said Robert White, RFA vice president of industry relations, as quoted in Clutch & Chrome Magazine. “The Buffalo Chip is the only location in the area that offers 93 octane. The 93 is achieved by add-ing 10% ethanol to standard 91 octane premium, and thanks to the cost savings of ethanol, 93 octane is actually cheaper than 91 octane.”

“We are excited about this new addition and the ability to offer fuel to the public thanks to the Renewable Fuels Association,” said Buffalo Chip Owner Rod Woodruff. “It will be one more ser-vice we can provide while helping set the record straight on ethanol.”

The new gas station makes it easy for you to fill up when you return home to the Chip after the day’s ride. If you decide to wait till morning, no wor-ries, the Chip Fuel Stop is at the ready. Cars and RVs are welcome to pull in and fill up, too.

And thanks to a part-nership with McGas you can also fill grill bottles and propane tanks for your RV or camper at the Chip Stop & Fuel. Service for propane is available Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Photographer Michael Lichter’s keen eye for motorcycle custom trends and his distinct ability to identify emerging talent have combined to bring the Buffalo Chip’s well-respected Motorcycles As Art exhibition

greater renown every year. This year is especially exciting for the crew of the Chip, Michael and spectators alike, as the display digs into the minds and design sense of next-generation riders and builders.

“Motorcycles As Art: Old Iron, Young Blood” brings to the forefront 36 builders under the age of 35—including five women. There are actually 38 builders if you count the two sets of brothers—and we do. Among the ques-tions posed this year: What direction are these young thinkers and industry influencers taking bike customization? What styles do they emulate? What cues get their attention?

If the goal of the exhibition is to answer some of those questions, we might find ourselves in an existential loop. After all, who influenced the influencers? And how are they further influencing motorcycling?

People are bound to have their own opinions so you shouldn’t stress

out about it. What you should do is head to the Buffalo Chip Event Cen-ter at the campground’s east gate and have a look for yourself. As always, it’s free to enter Motor-cycles As Art and enjoy this staggering array of starkly unique and individual takes on ways to assemble an engine and two wheels. From finely honed to flat-out radical, the Next Gen’s take is straight-up unpredictable and quite compelling.

Open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, August 5th, through Friday, August 11th. Closed Sunday August 6th for a private reception. Check this paper each day starting Monday for a visit with one of the five women builders.

MotorcycleS aS artCutting-edge concepts meet historic roots

We really want you to find the compelling Motorcycles As Art Exhibition. As the preeminent custom motorcycle display in the country you owe it to yourself to spend an hour soaking up some moto-art and fabulous fabrication creativity.

So, here’s the deal: The dedicated home for Motorcycles As Art is inside the Chip Event Center on the east side of the Buffalo Chip campground. You don’t have to pay to get into the Chip to visit the exhibition. The entrance to the Event Center is on 132nd Avenue, a road you can access on the north of the campground via Alkali Road, or on the south of the campground via 207th Street.

The map here shows you how to follow Alkali road to the exhibit. If you’re a Chip camper, the Event Center is easy to find; it’s between the Hot Leathers store and zipline tower in the amphitheater. If you’re coming from I-90, navigate like a local and take the Pleasant Valley Road exit to new Ft. Meade Way. Follow that about 4 miles, turn right on 207th then left on 132nd. You’ll arrive without hassle or traffic.

AJ Harris - North Texas Tattoo CompanyAndy Carter - Pangea SpeedBrad Gregory - Glenwood, IAChris Graves - Milwaukee, WIChristopher Milanowski - New Berlin, WIChristian Newman - Buffalo, NYCristian Sosa - Sosa MetalworkDalton Walker - Split Image KustomsDan Riley - Gunn DesignDuran Morley - Roland Sands DesignDustin Maybin - Eastern Rod & ChopperJ. Shia - Madhouse MotorsJake Cutler - Barnstorm CyclesJay Donovan - BareSteel DesignJesse Srpan - Raw Iron ChoppersJody Perewitz - Perewitz Cycle FabricationJohnny Branch - Branch EngineeringJustin McNeely - Hooked on SpeedKarlee Cobb - Klock WerksLen Kodlin - Fred Kodlin MurdercyclesMatt Harris - 40 Cal CustomsMatt Olsen - Carl’s CycleMatt McManus - Carolina Classic CycleMatt Walksler - Period ModifiedMax Hazan - Hazan MotorworksNick Pensabene - Mad Pen CyclesNikki Martin - Roy’s Toys CustomsPaul Miller - PanicRev CustomsPeter and Michael Muller - Federal MotoRyan Stephen - Racine, WISavannah Rose - Viola, WISteve Dietzman - Studio CyclesKevin Taco Rodriguez - Taco KustomsTerence Musto - Fabbro IndustriesZach and Jake Hindes - Prism Supply Co.Zach Ness - Arlen Ness Enterprises

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Fierce rivalries, zany hooligans—and tv, too!

Be in the Chip amphitheater tomorrow when hot-shoe racers clash in bar-to-bar battle in American Flat Track’s Buffalo Chip TT. Then return on Wednesday for Crazy John’s Street Drag Invitationals and RSD Super Hooligan shenanigans. Racing is non-stop at the Chip this year! Day passes include concerts and overnight tent camping. Visit the box office or buffalochip.com.

New to the Buf-falo Chip this year is Dirt Riot

Endurance Racing: a form of four-wheel drive off-road competition. It consists of purpose built, big-tire vehicles navigat-ing crazy angles, terrible twisties and impossible-looking obstacles. Some of the action is fast and some is strategically not.

The two-day event started yesterday with tri-als; racing is today, Sat-urday, August 5th, at the Buffalo Chip Power-sports Complex. It’s the proper location, too, allowing for elevation changes, snags and straightaway sections that challenge the drivers and their spotters. It’s a good thing Dirt Riot vehicles are super versatile.

Races are scheduled in the UTV, Ultra Four Car and Trucks Super Mod Trail classes, in pro and sportsman classes. Check the schedule as events can have different parameters based on the venue. The pits are open for spectators to look at the cars and meet the drivers.

This is a separately ticketed event. Come out and enjoy a dirt crawl!

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You know you’re documenting your Black Hills rally vacation, so share it with us! The best selfie we get each day will appear in this paper. Make it a good one and remember, it has to be printable — both in content and image quality. Photos received will also be submitted to the Chip Shots Photo Contest. Grand Prize: a pair of 2018 Rally Passes! Text to: 828-205-8482; Email: [email protected] today’s selfie, women riders here for the women’s-only Wild Gypsy Tour sent this one. The 4-day event ends Tuesday morning. Nice shot, ladies!

Riders have been coming home to the Buffalo Chip for decades; 36 years, to be pre-

cise. Now three generations of the Woodruff family participate in roll-ing out the welcome mat and the youngest among them decided it was time you met them all. Check this paper every day this week for a new installment in the series.

Maddy Campbell is Rod Woodruff ’s grand-daughter, and Toni Woodruff ’s daughter. She’s been working at the Buffalo Chip since a young age, and is learning the trade beginning with the basics, as her family members before her have. She introduces herself here.

In my short five years at the Chip, I’ve some-how managed to work almost every starter position at least once. From office assistant to grounds crew worker, I’ve had the opportunity to learn my family’s business from the ground up. And none of it was easy. Each job has its own hardships and perks. It’s what led me to understand the struggle and creativity it takes to run the Buffalo Chip and make it all possible.

Somewhere in the mess of all my trials and trepidations in the Chip workforce, I began working for the Sturgis Rider Daily. Part of this wonderful position involves training in journal-istic writing and interviewing while also coming up with fresh ideas for articles. This is how The Legendary Family series was born.

In the time since its conception, I’ve inter-viewed my family members who work here at the Buffalo Chip so that our readers could get to know them, and see a new side of the peo-ple who make this incredible campground tick. In the coming issues, you’ll meet my uncle, my

grandparents and my parents. I’ve been blessed with the chance to have

these hard-working and inspiring people as my family. It’s been incredibly interesting to talk with each of them and understand more about the Chip and their history with it.

Pick up each issue of the Sturgis Rider Daily to read more about the infamous family that makes the Buffalo Chip The Best Party Anywhere®. If you see these wonderful people around the camp-ground, don’t hesitate to say hi!

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Heavy metal kicked off the 2017 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on the Chip’s legendary Wolfman Jack Stage after a dramatic late arrival. The two aggressive performances began with Trapt topping out with walls of sound. Playing where powerhouses of music history have performed, Drowning Pool’s epic high energy was the perfect start of the Largest Music Festival in Motorcycling®.

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