It’s a tradition that means more today than ever: this year marks the 24th Annual Free-dom Celebration at the Buffalo Chip and it’s never been more important to recognize, support and honor active military person-

nel and U.S. military veterans than now, when the need is so great.

What began at the Chip as a simple, dignified moment of appreciation has expanded to include the combined forces of various military organi-zations, distinguished service awards, a field of 1000 flags backed by a memorial wall, and – as of last year – a Freedom Celebration Ride. From morning till midnight, Thursday, August 6, is packed full.

It begins at 9:00 AM in Spearfish with the Freedom Celebration Ride, held to honor veter-ans and raise funds for organizations benefitting

wounded vets and their families. Enjoy exclusive parking, special merchant discounts and music by the Air National Guard Band of the Midwest, Permanent Party. After autograph sessions with celebrities, authors and dignitaries it’s kickstands up at 1:00 for a ride through the Black Hills with special guests such as former US Navy SEAL and founder of Warrior Dog Foundation Mike Rit-land, America’s Mighty Warriors’ CEO Debbie Lee, author and retired Navy SEAL Jason Red-mon, WWII Army veteran Bob Hanson and retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant Wil-

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It used to be acceptable to ride the bike you could afford, no matter its country of origin, and cobble it up yourself into your personal concept of the singular dream machine. Chopper, digger, bobber or weekend racer, maybe it wasn’t a cover bike but it showed ingenuity and forced its owner to develop some wrenching skills.

It’s bikes like this you’re likely to find at the Cycle Source Chopper Show, today at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads. And for the 8th straight year, the entry fee is the same: registration is free.

That’s cool because it won’t cost you a dime to enter your bike yet you stand to win prizes from high-profile aftermarket companies like S&S, JIMS USA, Biker’s Choice, Bikernet, TC Bros and many others. Winners also receive handmade tro-phies fabricated by Kevin “Teach” Baas!

Anyway you look at it, it’s a win/win. Don’t

want to enter? Then come out just to look. You’re sure to find a styling cue that rings your bell or a fabrication trick you’ll put to use.

The Cycle Source Chopper Show is presented by GEICO Insurance and it guarantees delivery of killer custom bikes in all classes. Those classes include: Sportster, Big Twin, Bagger, Chop-per, Bobber, Asian Import, European Import, Antique, Best Panhead, Best Knucklehead, Best Shovelhead, Best Evo, Best Twin Cam, Best Paint

and Best Trike.Registration is 9:00AM to noon, judging lasts

till 4:00 PM, and awards are on the Jägermeister Stage at 5:00 PM. (Hint: There’s a free Pancake breakfast at the Sons of Light Ministry tent till 11:00 AM, plus free music, the Seattle Cossacks Drill Team, Roller Derby and more at the Cross-roads. Plus the Michael Lichter-curated Motorcy-cles as Art Show is free for the viewing at the Buf-falo Chip Russ Brown Event Center.)

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Today’s ITInerary

• 12:30 pm – Bike and Babe Shows: Feeling saucy after the panty party? Next: the Cycle Source Chopper Show, then the Sassy & Classy Over 35 Model Search! • 2 pm – Watch Daring Acrobats: The Seattle Cossacks the laws of physics. • 3:30 pm – Brew Up a Belch at the Beers ‘n’ Burps Contest: You’ve been practicing all year.• 4:00 pm – Struggle into a Frozen T-Shirt: This is the new winner. • 4:30 pm – Afternoon Delight at the Air Sex Championships: Perform your own pelvic poetry jam.• 5:00 pm –TORC: The Off-Road Championship: Dose up on adrenaline with this high-flying racing action.• 7:00 pm – Party with Brent James: Trip through Americana music history on the main stage.• 8:30 pm – Social D: Twist the throttle and slam through a wall of pure rock with Social Distortion.• 10:00 pm – Don Your Waders for a Swamp Music Legend: With John Fogerty.• Midnight – A Wild After-Party: At the Kinison Stage. The sexy Illumination Fire Troupe, fantastic bands, cold beer.• 2:00 am – Last Call for Alcohol: You’re an unstoppable partying machine!

liam “Spanky” Gibson.Arriving at the Chip CrossRoads,

there’s history to be made as perfor-mance artist John Quigley creates a liv-ing montage composed entirely of bikes and riders. Everyone can join the Free-dom Riders at the Field of Flags in form-ing a massive eagle in flight, dubbed the Eagle 75. It will be photographed for posterity from a helicopter flying over-head.

A catered reception, live music and brief program complete the Freedom Ride but the Celebration continues in the Buffalo Chip amphitheater (sepa-rately ticketed) when the 2015 Bob Han-sen Distinguished Service Awardees are recognized on the Wolfman Jack Stage at a break in the headliner concert.

There’s still time to sign up for the Freedom Celebration Ride at www.buf-falochip.com/EVENTS. The $75 ride fee benefits the Warrior Dog Founda-tion, Wounded Wear/Combat Wounded Coalition, America’s Mighty Warriors and the Community Living Center at Fort Meade VA. Join up and let your freedom flag fly!

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Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m always looking for the best party. So if I weren’t working, you’d find me wearing my sexiest ‘granny panties’ with Big Woody in hand at the CrossRoads for Big Woody’s Panty Party. Be there as thousands try to break the Guinness World Record for the most people in one place wearing only their skivvies. They’ll still be talking about this at the 100th anniversary!

– Nyla Griffith, Media & Public Relations

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The Buffalo Chip is home to many military groups during the Rally, some only on Free-dom Celebration Day and others all week. For impromptu gatherings all rally long, start at the Patriots Pavilion in the Hoyt Axton area, spon-sored by Twisted Tea. It’s the 4th of July here everyday as heroes are recognized and the spirit of America thrives.

You can’t miss the Field of Flags, a striking spec-tacle that begs for picture taking. Walk through the field to see the Battlefield Cross Memorial and AVTT Veterans Memorial Wall. You’ll leave with a lump in your throat, guaranteed.

Credit is due the Patriot Guard Riders for assist-ing in the placement and maintenance of these displays, but this is the last group of people who would ever seek recognition. The Patriot Guard work across American to protect families and honor heroes in many ways, keeping silent vigil then disappearing in a V-Twin rumble.

VFW Post 3312 of Belle Fourche, SD, will be on hand Thursday with their recognizable pop-pies. Toss in a dollar or two to help them maintain national and state veterans’ rehabilitation and ser-

vice programs.Organizations on hand all week:• Wounded Wear provides free clothing and

modifications to wounded warriors and works to raise national awareness of their sacrifice. The organization’s vision is to guide combat-wounded warriors to find a purpose-driven life and peace of mind after the impact of war.

• America’s Mighty Warriors was founded by Debbie Lee after her son Marc was the first Navy SEAL to be killed in Iraq on August 2, 2006. In Marc’s last letter home, he asked friends and fam-ily to “pass on the love and kindness and precious gift of human life.” Since then, America’s Mighty Warriors has been working to support our troops, the fallen and their families.

• Warrior Dog Foundation is dedicated to serv-ing the special operations community, families and Special Operation Forces working with K-9 military dogs. They educate the public on the importance of K-9s in combat and showcase the level of sacrifice these dogs give in support of our troops.

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When Evel Knievel’s Mack truck, Big Red, first transported the infamous daredevil to perfor-mances, only two men got behind the wheel of the custom rig. Mike Draper is one of them and he was there, up close, to witness both Evel’s successes and his failures.

SRD: How did you come to work for Evel?Mike Draper: I was working at Hugo’s H-D in

Wichita and Evel came to do a show. Hugo was a promoter and he had Evel come in to perform at the flat track races. Another guy at the shop, Lee Ratliff, started driving for Evel then and a few months later Lee got in touch to say they needed another driver and asked if I want to do it. So that’s how I started.

SRD: And you drove Big Red?MD: Yeah, the truck was pretty new then, it was

around 1971. The first event I drove to Evel crashed in practice and hurt his back so bad he had to hire Wicked Ward to do the jump for him. That was the only time another jumper performed for him. Evel had to perform the next weekend but he wasn’t even close to healed so he put a brace on under his leath-ers. He did the jump and it was a success but back in the coach he was really sweating, you could tell there was a lot of pain.

SRD: Does a particularly memorable trip come to mind?

MD: When Evel was in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade we hauled the motorcycles out to New York all the way from California just so he could perform for maybe five minutes. They put us up at the Plaza hotel and we couldn’t believe it. We were used to the Motel 6 when Evel was paying.

SRD: What was so special about the truck?MD: Big Red was top of the line in the ‘70s

and it was an automatic. We’d get to truck stops and other drivers would all come to look, it was so unusual.

SRD: That wasn’t typical?MD: It was the first automatic Mack. See, Evel

had hurt his hip in the Caesar’s Palace crash and working a clutch was difficult for him, so the truck was customized as an automatic. When I started driving it I kept going for the clutch with my left foot till I got used to it. But it wasn’t a performance truck, it was a 6 not an 8. Evel didn’t want anyone hot-rodding it.

SRD: Did you have other responsibilities?MD: We were concerned with his safety and

making sure the motorcycles worked right. Our job was to make him look as good as we could. But I learned early on, you couldn’t get headstrong with Evel. You had to make sure everything was his idea.

SRD: Did he ever let his guard down?MD: On his own he was pretty relaxed. But

when people were around he was back to his EK persona, talking about his boats and how much money he spent on things. But that persona sold tickets! He used to tell us, ‘You guys stick with me and you’ll never have to work again!’

SRD: Was Evel a good boss?MD: He always told us, ‘There’s a right way, a

wrong way, and a Knievel way. As long as you work for me it’s the Knievel way. If something screws up but you did everything I told you to do, it’s back on me.’ So that’s a pretty good boss.

SRD: Why do you think Evel had such an impact?MD: Those were turbulent times with the Viet-

nam War and things changing so much. People had to have a hero and at the time he was the guy with the biggest jock strap.

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5 MinuteS With Mike draPer

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame welcomes a new class of inductees today at a breakfast gala starting at 9:00 AM at The Lodge at Deadwood. A $35 donation to the Museum gets you a ticket and you can still make it if you hurry.

This year, John Paul DeJoria, a member of the class of 2004, will serve as Master of Ceremonies as eight individuals are recognized for their contri-butions to motorcycling, through racing, industry and motorcycle rights endeavors. Let’s meet them:

Everett Brashear was one of the top AMA dirt track racers in the 1950s. He made history when he won the first AMA National held in Sturgis in August of 1952. That win, aboard Harley-David-son’s new KR model, provided significant brag-ging rights for the Motor Company and netted considerable publicity for Sturgis. Brashear went on to win more Nationals until he was sidelined by injury in 1954.

Sugar Bear opened his own shop in South Central Los Angeles in 1971 and since that time he has been hand-building his signature chopper front ends; that’s over 40 years! His love affair with choppers started when he passed a couple rid-ing one on the freeway and despite not knowing how to ride he went out and bought a bike, which he promptly chopped, of course. A natural born teacher, he mentors young people and supports effort to encourage next gen riders and builders.

Don Tilley was known as an expert welder, mechanic, tuner and undaunted race competitor. A well-respected Harley-David-son dealer, he opened his first shop in States-ville, North Carolina in 1972 and a second in Salisbury, NC, in 1999. No one rode more than Don Tilley; a thousand mile day was run of the mill to him. Sadly, Don was killed last year in a motorcycle accident. His wife, son and daughters continue his legacy at the dealerships.

Eddie Trotta has been building custom chop-pers and baggers at his shop in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, since the late ‘80s. A speedboat racer and piano virtuoso as well, he also supports com-munity orga-nization such as the Boys & Girls Clubs. He is the founder and owner of Thunder Cycle Designs, which focuses on imagination, craftsmanship and atten-tion to detail in every motorcycle build.

Chris McIntyre is the co-founder of EagleRider, the world leader in providing a full range of motorcycle experiences, including rent-als, tours, bike sales and service, parts and apparel. Chris and his partners opened the first EagleRider in Los Angeles in 1994 with a fleet of 4 Harley-Davidsons. The company has since grown to over 100 locations worldwide employing over 400 peo-ple and delivering dreams for more than 100,000 riders annually.

One of the first to recognize the value of cus-tomizing a touring bike, John Shope has become a designer and producer of quality custom motor-cycles, and a parts supplier to the industry. His company, Dirty Bird Concepts has been featured in numerous magazines and TV shows, includ-ing last year’s Biker Battleground on the History channel. John has mentored student build teams at Sturgis Brown High School.

For 2015, the J.C. “Pappy” Hoel Outstand-ing Achievement Award goes to Chief Jim Bush of the Sturgis Police Department. Bush joined the Sturgis Police Reserves in 1978, was hired as a full time officer in 1979 and worked his way up through the ranks. Serv-ing as the Chief of Police in Sturgis since 1990, Chief Bush has worked tirelessly to make the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally a success for visitors and locals alike.

Richard Lester is the Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame inductee for 2015. Since 1982 he has founded five nationwide organizations focused mainly on uniting, educating and informing motorcyclists of their rights. These include includ-ing Aid to Injured Motorcyclists and National Coalition of Motorcyclists.

Recognizing contRibutions, showing Respectthe 2015 hall of fame inductees

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By Chuck KoroRuss Brown Motorcycle Attorneys

SAVE YOUR DAMAGED GEAR

When a motorcyclist is injured by a negligent driver, insurance companies will sometimes deny that the rider’s injury was caused by the accident. One client was rear-ended and thrown

over his handlebars, slamming and scraping both elbows in the process. A month later, the rider was diagnosed with ulnar nerve damage and required surgery. Subsequently, the same procedure had to be done to the other elbow.The offending driver’s adjuster claimed

that the elbow injuries were unrelated to the accident. Although the motorcyclist was advised to keep all his gear, he disposed of his leather jacket. It had been ripped at both elbows--evidence connecting the elbow injuries to the accident.Ultimately, a witness confirmed that, at

the scene, he noticed that the elbows of the jacket were torn. A shop salesman, who the rider had asked about having the jacket repaired, also confirmed the tears. Your damaged property can be crucial

evidence, as well as a reimbursable expense. If you have been involved in a motorcycle accident and there is the potential for a claim by any of the involved parties, do not throw anything out.

Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys 1-800-4-BIKERS or visit russbrown.com. This article provides general information only and is not meant to be legal advice. Laws vary from state to state and can change. This article should not be relied upon as determinative of the actual law or legal ramifications of the reader’s actions or inaction. Independent counsel in the proper venue should be consulted to ensure your rights are protected.

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Fly like an eagle to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Sturgis Rally! Here’s how: When the Freedom Celebration Ride rolls into the CrossRoads at the Buffalo Chip on Thursday August 6th the riders will convene at the Field of Flags to create a giant living montage shaped like an eagle in flight and made up of motorcy-cles and people. This is no rowdy crowd squeez-ing together on Main Street for another annual picture – it’s bigger, way bigger, in every way.

Inspired by the living image of an eagle formed by soldiers and nurses in 1918, this mega montage of bodies and bikes will be arranged by performance artist John Quigley to form a soaring eagle. A photographer in a helicopter flying overhead will record the happening for posterity. This singular event is presented by Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, the Chip, and SpectralQ to celebrate the Sturgis 75th, recog-nize the freedoms we enjoy in America, and honor the active military and veterans who keep them secure.

Motorcycle parking starts at 1:00 PM and the Freedom Celebration riders arrive at 3:00 to cap it off. It’s free to participate and you should spend a day at the CrossRoads anyway; there’s so much

to enjoy at this free-access taste of the Chip!So bring your friends to the Chip’s soul-stir-

ring Field of Flags and be immortalized in a

live event that’s like no other. Everyone who becomes a part of this art happening will fly like an eagle over the Black Hills into history.

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the eagle 75: a living imagea chance like this only comes along every 75 years

This story has a fairy tale ending. Army veteran and Deadwood, SD, native Brent Stott completed two tours in Afghanistan before coming back to the States and starting college on the

G.I. Bill in North Carolina. Attending the Sturgis 75th was a dream, not only because of the rally’s anniversary status but it would allow him to visit his family back in the Black Hills, too – an other-wise too-expensive prospect.

But Stott is not only here at the Rally he’s here in first class style and a chance entry in a sweepstakes made it all possible. It was even free to enter the sweepstakes!

Stott is a guest at the Sturgis 75th compliments of Mad Vapes, the largest vape brand in the coun-try and one of the best companies in the industry, according to Mad Vapes Chief Marketing Officer Mike Schriefer. “Mad Vapes has quickly grown from a home-based business to an industry phe-nomenon,” said Schriefer. “We ’ll have 100 brick and mortar stores by end of year and are working toward 1000 within the next four years.” Their online presence is strong, too.

As the winner of the Mad Vapes Ultimate Trip to the Chip, Stott received round trip airfare to Rapid City, a luxury RV onsite at the Buffalo Chip for the entire rally, an Indian motorcycle to use all week, a 75th anniversary edition Epiphone guitar and VIP

status for Chip concerts every night. That’s an epic package worth over $29,000 that anyone would be ecstatic to receive!

But it’s especially gratifying to Stott who gets to mix family with pleasure as he comes home to the Black Hills. We tried to reach Stott for comment but it seems he was out riding that Indian and connecting with his family. Who can blame him?

Of course, as the sweepstakes winner Stott also gets passes to the Ultimate Vapes Lounge, a new venue this year at the Chip adjacent to the Bud-weiser Party Deck that taps in to the relatively new vaping community that has developed in recent years.

As Schriefer explained, vaping lounges are pop-ping up around the country as vaping has become a hobby for a lot of consumers, somewhat like cof-fee shops or high-end bars. “Opening the Mad Vapes Lounge at the Chip creates a comfortable place for customers to get product, hang out, vape and watch the shows at the Chip,” he said.

The Mad Vapes Lounge has a juice bar with over 50 flavors for vapers to sample along with a mobile store to provide the products vapers need and want. “We can satisfy anyone’s flavor needs,”

said Schriefer, so stop up and see what’s on offer.The Buffalo Chip has a history of welcoming rid-

ers home, and you can tell by looking at the gates you ride through each day and the smiling faces you find when you get here. Mad Vapes not only

gets that but they have stepped up to the plate in a big way. Mad Vapes’ partnership with the Chip is bringing riders, and vapers, home to the Sturgis Rally and rolling out the welcome mat to them—riders such as Brent Stott.

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Don’t just sit there: today’s the day of the Guin-ness world record attempt to gather up the most people in one place in their underpants! Who doesn’t want to join in for that? So get out of bed, grab a Big Woody and head to the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads at 9:00 AM. Don’t forget to toss a few bucks into the collection buckets for the Prostrate Cancer Foundation. There’s nothing wrong with a little fun for a good cause, right?

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Army veteran Brent Stott (center) won the Mad Vapes Sweepstakes and came home to the Sturgis Rally.

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The Buffalo Chip’s ubiquitous Rod “Woody” Woodruff loves to meet campers. He roams far and wide at the Chip, so keep your eyes peeled for his smiling face and say hello. And if you want to win classic Chip merch, also look for Woody in the pages of the Sturgis Rider Daily. Each day there’s a different Woody caricature hidden in a photo of an event or location he especially recommends. The first three campers or visitors who report their find to the Chamber of Commerce/Rally Info Cen-ter at the Chip Crossroads win a prize. And don’t forget to take note of where Woody is hiding out, because that’s definitely the place to be.

Where’S Woody?

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ContributorsChris Yushta, Jordan Axtman, Christine Paige Diers, Paul Mitchell, Aaron Packard, Jessica Nelson, Brad Schneck, Manny Pandya, Mary Panerio, Kurt Shaw, Jeff Smith, Marilyn Stemp, Max O’Connell, Deb Holland, Nathan Ellenbecker. Other material contributed by staff of the Rapid City Journal.

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Take advantage of this opportunity to participate in the largest, longest-running, most world renowned bike show in motorcycling, the Rat’s Hole. It’s the only way to take home one of the 75th anniversary commemorative award trophies, proving your coolness forever after.

Competition is always tough at a Rat’s Hole show but if you think your bike is a winner go online and regis-ter now because bikes must be in place by 10:00 AM tomorrow morning, Thursday, the day of the show. You can ride in that morning but registra-tion will cost you $45 instead of $35 and word is you better turn up early. There are 16 classes including the Bagger Showdown and as a 75th Rally bonus, everyone who enters the Rat’s Hole

show at Sturgis this year gets a chance to win Alice Cooper’s Nightmare Bike.

If you’re not sure how to classify your bike, see the handy guide at www.ratsholecustom-bikeshows.com. Judging lasts until 5:00 PM and awards are at 5:45 at the free access Buffalo Chip Crossroads.

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Wasting Away at the Buffalo ChipIt’s Rally time in the Black Hills of

South Dakota, the vacation you planned for all year to rest, relax and create general mayhem with your riding friends. And it’s

that part—the motorcycle riding—that’s the nugget of this. It’s the love of riding motorcycles that brings us together here, time after time.

So make sure you explore this spectacular area and enjoy all it has to offer. Then come home to your campsite and park the bike for the night. Take a deep breath to recount the day, bench race a bit and decompress with a few drinks. And that’s part of the beauty of camping at The Best Party Anywhere™— when the party starts, you’re already home.

Let’s face it: it can be risky riding with this much traffic. It’s just plain danger-ous to add other variables into the mix. Chipsters learned long ago that every-thing they want is right here: the best concerts, the best friends, and the best facilities that add up to the best rally experience.

Another thing they know? As Woody says, “Time spent wasted is not wasted time!”

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‘‘ Time spent wasted is not wasted time! –Woody

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at the Buffalo ChipWasting away

Need a shady place to rest and enjoy a cool bottle of water? Visit the American Motorcyclist Asso-ciation’s (AMA) rider oasis at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads. This is the next-to-last stop on an eight-stop tour that has taken AMA reps to the major rallies across the country in 2015.

Why? The goal of the initiative, said Director of Marketing Mark Christian, is to “support the rid-ers and let them know we’re fight-ing for them, in D.C. and back at the state level, too with our part-ners in ABATE. We want them to learn about us.”

AMA membership has benefits, too. Said Road Riding Coordinator Rob Baughman, “The big one is roadside assistance, not only for your motorcycle but your truck, car, RV, trailer and for all your family members, too.” A group of benefit partners offer discounts when you show your AMA card and members can participate in clubs, tours and events at both local and national levels.

Every rider needs to make a commitment to a motorcycle rights organization. The AMA has the horse-power to make things happen. Stop into the AMA Oasis to recharge and learn about the many benefits of AMA membership. You’ll discover it’s one of the best bargains in motorcycling!

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tOrC: day 2

Day One of The Off Road Championships at the Buffalo Chip Powers-ports Complex (PSC) got underway regardless of weather issues. You don’t think drivers of 900 horse-power off-road monster trucks are afraid of a little rain, do you?

They took on the moguls, relished the table-top jumps and handled Horseshoe Turn with glee and ferocity, bringing spectators the show they deserved.

If you missed it, there’s more racing tomorrow at the PSC so come on out!

PRO 4WD1. Johnny Greaves2. CJ Jenkins3. Mike Jenkins

PRO 2WD1. Keegan Kincaid2. CJ Greaves3. Marty Hart

PRO Light1. Kyle Kleiman2. Doug Mittag3. Cam Reimers

thunder at the Chip continues

High times for Doug DangerAh, the life of the professional daredevil! Evel Knievel knew it well and it looks like Doug Danger has it figured out, too. But it isn’t all beautiful women and photo shoots, not at all. Find out where Doug Danger’s rubber meets the road tomorrow, August 6, when he attempts a 22-car jump in the Buffalo Chip amphitheater aboard Evel Knievel’s own XR 750 Harley. Yes, really! Even Knievel never made this one!

Joining forces for biker rights

ViSit the aMa OaSiS

RaCe ResuLts

There’s always great positive energy and a spirit of camaraderie at the Biker Belles event and that was true even more so this year. When the women-focused gathering met for

the 7th straight year at the Lodge at Deadwood on Tuesday, there was a special celebration for one of the ride’s fixtures, Gloria Tramontin Struck. A pioneer female rider, Gloria was honored on her 90th birthday at Biker Belles. That’s 90 years old and, yes, she rode to Sturgis again this year from her home in Clifton, New Jersey.

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S&S® Demo DayThurs., August 6th– 10:00am -2:00pm

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Here’s your chance to find out in a safe, controlled setting!Come out to the Sturgis Dragway and feel the power.

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Chipster of the Day

Is this you? Watch this space each day in the Sturgis Rider Daily. If you see yourself, head to the Rally Info Center/Buffalo Chip Chamber of Commerce at the Crossroads and the nice people there will reward you with cool rally merch!

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It’s in beautiful Belle Fourche!Have your photo taken at our spectacular granite monument.Enjoy FREEADMISSION to theTri-State Museum just inside from the monument.

Visit the historic Johnny Spaulding Cabin on our beautiful rolling lawns.Shop in our store for jewelry, leather bags, regional books,

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We’re halfway through Rally week and that’s a good time to take stock. What have you done? What’s still left to do? Pull up a picnic bench at the CrossRoads and think about it.

Big Woodys and Bow-tie Buds are on special at the bar and you can grab a snack from the food vendors Take in iconic gearhead exhibits; Evel Knievel’s Big Red Mack and a huge collec-tion of Knievel artifacts are in the house! There’s live music on the Jagermeister stage, and with Big Woody’s Panty Party and the Eagle 75 still on tap, the best is yet to come. Just roll in, park fee and get your Rally on—with a Buffalo Chip twist.

Some events happen every day and others are only as scheduled.

EVERY DAY AUGUST 5 - 98 A.M.–8 P.M. ....................... Ride-Thru Weddings10 A.M.–6 P.M. .................Budweiser Clydesdales11 A.M.–7 P.M. ............. Evel Knievel® Thrill Show6:45 – 8 P.M. ............... Rolling Sturgis Roller Derby Wednesday, August 59 A.M.–Noon ....................Big Woody’s Panty Party ........................................................... w/ Big Skillet9 A.M.–Noon .............Cycle Source Chopper Show .............................................................Registration10-12:30 ................................................. Big SkilletNoon–4 P.M. .............Cycle Source Chopper Show

12:30 P.M. ..Sassy & Classy Over 35 Model Search1 – 4 P.M. ........................Renewable Fuels Assoc. .............................................Free Fuel Happy Hour2 P.M. .......................................... Seattle Cossacks2-2:30 P.M. ............................................. Big Skillet2:30 P.M. .....................................................Air Sex3–4:45 ................................................... Mothership3:30 P.M. ..................................... Seattle Cossacks4:45 P.M. .................Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers5 P.M. ...................................Cycle Source Awards5:30 P.M. ........................................... Biker Contest6:15 P.M. .................Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers6:30 P.M. ........... Brandon Jones & The Thirsty Fish7 P.M. .......................Seattle Cossacks Wall Of Fire9:00 P.M. .......... Ride-In Movie: Surprise Staff Pick!

Thursday, August 610 A.M. – 5 P.M. ..................Rat’s Hole Bike Show10:30 A.M. ....................... Aiden’s Ride ReceptionNoon ...................................................... Big Skillet 1 P.M. ............................................... Biker Contest1–3 P.M. Eagle 75, World’s Largest Human Montage1 – 4 P.M. ........................Renewable Fuels Assoc. .............................................Free Fuel Happy Hour2 P.M. ......................................... Seattle Cossacks2:30 P.M. ...........................Air Sex Championships2–4:30 P.M. ..Freedom Celebration Ride Reception3 P.M. ............... Brandon Jones & The Thirsty Fish4:45 P.M. ............... Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers5–5:30 P.M. ..............Rat’s Hole Bike Show Awards 5:30 P.M. ............................................. Bikercontest

6:15 P.M. .................Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers6:30 P.M. ....................................Iron Cowgirl Missy7 P.M. .......................Seattle Cossacks Wall Of Fire9 P.M. ........Ride-In Movie: Footloose And GreaseFriday, August 7Noon ................ Brandon Jones & The Thirsty Fish1 P.M. ................................................ Biker Contest2 P.M. ................ Brandon Jones & The Thirsty Fish3 P.M. .................................Air Sex Championships4 P.M. ...................................................... Big Skillet4:45 P.M. .................Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers5 P.M. ...................................................... Big Skillet5:30 P.M. ........................................... Biker Contest6:15 P.M. .................Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers6:30 P.M. ................................................. Big Skillet9 P.M. ............................ Ride-In Movie: Sound City6 P.M. ...............................The One Ride ReceptionSaturday, August 8Noon ...................................................... Big Skillet1 P.M. ............................................... Biker Contest2 P.M. ..................................................... Big Skillet4 P.M. ................ Brandon Jones & The Thirsty Fish4:45 P.M. .................Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers5:30 P.M. ........................................... Biker Contest6:15 P.M. .................Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers6:30 P.M. .......... Brandon Jones & The Thirsty Fish9 P.M. .......................................Ride-In Movie TBASchedules are subject to change.

Ever wonder what it’s like to launch a two-wheeled weapon armed with a freakin’ huge V-Twin power-plant down the drag strip? Here’s your chance to find out.

For the second straight year, S&S Cycle holds a Demo Day at the Sturgis Dragway on Thurs-day, August 6, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The intention is to give riders the opportunity to expe-rience the awesome power of the S&S T124 engine by taking it down the drag strip. And if that’s not exciting enough, a select few will get to ride the S&S Dragon 143, an S&S show bike enhanced with the company’s monster T143 engine. S&S doesn’t claim “Proven Per-formance” for nothing, folks. There’s gobs of power on tap here, as the You Tube clips show.

Dyno sheets and bench racing might work for some people but to truly get it you have to experience it. And that’s precisely the point of S&S Demo Days. So if, like Hunter S., you long to go “faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death,” you just found your gig. Learn more at: www.sscycle.com/feature/demo-days.

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Hard driving rock is Shinedown’s stock in trade served up with straight-ahead authenticity and unapologetic sincerity. The band played many of their best-loved hits, igniting the Chip amphitheater. Following Shinedown’s super-charged performance, Classic Southern rock lynchpins Lynyrd Skynyrd, at left, delivered what the audience expected, engaging Chipsters with familiar hits and pumping up the energy till the last V-Twin revved its engine.

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If you haven’t stopped at the Rally Infor-mation Center/Buffalo Chip Chamber of Commerce you’re missing out! This is the hot spot for everything you need to make your vacation at the Sturgis 75th the best trip ever. Find maps, directions, event info, giveaways of all descriptions, and they’ll even fix your boo-boos.

Vintage riders unite

Yesterday’s Indian & Classic American Iron Black Hills Rally, held at The CrossRoads, focused on Indian motorcycles but also welcomed pre-1985 machines of any make. It brought vintage bike enthusiasts together to celebrate and appreciate the historic bikes that have plied the highways of the Black Hills over the decades since the Sturgis Rally’s inception. American Iron Publisher Buzz Kanter was on hand to discuss some of the old iron with attendees.

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