a world record! - Sturgis Buffalo Chip

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Tonight’s concert line-up
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Skid Row
Sweet
Cyanide
Friday
Aug. 7, 2015
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A world Record!
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Fri 8/7
Sat 8/8
Sun 8/9
Don’t Miss
Bob Hansen Award Recipients
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Rat’s Hole Winners
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5 Minutes with Michael Lichter
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Eagle 75
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Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s
Wolfman Jack Stage
Tonight
7 PM ..................Sweet Cyanide
8:30 PM ...................... Skid Row
10:30 PM ................Def Leppard
Tomorrow
7 PM ............................ Nicnos
8:30 PM ................ Adelitas Way
10:30 PM ........................... WAR
Doug Danger flies into history
T
he undisputed
king of stunt
men? Sure, certain
names
might come to
mind at that phrase. But since
yesterday, at 6:03 PM, the only
name people are mentioning is Doug Danger. Because
that was the time on the clock
when Danger jumped 22 cars
aboard Evel Knievel’s XR-750
Harley-Davidson, a stunt
Knievel once attempted but
failed to complete.
The feat took place in the
amphitheater at the Sturgis
Buffalo Chip as part of the
Evel Knievel Thrill Show. Danger, who has been performing
motorcycle jumps for decades,
was inspired by Knievel when
he was young and got to know
him later in life. Danger
regarded this stunt not as way
to best his hero but as a favor,
completing a task for a friend.
Danger is fully cognizant of
the potential peril of his chosen profession and he’s realistic; he knows firsthand the
flip side of a successful jump.
But he felt solid and confident
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Today’s Itinerary
• 11:00 am – Explore the Oddities of
the Evel Knievel® Thrill Show: Evel’s
authentic leathers, bikes, helmets
and X-rays: only here, only now. Get
the inspiration behind Doug Danger’s
jump.
• 1:30 pm – Down Some Dollar Dogs
& Drafts: Head down to Woody’s
Watering Hole in the amphitheater and
enjoy one of the best food and drink
bargains of the Rally.
• 3:00 pm – Get an Appointment at
Tattoo Café: Reserve a time to be
inked up by some of the best artists in
the industry. You can finally get that
heart with “Mom” on it.
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World REcord
Friday, Aug. 7, 2015
The crowd cheers as Doug Danger cruises onto the ramp in an attempt to jump 22 cars Thursday.
Staff pick • 4:30 PM
Nitro National
Pro Hill Climb
An elated Danger pumps his fist after his victory
flight.
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I’ve hit a few bumps on my bike over the years,
but nothing compared to the competitors in
the Nitro National Hill Climb; these guys are
incredible. They shoot 250-horsepower bikes
straight up a friggin’ cliff. I get queasy just
looking over the edge from the top. Don Beers
told me how ‘easy’ it is to shoot up the cliffs
and fly over the top when you stroke the horses
just right. Nope. Not me. I’ll watch as these
real-world champions make it happen.
– Rod Woodruff,
Buffalo Chip President
• 7:00 pm – Keep Your Appointment:
Return to Tattoo Café and get inked!
• 7:30 pm – Take a Rip Down the Zip
Line: Get an extra rush while Sweet
Cyanide rocks the main stage.
• 8:30 pm –Ninety Non-Stop Minutes
of Metal Mayhem with Skid Row: You
are locked, cocked and ready to rock.
• 10:30 pm – Be Blessed by Def
Leppard’s Hallowed Sounds of Rock:
Def Leppard is blasting out the Rock
of Ages.
going into this jump and it showed. He cleared
the 22 cars with feet to spare and though he came
down hard with a slight bobble, he recovered and
stopped safely.
“Something like this only comes together due
to teamwork, and I have a great team, he said.
“The Chip’s team really stepped up, too. Everyone knows that the greatest things happen at the
Chip.”
Doug’s wife, Maria, was visibly relieved once
the jump was over. When a TV news reporter
asked if she was proud of him today, she replied,
“I was proud of him yesterday!”
Added the Daredevil, “I can’t believe I made
that jump! I’m gonna be high for a year!”
Victory is sweet! Danger grins from ear to ear after completing his world record jump Thursday.
Danger stands before Evel Knievel’s recently
restored Mack truck rig, Big Red.
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5 Minutes with
michael lichter
One of the hardest working people in motorcycling, Photographer Michael Lichter has been
recording our shared history for over 35 years.
SRD: Did you plan to be a photographer?
Michael Lichter: I started photographing at 13
but had no intention of becoming a commercial
photographer. I was shooting for myself and exhibiting some when a housemate who was a writer saw
my pictures of Cheyenne Frontier Days. He sent
them to a magazine with his story and one of them
ended up on the cover two weeks later. I thought,
“Wow! This looks great, it feels good and I get a
check!”
SRD: How did you first start riding?
ML: I rode on friends’ mini bikes, the kind of
thing any kid would go nuts over. I remember being
14 and going to see the film Easy Rider. Later,
my housemate had a 1947 Knuck chopper with a
24-over front end. It was light and fast and I just
flipped when I rode it. So I bought a Honda 450, it
was purple and I wish I had that bike now; I’d café it.
A little later I got a used Shovel at Frisco Choppers, a ‘71 FX that was mildly chopped. I rode it
back from SF—and I still have it. Billy Lane redid
it for me.
SRD: How’d you first get your gig with Easy Rider
magazine?
ML: I met someone from Easy Rider at my first
Sturgis in 1979. He told me to send some images but
when they only printed 3 of the 10 I was insulted!
So I didn’t send any more. When I saw them again
they told me how lucky I was to have had the prior
3 printed. I was naïve and just didn’t know how it
worked! So I sent more and within two months I
had my first assignment.
SRD: Did you earn a living with regular assignments from ER?
ML: No! I did corporate commercial photography for years. My corporate clients didn’t know
about my motorcycle work. One day some corporate clients saw the shot of Puppy standing on his
bike riding by Bear Butte and they built a campaign
around it. That was the beginning of my commercial
work in motorcycling until the business all melted
together, and now I do nothing outside of motorcycles.
SRD: What would you tell someone who wants to be
a motorcycle photographer?
ML: It’s not a way to make a living. You have to
love it for yourself and want to spend your time this
way, because you’ll work way too many hours and
you won’t get paid for them.
SRD: And yet you’ve made lifelong friends in motorcycling.
ML: I turned 60 in July so more of my life has
been involved with motorcycles than hasn’t. Many
of the people I have photographed have become
friends; I see them on a regular basis, we have time
to talk when I’m shooting their bikes. And I’m photographing something important that comes from
their heart. I’ve shot more than 60 of Arlen Ness’s
bikes. I’ve met as many characters as I‘ve taken pictures—and I’ve taken thousands.
SRD: So you know the legendary custom builders for
sure. What about the next gen builders?
ML: They’re keeping custom bike building alive
and it’s important for the industry to embrace these
guys. What’s cool now is how the bad economy has
opened up custom platforms, with Honda 450s and
750s coming back. These are the most exciting times
ever for custom motorcycles.
SRD: The Motorcycles As Art exhibit held at the
Buffalo Chip has become a hallmark event at the Sturgis Rally. How did it begin?
ML: I had a show of my photos in Dublin in
1981 that was boycotted by the league of decency in
Ireland! I took that as a feather in my cap! But I got
disillusioned and stepped back from the art world.
So in 2000 I had a show of my images at Apex Gallery in Rapid City with a few bikes as well. I loved
the feel of it and had another show at the Journey
Museum in 2001. The next year I added other artists
and started naming the shows.
SRD: And this year’s show is Naked Truth?
ML: Yes. The quality in this show is incredible; it’s
good enough for Museum of Modern Art’s design
area!
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vets
exhibit
valor
personified
Bob Hansen Distinguished Service Awards
Each year the Buffalo Chip honors military personnel for their courage, sacrifices and patriotism.
Bob Hansen award recipients emulate the distinctive service of the award’s namesake, a man whose
robust life could be described as a hinge of history.
Past recipients include Senator John McCain,
Colonel Steve Ritchie, newsman Bob Woodruff,
Retired Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods and Former
Navy SEAL Glen Doherty. Buffalo Chip President
Rod Woodruff presented the awards to this year’s
honorees on the main stage Thursday night to the
following American heroes:
Tyler Southern
On May 5, 2010, while serving under the 1st
Battalion 2nd Marines in Southern Afghanistan,
Corporal Tyler Southern sustained severe injuries
that left him a triple amputee. Through the heroic
efforts of his squad members, he was transported
to a field hospital and then to hospitals in Bagram,
Landstuhl, Germany, and Bethesda, MD, where
the staff brought him back from near death on
many occasions. The miracle man married his
high school sweetheart in July 2011.
Thomas
Drao
Dzieran
World War II veteran Bob Hansen, pictured here with Woody last year, is the
namesake of the Distinguished Service Awards.
Mary
Dauge
Mary Dauge
In 2004, 19-year-old Mary Dauge enlisted in
the U.S. Army as an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician. She deployed on January 1,
2007 as a senior team member to Camp Liberty,
Iraq. On November 4, 2007, after disarming an
IED and removing most of the explosive hazard,
Mary began packing it for transport when it detonated, removing both of her arms above the elbow.
She was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze
Star Medal for her actions while deployed to Iraq.
Thomas Drago Dzieran
Born in a communist-ruled East European
country, Thomas Dzieran was jailed for two years
Mike
Ritland
John
Rapp
as a political prisoner. He
immigrated to the U.S,
became a U.S. citizen and
joined the U.S. Navy in
1991. He served on SEAL
Teams 2 & 4, was a SEAL
instructor, a Naval Lead
Breacher, and performed
over 100 direct action
missions in Iraq. He was
awarded the Bronze Star
with “V”, Navy Commendation Medal with “V”
and Army Commendation
Medal among others.
John R. Rapp
John Rapp served three tours in Vietnam
from December 1964 to March 1969 in the U.S.
Navy. He worked as a Red Eye Missile Operator,
Combat Operator of all SEAL Support Craft,
Insertions/Extraction/Fire Support and Leading
Gunners Mate on all SEAL Missions from U.S.
support craft.
Mike Ritland
Mike Ritland served as a U.S. Navy SEAL in
Operation IRAQI Freedom and several special
operations deployments. Ritland is the author of
New York Times Best Selling books Trident K9
Warriors, Navy SEAL Dogs, and most recently,
Team Dog. He is the founder of Trikos International, a company that provides private protection dogs. He is also the founder of The Warrior
Dog Foundation, which serves the special operation forces K9 community and their handlers.
Tyler
Southern
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Jam-packed & quality stacked
The CrossRoads exploded yesterday when the
Rat’s Hole Bike Show came to town! Online registrations were far beyond expectations and ride-ins
pushed display space outside the ropes.
When the dust settled the judges had managed
to choose winners in every class but it was a daunting task. Several said this was one of the toughest
fought Rat’s Hole Shows they’d ever judged, the
quality of the bikes was just so stellar.
And the winners are:
Three Wheeler, Gene Bateman, Bridgeport, NE
1cc to 1000cc, Brad Whitmer, Fallon, NV
Cafe Racer, Paul Cavallo, Rancho Cucamongo,
CA
Sportster Custom 1100, Brad Hall, Ashford,
WA
Sportster Radical, Shortsters, Wausa, NE
Most Unusual, Vaughn Shafer, El Jebel, CO
Full Dresser & Touring, Gilliland Customs,
Jackson, OH
Rat Class, Stan Luebbers, Erie, CO
Antique/Classic Restored, Mark Schmidt,
Hanahan SC
Showcase stages
Friday 8/6
Bikini Beach
Noon..................................Bikini Beach Party
1 P.M.................................................. Karaoke
3 P.M...............................Rope Swing Contest
3:30 P.M......................Beers & Burps Contest
4 P.M............................Frozen T-Shirt Contest
4:30 P.M.....................Air Sex Championships
5:30 P.M.................Homemade Bikini Contest
7 P.M............................................... The Mods
10–1:45 A.M................. Charlie Brechtel Band
Antique/Classic Unrestored, Dave Chappell,
Las Vegas, NV
Bobber, Aron Wilson, Elk City
Over 1000cc Stock, Frank Fedler, San Antonio,
TX
Over 1000cc Custom, Bryan Freytag,
Farmington, NM
Over 1000cc Radical, Christian Rivard, Trois
Rivteres, Quebec
Over 1000cc Super Radical, Gordon Tronson,
Henderson, NV
Black Hills Bagger Showdown, Oscar,
Powerhouse Customs, Houston, TX
Best of Show, Paul Cavallo
Budweiser Roadhouse
6:30, 8 & 10 P.M....................... Colossal Boss
Kinison Stage
4 P.M...........................................Captain Jack
5 P.M..............................Pickle Lickin’ Contest
6 P.M....................................................... Mms
10 P.M............. Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers
Midnight..................... Illumination Fire Troupe
12:15 A.M............................................. Nicnos
Hoyt Axton Stage
1:30 P.M..................................... Biker Games
2:30 P.M............................. Iron Cowgirl Missy
4 P.M.......................................... Biker Games
5 P.M.................................. Reformed Whores
5:30 P.M.....................................Biker Contest
6:30 P.M................................. Jimmy Bratcher
Midnight..................Midnight Endurance Ride
Midnight..........................................Swampfox
Schedules are subject to change.

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The NRA and bikers
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Second Amendment proponents unite!
Dave Manzer can’t contain his excitement over
the new initiative he and fellow NRA field rep
Clay Pederson have begun with the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. But before we tell you about that, Dave
insists that some background is in order.
The NRA, he explains, has three parts: First,
the NRA is a shooting club. Then there’s the NRA
Foundation, a 501 (c)3 that supports the shooting
sports through the Friends of the NRA program.
This branch funds 4-H groups and buys ammo
and targets to educate and train about the proper
use of firearms. “We’re very good at that,” said
Manzer. “Last year nationwide we spent over $30
Million on the shooting sports through local outreach. We fund things on the national level too,
but few people know this.”
The third part of the NRA is the Institute of
Legislative Action (ILA), the political wing of
the organization. Added Manzer, “The ILA wing
is what everybody knows and we haven’t been so
good about making money for that.”
So Manzer and Pederson got together to brainstorm about that and what resulted was the
Defend America campaign, an initiative that
brought the NRA to the Chip CrossRoads during
the Sturgis 75th. “We want to send the message
that the NRA is certainly more than politics but
it’s important and we have some major battles to
fight that apply to the second amendment,” said
Manzer “The NRA has always been a one issue
organization and we will never waver from that.
We are about the second amendment.”
Manzer and Pederson believe they can reach
like-minded people in the biking community,
people who appreciate their freedoms, who exercise them, and who are independent free thinkers.
The one challenge with that group of people,
according to Manzer, is they tend to be loners.
“Like hunters, bikers like to go off by themselves.
That’s why many people ride! And that makes
them harder to connect with,” he said.
Where’s Woody?
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 Center 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.
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Sturgis Buffalo Chip
Rapid City Journal
Rider
Editor
Marilyn Stemp
Advertising Sales
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Paul Mitchell, Sturgis
Buffalo Chip
So you’ll find the NRA set up at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads, signing up new members, accepting donations and talking about their
“Pledge to forever defend America campaign.”
The campaign allows concerned individuals to
pledge either $2500 or $7500 to the NRA ILA
and receive one of two different custom engraved
handguns.
Manzer and Pederson are also making people
in the region aware of their further collaboration
with the Buffalo Chip: a hosted dinner and fundraising gala is planned for Saturday, September 12
at the Chip to further promote the Defend America campaign and engage local leaders to participate. Interested? Contact Dave Manzer at 307746-2520, [email protected].
Tyin’ the Knot at the Rally
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Design and
Production
Rapid City Journal
Contributors
Chris 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, Sean Ryan. Other material contributed by
staff of the Rapid City Journal.
Circulation
The Sturgis Rider® Daily is published eight consecutive days during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. 9500 copies are distributed each day at 70
locations in the Black Hills and to campers at the Buffalo Chip.
Disclaimer
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provided herein. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the publishers, advertisers, editors, contributors, or their agents. Sturgis Rider® is a registered
trademark owned by Rod Woodruff. Reproduction or transmission of content herein, in whole or part, without expressed written consent is not permitted.
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If the romantic spirit shakes your world while you’re enjoying a biker vacation in the Black Hills, there’s
help available to make it official and tie the knot. Casual attire and informality are the order of the day
but that doesn’t mean a few traditions can’t be included. Besides, in the case of a biker wedding at the
Rally, empty beer cans are plentiful.
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Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes Winner
The Best Party
Anywhere™ got a
whole lot better last
night for Cary Nunnelly when his name
was announced as
the winner of the
2015 Sturgis Rider
Sweepstakes.
Nunnelly rides
away on a 2015 custom Victory Gunner produced and promoted by the Buffalo
Chip in cooperation with Victory Motorcycles, Arlen Ness
Motorcycles, Epiphone and Amsoil.
The stunning black and gold Gunner was customized by
Cory Ness employing one-off black Beveled wheels, matching pulley and rotors, plus cam, ignition and derby covers. A
dozen or more carefully selected accessories were pulled from
the Ness catalog to grace the Gunner.
The bike is embellished with multiple layers of sparkling
gold, gilt anodizing and the Buffalo Chip’s 75th anniversary
logo, making it an instant collector’s item. The sleek-cruising
Gunner sports a Freedom 106 power plant that produces 110
ft. pounds of torque; and a dry weight of 649 pounds.
And as if that’s not enough, the motorcycle is accompanied
by a paint-matched Epiphone Sheraton II guitar. Congrats,
Cary! You are one lucky dude!
International Bikini Team
Learn more about the beautiful and hard working ladies of the International Bikini Team in tomorrow’s
edition of the Sturgis Rider Daily. They travel to events all over the country but say that the Sturgis Rally
is their favorite.
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Honoring
Everyday Heroes
Every rider
every veteran
In only its second year, the Freedom Celebration Ride has
secured a foothold in the Sturgis Rally tradition. It brings together
the spirits of camaraderie, empathy, appreciation and respect for a
day like no other and it spills into the existing Freedom Celebration
that’s been in place at the Buffalo Chip for 24 years now.
The ride was established to honor veterans and raise funds for
organizations benefitting wounded vets and their families. Freedom
Riders gathered in Spearfish yesterday morning then rode the Hills,
ending at the CrossRoads just in time to finish off the Human
Eagle performance art montage, a singular one-time happening.
Once inside the Chip amphitheater, riders witnessed heroes in
the flesh as five honorees received Bob Hansen Distinguished Service Awards. Inspiration and emotion were thick in the air.
The pictures tell the story better than words ever could. Your
own experience determines how it resonates from here.
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It’s become an international destination
foreign visitors trek to Sturgis
N
o matter what the language, the
name “Sturgis” needs no translation.
“Sturgis is legendary for motorcycles,” said German Ramirez, of
Mexico City.
Ramirez and his friends, Gabriel Sanchez and
Elias Gasca, all members of a Mexican motorcycle club, have logged 7,456 miles on their trek to
Sturgis for the 75th holding of the annual motorcycle rally.
The three stood in line at the Sturgis Community Center Thursday, ready to order custom Harley-Davidson T-shirts to commemorate their week
at the rally.
The trio is part of a growing contingent of bikers and curious tourists from across the world who
make the long and sometimes arduous journey to
South Dakota for the rally and a taste of Americana they can’t get anywhere else. This year in
Sturgis, the presence of foreign visitors seems more
prevalent than ever.
They spend thousands in air travel costs and
to have their cycles shipped here. But like rally
patrons of any nationality, they all want to feel
a part of the unique culture that surrounds the
Sturgis rally.
“Sturgis,” says Roman Iglin, of Belgorod, Russia, “is know around the world.”
Although his English may be a bit broken,
Iglin’s knowledge of motorcycling is top notch. He
is the chairman of the Federation of Motorcycling
Biketourism of Belgorod Region in Russia, near
the Ukranian border.
He’s traveling with his brother, Evgeny Kapustin, head of the International Center of Education
and Cooperation of Belgorod State Technological
University.
They began an around-the-world motocross in
June, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the end
of World War II. Their bikes were shipped to Los
Angeles and they took a little side trip to Sturgis before they head south to Mexico and South
America.
Ian “Big E” Doignie, of Shropshire, United Kingdom, sits on a Harley-Davidson while looking at
motorcycles Thursday afternoon during the 75th Sturgis motorcycle rally. Doignie, whose first time is
in the United States, travelled to the rally with two friends saying it has been a great trip and was
everything he expected.
“My English not good,” Kapustin said. But he
was able to muster this: “Sturgis. Good rides.”
The total length of the brothers’ route is about
28,000 miles. They will visit 30 countries before
they are finished.
The Sturgis Rally Department does no direct
marketing to the international audience outside of
social media, said rally director Brenda Vasknetz.
“We can reach the entire world that way,” she
said. “Facebook is our largest international marketing tool.”
The Sturgis motorcycle rally Facebook page has
about 200,000 followers with about 3,500 new
page “likes” just this week.
While most foreign visitors have mainly positive things to say about Sturgis and the rally, a
Norwegian visitor pointed out one drawback.
The only complaint Venche Runde has of her
first trip to the United States has nothing to do
with traffic or motorcycles.
“The hotel breakfasts are absolutely terrible,”
said Runde, whose home country and European
neighbors are known for hotels that serve hearty
breakfasts with varied sausages and baked goods.
The international rider, from Haugesund, Norway, is touring Sturgis with a group of 26 other
Europeans as a part of the Harley Owners Group
motorcycle club. The caravan has seven riders from
Denmark and two from Sweden. The other 17 riders are from Norway.
The group flew into Denver International Airport last week and all rented motorcycles from
a Harley-Davidson store in Denver. They have
been touring the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone
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National Park and Montana before diving into the
Black Hills on Thursday. The trip will cost each
rider about $7,000, a price Runde said has been
well worth it.
“We have always heard about the Sturgis rally
for years and years and years,” Runde said. “We’ve
always heard Sturgis is the ultimate biker destination, and we certainly see it this year.”
Runde said the motorcycle culture in Norway
is a bit more tame than in the United States. She
said her home country doesn’t have the historical
connection to gang violence or outlaw behavior as
it does in the U.S.
And despite the increased traffic in the Black
Hills from the Sturgis rally, Runde said her group
isn’t phased.
“The people and the traffic in the United States
and even Sturgis are much more efficient and
much more faster than in Norway,” Runde said.
“We have a population of 5 million people. Hello,
we’re used to this.”
Jem Symmonds and his son, Shaun, of Shropshire, England, flew from London to Chicago then
to Rapid City to attend this year’s anniversary rally.
And Sturgis hasn’t disappointed.
“I absolutely love it here,” Jem Symmonds said.
“The atmosphere is fantastic. The local area is
beautiful, and the people are friendly.”
But the strong American dollar has weakened
their purchasing power. On Thursday, a British
Pound was worth $1.55 American, when it was
worth well over $2 just a few years ago.
Symmonds also had another motive for
attending the rally. He’s interested in buying
used Harley-Davidson motorcycles and shipping
them back to England to sell. He said he found
about four or five this trip, but wants to buy 25
bikes next summer and begin shipping them on
a more regular basis.
Symmonds’ friend, Ian “Big E” Doignie, said
he’s heard of Sturgis for years and always wanted
to come.
“I don’t think you’ve really been to a motorcycle
rally until you’ve been to Sturgis,” he said.
Whether you made it to the Buffalo Chip and had so much fun you want to repeat the experience, or you missed out on all the fun and
don’t want to miss it next year, you can ensure your spot at next year’s party by buying your 2016 Buffalo Chip passes NOW! Simply go
online to buffalochip.com and click on the Reservations tab. Woody and the gang look forward to seeing you next year!
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Main Street Frontage! Lot includes RV parking and
unique tri-fold doors, prefect for annual
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SHoWING DAtES: July 31st from 10 AM – 12 PM
and Aug 4th from 3 – 5 PM
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Main St., Sturgis
Tract 2: 901 Main Street: 12,600 sq. ft.
corner lot w/84+ ft. of Main Street frontage!
Excellent Location
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3001 laZelle St., Sturgis
Date: tues., Aug 18, 2015 at 10:30 AM
Auction held at the Sturgis community
center, 1401 laZelle St.
West edge of Sturgis on Hwy. 14A toward
Lead and Deadwood, 30-unit mobile home
park, 5.076 Acres, including 757 ft. of Hwy.
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Eagle
75
takes
flight
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The CrossRoads buzzed with an undercurrent
of excitement yesterday afternoon. The Rat’s Hole
Bike Show was well underway when a parade of
bikes arrived completing the Freedom Celebration Ride.
And those bikes didn’t head to a parking lot, no
sir! They headed for the Chip’s Field of Fags where
artist John Quigley had earlier placed a parking
grid in preparation for the Eagle 75 Human Eagle
photo montage.
Freedom Riders cheered and high-fived amid
the revving of engines and exhaust noise until
finally every motorcycle and every person was in
place. That’s when Quigley took to the skies in the
Husker’s helicopter to photograph the happening.
With flags flying and energy high, the spirit
was palpable and defies description. You had to be
there to feel it for yourself.
This singular event was presented by Black Hills
Clean Water Alliance, the Chip, and SpectralQ to
celebrate the Sturgis 75th, recognize the freedoms
we enjoy in America, and honor the active military and veterans who keep them secure.
John Quigley / Spectral Q
Stay connected at the Chip The most wired city in the U.S.A.
When you gather hundreds of thousands of
people in one small town, it’s a given that the local
infrastructure will be taxed beyond capability. An
example? Sturgis, South Dakota during the 75th
anniversary rally, of course. But staying connected
has become a necessity in the 21st Century so
what to do?
Fortunately for campers at the Buffalo Chip,
West River Television Company offers no worries
WiFi with brand new state-of-the-art RallyLink
service. Similar to some hotels, when you open
your device—laptop, tablet or phone—it searches
for available networks. When “RallyWiFi4U”
pops up click on it, choose your plan and enter
your credit card number. Done!
Reed Metzger, general manager of West River
says that this new, super strong service is state-ofthe-art, with broad coverage that’s superior to any
installation they’ve handled to date. Fiber-wired
repeaters are placed every 300 feet throughout the
Buffalo Chip, far exceeding most municipalities
that only have hot spots of connectivity in select
common areas. In fact, at this moment Buffalo
Chip is the most comprehensively wired city, end
to end, in the United States!
Metzger credits the partnerships his company
formed with Sisco who provided the hardware and
CCI Systems, the company that designed the network. West River has spare equipment on site just
in case and in the event of user technical difficulties, a staffed booth is located near the west box
office till midweek. That’s reassuring!
West River offers daily or weekly plans and in
terms of reliability the service has been engineered
to exceed the number of users. Especially in certain areas such as the Chip’s amphitheater, there’s
enhanced capability in recognition of the concentration of potential users there. That area features high-density wireless deployment focused on
specific antennas to create the best experience for
users. No matter how many people are at the concert, you can still post to Instagram or Facebook
knowing the network will support it.
The benefit of West River’s service compared to
using data on your mobile plan is the one-time
charge. Most mobile providers have a data cap and
charge per gig. Your RallyLink plan also works for
any two devices – that’s like a 50% discount if two
people each use one device.
So don’t ruin your vacation at the Sturgis 75th
with worries over connectedness. Get signed up
early and forget it!
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2015 HOF Inductees Honored
The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of
Fame inducted six new members and one Freedom Fighter yesterday at the annual breakfast gala
in Deadwood. In addition, Sturgis Chief of Police
Jim Bush received the J.C. Pappy Hoel Outstanding Achievement Award for his 38 years of service
to the city and the rally.
The six new Hall of Famers include: Top AMA
racer Everett Brashear; Custom builder and fabri-
cator Sugar Bear; Harley-Davidson dealer and race
team manager Don Tilley; builder Eddie Trotta;
Eagle Rider’s Chris McIntyre; and builder John
Shope. Attorney Richard Lester received Freedom
Fighter recognition for his efforts in uniting and
educating riders of their rights.
John Paul DeJoria, a member of the class of
2004, served as master of ceremonies for this compelling event that never fails to inspire.
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NAHA Hill Climb, Day 1
Man vs. Hill
There’s no gray area in hillclimb racing. These purposebuilt machines tackle the course
in a take-no-prisoners clash: you
either get up the hill or you don’t.
Qualifying and one main happened yesterday and there are two
more racing mains tomorrow. So
get over to the PSC and catch the
action. It begins at 4:30, tickets
are $20 at the gate.
Race Results
The 2015 class of Inductees to the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame are: from left, Jim Bush,
Donna Tilley (accepting for her father Don Tilley), Everett Brashear, Richard Lester, Eddie Trotta, John
Shope and Sugar Bear. Not pictured: Chris McIntyre.
450 Qualified
1.Carson Loyd 12.15
2.Bret Peterson 12.2
3.Max Simmons 12.3
4.Logan Sipala 12.5
5.Travis Whitlock 12.8
6.Austin Cardwell 12.9
7.Jordan Schmidt 13.1
8.Casey Curtin 13.16
9.Tyler Cardwell 13.26
10.Sean Cardwell 13.29
700 Final
1.Logan Cipala 11.2
2.Austin Cardwell 11.3
3.Jason Smith 11.7
4.Bret Peterson 11.8
5.Logan Mead 11.9
6.Travis Whitlock 12.0
7.Tyler Cardwell 12 .1
8.Austin Tyler 12.2
9.Max Simmons 12.4
10.Brandon Whitlock 12.5
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you with cool rally merch!
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Talking with def leppard
DAILY LEGAL TIP
WHAT YOU
SHOULD
KNOW
ABOUT
POLICE
REPORTS
By Chuck Koro
Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys
From left, Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen, Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, and Rick Allen of Def Leppard. The band is on track to have a new album out this fall, and
plays at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip tonight.
D
ef Leppard is on track to have a
new studio album out this fall.
That’s fairly big news, considering even when the band was at its
commercial peak, four or five years
passed between 1983’s “Pyromania,” 1987’s “Hysteria” and 1992’s “Adrenalize.”
What’s more notable, according to guitarist Phil
Collen, is the new album may be the purest representation ever of the kind of sound and music Def
Leppard wants to create.
“The great thing about this is we weren’t after
a sound,” Collen said in a phone interview last
month in advance of the band’s show at the Buffalo Chip along with Skid Row and Sweet Cyanide
tonight.
“So there’s a freedom in that that just allows you
to be a true artist. It’s the first time we’ve ever done
that, in the 30-odd years I’ve been in the band.
Probably when the band first got together and was
doing demos, that was a (true) representation.
“But after that, the fans want to hear a certain
thing or management or the record company wants
it to sound it a certain way. Then you set yourself,
you use it as a brief. We’ve done that before. We’ve
said this album should sound like this and this and
that. For this one, we didn’t.”
Collen, in fact, said the band didn’t even realize
it was making an album until the project was taking shape. The five band members — singer Joe
Elliott, Collen, guitarist Vivian Campbell, bassist
Rick Savage and drummer Rick Allen — went into
the studio in February 2014 thinking they might
want to record a song — perhaps an EP — to have
something new for the live show.
“I think we were just trying to come up with a
song. We should do something,” Collen said. “We
were just playing each other ideas. Instead of putting them into a bracket or a box, we just did the
songs that sounded most exciting to us straight off
of the bat and all of a sudden everything kind of
had a fresh kind of vigor about it.”
Two more recording sessions followed: one in
May 2014 and a third session in January and February of this year. Now the album is getting some
finishing touches and getting mixed on the road
(using a mobile studio setup) as Def Leppard tours
this summer.
Collen is fired up about Def Leppard’s latest
work, saying it’s “the best thing we’ve done since
‘Hysteria.’”
That’s no small statement. That 1987 album,
which was the follow-up to Def Leppard’s breakthrough release, the seven-times platinum 1983
album “Pyromania,” was a blockbuster. Boasting hits such as “Animal” and “Pour Some Sugar
On Me,” sales of “Hysteria” eventually topped 15
million and pushed Def Leppard to the very top
among rock acts at the time.
The group had one more huge hit with their
next CD, “Adrenalize,” but then grunge became
the big rock trend and this helped push Def Leppard and other ‘80s hard rock/metal acts out of the
spotlight. While Def Leppard continued to turn
out new CDs on a regular basis, its album sales
declined. Nevertheless, the band has remained a
popular live act.
In fact, Collen reports that the group has been
drawing some of its biggest stateside crowds in
years on this summer’s tour.
“There seems to be a lot of excitement about us,
which is great,” he said.
The band even has guitarist Campbell back on
tour. For a time it looked likely he would have to
sit out the summer tour.
In June 2013, Campbell announced that he
had Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He went through treatments and doctors advised him his cancer was in
remission in July 2014. But in June, he found that
his cancer had returned.
Campbell, though, is able to go through his latest treatment regimen on tour, and he rejoined Def
Leppard a week into this summer’s tour. So far,
Collen said, Campbell seems to be doing fine.
According to Collen, the current show features
new video content and a set list that’s packed with
hits, plus a couple of album tracks that haven’t been
part of Def Leppard’s show for some time. The set,
though, doesn’t include any of the new songs.
“We’re not going to play any of the new stuff
until the record comes out,” he said.
In addition to his touring duties, Collen is also
spending this summer helping get the word out
about his new side group, Delta Deep. The band,
which includes Collen, singer Debbi BlackwellCook, bassist Robert DeLeo (also of Stone Temple
Pilots) and drummer Forrest Robinson, takes Collen in a very different musical direction from the
melodic hard rock of Def Leppard.
The group’s self-titled debut album was released
in June, and it’s a powerhouse. It encompasses deep
blues, hard rock, funk, soul and a bit of jazz, with
Blackwell-Cook’s vocals a highlight over 11 songs,
eight of which were written by Collen, his wife,
Helen, and Blackwell-Cook.
“I’ve said this and other people have said this, it’s
like Aretha Franklin singing over Led Zeppelin,”
Collen said. “It really has got that vibe.”
Police reports can make or break your
case. Never argue with the police officer at
the scene of the accident, even if you think
his investigation or his conclusions are
off base. If your behavior is intimidating,
argumentative or irrational, his judgement
calls will most likely be tainted.
Also, although you may think the officer’s
investigation is going against you, you
may be dead wrong. Wait until the police
report is finalized. If the final information
is inaccurate, try to submit a supplemental
report. This usually requires a visit to the
police station. The best way to approach
the officer on duty at the station is to be
overly polite and low key. The old saying
“you get more with honey than vinegar”
holds true.
If you are permitted to submit a written
supplemental report, do not accuse the
responding police officer of misconduct
or of providing inaccurate information.
Just objectively state your version. An
unfavorable police report isn’t necessarily
the end of your case.
If you aren’t allowed to supplement the
report, at least you can honestly state
that you did attempt in good faith to try
to submit your version and were refused.
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.
Illustration by Anne Mitchell.
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Last Night’s Concert
Styx made music industry headlines in the ‘70s and ‘80s with four consecutive multi-platinum albums.
Rallygoers in the Chip amphitheater last night heard many of those once progressive now classic hits when
the band delivered as ordered, their distinctive sound solidly in tact. As predicted, The Guess Who, at left,
had the crowd singing along to almost every number on the set list when they took their turn on the Wolfman
Jack stage. Every American Woman —and American man—caught the energy.
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