Buffalo Chip News

Sturgis, SD (June 9, 2015) – Race fans will want to prepare for an action-packed week of powerful motor battles at the award-winning Buffalo Chip PowerSports Complex the first week in August. From 4x4s and jet-powered tractors to flying trucks and one-wheeled drag races, spectator excitement will be running high all week.
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Sturgis, SD (May 19, 2015) – Unprecedented demand for the Sturgis Buffalo Chip‘s Party of the Century during the 75th rally anniversary has left many rally fans eager to secure their favorite RV camping spot for the Buffalo Chip’s own 35^th anniversary celebration in 2016. To accommodate these mounting requests, the Buffalo Chip has now made passes and reserved camping spots for the 2016 rally available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Sturgis, SD (May 15, 2015) – Daring acrobats, death-defying stuntmen, fire-breathing women, larger-than-life theatrical performances and side-show oddities are all part of the spectacle guests expect from a good, old fashioned, three-ring circus. When one views incredible events like these through the mind of the motorcyclist, what develops is the super-charged circus on steroids Sturgis Rally attendees will find this August at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip®.
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Sturgis, SD (May 13, 2015) – The roster for the Largest Music Festival in MotorcyclingTM at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® continues to grow as five more of the hottest rock bands in the world are slated to perform.

The undisputed king of shock-rock, Alice Cooper, will take the headline position on the Wolfman Jack Stage on Saturday, Aug. 1, following a performance by heavy metal rockers Five Finger Death Punch. Cooper is famous for his fantastical, theatrical rock shows which are known to feature guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood and boa constrictors.

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Sturgis, SD (May 4, 2015) – The Buffalo Chip Challenge, a collaboration between the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, Keith Terry of Terry Components, Dakota V-Twin, Baggster, Sturgis Brown High School and a large group of industry-leading sponsors was opened for the first time ever to all Black Hills area high school students in 2015. The program was designed to introduce students to a career in motorcycle customization. In addition to implementing and helping to organize partners for the program for the past five years, Rod Woodruff, president of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, offered participating students the opportunity to apply for $8,500 in scholarship. Three outstanding Black Hills students have been chosen to receive these awards.
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Sturgis, SD (May 6, 2015) –The Sturgis Buffalo Chip®’s Biker Belles event will celebrate women and the role they play in shaping the culture, sport, art and history of motorcycling on Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Buffalo Chip CrossRoads VIP Center. Created by the Buffalo Chip seven years ago to raise awareness of the passion, diversity and spirit of women in motorcycling and to raise funds for worthy local charities, the event has undergone some big changes for 2015.
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Sturgis, SD (April 30, 2015) – The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® has planned a full day of events celebrating American freedom and recognizing the courage and unbeatable determination of those who have stood ready to give their lives in defense of ours. In recognition of our nation’s valiant veterans, the Buffalo Chip has set aside Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 as its 24th annual Freedom Celebration. Several brave souls have committed to making presentations to honor the fallen and imparting personal accounts of patriotism to those who attend. These special guests include many who have offered their lives and sacrificed their limbs and state of well being in the defense of liberty,
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Sturgis, SD (April 30, 2015) – Yellowstone Off-Road Racing will kick off an expanded racing season at the AMA “Track of the Year” award-winning Sturgis Buffalo Chip PowerSports Complex June 12 and 13. The Liberty Superstore/Dakota Customs 250 is the first of five races in the Wild West Off-Road Race Series, held mostly in Montana and Wyoming and will provide some exciting, pre-rally racing excitement.
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Sturgis, SD (April 16, 2015) – Folks making plans to attend the Sturgis Rally’s 75th anniversary celebration have been eagerly awaiting word of more world-class Buffalo Chip entertainment, with just 105 days until the first note reverberates through the amphitheater at the world’s largest motorcycle and music festival. Today these fans can add two more superstar rock bands to their calendars as the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® has added Shinedown and Social Distortion to its ever-expanding 2015 roster.
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Sturgis, SD (April 1, 2015) – Fans of the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® can now rest at ease knowing the shocking news delivered early this morning that Justin Bieber would be joining the venue’s 2015 festival lineup was merely an April Fools’ joke. The Buffalo Chip let the public’s imagination run wild for hours and is now letting the cat out of the bag with the true announcement. John Fogerty, Godsmack and Styx have joined the growing list of superstars slated to entertain music lovers and motorcycle enthusiasts during the upcoming event.
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