Monday, June 18, 2018

Sturgis Cushman Rally (Buffalo Chip)

On thursday morning I took a walk around the Buffalo Chip main stage area which was a short walk from our campsite. Later in the day they would be running the scooter drag racing. It sure looks alot different now than during the rally. I talked to Rod the owner and he said that they had plenty to do to get ready with about 50 days till rally time. Art and I had this camping area all to ourselves except for the gal in the camping cabin who worked for the forest service. It was quiet with a good view.
In the second photo you can see the main stage in the background over the hill from our campsite.
Our view to the north was Bear Butte.
The Big Engine Bar. This was at the west end of the Chip.
The gate at the east end of the campground leading to the huge main stage area.
I stayed at city park in 1981 and Buffalo Chip in 1982. Does that make me riff-raff?
A few pictures of the grounds.
Nice art work.
In the afternoon on thursday they had scooter drag racing, old school style with a raised arm starter and you race to the pedestrian bridge about 600 feet down track. The two fastest racers both ran OMC V-twins in Cushman frames with CVT power delivery.
The fastest of the men was this guy at 84 years old. The fastest of the women and 2nd fastest overall was this gal in her 50's. Finish line speed was a solid 70mph+.
The machine the gal was riding.

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