American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 8 | Page 6

News from around the USA
Festival in Motorcycling on
Sunday, Aug. 6. In full Buffalo
Chip style, the Sturgis Buffalo
Chip TT will set racers on a new
course with a twist - a half-mile
long TT track that winds through
the center of the venue’s
famous amphitheater.

Accelerating the Journey

Flat Track to Sturgis
Buffalo Chip in 2017
BUFFALO CHIP, SD – A
monumental partnership has
been struck to preserve an
authentic rally tradition and
take professional racing to the
next level of entertainment.
AMA Pro Racing, Indian
Motorcycle® and the Sturgis
Buffalo Chip® are electrifying
motorcycle enthusiasts from
around the world by hosting the
premier form of dirt track racing
- American Flat Track. The
racing action will be happening
during the Largest Music

The three industry giants are
collaborating to accomplish the
anticipated track-building task
in just a few short months. Plans
call for demolition of several
buildings, transporting and
sculpting of tons of dirt and
bringing together the biggest
names in racing all to provide an
exclusive, world-class racing
experience. Flat Track’s seventime Grand National Champion
and track designer Chris Carr
has blueprinted the new TT
course to ensure entertaining
racing that presents an equal
challenge to both the riders and
their machines. Fans watching
from elevated “bridges” or