Taking the Rally Back to the Old Days with Camp Zero

Taking the rally back to the old days with Camp Zero

STURGIS, S.D. (KELO) --Toward the back of Buffalo Chip, there's a place where riders can go back in time and experience what the rally was like 50-years ago. It's as easy as pulling up to an open spot and setting up camp as they ride through the dirt. Pat Patterson of Led Sled Customs from Ohio brings his Sportsters out to the rally every year and he always stays at Camp Zero. "Out here at Camp Zero I feel like it is just getting back to two whe…

Thousands Celebrate Their Love for Life on 2 Wheels at 85th Sturgis Rally

STURGIS, S.D.—Clarence “Pappy” Hoel wanted to promote his Indian Motorcycle dealership in Sturgis, South Dakota, in 1936. So, he built a half-mile dirt oval track and invited a few like-minded gearheads to race their machines on it—cars included. That informal race was so well-received that on Aug. 14, 1938, nine racers and an unknown number of spectators gathered for the first Annual Black Hills Motor Classic. The first races were organized and…