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Mud racing is the dirtiest form of entertainment to hit the Buffalo Chip agenda since… 1978 when a few swine briefly took over the stage. This year the likes of Wuffy, Yellow Thunder, Mud, Sweat and Gears and the pro mod by the name of Gear Hog brought the side-by-side mud racing action to the Sturgis Rally. The tuff trucks and tractors from the seven states and Canadian Provinces made their way to the Buffalo Chip Sports Complex to take part in the party.
Mud Racing is a sport that combines the adrenaline of drag racing with the brains (and creativity) of auto engineering. In most cases, racers have spent a year building, refining and making every decision that goes into the fabrication of their trucks. The Buffalo Chip Mud Races will feature five classes of trucks : sportsman, super stock, pro stock, pro mod and extreme classes. Each of the trucks will do their best to out-pace the competition and reach the checker flag. The track is 175 feet long and is only complete with twelve to fifteen inches of mud. The race starts much like a black-top drag race but gets exciting with mud flying and the trucks reaching high speeds in less than thirty seconds. “It gets entertaining when you can’t even see the paint on the machines!” says SDMRI event coordinator, Jimmy. He and his family enjoy the hobby and continue to get others involved.
“It’s a friends and family type of group. If someone has a problem in the pits there is always another guy that is willing to help.” Pam, the driver of the infamous Bumblebee considers her fellow racers her second family who ‘doesn’t mind it if you’ve got a few layers of dirt caked on for the whole day.’
Hundreds of fans were on hand Tuesday August 4 and Wednesday August 5 to cheer on their favorite drivers in the first appearance during the Sturgis rally. After the mud settled and the track was cleared here is how the drivers placed:
Results from Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Open class
1st Harry Dee, Bad Company, Farmington, NM
2nd Steve Hougham, Down-n-Dirty, Casper, WY
3rd Scott Snarski. Paperboy Express, Libertyville, IL
4th Jim Lamb, Full Throttle, Iron, MN
5th Derek Perron, The Bog Father, Alberta, Canada
Sportsman Class
1st Nick Larson, Whiplash, Canistota, SD
2nd April Spicer, Slappy, Canistota, SD
3rd Dan Wolf, Wuffy, Parkston, SD
4th Andrew Holland, Donkey, Montrose, SD
5th Jason Benney, Mater, Parker, SD
SuperStock Class
1st Kevin Stockwell, Yellow Thunder, Humbolt, SD
2nd Eric Kunkel, Dirty Deeds, Mitchell, SD
3rd Jeff Malasek, Redline, Emerson, NE
4th Jimmy Erickson, Lightening McChevy, Sioux Falls, SD
5th Kevin Hohn, Got Mud, Alexandria, SD
ProStock Class
1st Mike Rosander, Play 'N Dirty, Wolbach, NE
2nd Keith Elsberry, Swamp Rat, Valley Springs, NE
3rd Craig Malasek, Wicked Willy, NE
4th James Bunner, Red Devil, Clarkson, NE
5th Matt Stockwell, Ricocet, Gillette, WY
ProModified Class
1st Steve Marquardt, The Wizard, Canistota, SD
2nd Chad Kesteloot, Thunderstruck, Garvin, MN
3rd Todd Maeschen, Mr Xtreme, Ethan, SD
4th Steve Savage, Mud Demon, Canada
5th Scott Marquardt, Gear Hog, Montrose, SD
Results from Wednesday August 5, 2009
Open Class
1st Scott Snarski, Paperboy Express, LibertVille, IL
2nd Harry Dee, Bad Company, Farmington, NM
3rd Steven Hougham, Down-n-Dirty, Casper, WY
4th Jim Lamb, Full Throttle, Iron, MN
5th Derek Perron, The Bog Father, Alberta, Canada
Sportsman Class
1st Shawn Marquardt, Whiplash, Canistota, SD
2nd Andrew Holland, Donkey, Montrose, SD
3rd Travis Larson, Anger Management, Canistota, SD
4th Dan Wolf, Wuffy, Parkston, SD
5th April Spicer, Slappy, Canistota, SD
SuperStock Class
1st Dennie Bloom, Rat Poison, Spading, NE
2nd Wade Stockwell, Yellow Thunder, Humbolt, SD
3rd Ian Diegham, War Wagon, Missiouri
4th Matt Hanson, Mud Dragon, Canova, SD
5th Nick Larson, Ram It, Canistota, SD
ProStock Class
1st Matt Stockwell, Richocet, Gillette, WY
2rd Terry Beets&Melvin Hayes, White Lightening, Missouri
3rd Mike Rosander, Play 'N Dirty, Wolbach, NE
4th Dennie Bloom, Ground Zero, Spading, NE
5th Keith Elsberry, Swamp Rat, Valley Springs, SD
ProModified Class
1st Todd Maeschen, Mr Xtreme, Ethan, SD
2nd Steve Marquardt, Wizard, Canistota, SD
3rd Chad Kesteloot, Thunderstruck, Garvin, MN
4th Scott Marquardt, Gear Hog, Montrose, SD
5th Jeremy Eichman, Summertime Blues, Haywarden, SD
Congratulations to the South Dakota Mud Racers, race coordinators, volunteers and drivers for a great day on the track.
The Sports Complex is also home to the Hill Climb and the Guns of Freedom machine gun exhibit. It is located on the north side of Alkali Road across from the east entrance. Events are typically separately ticketed, please check your event to be sure.
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