Motorcycle Cannonball
Jason Sims, owner of the Motorcycle Cannonball Run, has announced that the fifth iteration of the world-famous transcontinental endurance run for vintage motorcycles is set. On September 7, riders from around the world will line up to take the green flag from Portland, Maine and finish 16 days later in Portland, Oregon. The Motorcycle Cannonball Run is known as the most difficult antique motorcycle run in the world and this year will include a variety of marques produced before 1929 with entrants coming to America from 6 countries. The riders will cover some 3,674 miles by the time they complete their journey on September 23. Sims has extended an open invitation to the public to come out to see the antique motorcycles and visit with the riders at various stops along the way. At these hosted events, citizens will be able to meet their favorite riders in person and share in the excitement by cheering the travelers on as they make their way across these great United States. go to www.motorcyclecannonball.com for more info,,,,,, *note copied from that website,, The Grey Goose will be hosting a Cannon Ball Bash from 8 to 11 as well
Date and Time
Saturday Sep 15, 2018 Sunday Sep 16, 2018
On the morning of Saturday the 15th motorcycles and their riders will leave Spirit Lake Iowa an make their way to Pierre SD ,,, in normal conditions it is a 5 to 6 hour trip ,,, these vintage bikes average speed is slower than 55 mph,,,, so afternoon to the evening is when we see them roll into town,,,
Location
Pierre area Chamber of Commerce and along Dakota Street ,, there will also be a Cannon Ball Bash out at the Grey Goose from 8-11pm
Fees/Admission
it is free to see the bikes,,, some of the riders however have memorabilia of their own they would love for you to purchase ,,, there is also Motorcycle CannonBall 2018 shirts to purchase as well.
Contact Information
Ryan Riedy is main contact ,,,
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Printed courtesy of www.pierre.org – Contact the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
800 West Dakota Avenue , Pierre, SD 57501 – (605) 224.7361 – contactchamber@pierre.org