Wednesday 6 August 2008
World Championship of Custom Bike Building 2008 - RESULTS
 Goldammer Crowned World Champion again!
After three and a half days of competition the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building has drawn to a close. What began over a year ago with a series of 12 Affiliate shows, covering four continents and an estimated over 2,000 competitors, has culminated at the pinnacle of motorcycling's Holy Grail, Sturgis, South Dakota. This year's OWC has been held at Champions Hall in the heart of Sturgis, South Dakota. Since the opening of the hall on Sunday morning, thousands upon thousands of spectators have poured over the 68 motorcycles, which represent 13 different countries.
People from all walks of life, from local residents to industry insiders, to the builders themselves, have spent many hours studying various aspects of the bikes, which represent the highest level of motorcycle craftsmanship and fabrication in the world.
The competition was divided into four different classes, Metric, Modified Harley-Davidson, Production, and the creme de la creme, the Freestyle Class.
The awards ceremony began promptly at 3:00 pm CST with master of ceremony Chris McGee keeping the packed hall of anxious competitors and spectators entertained. With each winner being announced the anticipation level grew and grew....
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Tuesday 5 August 2008
World Championships Day 3 - Judgment Day
 Champions Hall, Sturgis, South Dakota. Today's activities began with AMD Publisher Robin Bradley declaring today "Judgement Day". With Tuesday being the final full day of the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building (10:00 am to 3:00 pm Wednesday, winners announced beginning at 3:00 pm), the AMD staff has been busy getting judges up to speed with the judging criteria. From the moment the doors opened at 10:00 am this...
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Monday 4 August 2008
World Championships Day 2 Update #2
 As the day continues more and more people have found their way into Champions Hall to experience the Official Championship of Custom Bike Building. Their response to the quality of the motorcycles on display has been overwhelming. The motorcycles themselves represent the finest in custom motorcycle building from around the world. From classic retro rides to the most cutting edge industrial and modern designs, these motorcycles are the finest to be found anywhere.
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Monday 4 August 2008
World Championships Day 2 Update #1
 The 68th annual Sturgis Rally officially got underway today Monday August 4th. Joining the hundreds of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts already in the Black Hills of South Dakota are many more recent arrivals. This morning got off to a great start with cooler weather coming as a welcome sight when compared to the weekend's high temperatures.
Monday night AMD and HOT BIKE magazine hosted a welcome party for all the competitors and Partners of the Championship. The party was attended by a huge crowd that spent the evening reminiscing with old friends and making new acquaintances. Many of the competitors spent the better part of the evening going over and explaining numerous intricate details of their bikes to fellow competitors. This is one competition where egos have definitely been checked at the door!...
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Sunday 3 August 2008
World Championships Day 1 Round-Up
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The streets of Sturgis are beginning to fill with rally goers. This morning's official opening of the 5th Annual Official World Championship was met with rave reviews from attendees, builders, and industry veterans. Arranged throughout the hall were more than 65 of the world's finest examples of motorcycle design, engineering, and execution.
 Two-time World Champion Roger Goldammer is on hand with his record- setting motorcycle Goldmember. The single-cylinder (Harley-Davidson) supercharged, fuel-injected, nitrous oxide fueled machine has already secured a world record, and been in excess of 165 MPH on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The bike will compete in the World Championship, and will then be returning to the salt in just a month's time for more record-setting attempts.
 Builders from CMT's hit TV show Chopper Challenge are on hand with all nine bikes on display. Alan Lee's (Alan Lee Designs) Mister M is competing in the Freestyle class, being the only bike in the competition utilizing a hydrogen generator, and hydrogen injection directly into the super charger.
Helping keep attendees cooled-down and well fed is the legendary Ace Cafe London. The cafe shares space at Champions Park with the Official World Championship, allowing show goers the opportunity to relax for a bit as they sit and take in all the enthusiasm generated by the motorcycle, and hot rod inspired eatery....
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Sunday 3 August 2008
5th Annual Official World Championship opened by Sturgis Mayor
 City of Sturgis Mayor Maurie LaRue declared this year's World Championship open at 11:30 am MST with some seventy plus bikes in competition from 13 different countries.
Featuring Affiliate event winners from the past 12 months that have come to the United States to compete against many of America's finest builders, the Rally itself has got off to a healthy start and foot traffic for vendors at Champions Park is already running ahead of that seen at the facility last year.
With market leaders such as S&S Cycle, Custom Chrome, Big Dog Motorcycles, Swift Motorcycles, ProCharger, MC Advantages, Lyndall Racing Brakes, Wilwood Engineering, Black Hills Custom Cycles, Kiwi Indian Motorcycle Co., Orange County Chopper Motorcycles and more drawing visitors to the Park, this is still only the second year for the Champions Park facility. The concept of a serious custom bike, parts and accessories vendor destination for Rally visitors, who take their custom bike and component choices seriously, is now "locked-solid" as a Rally vendor opportunity whose time had come....
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