When John “Pappy” Hoel and his wife Pearl decided to host a weekend rally of races for the members of their motorcycle club, the Jackpine Gypsies, they didn’t just start a tradition—they changed the face of motorcycling in the United States forever. Originally called the "The Black Hills Motor Classic," the first rally kicked off in the summer of 1938 in what was just a sleepy town in western … [Read more...]