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Oahe Speedway
Aug 2, 2011
Oahe Speedway north of Pierre holds drag racing events several times a month throughout the summer. Pairs of vehicles compete against each other down the 1/4-mile drag strip. Photos by Chad Coppess.
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Each race weekend hundreds of race cars from several states and Canada visit the race track.
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Front-engined dragsters were state-of-the-art until the 1970s, but are still found racing across the country.
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Drag racing allows a huge variety of vehicle shapes and configurations to create as much speed as they can within a set of rules. Exotic-looking dragsters are nothing like vehicles driven on the streets.
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"Burnouts," where the tires spin and billow smoke, heat up both the tires and the race track for better grip as the cars launch on their run.
The two seasons collide in the Black Hills.
Wildflowers are adding a splash of color to the granite and pines of the rugged Black Hills.
Sunrise at Coxes Lake. Photo by Brittany Kahl
South Dakota provides the perfect backdrop for toy photography.
The annual Dakota Marker game brought thousands to Brookings.
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