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Springfield

I knew what I was getting into when I started dating Mister. A life of racing. Moto. Road. Flat track. Enduro. Harescramble. Late nights in the garage working on bikes. Early mornings traveling. Hot humid nights sleeping in tents. Long days baking in the sun. It was a life fit for a king, if you ask me.  Springfield is the pinnacle of flat track motorcycle racing. It is known as the "Fastest Mile on Earth". Every Memorial Day and every Labor Day, the grandstands fill with moto enthusiasts and the track fills with the best racers in the World. From the time that we started dating in 2004, Mister and I (and usually a couple of friends) went to the Springfield Mile, twice a year. It was about 5 years ago that the streak ended. And somehow we never made our way back. Until this Labor Day weekend... This was a perfect opportunity to take Big Red on an actual camping trip. So we loaded her up with the bare necessities and headed West. Sticking with the current lifestyle, we ma...