AMA flat track

Over Labor day weekend Paul and I went to Springfield, IL with my parents for the Springfield short track and Mile. My family has always been into racing and motorcycles. My brothers and nephew raced go-carts, my dad and brothers all raced cars (hobby stock and modifieds), and my grandpa raced motorcycles.

The girl in the pink is Nicole Cheza. I first saw her race when she was 16 in 2004 during the Strugis rally in South Dakota. She has come a long way, now racing in the experts classs.

#83 and #25 are both females. This, I believe, is the pro class.

It amazes me how close these racers go into a turn and can make it through without a crash!

This guy, Jason, lost his arm when he was two. You can read about him here. I couldn't believe it when I first saw him. Talk about determination!

I love going to flat track races because the excitment is always going. A driver can go from 5th to 2nd to 1st back to 5th all in one lap! I hope to attend more than just Springfield next year.