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his year’s Donnie Smith Show, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, had all the ingredients for a great weekend; indoor flat track racing, a motorcycle show, car show, and a massive indoor swap meet. Friday was the inaugural “War of the Twins” indoor flat track races at the Minnesota S t a t e Fairground. This was the first year for the flat track races, and it was a great addition to the Donnie Smith Show weekend of events. There was phenomenal racing, and a few pretty epic crashes. The crowd turnout was huge, which really added to the electric atmosphere. These indoor flat track races are great for spectators b e c a u s e you can get extremely close to the track to watch. Combine the closeup view with the amplified sounds, smells, and excitement of being in a confined an
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- CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE
arena watching the motorcycles racers go by makes for a wild time and a great beginning to the weekend. Saturday was the opening day of the Donnie Smith Show, and I knew enough to get to the show early and head straight to the swap meet. This indoor swap meet is enormous, and there are rows and rows of parts. As soon as the doors opened, I went straight to the swap and started scouring the parts for deals and parts I absolutely had to have. I made out pretty good and had quite a loot to carry back to the hotel. I received more than a few looks as I came strolling into the hotel lobby with a cart full of tires, rims, exhaust and other miscellaneous motorcycle parts. After spending almost every dollar I had on my swap meet shopping spree I headed
