2025 Springfield Mile Images # 1
by Willy Ivins
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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The Springfield Mile. From the land of Abe Lincoln and the groove.
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Young Tom Drane. He escaped Australia for America and thanks to Tommy Hayden is one of the fastest young racers in America today. He won the Singles championship at Springfield.
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Springfield: where the baby gets changed in the dirt with a Nicky shirt overlooking the scene.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
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"It's dirt track."
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The tunnel under the front straight at Springfield. It's like an air raid shelter under Liverpool circa 1941.
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"It's dirt track."
A D V E R T I S M E N T
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Yamaha's Jim Roach (center) the moment he is busted: 'You were on the Harley-Davidson Superbike team ...?'
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Mees can own as many car washes as he wants, he can promote all the races he wants, but with one look you can see he is still a rider. His run on the Howerton Kawasaki ended when the transmission failed.
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"It's dirt track."
A D V E R T I S M E N T
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Drane and Dallas Daniels hang out with one of their biggest fans.
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With the win!
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The Howerton effort was totally last minute and showed a great deal of promise until the transmission locked up.
A D V E R T I S M E N T
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