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Motorcycle races bring big bucks to area

Some of the best motorcycle racers in the country put on a show at the Allen County Fairgrounds tonight.  

They were in Lima for the Ohio National Championship Motorcycle Races.      

It's part of the AMA Grand National Circuit.      

The event draws more than 90 riders and thousands of motorcycle racing fans.      

Promoter Dean Gallup says it's hard to gauge what kind of economic impact the race has on the local economy but he believes it's in the millions thanks to people booking motels from Findlay to Sidney.          

Gallup's been putting on the races for the past 29 years and he says he's got one more in him and plans to retire after the 30th year of racing at the fairgrounds.