Wing Ding 42: Thousands of Gold Wing Road Riders to visit Springfield

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.- Thousands are expected to show up in Springfield this week for the Gold Wing Road Riders Association's annual motorcycle rally, Wing Ding 42.

It's about to be a busy week on St. Louis Street.

The streets will be blocked off for riders until the end of the week.

Around five thousand people from all over the country are expected to attend.

"The great thing about Wing Ding is you'll meet people here in Springfield, and you'll go to say, Texas next year where it might be, and you'll run into those same people, you get to see them and catch up," said Greg McNabb, owner of Genes Gallery.

"People will be walking back and forth, Honda will have the demo trailer set up with their products inside, and we'll have some food trucks in the open lot over here, it'll just be a really big event and a lot of fun for the attendees while they're here in Springfield," said Dana Maugans, director of sales at the Route 66 Springfield Visitor Center.

McNabb has been a Gold Wing Association member for almost 40 years and owns the only Gold Wing store in Missouri.


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