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  • CAR MEET & SWAP MEET SUNDAY

    RENO, NV (April 13) — Great spring weather brought car people out for three different events this Palm Sunday. Two were meets while there was a very well attended swap meet. • Things started early Sunday morning, around 6 a.m., when Classic Chevys started their 14th annual Spring Swap Meet. The location was in the west parking lot of Baldini’s Casino. Looked like a great turn out for this event. • A little later, around 10 a.m. Sparks Cars & Coffee had its first meet of the month. As usual variety was the theme. One beauty that gathered a lot

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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: APRIL 10 TO 13

    RENO, NV (April 9) — It’s definitely spring time with the weather bouncing around. That means more racing coming in our region plus on the Internet. CAR MEETS: • Thursday, starting at 8 a.m. is when the Iron Mafia meets at Kim’s Donuts & Tea house. Location is 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville. Photo courtesy – Rory Planeta. •Saturday is when the Vintage Euro Cars & Coffee group meet. Starts at 9 a.m. and is at the Summit Mall next to Starbucks. • Sunday begins early when the Classic Chevys or Reno has it’s 14th annual Spring Swap Meet.

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  • CAR MEETS REPORT PLUS MORE

    RENO, NV (April 6) — Today two groups met and started the month off. There are other items in this report as well. • Good weather helped a good turn out at Reno Cars & Coffee’s meet Sunday morning. As usually there was a mix of various cars and people to appreciate seeing them. One of the cars there was a NOVA SS and Richard Marin took a great pictures of it. He also had a great shot of the motor. This car is a beautiful restoration that adds new life to it. Joshua Homes also contributed this nice photo

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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: APRIL 3 TO 6

    RENO, NV (April 2) – Now that the latest storm is heading east looks like a great weekend for car meets and racing CAR MEETS: • Great way to start the weekend is to join the Iron Mafia for there Thursday morning meeting. Starts at 8 a.m. and the location is Kim’s Donut & Tea House at 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville. • Saturday is the 4th annual Spring Poker Run at Weed Heights in Yerington. For further information please check, www.nvpokerrun.com. • There are a pair of Car Meets that start at 10 a.m. to until noon. RACING

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  • AL LOCKETT: OFF-ROAD MOTORSPORTS EXPO

    RENO, NV (Mar. 30) – A sure sign of Spring is when Al Lockett has His annual show at the Convention Center. The Reno Boat Show starts the weekend followed by the Reno RV Show and the Off-Road and Motorsports Expo. There was a row of  several off-road clubs. One of them is the Nevada 4-Wheel Drive Association. This group works to keep public lands open for all types of recreation. Asked about the group’s activities Larry Calkins (On the right) said, “We call ourselves the Voice of the 4-Wheeler in the State of Nevada. We are land use advocates

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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: MAR. 27 TO 30

    RENO, NV (Mar. 26) — Here we are at the end of March, while motorcycle events are going on next month the oval track season in our area begins. A sure sign of spring even though an incoming storm has changed the location for a race. CAR MEETS: • The Iron Mafic starts the weekend with the usual 8 a.m. meet. Location is Kim’s Donut & Tea House ar 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville. • As this is the fifth weekend of the month the Cars & Coffee groups are off. But there is a huge event at the Convention

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  • SPARKS CARS & COFFEE PLUS OTHER THINGS

    RENO, NV (March23) — This is a very different article as I was unable to attend. Want to give special thanks to Ed Hughes for letting me use his photographs. I’d also suggest people might want to check his Face Book page as he takes great photographs of these events.. With the spring like weather the turn out was good all types of cars and truck. And there were plenty of spectators on hand as well. As usual several generations were on hand to see. One of them was the classic VW parked next to a Ford Mustang. Over on

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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: MARCH 20 TO 23

    RENO, NV (Mar. 19) — Thursday is the first day of spring and there are a few car meets, a race in our area plus a bunch on TV and the Internet. The car and motorsport buffet is almost full. CAR MEETS: • Once again the Iron Mafia gets the weekend rolling at 8 a.m. Thursday. Meeting place is Kim’s Donut and Tea House at 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville. • Sunday, from 10 until noon, Sparks Cars & Coffee holds its second meeting of the month. Location is the Starbucks on Disc Drive in Spark, which is at

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  • CAR MEET TRIPLE HEADER

    RENO, NV (Mar. 16) — Half way through March and it’s more like a lion out there with the wind. Despite this there was a car, a Jeep as well as a cruise in this Sunday. • Things got going when Reno Jeeps & Coffee met by the Human Bean Coffee Stand located at the corner of Longley Lane and South McCarran. Turn out was a bit light but still good. • Not far away, by the Human Bean Coffee Stand located near the corner of Keitzke and Moana Lanes there was another meet. This one hosted by Reno Cars

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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: MAR. 13 TO 16

    RENO, NV (Mar. 12) — Another weekend where weather might play a big part. On the good side racing begins in our region not to mention on TV and Interenet. BE SURE TO CHECK THE INCOMING WEATHER AS IT MIGHT AFFECT ALL THESE MEETS. CAR MEETS: • Thursday begins at Kim’s Donut and Tea House when the Iron Mafia has its weekly meet. Gets started at 8 a.m. and location is 1328 U.S. 395 North In Gardnerville. • While not a car meet as such, on Friday and Saturday Winnemucca is hosting a Monster Truck event at the Indoor Event

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  • SPARKS CARS & COFFEE FIRST MEET IN MARCH

    SPARKS, NV (March 9) — Great weather set the stage for the month’s first meet with Sparks Cars & Coffee. As usual there were a variety of cars, imports, domestics as well as exotics. There was a nice Corvette row with various models on display including front and mid-engine models. Not far away was a 1964 Chevy Corvair whose original owner still has it. The car is so well kept it almost looks showroom new. Over in another row was a beautiful T-Bucket. Kind of a reminder that as the weather improves we’ll see more of these around. In another

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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: MAR. 6 TO 9

    RENO, NV (Mar. 5) — After a short blast of not-so-spring-like weather the weekend looks good for car meets and some racing. Should be a good one. REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR SATURDAY NIGHT AS SUNDAY STARTS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. CAR MEETS: • The Iron Mafia again gets the weekend rolling with its Thursday morning car meet, they do this no matter what the weather is. Starting time is 8 a.m. and the location is Kim’s Donut & Tea House at 1328 U.S. 395 North in Garderville. • This weekend, starting Thursday is when the Luck of

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  • RENO CARS & COFFEE PLUS OTHER MEETS

    RENO, NV (March 2) — March has started and three groups started the month off this weekend. Fortunately the weather cooperated. While the turnout for Reno Cars & Coffee was less than usual there were a good amount of cars. As usual there was a line of imports. Close to the street three vintage Ford 4X4’s were parked together. They also had a crowd of people around them. Like many cars there were several sporting spoilers that also had people checking them out. In the background was the Human Bean Coffee Stand that had hot chocolate. One car that got

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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: FEB. 27 TO MAR. 2

    RENO, NV (Feb. 26) — Weather is moderating, more car meets are on the way and soon racing will return to our region. In addition the National and International scene is heating up. CAR MEETS: • The Ground Hog sums up the feelings of many at this time of the year. • Thursday begins at 8 a.m. when the Iron Mafia has its usual morning meet. Location is Kim’s Donut and Tea House at 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville. • Saturday, at 5 p.m., is the year’s first Reno Bimmer Bash. Location is 2803 Northtowne Lane by Ross Dress

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  • SPARKS CARS & COFFEE ENDS THE MONTH

    RENO, NV (Feb. 23) — Sparks Cars & Coffee held its end of the month meet this Sunday. Despite the gray clouds there was a pretty good turn out. As usual at these meets there were contrasts between models of vehicles. One was this El Camino parked next to a Pickup. Over on another row owners put up the hoods of their cars so folks could admire the engines they have in their vehicles Since all types of vehicles are welcomed at Cars & Coffee event there is a growing group riding in on their street bikes. They were parked in

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