NV Racing News

RENO, NV (AUG. 16) — Been a busy weekend. Saturday started with a fundraiser and finished with one car meet. Sunday was full with three meets so it kept everyone busy. •• Reno Harley Davidson was a busy place in the early Saturday afternoon. The dealership was the site for the Downrider Fundraiser put on by the Confederation of Clubs, which includes many motorcycle clubs. There were things to buy, a raffle, games for the kids as well as food to buy. The Henchman Motorcycle Clubs was the organizer. When asked about the function Joe Orozcl said, “I’m the one

RENO, NV (Aug. 9) — This weekend signaled the end of Hot August Nights as well as related event at the Grand Sierra Resort. There were also a couple of car meets. • On Saturday Auto Motion had a meet at its location on Telegraph Street. Due to the heart and Hot August Nights the turn out, as expected, was low. Still there were some cars parked so others could see check them out. • The Grand Sierra Resort had its own event from Wednesday through Saturday evening. It was called Street Heat, Reno Hottest Car Show. The main entrance

RENO, NV (Aug.2) — Biggest car event of the year started this weekend. Hot August Nights celebrates its 40th anniversary highlighting classic cars. • This time the Hot August Drag races started on Friday. The very short strip is on the west side of the Sparks Nugget. While most cars competed in drag racing there was one burn out early in Saturday’s program. After doing that the driver had to deal with a motor problem. One drag race had two enhanced classic racing each other. One started its life as a Rambler station while the other was a 1950’s sedan.

RENO, NV (July 25) — This weekend’s summer weather set the stage for several car meets. Sadly this report only covers four of them. • Need2Speed had another of its Kars & Karts meets at the Northtowne shopping area.  The heat of the day probably kept the turn out a bit lighter than normal but there were plenty of cars to see. Inside the patio there were several bikes on display as well as cars for people to look at. Over in the vendor area, close to where one could order a hot dog or dink, there was plenty of

RENO, NV (July 19) — It was a summer weekend and Sunday had two car meets. One even had some special additions. • Reno Cars & Coffee had its second meet of the month starting at 10 a.m. Sunday morning. Despite the heat there was a pretty good turn out with a few groups of Corvettes. Several models were there for spectators to see. Over in one row was a black Ferrari that has some history behind it. Owner Tony Mitchell brought it to the meet. Asked about the car he said, “It’s a 1984 Ferrari 400I with a 4-speed

RENO, NV (July 12) — The weekend was highlighted by good weather and it cooled down just a bit on Sunday. There were several car meets as well as the next round of the Museum Cup series. • Friday began when the Reno Bike Community gathered for its weekly ride. Location is the Maverik Station at the corner of Sutro and North McCarran. The turnout is pretty big and there are some great people to meet. The bikes are also colorful as are some of the riders. • That same evening, starting around 6:30 Old Slammers of Reno started to

RENO, NV (July 5) — Well the Independence Day celebrations are behind us. It was a barnburner of a weekend with car meets, racing and other things. • For the first time in several years Reno had a 4th of July parade that ran along 4th Street from the J Resort to West Street. Just as everything was getting set to start the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office had its Raven Helicopter fly by with an American Flag. The parade was “4th on Fourth Parade,” and at the start was led by an Explorer Color Guard and banner that was about