LAST MINUTE UPDATES FOR INDY CAR AND F-1
This week’s racing preview is reflecting that the season in this area is in high gear as about every series and most of the tracks have begun their 2015 season.
Now that the Reno chapter of the Old Timers MX is getting back on its feet they, with the help of the Over the Hill Gang, are going to wind up the spring motocross season with the biggest race in the region.
Poster for Old Timers National race this weekend at the Fernley Lion’s Motocross Track.
This Saturday and Sunday, at the Fernley Lion’s Motocross Track the club will host a round of the Old Timers national series. It’s two days of racing at the Sandbox with a special Vintage/Bomber and supporting races.
In fact any supporting racers are welcome as there are events for those wanting to get more racing time.
The Fernley 95A Speedway is hosting a different event Saturday, beginning at 6 p.m. as they have a demolition derby, mud bogs and chain races.
Further east Rattlesnake Raceway in Fallon hosts another of its points races featuring the car classes as well as the Northern Nevada Outlaw Karts.
Then on Sunday, beginning around noon, the Northern Nevada Kart Club stages its second points race of the season at Desert Park Raceway. It’s located on the dirt extension of Lemmon Valley Drive.
Those off road racers that compete in the VORRA series will be over the hill at the Prairie City complex by Rancho Cordova.
Poster for next VORRA race.
Television will also be busy this weekend with a variety of racing.
On Thursday MAVTV, which still is re-airing many of its 2014 shows, has two current ones. At 3 p.m. part three of the Lucas Oil Late Model 39th annual Winter Shoot Out.
On Friday, Fox Sports 1 will be full of NASCAR practice and qualifying as both the Xfinity and Sprint Cup series tackle Bristol Motor Speedway.
On the Internet there will be several races shown on Fanschoice.tv. It’s a channel NASCAR developed to show various series that TV usually doesn’t cover.
On Saturday, at 10:30 a.m. Fox Sports 1 broadcasts the Xfinity race from Bristol Motor Speedway.
Then at noon MAVTV has a show about the FIA World Rally Championship for this year.
Last week at the Houston Supercross event Ryan Dungey’s (5) was enough to clinch this year’s 450 title.
Photo courtesy – KTM/Cudby
This week’s Supercross round visits Santa Clara as the event is at the Levi’s Stadium with the broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.
Cooper Webb not only won the 250 West main at Houston but he also clinched that title. Here is (center) with Shane McElrath (left) and Malcom Stewart.
Photo courtesy – Troy Lee Designs.
On Sunday the Sprint Cup racers take to the half-mile Bristol track for 500 laps of action this track is known for. That race is on FOX starting at 10 a.m. Then later at 5 p.m. MAVTV broadcast Speed Sport, a news show devoted to motorsports.
SCHEDULE UPDATE
The next Formula 1 race, the Bahrain Grand Prix will be broadcast on NBC Sports starting at 7:30 a.m. and the Indy Car Grand Prix of Long Beach is also on NBC Sports beginning at 1 p.m.
For F-1 and Indy Car fans you can also watch the races, after the weekend on You Tube. All in HD and virtually without commercials. In fact during the commercial breaks the video keeps going so you see more of the race itself.
That’s it for this coming weekend. If possible be sure to get out and support our local racers.
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