RACING PREVIEW OF A WILD WEEKEND AHEAD FOR FANS
This week’s racing preview includes the annual classic on the Comstock, the Virginia City Grand Prix that kicks off the weekend.
The annual VCGP is this weekend with a 10 a.m. start to racing both on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday is for the fast guys and gals that race as Pros, Experts and Amateurs. As usual they will line up in rows of 10 and once again two head start positions will be auctioned off.
Then at 10 a.m. the green waves as the first line is sent off. This year they start facing north and will make a sharp right turn and head down the hill to a new course.
New this year is that the pits and vendor area have been moved to the south of town and east of the railroad tracks.
After four hours the checkered is thrown but the first to take it might not be the leader as that rider is usually on the course.
Then on Sunday Novice riders, Women, Vintage and Bomber bikes get their turn. Once again there will be an auction for a head start position and the race starts at 10 a.m. but this time the checkered is thrown three hours later.
New this year is a special vintage course that should be easier on those bikes and ancient riders.
Later Saturday evening, around 6 p.m., the American Valley Speedway in Quincy, Calif. begins its 2015 season. Closer to home at the Fernley 95A Speedway, starting around 6 p.m., the midgets from the BCRA season return to the track and the Pro Stocks will be racing for a added purse.
Over on the Tube, MAVTV has a mix of re-runs as well as events that have happened this year.
On Thursday from 2 to 3 p.m. it will be the Lucas Oil Late Model races followed at 4 p.m. with an ARCA event from Nashville.
Friday starting at 1p.m. MAVTV presents the FIA World Rally Championship from Argentina.
Matt Kenseth celebrates after winning last weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Photo by Brian Lawdermile/Getty Images.
NASCAR is at Richmond this weekend and Friday’s practice and qualifying ends with a 4:30 p.m. start to the Xfinity event.
Saturday also has a mix of events.
Ryan Dungey (5) leads the pack at last week’s Supercross event in Santa Clara.
Photo courtesy – KTM/Cudby
This week’s round of the Supercross series will be broadcast at noon on FOX as the series visits New Jersey and the Meadowlands Stadium.
Then at 2 p.m. ESPN 2 has qualifying from the NHRA event in Houston, Texas.
Later, at 4 p.m., the Sprint Cup drivers race at Richmond and it will be broadcast on FOX.
Sunday is another busy time on TV.
Starting at 7 a.m. MAVTV airs the Power Stage of the FIA World Rally Championship from Argentina.
The ground pounding thunder of the Mellow Yellow NHRA racers will be in Houston this weekend. Photo courtesy – NHRA
Then at 11 a.m. ESPN2 shows final eliminations from the NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Sprint Nationals in Houston.
Tony Kanaan in his Indy Car last weekend at Long Beach.
Photo courtesy – Indy Car.
At noon NBC sports broadcasts the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama for the Indy Cars. And things wrap up on MAVTV, at 5 p.m. with their news program, Speed Sport.
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