Yes racing is slowing down but there is still plenty of action to see live or watch.

Racing preview this week has a major event in our area while one of two other series heads for its November final event. On the TV racing is still going on as national and international series also head for their season ending events.

Over at the Wild West Motorsports Park the Nitto Ultra 4 National Championship ends its season that started with the King of the Hammers in Southern California. The event this weekend is the 4 Wheel Parts National Championship presented by Metal Cloak.

Thursday is for prerunning while Friday has qualifying, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m., as the drivers use a short course.

Saturday is race day and the Prelims begin at 10 a.m. and they run, as well as the UTV main, until the opening ceremonies. Then at 12:44 the 4400 Class has its B main to set the field for these unlimited racers.

After that all the other classes run their mains on the long course finishing with the 4400 main and awards ceremony around 4:30 p.m. followed at 8 p.m. with the awards banquet at the Nugget.

For the motocross racers the next to last round of this year’s 775 Fall MX Classic is staged at the Fernley-Wadsworth Lion’s Club MX Track located just west of the Veteran’s Cemetery.

775 Fall MX Classic series poster.

The host club is the Over The Hill Gang and they’ll have practice sessions from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday. Then on Sunday there is a practice session at 8 a.m. followed at 9 by the first motos.

Moving over to TV land things start Thursday on MAVTV at 1 p.m. as the network airs Pro Motocross 2016.Then at 5 p.m. Fox Sports 2 has a repeat of last week’s Monster Energy Cup.

This weekend two of NASCAR’s series are at the Talladega Super Speedway. Friday begins with Camping World Truck practice on Fox Sports 1 then switches at 11 a.m. to NBC Sports as the Sprint Cup drivers get their time on the track.

The racing on Saturday begins at 10 a.m. on Fox with the Camping World Truck Series. Then, at 4p.m. NBC Sports airs the Sprint Cup qualifying.

This week the Formula 1 series is in Austin, Texas and their qualifying sessions start at 9:30 a.m. on NBC Sports.

On the Internet www.fanschoice.tv will air, at 4 p.m., the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.

This weekend NASCAR is at the Talladega Super Speedway.

It’s a busy Sunday this weekend as NBC Sports, at 11 a.m., has the NASCAR Sprint Cup event from Talladega. Then at 11:30 a.m. NBC will air the Formula 1 race from Austin.

Over on CBS Sports their racing begins at 10 a.m. with the Australian V8 Supercars then at 1 p.m. they have two programs with the Pirelli World Challenge.

That’s it for this weekend but if possible do get out and see live racing. The Ultra 4 event is like nothing you’ve ever seen and I’d recommend getting there by noon, you’ll be glad you were at that race.

Then on Sunday, come on out to Fernley and enjoy the motocross action at the Sandbox. There is nothing like being at a race to fully experience the excitement, color and speed of these events

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