This week’s Racing Preview gets off to a slow start then snowballs into an action packed weekend, both live as well as on TV and the Internet.

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The biggest event in our area is the annual Virginia City Grand Prix, a two-day event that challenges riders from all across the west. Racing begins at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday with the start being on the main street while the pit area is at the south end of town.

On Saturday the pros, expert and amateurs get their turn on the rugged course. Sunday is for the Novice riders, Women, Bombers and Vintage bikes and that race is an hour shorter than Saturday’s.

VCGP Head Start auction poster.

Every day there are two head start positions auctioned off and on Saturday number “0” will give that rider a 5-minute head start. The difference is this year the funds go to help injured rider, and last year’s champion Tucker Larrieu.

On Saturday night, starting at 6 p.m. Rattlesnake Raceway has a regular points race that includes the car classes as well as the Outlaw Karts. Over in Quincy, California, starting at 7 p.m., American Valley Speedway opens its 2017 season.

On Sunday, starting around 10 a.m., the Northern Nevada Kart Club will be at Desert Park Raceway hosting its next points race.

Rod Hall Drive poster.

For those wishing to expand or hone their 4X4 skills Rod Hall Drive is having lessons on Sunday at the Wild West Motorsports Park. For further information please check their website at www.rodhalldrive.com.

For those concerned about the Riverfront Saturday night MX series well the venue has been moved to Prairie City and the schedule will be posted here in a couple of weeks. Riverfront will be unusable for the next several weeks.

However this weekend booth E Street MX Park and Prairie City will be in action. Practice sessions at E Street are from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Prairie City has regular practice from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday. This weekend is for the Don Mathews World Championship vintage event and Friday gates will be open from 8 p.m. until 9 p.m.

Then on Saturday gates will be open from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. and at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Getting there early is advised but if the gates are locked people can camp that night on the road.

Over in TV land Thursday begins slowly although at 3 p.m. NBC Sports will have NASCAR America. Then MAVTV has as series of delayed broadcasts from several racing series.

Friday begins at 10:30 a.m. on Fox Sports 1 as the network has practice sessions from Richmond ending at 1:45 p.m. with Cup qualifying. Then at 4 p.m. Fox Sports 1 has NHRA qualifying from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Saturday is a busy day as both TV and Internet offer several events.

Things begin at 9 a.m. as Fox Sports 1 has NHRA qualifying from Charlotte followed at 10 a.m. by the Xfinity race from Richmond.

Will Eli Tomac score another win at the Supercross event in New Jersey.
Photo courtesy – VitalMX/Steve Giberson.

Then at 2 p.m. Fox has the AMA Supercross round from New Jersey. Later at 6:30 p.m. NBC Sports has the Indy Car race from Phoenix.

Over on www.fanschoice.tv several races will be streamed starting at 3:30 p.m. from Berlin Raceway,, then Tucson Speedway, Magic Valley Speedway and finally from Evergreen Speedway.

Sunday begins early at 4:30 a.m. as NBC Sports has the Formula 1 race from Russia. It will be replayed at 1:30 p.m. for those not wishing to get up so early.

BRISTOL, TN – APRIL 24: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 24, 2017 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Then at 11 a.m. Fox broadcasts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race from Richmond. This is the first race since Dale Earnhardt announced this is his final season racing full time.

The 4-Wide NHRA Nationals from Charlotte will be broadcast starting at 2:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1. Later that afternoon starting at 3:30 p.m. CBS Sports has a Super Kart USA event followed by the Lucas Oil Off Road Series.

Courtney Force lights it up in her Funny Car. She’ll be racing this weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
Photo courtesy – NHRA.com.

That’s it for this weekend but if you can do get out and see a race live. This helps support our local tracks as well as the racers that put on the show.

There is nothing like seeing a race live as its full of speed, color and sound, not to mention excitement.

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