RENO, NV (Aug. 2 6) – As we head toward the end of August there are plenty of car meets, cruises plus racing in our region for any fan. In addition there is more than enough racing on TV and the Internet.
CAR MEETS & CRUISES:
• The weekend gets rolling on Friday from 7 until 9 p.m. with the Fernley Quarantine Main Street Cruise. Meeting place is at the Wigwam.
• Rolled Mountain Creamery in Reno is having a Drive in and Chill Out Friday through Sunday night. No time was given but if you like ice cream might be something to check out in the evening.
• On Sunday Reno Euro Cars & Coffee is having their “Euro 6” Cruise. The name comes from the map where the route resembles the number “6.”
Meet up time is at 8 a.m. at the Century Summit Sierra. Nice day to get out of the valley and hopefully up to fresher air as well as cooler temperatures.
RACING (REGIONAL):
• Friday and Saturday Battle Mountain Raceway ends it season with the annual Silver Cup races. On Friday gates open at 5 p.m. with racing starting at 7 p.m.
On Saturday gates open at 10 a.m. and Outlaw Karts race at noon then at 7 p.m. the cars will begin their racing.
• Closer to home 95 Motor Sports Complex has their next race with the action beginning at 7 p.m. Fortunately some of the problems getting water have been solved and the show will run a whole lot faster. On the card are the IMCA A Mods, Dwarf Cars, Hobby Stocks and the Boot-Leg division.
MOTOCROSS (PRACTICE AND RACING):
• The motocross track at 95 Motor Sport Complex should have sessions from 2 until 7 p.m. Thursday then from 9 until 2 p.m. Sunday but due to the oval racing none on Saturday.
• MMX Racing in Marysville has practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday. Sunday is when the fourth and final round of the 2020 Summer Sundayz series is held. Gates open at 6:30 a.m., practice begins at 8 a.m. with racing to follow.
There is open practice from 9 until 3 p.m. on the vintage main and kid’s tracks.
• REP Racing has sessions on two of its three tracks.
+ E Street has sessions from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
+ Riverfront has practice from 5 until 10 p.m. on Thursday. Saturday is reserved for the Sierra Old Timers from 9 until 2 p.m. then Sunday, at those same times, is open practice on the front and back courses.
• Unfortunately Prairie City has no water so the entire park is closed for the time being. Hopefully that will be resolved soon.
RACING (NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL):
• Once a busy week for racing series and NASCAR returns to the Daytona Motor Speedway.
• Thursday has NASCAR Race Hub at 3 p.m. on Fox Sports 1. Then at 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports 2 has NHRA in 30.
• Friday is pretty slim but at 4:30 p.m. NBC Sports has the Xfinity race from Daytona.
• Saturday is a busy day and starts early at 5:55 a.m. when ESPN has Formula 1 qualifying from the historic course at Spa.
• This time the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series is at Crawfordsville and a bit of channel switching might be necessary.
+ MAVTV and NBC Gold broadcast the first motos with the250’s going at 10 a.m. and an hour later at 11 a.m. the first 450 moto will be broadcast.
+ Then things switch to NBC Gold as that network broadcasts the second 250 moto at noon followed at 1 p.m. by the second 450 moto.
• The Indy Car series is at Gateway this weekend for a double header and at 12:30 p.m. NBC Sports airs their first race.
• At 1 p.m. www.mavtv.com has the first MotoAmerican Superbike race from Ridge Motorsports Park located north of Shelton,Washington.
• Then at 4 p.m. NBC broadcast the NASCAR Cup race from Daytona. I believe this time all the series will use the entire oval.
• ESPN gets Sunday rolling at 6:05 a.m. when the network airs the Formula 1 race from Spa.
After that from 6 a.m. until noon Mobil 1 on their Face Book page brings live coverage of this year’s Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb. It’s a wild ride up to the summit on a unforgiving course.
Then at 9 a.m. Fox Sports 1 has the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck series from Gateway outside of St. Louis.
• Over on NBC Sports at 12:30 p.m. the Indy Cars have their second race of the weekend at Gateway. Then at 3 p.m. the network airs the second MotoAmerica Superbike race of the weekend.
• Finally the afternoon ends on NBC Sports at 3 p.m. with the World Superbike race from Portugal.
That’s it for this weekend. Be sure to try and get out to see a race live as there is nothing like it. Safe travels everyone.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Teresa’s Garage Radio Show is on the air from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesdays and can be heard over the air in the Reno/Sparks area on 1180 a.m. The show can also be heard on a Podcast at amm.streamon.fm as well as seen live on Face Book. Hope you will check it out.
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Another great sponsor is General Transmission and Power Train Specialists. The shop is located at 2515 Sutro Street in Reno, a few blocks below Hug High School.
Former motorcycle racer Pete Attashian is the owner and they not only service older and newer transmission but now have a section dealing with high performance units including those used for towing.
The phone number is 775-786-5888 and the shop’s website is www.generaltransmissionreno.com.
Another sponsor is fantastic race photographer Melissa Coker. If you have raced at Summit in Elko, Battle Mountain, Lovelock, Rattlesnake Raceway or Diamond Mountain Speedway she probably has a photograph of your car on the track.
She’s also been at the IMCA Duel in the Desert was well as the Wild West Tour and IMCA Super Nationals in Boone, Iowa. Melissa not only has photos of the cars, and many times drivers, but she can produce hero cards and even a book covering from your season.
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Two of our sponsors are first class motorcycle shops located in Reno.
Our first sponsor is Reno Motorsports (RMS). Not only do they have about anything a rider might want or need and the store also has a full service shop.
Their location is at 964 Terminal Way, by the intersection with Mill Street. Store’s phone number is 775-322-1499 and the site is, www.rms-renomotorsports.com.
The next shop is Moto Source located at 3180 Mill Street. Once again they are a full service shop plus about any thing a rider might need or want.
The phone number is 775-856-3855 and the website is, www.moto-source.com.
The next sponsor is an excellent place if you need collision repair on your car or truck. It’s Concours Body Shop, located at 250 Telegraph Street in Reno and has a long history of first class repairs.
Brian Saul is the owner, a car enthusiast himself and he’s committed to continuing the shop’s reputation of quality work. Phone number is 775-329-4557 and the website is, www.concoursbodyshop.net.
Hungry, want a great place to eat, then try PJ&CO for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and it’s a great place to watch your favorite sports. If you’re a rider, well Wednesday evening is Bike Night, always a great time to see some great looking bikes and meet like-minded people.
The location is 1590 South Wells Avenue, just north of the round about. Phone number is 775-323-6366 and their website is www.pjandco.net.
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