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  • RACING PREVIEW: JAN. 28 TO 31

    January 27, 2021 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Jan. 26) – This week’s Racing Preview has even more racing, including a week-long event as well as announcements. CAR MEETS: • When this was posted I could not find any car meets for this fifth weekend of the month. However one might check with Reno Cars & Coffee on Thursday or Friday just see if something is scheduled. ANNOUNCEMENTS: • Two of them relate to MRANN. The first is that this weekend’s ride and banquet has been postponed. However it’s been rescheduled for March 20th at Riverfront outside of Marysville. Next month is MRANN’s first race of

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  • MOTOMEDX: LOOKING OUT FOR RACERS AND RIDERS

    January 25, 2021 Author: Dan McGee
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    For Steve Clark it’s a combination of the love of riding and his seeing a need for medics at races and rides. His love of motorcycles began early and at age 10 got his first bike a 1979 Honda XR80. “I haven’t done a whole lot of racing but when I was the ripe old age of 50 friends talked me into doing my first race, the Virginia City Grand Prix,” he said. “I got the finisher’s pin, talked to the medical director and signed on to ride for him.” At the VCGP there are several riders that do not

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JAN 21 TO 24

    January 20, 2021 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Jan. 20) – This week’s Racing Preview puts one foot back into the Re-Run Zone as it’s a bit calmer than last weekend. However there is still racing and more to come. CAR MEETS: • This weekend there are car two meets with both starting at 10 a.m. and running for two hours.      + Sparks Cars & Coffee will be by Buffalo Wild Wings not far from the      Target Store.      + Carson Cars & Coffee will assemble for their meet by the Dutch Brothers stand on the south end of town. Both meets are a

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  • LIFE IN THE FAST LANE: MARY MCGEE

    January 18, 2021 Author: Dan McGee
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    Mary McGee looks like a typical grandmother, white hair and a million dollar smile. However looks are deceiving as she’s anything but typical. You see McGee has spent most of her adult life in the fast lane as well as been a pioneer for women in racing. “I got interested in racing by accident, she said. “I had a MGTD I drove to work with, also drove a couple guy’s cars and competed in Gymkhanas.” Her older brother and future husband met each other while in the service and they both wound up in Phoenix. Eventually she got married and

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JAN 14 TO 17

    January 13, 2021 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Jan. 13) – This week’s Racing Preview shows we’re heading out from the Re-Run Zone. There is plenty of racing as well as a car meet going on. ANNOUNCEMENT: • Northern Nevada Kart Club has been doing construction on its home track, Desert Park Raceway, this week. The track will be closed through Friday but, unless an update is sent, it will be open for practice starting on Saturday. CAR MEET: • Reno Cars & Coffee is having its third weekend of the month meet this Sunday. The event begins at 10 a.m. and the location is the

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  • LOOKING AHEAD: PART II

    January 11, 2021 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Jan. 11) – Time for another look ahead as we head into the New Year. Yes there is racing going on and tracks in our region are hoping for a “normal” season if they can have one. There schedules will come later. LOCAL NEWS: • Go kart racers please note that Desert Park Raceway is closed through Friday due to construction on Northern Nevada Kart Club’s home track. There will be an update and the hope is to have everything ready by Saturday. Their website is www.nnkcreno.com. RACING (NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL): • Another event that actually is starting

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JAN 7 TO 10

    January 6, 2021 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Jan. 6) – Although we’re still pretty much in the Re-Run Zone racing is starting to appear both on TV, the Internet as well as in our region. As we work our way into the New Year it can only get better. CAR MEETS: • There are two car meets this weekend and both start about 10 a.m. Sunday morning, January 10. Sparks Cars & Coffee will host its first meet of the month by Buffalo Wild Wings not far from the Target Store. To the south at Dutch Brothers coffee stand Carson Cars & Coffee will hold

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  • RENO CARS & COFFEE STARTS THE NEW YEAR

    January 4, 2021 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Jan. 3) – Reno Cars & Coffee took advantage of the good weather to kick off the New Year with their first of the month meet. Lance Freitas, who runs the group, estimated there were between 150 to 200 cars and trucks for people to see. In one area there was kind of a Corvette line with an Audi parked in it. There was also a 2021 C8 Corvette mid-engine with the hoods up to show luggage as well as the motor. One of the more unusual vehicles is an off-road rig, a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a

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