RENO, NV (March 31) — Racing Preview for this Easter week is light as most major series are taking it off. Still there are car meets, racing in this region plus some on TV as things take a short breather before getting rolling again. CAR MEETS AND CRUISES: • Once again the weekend gets rolling on Friday evening with the Fernley Main Street Cruise. It runs from 7 until 9 p.m. with the Wigwam being the meeting point. One benefit is the lower gas prices if one comes from Reno or Sparks. • Sunday has two different car meets. Up
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RACING PREVIEW: APRIL 1 TO 4
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BACK AT THE SANDBOX WITH BBMX
FERNLEY, NV (March 28) — Once again the Sandbox, or Fernley Motocross Track, echoed with the sounds of racing. Nice weather just highlighted the fist day of the 2021 season. Usually this race gets a large turnout however this time it was a bit more than anticipated. The reason was probably due to everyone wanting to finally back back on the track. Hosting the event was the Reno chapter of the Over The Hill Gang (OTHG) and one of them said the entry count was 593. Since several riders ride in more than one class the best guess would be
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RACING PREVIEW: MARCH 25 TO 28
RENO, NV (March 24) — This week’s Racing Preview has local events, announcements as well as what is on TV and the Internet. Finally the season is really getting rolling as starting gates drop and green flags wave. CAR MEETS: • The weekend gets rolling on Friday with the return of Main Street Cruise Nights in Fernley. Hours are from 7 until 9 p.m. and the Wigwam is the meeting place. Best part if you are coming from Reno or Sparks is the price of gas out there. • Sunday gets going with a pair of meets. Starting at 10
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RENO CARS & COFFEE AT THE HUMAN BEAN
RENO, NV (March 21) — Reno Cars & Coffee moved it’s third weekend of the month meet to the Human Bean Coffee stand. Its located by the corner of Moana and Keitzke Lane, very close to the freeway and the turn out was massive. At these meets several will bring older cars, ones they give new life to. They vary in age but the result is the same; renewed life on the road rather than winding up at Pick N’ Pull. One example is a 1970 Barracuda owned and lovingly restored by Greg and Stacy Johnson. One feature is a
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RACING PREVIEW: MARCH 18 TO 21
RENO, NV (March 17) — Racing Preview is slowly filling up as the seasons open. Much is going on this week and through the coming weekend. CAR MEET: • Big news is Reno Cars & Coffee has a new location for its third weekend of the month meet. It’s the Human Bean coffee stand located by the corner of Kietzke and Moana. As usual the meet begins at 10 a.m. and the new location is about block west of the freeway (580). Should be good weather with lots of cars, trucks and some motorcycles. MOTOCROSS (RACING AND PRACTICE): • This
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NORCAL STARTS SXS SEASON AT FERNLEY
FERNLEY, NV (MAR. 13) — Norcal Rock Racing began its season with an event presented by California Custom Trailers and Power Sports. The even was for the SxS series and there was a good turn out and great weather. After a pair of heat races and some track maintenance everyone was ready to go. First on track were the youth classes and one group even had a 7-year-old driving. The UTV 170 Stock Class lined up first and on the green both Alex Ranuio and Tayson Messersmith were side-ty-side as they passed the flagman. Going up the first hill Ranuio
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RACING PREVIEW: MARCH 11 TO 14
RENO, NV (March 13) – This weekend’s Racing Preview is full of events, both live and on TV with some on the Internet. There are announcements at the end but the probably the most important one is that Day Light Savings Time begins Sunday morning. Remember to set your clock ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night. CAR MEETS: • This Sunday starting at 10 a.m. Sparks Cars & Coffee will once again meet by Buffalo Wild Wings in Sparks. Last time they had a pretty good turn out of cars. • Carson Cars & Coffee is also
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RENO CARS & COFFEE GETS MARCH ROLLING
RENO, NV (March 7) – As usual the first Sunday in a month is when Reno Cars & Coffee has a meet. Mother Nature blessed the even with great weather and a huge group of people and vehicles showed up. And as usual the vehicles ranged from the exotic to almost ordinary. While newer cars make up the majority there are some that have breathed new life into older cars. And many owners proudly show off the motors in their cars. For the second month in a rowthere was one exotic car for sale. That is a 2005 Lotus Elise
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RACING PREVIEW: MARCH 4 TO 7
RENO, NV (March 3) — This week’s Racing Preview has announcements right after the TV schedule. There is also racing down south plus MX practice session and a race over the hill this week but within the next three weeks all type of racing gets going. CAR MEET: • As is traditional Reno Cars & Coffee gets the month rolling with it first weekend of the month meet. Location is the Kietzke Starbucks at 10 a.m. Sunday and if the weather is nice should be another great turn out. This event is a great opportunity to meet car people and
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AMERICAN AUTO AIR & REPAIR
RENO, NV (March 1) – American Auto Air and Repair has been around a very long time. It’s current owner Tom Rankin grew up with auto repair in his DNA. “I was actually brought up in a shop that my dad owned since I was a little kid,” he said. “I worked in my dad’s shop since I was 7-years-old every summer and every day after school. I don’t remember never ever being in the shop.” When the elder Rankin retired one brother took over but sold Rankin Auto Repair a couple of year ago when he retired. Tom Rankin
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