RENO, NV (AUGUST 4)— This is Hot August Nights week, biggest tourist event of the year and the buffet is over flowing with things around cars. In addition there are other things so for a car fan its total overload
CAR MEETS & SHOWS:
• Of course Hot August Nights is the star attraction this week and there are so many events, shows and cruises it’s impossible to list all of them. So for a complete rundown go to their website, www.hotaugustnights.net.
• One event running through Thursday, from 9 until 4 p.m., is the second Women with Wheelz Car show. It’s located on the east parking lot of the Nugget on Victorian Avenue.
There is a raffle plus special prizes, music plus a trailer with great looking period clothes.. Cars must be registered with Hot August Nights but once parked there they can be left while the owners check out the scene in Sparks.
• Another function starting at 5 p.m. Thursday is “August Nights at the Elm.” Location is 1401 West Second Street in Reno,off Dickerson Road. Should be a nice car show.
• Friday day and evening is full of events, cruises and entertainment for everyone to enjoy.
• Another event starting Friday and running through the weekend is Nevada Nights hosted by Battle Born MS. Location is the road course at 95 Motor Sports Complex located south of downtown Fernley. There will be drags and drifting. I’m guess the starting time will be 9 a.m. each day as that is not on the poster.
• Further east Fallon Cars & Coffee has its first event of the month from 10 a.m. until noon. Location is Telegraph Coffee and Tap at 1805 W. Williams Avenue.
• Up at South Lake Tahoe it’s the Aces High Rally and Car Show. All makes and models are welcome and there will be drifting exhibitions as well.
• Another Saturday event is the Wicked Wayz Summer Nights BBQ and Cruise. Event runs from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Paradise Park in Sparks.
• Sunday, from 10 a.m. until noon is when Sparks Cars & Coffee holds its first meet of the month. Location is by Buffalo Wild Wings in Sparks.
• Downtown on Sunday is when Hot August Nights winds up with a parade and presenting awards. Then everyone can pack up and head home.
• For those unwinding but still wanting to cruise there is one on Monday. The Pizza Factory in Spanish Springs has started Monday cruises from 5 p.m. until dark. There is shaded parking, music and raffle prizes.
RACING (REGIONAL):
• SPECIAL NOTE: Next week’s Plumas County Fair in Quincy has been postponed. They are going to try and have it in the fall so the fair races at American Valley Speedway won’t happened on Sunday, August 15.
• There is racing this week as Lovelock Speedway Silver State Racing is having a two-day show. This happens during Frontier Days when the town celebrates its founding.
Racing begins Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. If one gets there early there is a nice family festival beside the courthouse with games, music and food.
RACING (MOTOCROSS AND OTHERS):
• If one wants to see live coverage of the Loretta Lynn Amateur Nationals they can be seen on www.youtube.com so look for the racertv page. One an also access the coverage at www.racertv.com and coverage begins early.
• This weekend is round one of a short-track series at E-Street MX park. It’s an event for Side-by-Sides and not motocross.
Friday gates open at 10 a.m, tech and registration at noon then practice from 3 until 6 p.m. Saturday is race day, gates open at 6 a.m., driver’s meeting at 7:30 a.m. then practice begins at 8 a.m. with racing to follow.
Sunday is open practice for bikes from 9 to 3 p.m. The day is also fund raiser for Anson Maloney. The goal is to help his efforts to get to this year’s ISDE event as he’s been selected to ride in it.
• MMX Racing should have its regular practice schedule. Saturday from 9 until 2 p.m. on the main, sand and kid tracks then from 9 until 3 p.m. Sunday when the vintage track is added to the mix.
• REP Racing MX has round 5 of the REP Saturday Night series on Saturday. Location is at Riverfront MX Park and for further information, including Prairie City, please check the website at, www.repracingtmx.com.
RACING (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL):
• As usual Thursday is a slow but at 3 p.m. Fox Sports1 has NASCAR Race Hub. Then at 3:30 p.m. Fox Sports 2 has NHRA in 30.
• Friday begins at 12:20 p.m. when www.imsa.tv airs the first Mazda MX-5 race from Road America. Then at 3 p.m. Fox Sports 1 has the 2021 ARCA race from Watkins Glen, New York.
• Saturday has an early start art 4:15 a.m. when www.motortrendondemand.com has a German Touring Car (DTM) race followed at 8:25 a.m. by the second Mazda MX-5 race from Road America.
Then at 9:30 a.m. Fox Sports 1 has the Camping World Truck Series race from Watkins Glen. Over on imsatv at the same time they start broadcasting two supporting races from Road America.
At 11:45 a.m. imsatv has qualifying for the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship from Road America. A bit later at 1 p.m. CNBC airs the Xfinity race from Watkins Glen.
• Sunday gets going at 7:30 a.m. when imsatv has two more supporting races from Road America.
From that point NBC Sports carries the load for Sunday. First up at noon is the NASCAR Cup race from Watkins Glen. NASCAR is ending its summer break on the road.
Then at 2:30 p.m. the network airs the Indy Car race from the streets of Music City, or Nashville. It’s another between the walls event so drivers need to be inch perfect.
Finally the day ends with delayed broadcasts. At 5 p.m. its the Weathertech Sportscar Championship Series race from Road America. Then at 8 p.m. they air the MotoGP race from the Red Bull Ring in Europe.
Whew! That’s it for this week. Be sure to get out and enjoy Hot August Nights as there is plenty to see and do. If you get a chance attend a race as there is nothing like it. Be safe and see you next week.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Teresa’a Garage Radio Show is on the air from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. In Northwest Nevada it can be heard over the air on 1060 AM.
There is also a Podcast at amm.streamon.fm or it can be seen live on Face Book. The show is focused on all things automotive, trends, new developments and sometime trivia.
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• Tread Connection is our newest sponsor and Blake Sobiloff owns the local franchise that brings the tire store to the customer. Now they don’t have to take time off work or even leave home.
Once ordered Sobiloff picks up the tires and arrives where the customer’s vehicle is. He comes in a van full of state of the art equipment. It’s a safe operation and tires can be selected and paid for online.
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• Next sponsor is G.I.S.L. Land Services, while it has a global client base the focus on the western U.S. Owner Greg Ekins is a long time off-road motorcycle racer competing with MRANN and in the AMA National Hare and Hound series.
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• Next sponsor is General Transmission and Power Train Specialists owned by former motorcycle racer Pete Attashian. The shop is located at 2515 Sutro Street in Reno, a few blocks below Hug High School.
The shop services older and new transmissions and now has a section for high performance units as well as those used in towing. Phone number is 775-786-5888 and the shop’s website is, www.generaltransmissionreno.com.
• Racing photographer Melissa Coker is another sponsor. If you 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 photographed Duel in the Desert, Northern Nevada Modified Tour, Wild West Tour and the IMCA Super Nationals. Besides photos she can produce hero cards and memory books. Her website is, www.melissasoutonalimb.smugmug.com.
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 but they have a full service shop.
Their locationis 964 Terminal Way, by the intersection with Mill Street. Store’s phone is 775-322-1499 and the website is, www.rms-renomotorsports.com
• The next shop is Moto-Source located at 3180 Mill Street. They too are a full service shop plus in the show room there is about anything a rider might want or need.
The phone number is 775-856-3855 and the website is, www.moto-source.com.
• Concours Body Shop, located at 250 Telegraph Street in Reno is another sponsor. The shop does quality collision repair for cars and trucks.
Owner Brian Saul is a car enthusiast himself and is committed to continuing the shop’s reputation of quality work. Phone number is 775-329-4557 and the website is, www.concoursbodyshop.net.
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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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