Nevada's Racing News
SPARKS, NV (NOV. 28) — The month of November ended with the second meet for Sparks Cars & Coffee. As usual it was close to Buffalo Wild Wings. As expected many of the more exotic cars have been put away for the winter so the car count was on the low side. However there was still a good mix of cars to see and admire. One of them is a 1967 Mustang Coupe owned by Dana Vanpool. After doing a lot of work on it he is trying to sell the car. “It was originally a six cylinder but has
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RENO, NV (Nov. 24) — It’s Thanksgiving weekend and most racing, except for two international series, has a time out. Despite the lull there are things going on car people and racers can enjoy. CAR MEETS: • Saturday has both a meet and a cruise. Fallon Cars & Coffee gets the weekend rolling with their meet at Telegraph Coffee & Tap located at 1805 W. Williams Ave. It begins at 9:30 a.m. and goes until noon. • Carson Cars & Coffee has an evening cruise starting at 7 p.m. The starting point is at 12000 U.S. Highway 50 East. The
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SPARKS, NV (NOV. 20) — After a pretty good 2021 season, despite the summer smoke that caused one race to be moved, the Northern Nevada Kart Club celebrated the end with the annual awards banquet. It was held at the Coconut Bowl in Sparks. Raffle tickets were sold and people put them into small cups by the things they might want to win. And there was a bunch of them. There was also a buffet served before the ceremony got rolling. This year the club added new “Legacy” awards. They went to two people for their long involvement with the
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RENO, NV (Nov. 17) — Well here it is mid-November and there is still racing although not in our state. There are car meets as well as a special clean up this weekend. CAR MEETS: • Keep an eye on Carson Cars & Coffee’s Face Book page. They tend to have pop up events and might have one for Saturday evening. • Since it’s the third weekend of the month Reno Cars & Coffee, from 10 a.m. Sunday until noon, will have another meet. The location is at the Human Bean by the intersection of Kietzke and Moana. There is
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BOTTLE CREEK, NV (Nov. 14) — The 2021 MRANN season ended this weekend about 30 miles north of Imlay at Bottle Creek. A good turn out was blessed with great weather and it was a day of hard racing. Keeping with a great weather and end of the season the Gold Diggers had a new banner. Apparently it was to celebrate someone’s cousin. As usual everyone lined up in their respective ranks with the Experts taking off first in a huge cloud of dust. Once that had cleared from where the loop went up the side of a hill into a
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RENO, NV (Nov. 10) — It’s Veteran’s Day weekend and another professional series will crown its champions on Sunday. Still there is a lot of racing happening as well in our region and state. CAR MEETS: • Saturday has two very different meets. + Things start when Fallon Cars & Coffee has its one at the Telegraph Coffee and Tap. Times are 9:30 to noon and the location is 1805 W. Williams Avenue. + At little later the Misfits Crew and D.J. Cillo are having a Canned Food and Toy Drive at the Sparks A&W located at 1311 Baring Blvd.
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RENO, NV (Nov. 7) — As it is the first weekend in November, Reno Cars & Coffee had its meet at the Kietzke Starbucks. Once again it was a pretty good turnout considering the cool weather. As usual there were a good mix of cars but one that many were interested in is very new and owned by Jason Oliver. “It’s a 2021 Bronco First Edition and is about a week and a half old and it’s got all the goodies on it,” he said. “ From an off-road prospective it’s got and electronic disconnectable front sway bar, front and
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RENO, NV (Nov. 6) — First and foremost, remember we go off Daylight Savings Time Saturday night. Be sure to set your clocks back then. This weekend is a bit slim but there are a few events in our region, at least one car meet and something for the two-wheel crowd. CAR MEETS: • So far the only meet listed is Sunday’s Reno Cars & Coffee at the Kietzke Starbucks. Times are 10 a.m. until noon and with good weather the turnout should be great. • Since they tend to have pop up events be sure to check the Face
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FALLON, NV (Oct. 30) — It appeared that Diamond Mountain Speedway in Susanville, California would not be able to run this year’s Halloween Bash. This was due to the fairgrounds being used as a fire camp for those battling the Dixie Fire. Fortunately the folks at Rattlesnake Raceway offered their track for the event. As a result the Diamond Mountain crew, plus some Rattlesnake regulars helped prepare the track and the two-day event was on. Before everything got rolling all the racers brought their cars to the front straight. After that it was trick or treat time for the kids
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