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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPTEMBER 1 TO 5

    August 31, 2022 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (AUG. 31) — Well September is here with the late summer heat. Car meets and cruise-ins are starting to end not to mention racing series are looking at the end of their seasons. It is a time of change.  CAR MEETS: • Joe Bob’s Chicken House in Sparks is having the Last Bash Car Show/Rock A Billy show Saturday. Starts at 4 p.m. and everyone is welcome.  • Also on Saturday is the Show for Awareness sponsored by the Impalas Car Club. Hours are 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Sun Valley Community Park located at 115 West 6th

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  • MARATHON NIGHT RACE FOR NNKC

    August 28, 2022 Author: Dan McGee
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    STEAD, NV (Aug. 27) – The annual night race usually gets a good turn but this year’s turn out was huge. With just over a month to go until the national championship event there were 107 drivers registered.  Not only is the night race unique, but it provided a chance to race on the same track the IKF national championship event will use. With that many racers on hand everything was slowed down so the last race ended around 2:30 Sunday morning.  As usual the Kid Kart Class began the mains. They only ran six lap heats and mains as

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 25 TO 28

    August 24, 2022 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Aug. 24) — Here we are in the Dog Days of summer and there are still cruises to attend as well as racing in our region. Not to mention racing on TV and the Internet.  CAR MEETS & CRUISES: • Friday, starting around 5 p.m. is the final cruise-in this summer at Summit Racing Equipment. It’s located on East Glendale in Sparks just across the tracks.  • There area a couple of multi-day car shows. From Thursday through Sunday the Corvette Chanel presents the Corvette Camaro Invasion at Reno, Nevada. The show is all indoors at the Grand

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  • RENO CARS & COFFEE: AUGUST 21

    August 22, 2022 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (August 21)— On this late summer day Reno Cars & Coffee had its second meet of the month. While the turnout had a good variety of cars the numbers the count was down a bit from the last meet.  Wasn’t really a Corvette row but a couple of them were the front engine variety. Not far away were two versions of the rear engine models.  One of the more unusual cars was a small black 1947 Morris 8 Series E. It’s a labor of love for owner Dan Gates to bring this car to what it looks like

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 18 TO 21

    August 17, 2022 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (August 17) — Once again a mixed bag of events in Northern Nevada. Not to mention a bunch of on TV and the Internet.  CAR MEETS & CRUISES: • Thursday is another off day for cruising. Good time to shine the rig as things get going on Friday.  • Friday is a buffet of different events. Starting around 5 p.m. The next-to-the-last cruise in at Summit Racing will get going. Location is 960 East Glendale Ave., in Sparks.  –  That same evening, starting by the Fernley Moose Lodge on the west side of town is the next Downtown Fernley

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  • COWBOY TRUCK & CLASSIC CAR SHOW

    August 14, 2022 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (AUGUST 13) — The Bonanza Casino in Reno had a Cowboy Truck Show this Saturday. There was a pretty good mix of vintage, restored and almost new trucks on display.  There were several lines of various types of trucks. One of them was a 1958 Studebaker Transtar owned by Marty Meckler.  “It’s all original, 258 cubic inchV-8, it’s got a three-speed transmission with a Borg Warner overdrive. Very rare,” he said. “I’ve done a little bit of restoration but it’s pretty much all original stock. I’ve had it about 10 years. It’s not a daily driver but I

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 11 TO 14

    August 10, 2022 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Aug. 10)— Now that Hot August Nights is over many cruises that took the week off are back as well as is racing in this region. There is also a bunch of racing nationally and internationally.  CAR MEETS: • On Friday Summit Racing, on East Glendale in Sparks is having another cruise in. Things usually get going around 5 p.m.  • Saturday, from 11 to 3 p.m. is when the Bonanza has it Cowboy Truck Show. Should be an interesting meet with all types of trucks on display.  • On Sunday Sparks Cars & Coffee has its first

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  • NORTHERN NEVADA KART CLUB: ROUND 6

    August 8, 2022 Author: Dan McGee
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    STEAD, NV (July 7) — Desert Park Raceway echoed with the sound of racing Sunday. The occasion was round six of the 2022 season for the Northern Nevada Kart Club.  As usual the youngsters in the Kid Kart Class raced in the first main of the day. This time there were three of them and when the green lights came on Jameson Judd and Davey Jorgenson took off while Hunter Nelson, who is very fast, was held to give them a head start.  After the first lap both Jorgenson and Judd were pretty close while Nelson was catching them. Unfortunately

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 4 TO 7

    August 3, 2022 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (August 3) — This is the week many wait for all year as its Hot August Nights. This brings to Northwest Nevada a 10-day celebration of cars and all things related as well as a host of entertainment.  The streets as well as casino parking lots will be full of cars from years gone by. Not to mention nightly cruises along Virginia Street in downtown Reno as well as Sparks.  Over in Sparks, on the west parking lot of the Nugget there is a very short dragstrip. Great for doing burnouts and the real race, since the course

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  • HAN IN VC, BONANZA CRUISE-IN STARTS CAR CELEBRATIONS

    August 1, 2022 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (July 31) — This weekend begins a huge celebration of cars in the Reno/Sparks area. There will be cruises and shows in various areas plus crowds of people enjoying this festival.  Hot August Nights started things with a Friday-Saturday show up in Virginia City. They blocked off C Street and it was full of cars on display.  While some cars were restored while others were built from almost nothing. One such car was a 1940 Ford Coupe owned by Jerry Lacer from Auburn, California.  “ I bought it as a parts car from a swap meet at Hot

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