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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: MAY 30 TO JUNE 2

    May 29, 2024 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (May 29) — As we head into summer things are heating up both in racing as well as for car meets. Once again the event buffet table is over flowing. CAR MEETS: • Thursday gets rolling at 8 a.m. when the Iron Mafia meets at Kim’s Donut Shop. Location is 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville. • There is another Friday Fernley Meet with a 6:30 p.m. starting time. Location is at the 76th Station on Main Street. • Saturday is a busy day. To the east the annual Classic Car Fever  show is at Lovelock, Nevada. The

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  • MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND RACE AT DIAMOND MOUNTAIN

    May 27, 2024 Author: Dan McGee
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    SUSANVILLE, CALIF. (May 25) — It’s Memorial Day weekend and Diamond Mountain Speedway had a Friday-Saturday show. Great although cool, weather set the stage for two nights of great racing. Since it was Memorial Day weekend the entire field of cars lined up 4-wide on the track before opening ceremonies. Announcer Davey Munoz played the National Anthem then followed that with Taps to honor those veterans that have passed or never came home. After that the field followed a vintage car with a flag and did two slow parade laps. The Mini Stocks started the program. Although he was second

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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: MAY 23 TO 26

    May 22, 2024 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (MAY 22) — Here we are at the end of May with the biggest racing weekend of the year ahead of us. Not to mention car meets and cruises in our region. CAR MEETS: • As usual the Iron Mafia gets the weekend rolling at 8 a.m. Thursday. Meeting place is Kim’s Donuts located at 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville. • After last week I learned that the cruise-in at Summit Racing Parts is every other week. So this weekend starting at 5 p.m. there will be a cruise • Saturday is a busy day for car

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  • STADIUMGP ROCKS RENO RODEO ARENA

    May 21, 2024 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO NV (MAY 18) — The first StadiumGP rocked the Reno Rodeo Arena this weekend. On Thursday was qualifying followed by a concert, then Friday and Saturday were both race days. There were a variety of classes but the Pros raced for $10,000 on Friday an $10,000 on Saturday. Saturday evening, after the opening ceremonies, things started rolling with the three classes of Futures. These were racers 17 and under. Peyton Maas won in Class 1 while Lucas Evans won Class 2. Class 3 had the most riders and Justin Henry won that class. When the first Open Pro heat

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  • NNKC MAKE UP RACE

    May 20, 2024 Author: Dan McGee
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    STEAD, NV (May 19) — Several weeks ago the Northern Nevada Kart Club had to postpone the second event in its 2024 season. That event was made up today when the weather cooperated. Things did get started a bit late but soon the program was rolling. After the second heat race it was time for the main events. First up were the Kid’s Karts. The youngest drivers race these low power karts. On the green Maddi Towne was on point with Presley Prater right behind her. Eventually Prater made the winning pass and was on his way to reaching the

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  • QUINCY SPEEDWAY HOSTS DWARF CAR NATIONALS

    May 13, 2024 Author: Dan McGee
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    QUINCY, CALIF. (May 11) — This weekend Quincy, Speedway started its season by hosing the annual Western States Dwarf Car Nationals. It was round three of this year’s series. Before the racing began the entire Dwarf Car field assembled on the track for parade laps. They honor those lost and the event has been known as the Richardson-Kay Memorial. This year it also honored Loretta Christiano, who was lost last year as well as one of Vukie Wilson’s family. During the evening two very young racers made their presence know as they scored victories over their older rivals. There were two

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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: APRIL 9 TO 12

    May 8, 2024 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (May 9) — It appears spring and maybe summer might has arrived. Good thing as there are more car shows, cruises and racing this weekend. CAR MEETS: • Thursday begins early when the Iron Mafia has its weekly 8 a.m. meet. Location is Kim’s Donuts at 1328 U.S. 395 North. • Friday, starting at 5 p.m., is another Cruise Jn at Summit Racing. Will be a D.J. plus manager specials and the store is on East Glendale in Sparks where the railroad tracks cross the road. • Continuing Saturday is a busy day. Things get going at 10

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  • RENO CARS & COFFEE + RENO JDM

    May 5, 2024 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (May 5) — Three car groups had meets this weekend. Two were on Sunday, although this reporter was only able to get to one while the other was on Saturday, fortunately after the storm passed Reno. While the turnout was less than expected, probably due to the weather that passed over Reno, the JDM meet still two lines of cars. The founder of the JDM group is Domonic Folkman, who recently moved here from Susanville, California. Asked about his car he said, “It’s a GSX Mitsubishi Eclipse and I picked it up over the weekend. I still have

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  • RACING & CAR MEET PREVIEW: MAY 2 TO 5

    May 1, 2024 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV – May is here and racing as well as car meets are ramping up, not to mention events on TV. If there is rain this weekend it could affect scheduled outdoor events. CAR MEETS: • Thursday gets going at 8 a.m. when Iron Mafia meets at Kim’s Donuts. Location is 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville.  • A good way to end the week is the Friday Night Meet in Fernley. Starts at 6 p.m. and the location is the 76th Station on Main Street. • Saturday at the Reno Sparks Convention Center is the Best of Show

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