RENO, NV (April 28) – Racing Preview this time is full of events, from a special project, car meets as well as on track racing. The TV will also be full of various events to watch.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
• Reno Area Dirt Riders (RAD) is combining forces with the Hills Angels and Desert Pigs for a special project. This Saturday, from 8 until noon, they’ll be at Chimney Drive in Sun Valley.
There will be large dumpsters and everyone will be cleaning the public lands. If you want to help out be there and sign in for this worthwhile project to help keep our open spaces clean of junk.
CAR MEETS:
• Once again Friday gets the weekend started with two events in Fernley.
Fernley/Fallon Cars and Coffee is having a meet starting at 6 p.m. Location is the 76th station on mainstreet and the Gourmet Deli is inside.
Then from 7 to 9 p.m. and weekly main street cruise happens. Gathering place will be at the Wigwam and both groups can participate. A great way to end the work week.
• On Saturday morning, from 8 until 10 a.m. Wicked Ways is hosting their 2nd annual Cinco de Mayo Ride & Shine. Location is at the Bonanza Casino on North Virginia street.
• Sunday has both a car meet as well as a cruise in.
Reno Cars & Coffee begins the month at the Kietzke Lane Starbucks. The meet begins at10 a.m. and there is usually a huge turn out of many types of cars, trucks and motorcycles.
Then starting at 11 a.m. Northern Nevada Classics is hosting a monthly cruise-in. Location is the Redwood Rotisserie Grill at 860 East Plumb Lane.
• This week I’m adding a new event in Fallon.
On Tuesday, May 4, there will be the Grid Fallon Sock Hop. It’s a cruise in where all makes and types are welcome and the location is the Grid. The function begins at 5:30 p.m. and participants get free coffee.
RACING (REGIONAL):
• Big race in the state will be down south when Best in the Desert Racing Association stages the Silver State 300. It’s going to be a point-to-point event that involves all classes including Turbo UTV’s for the first time. For further information please check, www.bitd.com.
• Closer to Reno the American Valley Speedway in East Quincy will start its 2021 season. The track was closed all last year during the virus scare.
Races begin at 6 p.m. with not only the track’s usual divisions but the Nevada Outlaw Dwarf Cars and the Battle Born Winged Sprint cars will help fill the racing card.
• The Northern Nevada Kart Club is hosting its second race of the season this Sunday at Desert Park Raceway. The track is located about a quarter mile on the dirt extension to Lemmon Drive.
Qualifying should get going between 9 and 10 a.m. with heat races and mains to follow. It’s a day full of racing with the various classes. For further information the club’s website is, www.nnkcreno.com.
RACING & PRACTICE (MOTORCYCLES):
• On Saturday speedway racing returns to MMX Racing in Marysville with practice at 4 p.m. and a 5 p.m. start to the racing.
The track will also have practice sessions from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday then from 9 until 3 p.m. Sunday on all of its tracks including the vintage one.
• This weekend OTMX Nevada is hosting the third round of this year’s BBMX series. Location is at the Sandbox or the Fernley Motocross tack.
Saturday is for practice and it starts early. Sunday is race day and practice begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by the riders meeting at 9 a.m. and the first gate drops right after that. For further information one can check www.otmxnevada.com or www.battlebornmx.com.
• REP Racing will be busy this weekend.
Riverfront is the site of a Mammoth Qualifier and there is open practice from 5 until 10 p.m. Thursday. Friday is for camping then gates open Saturday at 7 a.m. with practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Sunday is race day, gates open at 6 a.m., practice begins at 8 a.m. with racing to follow.
Riverfront has practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. To ride in these sessions one must sign up online at www.repracingmx.com.
RACING (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL):
• On Thursday at 10 a.m. ESPN3 airs Formula 1 Portugal Preview. Then at 3 p.m. Fox Sports 1 has NASCAR Race Hub.
• Once again Friday is pretty slim but one can find either highlights or repeats of races they may have missed on www.youtube.com or www.mavtv.com.
• Things get busy Saturday starting at 6:55 a.m. when ESPN 2 has Formula 1 qualifying from Portugal. Then at 10:30 a.m. Fox Sports 1 has the ARCA race from Kansas. At noon Fox Sports 2 has the first of two MotoAmerica Super Bike races from Road Atlanta.
This week is also a double header from the Indy Car series.
NBC Sports has the action starting at 1 p.m. with qualifying followed at 4:30 with the #1 Indy Car race. Then at 4:30 p.m. Fox Sports 1 has the Camping World Truck race from Kansas.
• Finally at 7 p.m. NBC Sports airs the season ending AMA Supercross race from Salt Lake City. Any championships in the 250 East or West will be awarded as well as the 450 title for this year. Should be a wild show.
• Sunday gets off to an early start at 6:55 a.m. when the Formula1 race is shown on ESPN from Portugal. Over on Fox Sports 1 at 7:30 a.m. there is qualifying from the NHRA Southern Nationals.
Then at noon Fox Sports 1 airs the NASCAR Cup race from Kansas while, at that same time, Fox Sports 2 has the second MotoAmerica Super Bike race from Road Atlanta.
NBC Sports at 1 p.m. has qualifying followed at 2 p.m. with the second Indy Car race of the weekend from Texas. Then at 4:30 p.m. the network shows the Moto GP race from Jerez, Spain.
Finally, on a delayed basis, Fox Sports 1 has final rounds from the NHRA Southern Nationals. Apparently this is the last time the series will appear at the Atlanta Dragway.
That’s it for now. Should be great weather in our region so be sure to get out and see a race live. There is nothing like it. Have a safe weekend everyone.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Are you an experiences motorcycle tech? If so there could be an opportunity for you. Moto-Source is hiring and the poster has where you should send your resume.
• Teresa’s Garage Radio Show is on the air from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. In Northwest Nevada it can be heard on 1060 AM.
There is also a Podcast at amm.streamon.fm or it can be seen live on Face Book. Co-host Emily Cook has a website, www.emilycookracing.com where she sells merchandise to help her racing efforts.
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