RENO, NV (Oct 21) — Although things are winding down as winter approaches there are still car meets, a major race in our area plus some drifting as well as races on TV and the Internet.
CAR MEETS:
• Locally Sparks Cars & Coffee will have a meet on Sunday by Buffalo Wild Wings. Start time is 10 a.m. and of course that will depend on the weather.
• To the south Carson Malls Cars & Donuts is having its final event of 2021 Sunday. Roll in time is 9:45 a.m. and the first 24 people get a free donut. The meet is open to all cars.
• To the east, Fallon Cars & Coffee will have a meet starting at 9:30 a.m. Location is the Telegraph Coffee & Tap at 1805 W. Williams Ave.
• For those south of Reno be sure to check Carson Cars & Coffee Facebook page. They usually have a short notice and last week they had a meet on Friday and Saturday.
• For you drifters out there Battle Born MX is hosting another event at the 95A road course south of Fernley. They will have Friday night drag races but on Saturday things get going around 8 a.m. while on Sunday the event runs from 8 until 5 p.m.
RACING REGIONAL:
• The biggest race in our region happens this weekend. It’s the 50th anniversary of the Virginia Grand Prix, a true test of man/woman and machine. Winning a trophy at this event is very special.
Saturday and Sunday both start at 10 a.m. on C Street. The pros, expert and amateurs race Saturday and four hours after the green is waved the checkered flag comes out. This year the pits have moved back to the Silverland Hotel area where it used to be. Saturday awards will be handed out at 4 p.m.by the Bucket of Blood and later a movie, On Any Sunday, will be shown.
For the youngsters there is a Moto Mouth Mini Grand Prix at the fairgrounds. It begins at 4:30 and honors long time announcer Bob Cavakis. Sunday is a three-hour race with Novice, Vintage, Women and other classes.
• There will be practice sessions at the new motocross track located at 95A Motorsports Complex. Times are from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine.
• Over the hill Battle Born MX is scheduled to have Round 10 of its series at Riverfront MX. When this article was posted the event might be in doubt due to the expected storm coming in. Best bet is to call the REP Racing hotline at 1-775-265-7223 or on Instagram. The website for the track is, www.repracingmx.com.
Not far away MMX Racing should have practice sessions from 9 to2 Saturday and 9 to 3 p.m. Sunday. With incoming weather it’s best to check the track hotline at 1-530-419-5200.
• This is also the week the 2021 Triple Crown series gets going. This week the first round, a two-day event, is at the Oakfield MX track.
• For you off-road racers VORRA is ending its season with the three-day Monster Dash. It will be run rain or shine. Be sure to check VORRA’s Face Book page as the usual road leading to the track is closed. They offer two alternate routes to the track.
RACING (NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL):
• This week Thursday is empty so a good time to check www.youtube.com and see highlights of events one might have missed.
• On Friday at 3 p.m. Fox Sports 1 has NASCAR Race Hub.
• Saturday gets going when NBC has the Xfinity race from Kansas. Then at 1:55 p.m. ESPN News has Formula 1 qualifying from Circuit of the Americas (COTA) outside of Austin, Texas.
The day ends at 4 p.m. when www.mavtv.com has the 2021 ARCA series race from Kansas.
• ABC gets Sunday rolling at 9:30 a.m. when the broadcast the Formula 1 race from COTA.
Then at noon NBC Sports airs the NASCAR Cup event from Kansas. With only two more events left it’s critical for some drivers to have a good result if they want to have a chance at the final four.
Then at 4 p.m., on a delayed basis, NBC sports broadcast the MotoGP even from Misano.
That does it for this weekend. If possible be sure to get out and attend a race. There is nothing like it. Until next weekend take care, be safe and see you next week.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Teresa’s 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 at 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 trivia.
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