RENO, NV (Oct. 12) — A charity poker run for motorcycles as well as car meets fill this weekend. There are still races to be seen on TV and some Internet sites.
CAR MEETS:
• The weekend get rolling when Carson Cars & Coffee has a Trunk or Treat meet at the Carson Mall Shopping Center. The Mall is located at the south end of the City and north of the Rail Road Museum.
Set up is from 6 until 7 p.m. and Trunk or Treating starts at 7:15. There are 5 trophies available for the best trunk. Good time for the kids.
• Saturday morning is when a special motorcycle event from 9 until 5 p.m. at Reno Harley Davidson happens. Wise Riders Rockers for Knockers is staging a poker run.
The event benefits Moms on the Run and helps the fight against Breast Cancer. So if you’re a rider you might want to join this one.
• To the east on Saturday, Fallon Cars ‘N Coffee has a meet from 8:30 until 12:30 p.m. Location is the Alley Bar located at 1555 S. Taylor Street. And there will be music as well as a Merch table.
• Then on Sunday, from 10 until noon Reno Cars & Coffee has its second meet of the month. Location is the Human Bean Coffee Stand by the corner of Keitzke and Moana Lanes, which has easy freeway access.
RACING & PRACTICE (MX AND SHORT TRACKS):
• Fernley NinetyfiveA Speedway will not have practice on its MX track Thursday. There will be practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• Riverfront MX has practice Thursday from 5 until 10 p.m. then from 9 until 2 p.m. Sunday. The Big Section as well as the vet and kids tracks will be open
• Prairie City has practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• E Street MX Park has a weekend of Short Course racing. Saturday and Sunday are race days however there will be Halloween events, including a costume contest as well as trick or treating Saturday evening.
• E Street MX has a MX Vet Clinic on Friday from 9 until 2 p.m. Good way to tune up before the week end’s racing.
• MMX Racing hosts the next round of its 2022 flat track series. This time the track uses the TT Format, which has a right turn and a jump.
RACING (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL):
• On Thursday Fox Sports 1, at 2:30 p.m. has a longer than normal broadcast of NASCAR Race Hub.
• Saturday starts at 9:30 a.m. when the USA Network shows NASCAR Cup qualifying from Las Vegas. Then at 12:30 p.m. NBC has the Xfinity race from Las Vegas.
• Sunday starts at 7 a.m. when Fox Sports 1 has Qualifying show #1 from the NHRA event in Texas. Then at 9:30 a.m., on a delayed basis, NBC broadcasts the MotoGP event from Philip Island.
NBC at 11:30 a.m. also airs the NASCAR Cup race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A lot is on the line as those eligible to race for the championship are slowly being reduced so every point is important.
Later that evening at 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports 1 has the final rounds of the Texas Fall Nationals. Here again points are critical as there is less than a month before the season ends and championships are awarded.
That’s it for this weekend folks. Should be great weather so if possible get out and see one of the car shows in our area.
These meets are always a good time as well as a great way to meet fellow car people.
Until next week, be safe.
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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