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.
- That same evening from 5 until 7 p.m. it’s time for the Thursday Night Cruisers. These are in the Carson City area and this week they meet at Bully’s located at West College Parkway.
• 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
- To the east the Fernley Friday Night Meet starts at 6:30 in front of the 76th Station on Main Street.
• Saturday is a busy day for car meets. Things actually start on Friday when Battle Born MoPars gets together at the Sparks A&W to load goody bags.
- On Saturday everyone with Battle Born Mopars assembles at Baldini’s Casino at 865 South Rock Blvd. in Sparks. The set up actually begins at 7 a.m. with a 9 a.m. start time and the meet benefits the Nevada Humane Society.
- Over at 225 Telegraph Street in Reno Auto Motions has Euro Cars ‘N’ Coffee has a 8:30 a.m. starting time to its meet.
- To the east Fallon Cars “N” Coffee has a meet beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Alley Bar. Location is 1555 South Taylor Street.
• Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. Sparks Cars & Coffee should have its second meet of the month. Go north on Pyramid Highway and over the hill turn right on Disc Drive, the meet is beside the Starbucks.
- While not a car meet exactly, starting at noon Virginia City will have the annual Memorial Day Parade and there will probably be cars involved. Apparently there will be a fly over by the Nevada Air National Guard when the parade begins.
RACING (4-WHEEL):
• To the north Diamond Mountain Speedway in Susanville, Calif. is having Friday/Saturday night racing. Racing begins at 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday evening.
- To the east Battle Mountain Raceway has racing both Friday and Saturday nights. It’s their season opener and there is a 7 p.m. start time both days.
- Club Rowdy had two days of drifting this weekend. It’s the Hoonies in the Boonies and the location is the road course at Fernley NinetyfiveA Speedway.
RACING & PRACTICE (MOTORCYCLES):
• Biggest race in our area is the OTHG Nationals at the Fernley Sandbox MX Track. Two days of racing and a rider’s combined finishes determines their final placing for the class they ride in. Remember one must register on-line to participate in this event.
• Not far away the motocross track at Fernley NinetyfiveA Speedway will have two days of practice. Times are from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The site is www.repracingmx.com.
• To the east the MX track at Elko is hosting Round 1 of the Cross Roads MX Series. It’s a Saturday/Sunday event.
• Over the hill MMX Raceway is hosting a round of the NGPC series at the Marysville Grand Prix.
• Sunday at Argyll MX is when the second round of this year’s P.R.O. Motocross Summer Sundayz happens.
• Riverfront MX should have practice from 5 until 10 p.m. Thursday and from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• E Street MX Park has practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on both the front and back tracks.
RACING (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL):
• This is the biggest racing weekend of the year. Thursday starts at 3 p.m. when Fox Sports 1 has NASCAR Race Hub. Then at 6 p.m. www.mavtv.com has a Supercar race.
• Friday starts on Peacock at 8 a.m. when the network airs Carb Day then a practice session for the Indy Cars. At 11:30 they show the Indy Car Pit Stop Challenge.
- At 3 p.m. Fox Sports 1 airs the ARCA Racing event from Charlotte then at 5:30 p.m. the network broadcasts the Craftsman Truck Series race from the same track.
• At 6:55 a.m. Saturday ESPN2 has Formula 1 qualifying from Monaco. Despite the cars being larger and faster they race on virtually the same track that was used in the 1920’s.
- Fox, at 10 a.m. airs the broadcasts the Xfinity race from Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- Peacock airs the first Pro Motocross event of the outdoor season. This time it’s from Fox Raceway and many of the Supercross stars will be there.
• For a race fan Sunday is the day. Have nice drinks on hand plus food is it will be a marathon.
- The www.trutv.com starts the day at 4:30 a.m. when they broadcast the MotoGP race from Catalunya.
- At that same time, 4:30 a.m., NBC airs the Formula 1 race from the classic course at Monaco. Racing on narrow streets between walls means a driver must be inch perfect.
- Then at 9:30 a.m. Peacock and NBC join forces to broadcast the classic American race, the Indy 500. It’s 200 high-speed laps around the 2.5 mile track that’s actually shaped more like a rectangle.
- Finally the day ends with the longest NASCAR Cup race of the season, the Coke 600. Here the drivers in heavier cars race for 600 miles around a 1.5-mile track. The trick is to finish and not get caught up any of the wrecks.
Whew! That’s it for this weekend. On Monday, besides being a holiday be sure to take a minute and remember those veterans we’ve lost over the years.
Until next week, take care, be safe and enjoy the holiday.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• For those going to next week’s 55th annual Hangtown Classic I’m posting the schedule. Should be a wild time with good racing.
• Due to the amount of snow still left, the Donner Challenge has been postponed until August 10-11.
• Davey’s American Racing is found on Face Book. His focus is on western oval tracks as well as national series.
He recently started his broadcasts so to check Face Book around 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Two of our sponsors are first class motorcycle shops located in Reno.
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Their location is at 964 Terminal Way, by the intersection with Mill Street. Store’s phone number is 775-322-1499 and the site is, www.rms-renomotorsports.com.
• The next shop is Moto-Source located at 3180 Mill Street. Once again they are a full service shop plus the showroom has about any thing a rider might need or want.
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