It’s another action packed weekend for race fans and the plate is over flowing with choices for almost anyone.
Motorsports preview this week has something for all most any racing fan. Either live, on TV or the Internet.
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Biggest event in our area is the 45th annual Virginia City Grand Prix. A must do race for most off road motorcycle racers and a victory that many covet but few earn.
The Comstock Classic starts on main street at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Riders line up in rows of 10 and are launched a few seconds apart.
There are some “head start” positions that are auctioned off for the benefit of local charities up there.
Both days are timed races and the pro event on Saturday is four hours from start until the checkered flag comes out. Sunday is for Amateurs, Women, Bombers and Vintage Bikes that have their own special loop, and this race is three hours until the checkered flag waves.
For motocross racers the next round of the 775 Spring Classic series will be run by the Old Timers Club at the Fernley Lion’s Club Motocross Track, or the Sandbox. Practice is on Saturday followed by racing on Sunday, which should get going around 10 a.m.
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Rattlesnake Raceway, located just east of downtown Fallon, hosts its next points race. The action begins at 6 p.m. Saturday and includes the cars as well as mud drag racing.
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South of Fallon the Top Gun Raceway is in action starting at 9:30 Saturday and Sunday.
On the first day the ET and Junior Dragsters run round three of their season with street legal racing. Sunday has round four of the ET and Junior season along with 1/8th mile drag racing.
If possible be sure to get out and see live racing. There is nothing like it.
Over on the TV Thursday, either at 5 p.m. or 8 p.m. CBS Sports has Australian V-8 Supercar action.
This week NASCAR visits the Talladega Super Speedway and Friday, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Fox Sports 1 is full of practice and qualifying. Then at 3 p.m. the network airs the ARCA race from the speedway.
Saturday begins early, at 5 a.m. when CNBC broadcasts Formula 1 qualifying from Russia. The, at 11:30 a.m. Fox airs the Xfinity race from Talladega.
This week’s Supercross event, from New Jersey, is on Fox Sports 1 and has a 4 p.m. start time.
Ken Roczen won last week’s Supercross 450 main at Foxboro.
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The Grand Prix of Russia can be viewed at two different times on different networks. At 4 a.m. Sunday CNBC has it live while NBC Sports, at 1 p.m., has it on a delayed basis.
RICHMOND, VA – APRIL 24: Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 XFINITY Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series TOYOTA OWNERS 400 at Richmond International Raceway on April 24, 2016 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images)
The NASCAR Sprint Cup race begins at 10 a.m. on Fox, then at 11 a.m. Fox Sports 1 has the IMSA Weather Tech Sports Car event from Laguna Seca.
Not to be left out the NHRA event from Houston begins at 2 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.
Last time the NHRA racers raced four-wide in Charlotte. This week they’ll return to the normal two-wide drag strip.
Photo courtesy – NHRA.
Over on the Internet www.fanschoice.tv has support races from Laguna Seca on Friday, beginning at 12:05 p.m. and at Saturday at 10 a.m. followed by two short track events from Lake County and Evergreen Speedway.
That’s it for this week, and like I mentioned if possible get out and see a race live.
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