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  • CONCOURS AUTO BODY: OUR NEWEST SPONSOR

    September 1, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Concours Auto Body

    RENO – Concours Body Shop is our latest sponsor and we want to welcome them to our site. The company is owned and operated by veteran racer Gil Grieve and his capable staff. When asked how long he’s been in business Grieve said, “31 years and in this location 29. Well I started in the back building, as times passed and the business grew we went from the big back building all the way to the current location to where I have all three buildings, my 40,000 square feet and my two and a half acres.” And last year there

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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPT 1 TO 5

    August 31, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Carbon Fallon 250 Poster.

    Interesting preview this week as while things are pretty slim in our area there is action all over this Labor Day weekend. And have some late breaking news regarding an area track. Although the area’s oval tracks are dark this weekend there is still some action. Nationally and internationally there is plenty of action to see. In the local two-wheeled world the fall motocross schedule has been released. Until then there will be practice sessions Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Livfast Exit 38 motocross track. The series begins at that same track with two days

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  • 95A SPEEDWAY: NEVADA PRO STOCKS VISIT

    August 29, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    95A Speedway: James Gonzalez, NPSA winner.

    Another action packed evening on the largest oval track in this region. FERNLEY (Aug. 27) – 95A Speedway not only had three of its regular classes running Saturday but also the Nevada Pro Stock Association’s series. The series was running the eighth round of its 10-round series. That was the Gordon Russell Senior Memorial, which is the last Nevada Pro Stock Association round that paid $1,000 to win. And the winner would earn a special six-foot tall trophy. “I was trying hard and it was taking everything we had to stay with him (Jay Sears),” Jesse Gonzalez said after winning

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 25 TO 28

    August 24, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fernley 95A Speedway: Nevada Pro Stock Association.

    It’s another summer weekend packed with racing as we head for the Labor Day weekend.   Racing Preview for this weekend is full of events live, on TV and streamed over the Internet. There is something for about everybody. Locally Livfast Exit 28 will host practice from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There also might be a race in Northern California but haven’t been able to locate that one. For oval track fans the action begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday as the Lovelock Speedway hosts another of its points races. South of there, Hawthorne Speedway announced it

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  • FLAT TRACK RACING IN CARSON CITY: PART II

    August 23, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    CFTA: Pros line up for opening ceremonies.

    CARSON CITY (Aug 20) – Flat Track Racing staged a huge show Saturday, much too large to be completely covered in one article. So this is part two. Sadly this reporter somehow forgot to mention the event was a sell out as well as creating a good number of room nights for the town. And Promoter Robert Hansen’s company is On Trac Events. I apologize for getting that one wrong. And when I wrote the first part I didn’t have a list of the event sponsors that stepped up and made this night happen. They are Carson City, Battle Born

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  • FLAT TRACK RACING RETURNS TO CARSON CITY

    August 22, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    CFTA: Mikey Rush takes a victory lap.

    After a decades long absence a popular event returned to our area. CARSON CITY (Aug. 29) – Flat Track Racing returned to Northern Nevada this weekend thanks to the combined efforts of On Trak Promotions and the California Flat Track Association (CFTA). The result was a sell out crowd of 1,600 fans as well as over 150 entries and 27 pros from several disciplines arrived to race on the paper clip shaped track The afternoon was a blizzard of heat races and amateur mains. In the evening the main show would end with the Open Pro racing for the money.

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 18 TO 21

    August 17, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Outlaw Flat Track Races poster.

    Racing Preview for this week highlights a new event as well as racing in our area, over in California and includes what’s on TV as well as being streamed over the Internet. First and foremost are the Outlaw Motorcycle Flat Track races at Fuji Park on Saturday. The schedule is a bit different from the poster so here is the latest. Gates open at noon, riders sign in and meet at 2:30 p.m. then practice begins at 3 p.m. The afternoon heats start at 5 with the mains following at 6 p.m. Then at 6:45 p.m. there is a final

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  • LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD SERIES: ROUND 12

    August 16, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Lucas Oil Off Road Series: Anderson (37) and Ampudia (36).

    SUNDAY WAS A LITTLE MILDER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER FOR THE SECOND DAY OF THE RACES. SPARKS, NV (AUG 14) Lucas Oil Off Road Series ended its two-day visit to the Wild West Motorsports Park on a slightly cooler day than Saturday. But on the track the racing was as hot as ever. “Yesterday before the race I was told I had never won Pro 2 here and I was little bit surprised,” Rob MacCachren said after winning Sunday’s race. “We came here with a fast truck, learned some stuff at Glen Helen, brought it over here and the truck was

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  • LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD SERIES: ROUND 11

    August 15, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Lucas Oil Off Road Series:s Brooks and Mamer, Pro Lites.

    A really hot day set the stage for the first day of a weekend of hot off road racing.   SPARKS, NV (Aug. 13) – The Lucas Oil Off Road Series visited the Wild West Motorsports Park this weekend. Fans saw two days of hard charging, wild racing on this fast, hilly and technical track. With the series being in the stretch run drivers were eager to score as many points as possible over the weekend. “Yesterday in practice we weren’t going quick so we put our heads down to figure what to do, threw something at it today and

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 11 TO 14

    August 10, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Lucas Oil Off Road Series poster.

    While racing is a bit slim on the national scene, locally there is plenty including a major event. Racing Preview for this week lists a major event in our area plus other regional races. This weekend the TV schedule is reduced while there are other events being streamed on the Internet. If you’re still buzzing over Hot August Nights well fear not there is something to see Friday evening. Summit Racing, on East Glendale in Sparks, starting at 5:30 p.m. is having another cruise nights. For you oval track fans, Lovelock Speedway will host another of its points races Friday

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  • AMERICAN VALLEY SPEEDWAY: NAPA GOLD RACES

    August 8, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    American Valley: Chris Nieman, IMCA winner.

    Another night of racing at the Northern California oval set in the trees. QUINCY, CALIF. (Aug. 6, 2016) – American Valley Speedway hosted not only a regular points race but also the final round of the 4-race NAPA Gold Series Tour. This series alternates between here and Diamond Mountain Speedway in Susanville. After winning the IMCA main Chris Neiman said, “The track was great but somebody kept getting through the water over there and it gets slick when you hit it so I tried to go higher and miss it. I figured I was going to get him (Bill Pearson)

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  • MOTORSPORTS PREVIEW: AUG. 4 TO 7

    August 4, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Hot August Nights: Sparks cruise.

    Motosport preview for this week has a mix of several events, both locally and nationally. There is something for just about every type of motorsports and automotive fan. Biggest news is our area is the annual Hot August Nights. All over Reno and Sparks there are show n’ shines, poodle skirts, old time rock and roll as well as cruises through parking lots and down Virginia Street as well as Victorian in Sparks. There are also three oval track races this weekend as well. North in Susanville, California the Diamond Mountain Speedway will be racing then on Saturday, down in

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  • HOT AUGUST NIGHTS 2016: TIME TO CELEBRATE

    August 3, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Hot August Nights: '57 Chevy.

    This is a happy week for many here in Northwest Nevada as it’s time to celebrate and create memories. Some of the sights are in a photo gallery at the end of this article. RENO/SPARKS – Hot August Nights is one of the most anticipated festivals in the Reno/Sparks, Nevada area. It celebrates America’s love of automobiles and Rock and Roll especially the 1950’s into the 1970’s era. For an entire week the towns are full of poodle skirts, rock n’ roll bands, poker runs and walks as well as more cars from that era than most people can count.

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  • LOVELOCK SPEEDWAY: FRONTIER DAY RACES

    August 1, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Lovelock Speedway: Joel Myers, IMCA winner.

    This weekend an annual event was held at a oval track in Northern Nevada.     LOVELOCK, NV (July30) – Lovelock Speedway hosts two night of races during the town’s annual Frontier Days that honors its founding. This year the racing card had IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stock, 360 Sprint Cars and Dwarf Cars. “We haven’t won all year so got this new DeVilbiss car and we’ve been working, working on it every time we’ve had it out and its getting better and better but we’re not 100% yet but we’re close,” Joel Myers said after winning Saturday’s IMCA 40-lap main.

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  • DESERT PARK RACEWAY: NNKC ROUND 6

    August 1, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    NNKC: Graves leads Wright in Kid Kart main.

    Hot hazy weather didn’t stop the go kart racers from competing at their home track. STEAD (July 31): Desert Park Raceway was alive with the sound of racing as the Northern Nevada Kart Club (NNKC) staged the six round of its season. The youngest drivers are in the Kid Kart class where they start to earn their racing spurs. Even though there is a winner all of these youngsters get the same medal because many times just finishing is winning for them. On this day, however, two of these young drivers put on what may have been the race of

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