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  • MOTORSPORT PREVIEW: MAY 19 TO 22

    May 19, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Hawthorne Speedway poster.

    Once again it’s going to be a jam packed weekend of racing action. Motorsport Preview for this weekend is another buffet that’s large enough to satisfy any fan, not matter what their hunger is for racing. The big event in our region is the grand reopening of Hawthorne Speedway, a track that’s been dark for almost 20-years. It’s a festival down there as Saturday is Armed Forces Day. There will be a parade then a concert and finally the track opening itself. Gates open at 4 p.m. with racing beginning at 5 p.m. It will also be the site of

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  • AMERICAN VALLEY SPEEDWAY: SPEED AND RAIN

    May 17, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    American Valley Speedway: Jeff Olschowka wins.

    Despite Mother Nature playing tricks all the races were able to be completed. QUINCY (May 14) – American Valley Speedway staged the first of its $1,000 to win races for the IMCA Modifieds this weekend. The night was a little odd as it started out dry but ended with a light rain. “The rain had me a little scared there but it really didn’t hurt the track at all, just kind of blurred your vision but it was good, took a little moisture and was nice,” Jeff Olschowka said after a green to checkered victory in the IMCA main. “We

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  • NNKC: GREAT WEATHER AND RACING

    May 16, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    NNKC: Zach Rivera leads his uncle Brian.

    After dodging rain during their last race, area go kart racers were blessed with an almost perfect weekend.   STEAD (May 15) – NNKC (Northern Nevada Kart Club assembled this weekend for the third race in its 2016 season. This time Mother Nature cooperated and gave the racers great weather. In racing the idea is to never give up, that is until the checkered flag flies. And that was proven in the day’s final race. “The race was pretty good, he (Mike Faker) just had a little mistake and looped it around, so I just got by him, pretty lucky

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  • RACING PREVIEW: MAY 12 TO 15, 2016

    May 11, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    NASCAR Sprint Cup. Kyle Busch celebrates winning in Kansas.

    After last week’s rains washed out all but one event this week promises good racing weather. Racing preview for this week has a banquet of different events for almost any racing fan. Locally Rattlesnake Raceway will be dark this Saturday due to a national shooting match at the gun club. The track and club share a hill and usually alternate weekends. American Valley Speedway in Quincy will finally get its season going Saturday. Mud packing begins at 6 p.m. with a 7 p.m. start to the action. Last year the track got a lot of new clay so it should

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  • 95A SPEEDWAY: RICHARDSON-KAY DWARF CLASSIC

    May 9, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    On a weekend where weather canceled races both here and in California, one track was able to get at least part of its show in. FERNLEY (May 6) – 95A Speedway honored two drivers lost four years ago with the 3rd Annual Richardson-Kay Dwarf Classic this weekend. Not only does the event honor both David Richardson and Leroy Kay but the event is a Western States Dwarf Car Association Regional. The race looked to be even bigger than last year. That is until Mother Nature threw a monkey wrench into the works with rain moving through the area. Despite losing

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  • MOTORSPORTS PREVIEW: MAY 5 TO 8

    May 5, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fernley 95A Speedway: Dwarf Car Regional poster.

    Weather could affect local racing this weekend but we’ll have to wait and see. This week is a bit slim as we head into May and local events could be affected by the weather, in fact some are. Fernley 95A Speedway hosts the third annual David Richardson and Leroy Kay WSDCA Memorial Regional race. Racers as far away as Utah and other states plan to compete in this event. Right now the event is on two evenings, both starting at 6 p.m. for the Friday and Saturday show. These little Dwarf Cars are as fast, and sometimes faster than the

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  • VIRGINIA GRAND PRIX 2016: SUNDAY

    May 3, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Virginia City Grand Prix: Sunday's First Overall

    Sunday at the VCGP is very different than Saturday. VIRGINIA CITY (May 1): The Virginia City Grand Prix has a split personality even though it’s still a test for any rider and their machine. On Saturday the pros, experts and amateurs race; it’s a day for the fast movers. Sunday is quite different. Although the race is still a race the groups include novice racers, women and some of them are veterans, as well as the older bikes, bombers and vintage. Taking first overall was Myles Friesen from Gardnerville, Nevada. He charged to the front from the 40th row to

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  • VIRGINIA CITY GRAND PRIX 2016: SATURDAY

    May 2, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Virginia City Grand Prix: Tucker Larrieu.

    Once again an annual rite of spring has happened as racers converged on the Comstock. VIRGINIA CITY (April 30) – The 45th annual Virginia City Grand Prix is a sure sign of spring in Northwest Nevada. The Comstock Classic is a two-day affair and attracts riders from across the west. Saturday is for the pros, experts and amateurs as they race a four-hour timed event. And for one rider it was a return to competition after suffering a crash last year that almost put him out of racing. “It was actually the best VC course I’ve ever rode,” Tucker Larrieu

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  • MOTORSPORT PREVIEW: APRIL 28-MAY1

    April 28, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Virginia City Grand Prix poster.

    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. 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

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  • NEVADA KART SPORT

    April 26, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Nevada Kart Sport: Owner Rodney Rivera.

    We wish to welcome our newest supporter. SPARKS – Nevada Kart Sport is the latest sponsor to join our website. We appreciate the support from owner Rodney Rivera and want to welcome him to the site. “I started the business in October of 2011,” he said. “We were on 4th Street at the site of MMS (Motor Machine Supply) and they were running a karting shop inside of that business. Moved over here in January 2014, as I had a high demand for racers wanting to store their karts and for me to maintain them and keep them here.” He

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  • 95A SPEEDWAY: COOL NIGHT WITH HOT RACING

    April 25, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Northern Nevada Pro Stock Association: Robert Miller wins.

    Saturday was an action packed night in Fernley with five divisions racing. (FERNLEY, April 23) – 95A Speedway had a big night with the second round of the new Northern Nevada Pro Stock Association Series plus a visit by the BCRA Midget series. Unlike the last event, this time the weather was nice although cooling through out the evening. But on the track, the action was hot and getting hotter. After a troubled run to the checkered flag winner Robert Miller said, “I was down on oil pressure and started running warm about halfway through. I was watching the pressure

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  • NNKC: A DAY OF RAIN AND RACING

    April 25, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    NNKC - Sr. LO206 main.

    The opening round of the 2016 season was one of weather and speed for area kart racers. (STEAD, APRIL 24) – NNKC, the Northern Nevada Kart Club, opened its season at Desert Park Raceway on a cool Sunday. It was a day with the constant threat of rain that did affect one main. And the largest field of the day in Senior LO206 had the closest race. “You know before I went into the race I was thinking, was nervous and didn’t know if I could do it. Then on the start I was thinking, ‘maybe I can get her

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  • Motorsport Preview: April 21/24-2016

    April 21, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fernley 95A Speedway - BCRA Midgets.

    Another weekend is ahead of us with another buffet of racing events. This week’s Motorsport Preview is another mixed bag of events that includes a special one in our area. This big event will be at Fernley 95A Speedway as the track hosts a double header with the BCRA Midgets and the Nevada Pro Stock Association joining the regular classes. The last NPSA winner Robert Miller should again be in B.J. Pearson’s Nuclear Banana car. If he also races his IMCA modified he’ll be going for his 100th victory in that class. We also want to give a shout out

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  • RATTLESNAKE RACEWAY: GOOD TRACK, GOOD RACING

    April 19, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Rattlesnake Raceway - Miller wins 99th IMCA victory.

    A little late getting this out but had to clarify something. All set so her it is sorry for the delay.   (FALLON, APRIL 16) – Rattlesnake Raceway was blessed with spring like weather, a good track and car counts for its second points race of the season. And this time one driver dominated the IMCA Modified main, which is usually pretty competitive. “The car really felt good, I mean the track had some grip to it but I think this shock package we got made it feel like I had a lot more grip,” Robert Miller said after winning

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  • EPA RULE THREATENS RACING – EDITORIAL

    April 19, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    EPA Editorial

    This reporter has never done an editorial on racing but this time I’m going to make an exception. Please read this carefully and help save our sport. Over the past year this reporter has heard rumblings about the EPA’s attempt to essentially restrict the conversion of a vehicles originally designed for on-street use to a racing vehicle. After receiving the latest issue of Racing Promotion Monthly, a publication for the short track industry, I decided to write this editorial. And for those that don’t know people involved in short track racing, fans or drivers, it concerns all types of racing

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