RENO, NV (Feb. 9) — The Super Bowl is a signal that racing is about to start again. As usual off-road and motocross will get the season rolling followed by oval track and drag racing. • Next week MRANN starts its 2025 racing season north of the Nightingale Exit off I-80, that’s east of Fernley by the geothermal facility. Right now there are eight rounds slated for this year. Then two weeks from now Legacy Racing hosts its season opening off-road race the Parker Dam 500. While this race is actually not in Nevada most Legacy events are. And there

RENO, NV (Jan. 5) — As we head into the New Year this article will be a little different. I’ll highlight where one can see the Dakar Rally but my primary focus is on the schedules for our area. INTERNATIONAL RACING: On the other side of the world the Dakar Rally is going on right now. Location is in Saudi Arabia and one can see highlights every day on www.youtube.com. Some highlights are long while others focus on certain groups and are shorter. In certain areas the competitors need to be careful, as there are herds of camels to be

RENO, NV (Dec. 29) — As the old year is about to be replaced with 2025, the New Year we’re still in the Re-Run Zone but that will soon end. In fact the Old Year goes out with a bang as a local racing event welcomes the New Year. As a result this article is on the short side and more of a preview piece. But next week this all changes. CAR MEETS: • Last week I was told the Iron Mafia moved it’s Thursday morning meet to 8 a.m. Friday. The location is Kim’s Donut and Tea House located

RENO, NV (Oct. 27) — Been a busy weekend as we celebrated Nevada Day, there were several Trunk or Treat events plus a Cars & Coffee meet on Sunday. • Friday started when the Off Road Warehouse, on Victorian Avenue in Sparks, scheduled a get together. While the turn out was light there were hamburgers and drinks for those that showed up. • Saturday there were several Trunk or Treats but sadly the one at 4 Wheel Parts didn’t pan out. • Northern Nevada Classics had another large Trunk or Treat show at Reno Town Mall. Owner of the mall,

RENO, NV (Oct. 20) — It was a mixed bag this weekend with a car show for a benefit then two meets to show off cars. Sunday afternoon at the Automobile Museum there was a planning meeting setting the stage to bringing back an popular event next year. • Saturday started with Binders for Boobies, a car show to benefit Pinocchio’s Moms on the Reno. This is a group helping deal with breast cancer. Heading the group is Allison Smith and Joe Healy, both Binder owners. Her husband Adam is a wild land fire fighter so he wasn’t there. When

RENO, NV (Oct. 8) — After posting the Dirt Track Championship report I realized there were a few loose ends that I wanted to tie up. Have to thank Mark Hain and Brett Wilkins for their help. This past year the IMCA classes, in addition to racing at individual tracks were part of the NAPA “ Know How 2 Get ‘er Done” series. Seven tracks and with the usual two-day format there were 13 races for points, with the final round at Rattlesnake Raceway this week. In the IMCA Modified or A Mods, the winner was Shawn Natenstedt with 482

RENO, NV (Sept. 26) — Missed one important item in my current preview article and was informed about a cancellation and rescheduling of another race. First and foremost, apologies to the folks out at Battle Mountain Raceway. Somehow I missed their final date and thanks to Dan Dias was informed it’s for the Silver Cup. This is a three-day show starting with regular racing on Friday, Sept. 27. Then the Silver Cup races are on Saturday, starting at 7 p.m. and ending Sunday with action starting at noon. I was also informed that Quincy Speedway made a schedule change. Maybe

RENO, NV (Sept. 7) — Reno Area Dirt Riders (RAD) held a clean up on the Peavine Summit Road Saturday morning. Something they that helps keep the public lands clear of refuse and it helps the Forest Service. It took weeks of effort between RAD president Mike Marcum and Brad Moore. They divided the labor with Moore getting the prizes and doing the promotional material. Mercum was dealing with the computer issues as well as working with the Reno City Council and Forest Service. While RAD is a riding group volunteers came from several groups as well as folks that

RENO, NV (Aug 25) — Two car meets bookended the weekend. One was for veterans while the other ended a series of six summer meets. • Saturday began in front of Sportsman Warehouse where the annual Cars and Strips Classic Car Celebration happened. The event is sponsored by the Iron Mafia and Nevada Car Coalition. Despite the rain there was a pretty good turn out. One row had a Red VW in a line of various cars. There were also some pick up as well taking their place in several rows. And there was even a Corvette row. That had

RENO, NV (March 24, 2024) — This May the Stadium Grand Prix will be held at the outdoor arena, the same venue the Reno Rodeo uses. It’s a partnership between two long time friends. Paul Zielger is a co-owner of Reno Motorsports and co-founder of the MRANN Series that stages motorcycle off-road events. Tina Honea has been around motorcycles for a long time and even competed in MRANN. She’s a local realtor, race announcer and her husband Reece is a Virginia Grand Prix winner’ Asked how the idea came about Zielger said,” We always go to the Reno Rodeo, Tina

Reno-Fernley Raceway has been divided between two owners for years. One had the clay oval, UTV and motocross track while the other owned the road course. Now it’s unified under the new owner Dan Shore, who has some big plans for the facility, which includes some of the hills. “I bought the road course roughly May 1918,” Shore said. “I originally had purchase conversations with the pervious owner Dan Simpson about a year after that. Even though we had an offer on the table he reached out to someone else less demanding and made a deal with somebody else. Recently

RENO, NV (Jan. 17) — As each day has more sunshine racing seasons are getting closer. Much is on TV and the Internet and another major off-road event begins this weekend. CAR MEETS: • The Iron Mafia gets things started with its weekly meet at Kim’s Donuts in Gardnerville. The meet starts at 7:30 a.m. and the location is 1328 U.S 395 North. • On Friday, starting at 4:30 p.m., the weekly Night Meet in Fernley happens. Meeting place is by the 75th Station. • The Nevada Jeep Club hosts its annual Wine, Women and Jeeps meet starting at 4:30

RENO, NV (Dec. 30) — Well here we are, the last day of 2023 as we jump into 2024. For some they’ll be roaring out of this year and into the New Year when the 2024 racing season gets rolling. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS: • To the east the Tulsa Shootout started this past Tuesday and goes through the 31st. Then everyone gets a short rest as more racers arrive in Tulsa Oklahoma. – Then a week from Monday, on January 8th, the annual Chili Bowl Nationals start. It’s five wild days of short track, indoor racing. • Down in

RENO, NV (Dec. 20) — Here we are with Christmas next week. That means our annual journey into the Re-Run Zone will start to end but there are still car meets and practice sessions for motocross riders. CAR MEETS: • There are a trio of car meets this weekend. RACING (4-Wheel): • Everyone is off until early next year. PRACTICE (Motocross): • When this was posted the only schedule for practice is for the Fernley Sandbox. It will be from 10 until 3 p.m. only on Saturday. • Nothing has been posted for Riverfront MX Park or Prairie City. Suggest