RENO, NV (April 2) — Beautiful weather on Easter Sunday set the stage for Reno Cars & Coffee meet. As usual the first of the month meet was by the Keitzke Starbucks and once again it was a large gathering. These meets area a great way to be around car people or just to see some good looking cars. While the cars ranged from exotic to the, well ordinary, there were a couple of vintage classics that stood out. One of them was a 1958 Nash Metropolitan owned by Christian Grams. He related finding a guy that owned 17 of

RENO, NV (March 7) – As usual the first Sunday in a month is when Reno Cars & Coffee has a meet. Mother Nature blessed the even with great weather and a huge group of people and vehicles showed up. And as usual the vehicles ranged from the exotic to almost ordinary. While newer cars make up the majority there are some that have breathed new life into older cars. And many owners proudly show off the motors in their cars. For the second month in a rowthere was one exotic car for sale. That is a 2005 Lotus Elise

RENO, NV (Feb. 15) – All types of racing is starting and it’s time to preview the off-road series. With few exceptions this is the 4-wheel type. Big news last November put a cloud over the sport as Lucas Oil announced it was ending their Off Road Series. That series is why Wild West Motorsports Park was built as Lucas Oil put a bunch of money into its construction. However there are rays of sunshine as other series are moving to fill the void. One of them is the Valley Off Road Racing series as they are moving to fill

RENO, NV (Feb. 10) – Now it’s time for a longer season preview as racing in our region is about to get rolling. I’ll focus on our region and Northern Nevada and will do the big off road series later. REPORTER’S NOTE: I’m amending this article as I needed to add something and got confused on another motorcycle event. Sorry for the mixup. ANNOUNCEMENTS: • Last week this reporter highlighted MotoMedx, a group started by Reno Fire Department Captain Steve Clark. His goal is to form a group of trained volunteers that will provide medical assistance at motorcycle races and

For Steve Clark it’s a combination of the love of riding and his seeing a need for medics at races and rides. His love of motorcycles began early and at age 10 got his first bike a 1979 Honda XR80. “I haven’t done a whole lot of racing but when I was the ripe old age of 50 friends talked me into doing my first race, the Virginia City Grand Prix,” he said. “I got the finisher’s pin, talked to the medical director and signed on to ride for him.” At the VCGP there are several riders that do not

RENO, NV (Jan. 3) – Reno Cars & Coffee took advantage of the good weather to kick off the New Year with their first of the month meet. Lance Freitas, who runs the group, estimated there were between 150 to 200 cars and trucks for people to see. In one area there was kind of a Corvette line with an Audi parked in it. There was also a 2021 C8 Corvette mid-engine with the hoods up to show luggage as well as the motor. One of the more unusual vehicles is an off-road rig, a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a

RENO, NV (Dec. 28) – New Year’s Day is just ahead of us and racing things begin to happen on the weekend. Last week we had the shortest day of the year and in keeping with that theme this is probably the shortest article of this insane year. CAR MEEETS: • Sunday starting at 10 a.m. Reno Cars & Coffee will get the New Year started with a meet at the Keitzke Starbucks. If the weather is good there should be a great turnout to welcome the New Year. • RACING: • One thing to keep in mind that any

RENO, NV (Dec. 14) – The holidays are a time of giving as people work to help the less fortunate. The Aces High Rally held two toy drives over the past two week to help the Toys for Tots program. This Sunday the location was the Lucky Beaver Bar and Burger on South Virginia Street not far from the Atlantis. One local shop and a car club were sponsors of this effort while Dreu Murin Productions promoted both events. Over at one end of the building there was a large stash of toys that kept growing as people stopped by

RENO, NV (12-7) – This Sunday two Toy Runs helped area children with their donations. One was for the two-wheeled set while the other group was Reno Cars & Coffee. For the past few weeks Reno Harley Davidson has had a toy drive where people could donate a new unwrapped toy. This was supposed to end with the 40th annual Reno Toy Run staged by the Northern Nevada Confederation of Clubs. They are part of a national motorcycle group and in this area there are at least 30 clubs on the list. Unfortunately due the latest restrictions the actual meet

CARSON CITY, NV (Nov.22): This weekend was when Carson Cars & Coffee had their second meet of the month. Of course this also might be the last for a while if another quarantine is announced. Heading the Carson group is Patrick Paul who said, “Can’t really tell if it grows or not as there are kind of two different parts of it, the nighttime stuff and the daytime stuff. It really depends on the time of the year and how many car shows they’re having. “A lot of it depends on what Reno and Sparks are doing. Reno is every

RENO, NV (Nov.15) – Reno Cars & Coffee held its third weekend of the month meet at the Del Real Pub and Grill on Sunday. Bright sunny weather with a nice breeze greeted those that attended. Variety is the theme of these meets. It varies from the two Mclarens to a fixed up VW Bug and everything in between. Much of the work on the cars has been done by the owners and hoods are raised to show off their handiwork with motors. For car people it’s almost like being in a candy store. Joe Medulla had his restored 1967

RENO, NV (Aug. 31) – With a racae canceled this weekend it’s time to look ahead to the end of this crazy 2020 season. While motorcycle racing is starting the fall season area oval tracks, Go Karts and drag racing are in their stretch runs. OVAL TRACKS: • Rattlesnake Raceway has three more weekends of racing left and all of them are two-day shows. This Friday and Saturday the postponed Octanefest will finally happen. Racing begins at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday with fireworks after the last show. Following that on September 18 and 19, the final points races wil