VIRGINIA CITY, NV (April 27) – The 48th annual Virginia Grand Prix was a time of changes for this storied event. Starting was different,the course was different, a new class added and the event honored it’s lost announcer. Saturday is when the Pros, Experts and Amateurs race. It’s the fastest day with a four-hour time period between when the green and the checkered flag waves. Asked abut the changes VCMC president Curt Chapman said, “This year we are making a lot of changes in the club, new leadership and we’re taking the race to the next era we’re calling it.

DOYLE, CALIF (April 13) – Lassen MC staged the third round of MRANN’s 2019 season. It was the Della Alosi Memorial Hare Scrambles and the site was the Ft. Sage OHV area outside of Doyle, California. Weather in this region has been very iffy but Mother Nature smiled on the event. The good weather brought 104 riders to test the 28-mile long circuit and only nine of them failed to complete at least two laps. Winners needed to complete four laps while anyone wanting to be classed as finisher needed only two. And all of them would have to tackle

FERNLEY, NV (April 7) – The local chapter of the Old Timers hosted a round of their national series at the Sandbox this weekend. Its formally known as the Fernley/Wadsworth Lion’s Motocross track and Mother Nature smiled on the event with great weather. Saturday is the long day as riders raced in three motos while on Sunday there are only two motos. The riders ranged from the youngsters in their 40’s to an 84-year old and all of them gave it their best. At the top of the age group there were three classes with 70 year olds as well

RENO, NV (March 21) – Motocross season began at the Sandbox, or the Fernley/Wadsworth Motocross Track on St. Patrick’s Day. New is the key word this time, the season, track layout and scoring system. This year the track layout was changed and moved to the west. Seems part of the old track might have been on federal land and the new layout does seem a bit faster. Since it was Saint Patrick’s Day some riders did hit the jackpot and one pro scored the overall in both classes he competes in. After winning the second 250/450 pro moto T.J. Taylor

RENO, NV (Feb.11) – First Season Preview will cover the two-wheeled world of Motorcycles as they start and finish the racing in our region. From the desert to motocross in Fernley as well as the flat track race in Carson City these are always action packed events. •   DESERT RACING: First up for the Season Preview is this weekend when MRANN begins its season. The Trail Blazers club honors the late Bob Cavakis with the Moto Mouth Memorial 100. The location is about 10 miles north of the Nightingale exit on I-80, east of Fernley. From what has been posted

FERNLEY, NV (11-18) – Battle Born MX ended its 2018 season here at the Sandbox or the Fernley/Wadsworth Lions Club Motocross Track. Nice weather highlighted a good day of racing. Due to the fires in Northern California and a race being postponed there, several racers came to Fernley expanding the rider total to 334 for Sunday. The big race was when the 250/450 Intermediate and Pro racers were on the track. Their motos are longer than the other classes races. Reno’s Ryan Ferris scored a double as he won both motos. When the second moto began Ferris took off with

NIGHTINGALE, NV (Nov. 11) – MRANN, Motorcycle Racing Association of Northern Nevada, ended its 2018 season east of Fernley off the I-80 Nightingale exit. The Tank Slappers hosted the event under nice but cool weather. The pits are located where the old U.S. 40 pavement ends east of the off ramp. As everyone registered they were given a sticker to put on their number plates. It honored the memory of Bob “Moto Mouth,” Cavakis, a long time announcer at these events. After a meeting the riders rode over to the starting area where they lined up according if they were

MOON ROCKS, NV (Oct. 28) – Moon Rocks was the site of the latest MRANN race, the Zombie Falls Hare Scrambles. Hosted by the Rim Benders great fall weather brought 111 riders out for the Sunday’s big bike race. At the end of the three-laps the overall winner 45-year-old Daron Rahlves said, “The course was so fun, all those little washes and it was technical, good rocks and the whoops, you just had to man up and go.” He admitted to getting a little squirely but when he knew second place was only 20 seconds behind him it was time

FERNLEY, NV (Sept. 30) – Battle Born MX staged round three of its fall series at the Sandbox, or the Fernley/Wadsworth Motocross Track as its officially known. The host club was the Over The Hill Gang and there was a good turn out of riders for a wonderful day of racing. All told there were 363 entries although several riders rode in more than one race. Still it took 23 motos to get every group in although the club only raced once so the day ended with 45 motos total. One of the big draws was the 200% payback for

LOVELOCK, NV (Sept. 23) – After 14 years the desert racers of MRANN returned to Lovelock thanks to the Mason Valley Dirt Squirts. The club staged the second round of the fall series, the Fix A Flat 100, just outside this rural Nevada town. The big bikes competed over a loop that was somewhere between 46 and 50 miles long. There were rocks, sand and after the long dry summer, dust but fortunately there was also a breeze blowing. As usual the riders in each of the three classes lined up side-by-side in their respective groups. First off were the

RENO, NV (Sept. 22) – The 2018 Endurocross series visited here this weekend and brought its version of motorized mayhem to the Livestock Events Center. It was a wild night for riders and fans. Ending the show was the Super Endurocross race with the top pros where the leader almost lapped the entire field. “It was a really good race, I got the start and protected the inside, in bracket racing everyone kept taking me out and I didn’t want that to happen again,” Cody Webb said. “I had a really good line through the matrix, really risky and no

CARSON CITY, NV (Aug. 25) – The Western Flat Track series made its third appearance at Fuji Park in Carson City this weekend. Like the other two events it was standing room only for the evening show. The rodeo arena is converted into a short track oval for these races. All types of bikes were included and the day was divided into two segments; amateurs in the afternoon then pros for the evening part. The evening section of the show began with a Marine Color Guard from the Mountain Warfare center located outside of Bridgeport, California. There was a small

MILFORD, CALIF (June 17) – For the past five years MRANN racers have competed in the Corey Herring Memorial Race, which honors a young racer lost on Father’s Day. It’s also known as the “Go Big or Go Home,” race and again it was staged at the Honey Lake Motocross Track. Racing at Honey Lake is always a challenge as it combines motocross sections as well as cross country parts and includes a pretty big hill for the big bikes to negotiate. This year Mother Nature added some elements to make things even more challenging for the racers. On this

VIRGINIA CITY, NV (April 29) – The Virginia City Grand Prix presented by Rhyno Built Welding is a two-day affair and both days are quite different from those racing as well as the course. Sunday is a mix of Novice, Women, Vintage and some veteran riders competing on a 22-mile course, which is a bit shorter than the one used Saturday.. The Vintage bikes race on a six-mile course due to the age of these machines. Saturday has four hours between the start and when the checkered is displayed. On Sunday its only three hours from green to checkered and

VIRGINIA CITY, NV (April 28) – Saturday at the Virginia City Grand Prix (VCGP) presented by Rhyno Built Welding is when the pros, in the Cash Class, Experts and Amateurs race. This year, according to Race Director Donnie Bird there were 503 riders ready to challenge the tough 26-mile course The VCGP is known for testing man, woman and machine to their limits and this time would be no exception. While everyone wants to win this race, or at least their class it’s a chosen few that have. This race pitted last year’s champion against a former one coming out