Mustang – The Battle Born Moto Fest returned to the Wild West Motorsports Park this weekend. Unlike last year it was a two-day affair with two very different events. While Freestyle MX was planned the winds were too great for that to happen. However the rest of the racing went on. On Sunday there was the Wild West Hard Enduro, a race that went for 90 minutes and the course was anything but easy. After starting on the main straight the riders went up the hill, down the ski jump and headed for the rocks, but unlike Ultra 4, they

FERNLEY (May 28) – A Memorial Day weekend tradition is the annual Over The Hill Gang National race at the Sandbox, or the Fernley-Wadsworth Lions Club Motocross Track. Riders from several Gang chapters make this journey for two days of racing, comradeship and a darned good BBQ at the end of Saturday’s competition. And once again the hosts was the local OTHG chapter. Scoring is kind of like golf as a rider’s finish in a moto gives them the number, which is added up after all four have been run. There are two motos each day. Looking over the final

Racing returned to Fernley this weekend at the Wadsworth/Fernley Lion’s Motocross Track. FERNLEY (May 14) – Battle Born MX celebrated Mother’s Day by returning to the Sandbox as its known for round 4 of its spring series. The hosting club this time was the Old Timer’s Motorcycle club. Despite cool temperatures and some wind around 300 riders showed up to compete on Sunday. “Yea, got the sweep, first in 450 Pro, got the hole shot and checked out,” Jesse Sanchez said after winning his second moto. “I was charging the entire time, trying to see how fast I could go

Although shorter the second day of this year’s VCGP was historic.   VIRGINIA CITY (April 30) – The annual Virginia City Grand Prix is divided into separate parts depending on which class a person races in. On the second day Novice, Women, Bombers and Vintage bikes take their turn on the course. In order to make it a bit easier on those racing Vintage motorcycles they run a course that is just over 10-miles in length. The rest of the classes essentially race over the same 25-mile long course the Pros, Experts and Amateurs ran on Saturday. Once again the

Saturday is when the pros, experts and amateurs race in the Comstock Classic. VIRGINIA CITY (April 29) – The Virginia City Grand Prix (VCGP) has been held 46 out of last 47 years. Known for being a huge challenge the event brings riders from across the west to the Comstock. This year, due to the storms in winter, the course was rougher than usual. But to the winner Ty Tremaine it didn’t matter as he put on a charge from start to finish. Before the race started there were fund raising things to help last year’s champion Tucker Larrieu, who

RENO (March 26) – Arenacross is divided in two; the Pros race on Saturday or Friday if it’s a two-day show. But at every stop Sunday is reserved for amateurs and they run after the course has been altered for safety. Sunday at the Livestock Events Center started early as each rider either qualifies in heat races for their main event or has to accomplish this in an LCQ. Like in years past there was a large group of riders so to get them all in 27 short races were scheduled although two were combined to make it 25 events.

The first race of the new motocross season happened on Sunday. FERNLEY, March 12 – Motocross season began here as the first round of the new Battle Born MX series started at the Sandbox, or the Wadsworth/Fernley Lion’s Club Motocross track as it’s formally known. There were so many riders on hand that it took 19 motos to get all the classes in. One of the wilder starts happened during the first 250/450 Intermediate and Pro moto. Heading into the first turn one rider went down collecting several others, including one that went sliding off course. Fortunately everyone got up

Finally the racing year has begun in our area. One series had its first race while another is getting ready to. NIGHTINGALE (Feb. 19) – MRANN started its racing season with the Battle Born 100 presented by the Trail Blazers Motorcycle Club. It was the 19th edition of this event. With this type of race there is a “Hare,” and this time it was Austin Wilson. Since he didn’t have a rabbit suit his helmet had a set of “Rabbit Ears,” kind of like the TV kind and Wilson got a two-minute head start on the field. But for one

Here is breaking news that concerns the motocross community in Northwest Nevada. EXIT 28 PRESS RELEASE, by Tim O’Brien Wednesday, JANUARY 18TH. Exit 28 will be one of my most coveted and cherished memories that will last a lifetime. The idea of owning and operating a track is the dream that a lot of kids have, as they come up through the ranks as a racer and fan. Motocross has been my life as long as I can remember. My passion and drive to become a professional racer was cemented in at 5 years old when I started riding dirt

Time to take a look back at the off road motorcycle season and get ready for the one that will start next month. Following the article is a photo gallery of most of the champions. The MRANN Year in Review takes a look back at the 2016 season and the series overall points champion. For him it signals a change in direction while for others it sets the stage for improvements and maybe future titles. But at the end of 2016 Dennis Belingheri won the overall champion. It wasn’t an easy and it’s probably his last in this series. “The

Time to look back at the 2016 motocross season, celebrate the champions and start getting ready for the 2017 season. The motocross season review wraps up both series, spring and fall, in 2016. And hopefully it’s a forecast of more racing to come this year. This time around there was no Sandbox Grand Prix, which is a fun race for bragging rights and has been very popular. The spring round began at Exit 28 then moved to Fernley, Winnemucca and back to Exit 28. The last two round began at Fernley in April and ended in Winnemucca in May. There