FERNLEY, NV (April 17) — Norcal Rock Racing brought its brand of off road racing here this weekend. This round was Metal Cloak Wild West Shootout. Mild weather with some win set the stage for a day of hard off-road racing.   First up was the Pre Runner class and only two of the trio were able to take the green. In the main Alan Jaime had to drop out with problems and that gave the victory to Team Wfo, which finished after losing the truck’s left rear wheel. When the 4800 main began Evan Jessee was on point after

DOYLE, CA (Nov. 2) – In its first Northern California off road event the newly reborn Valley Off Road Racing Association (VORRA) chose the Fort Sage OHV area east of Doyle. The title was the Battle at Fort Sage, a day full of speed in the desert, silt and dust. After Friday’s pre-running and Saturday’s registration as well as tech inspection, everyone was ready to go. VORRA head B.J. Butcher in the driver’s meeting explained the course and also the silt drivers would face. He also mentioned there was a “100 mile an hour,” road section where drivers could really

SPARKS, NV (June 1) – Norcal Rock Racing Series visited the Wild West Motorsports Park east of Sparks for its second race of the season. Looking forward to a great day of racing 93 drivers were on hand. Mother Nature joined in the fun so the final race Saturday was done in the rain. When the green waved Mike Bou took off with Cody Addington giving chase. After the ski jump the drivers made a sharp right turn then headed up some rocks. At this time all racers were nose-to-tail then spread out just a bit before hitting the downhill

MUSTANG, NV (July 21) – This year the Silver State Showdown at the Wild West Motorsports Park was a one night show this year. While things got off to a good start Mother Nature had other plans for the night. Before qualifying was finished there was a report of a lightning strike about a mile from the track. This caused the track and bleachers to be cleared and started a four-hour delay in the program. Soon after that the rains came causing puddles and turning the track into mud. It meant a bunch of work for the track crew and

MUSTANG (June 10) – Super Crawl visited the Wild West Motorsports Park this weekend. The two-day show includes a Saturday night shootout as well as some foreign drivers.What this sport lacks for speed it more than makes up in the challenges all the competitors face with steep inclines to negotiate, side hills where rollovers are a constant challenge not to mention getting around in some very tight spaces. This year promoter Jessie Haines and his team made some very challenging courses and there is a set for each type of car. Each team is composed of a driver and observer,

SPARKS, NV (May 6) – Promoter Matt Musgrove brought his Endurofest back to Wild West Motorsports Park this weekend. Unlike previous editions this one had a bonus for the rider that scored the most points in four events. Sunday began with a Junior Enduro for the youngest riders and Caleb Bonneville won that event. The event was 45-minutes long with obstacles designed with the younger riders in mind. Bonneville was able to complete 13 laps while second place Chris Newell only had 12 and third place C.J. Conder only got in 10-laps. Later the course workers were briefed by Musgrove

MUSTANG, NV (Oct. 21) – Once again the Ultra 4 series ended its season at the Wild West Motorsports Park. Like previous visits it was an action packed day with hard racing over obstacles. After winning the 4400 main Jason Scherer said, “It’s crazy, I’ve been competing for about 15 years and there’s something that happens every time I hear the national anthem. It’s just like changes you a little bit knowing not only how awesome it is as we have the opportunity do this while other people are fighting for our freedom…. It’s like ‘all right, here we go

MUSTANG, NV (Sept. 24) – Supercrawl 2017 presented by Maxxis tires and Trail-Gear visited the Wild West Motorsports Park this weekend. What this motorsport event lacks for speed it more than makes up for that in the technical courses and variety of machines used. Three different courses were set up with four of the five classes using two of them while the stock class was restricted to the “C” course. Over the two-day event drivers and their observers, who sometimes move rocks, give directions and might even hold a line to help keep the racer stable, work their way through

SALT WELLS, NV (Sept. 2) – The Fallon 250 is becoming a Labor Day weekend tradition in Northwest Nevada. This year there was a new title sponsor, PCI Radios and this regional event is the last in the Ultra 4 season until the Nationals in mid-October. It’s divided into two stages; the production and restricted classes launch around sun rise and race into the day while the fastest racers, the 4400 Class start in the afternoon and race into the night. The site is, Salt Wells located about 35 miles east of Fallon, Nevada and is really an all out

MUSTANG, NV (Aug. 27) – The second day of the Lucas Oil Off Road Series event on Sunday was a bit cooler weather than the day before. Fans saw some good racing and a popular driver scored his first victory at the track, a place where Lady Luck hasn’t been too kind to him. Once again, saving the best for last, the Pro 2 class ended the two-day event. However the track crew gave the drivers a surprise when they ripped the dirt prior to the race. This gave the drivers a rough surface and according to the winner exposed

MUSTANG, NV (Aug. 26): The Lucas Oil Off Road Series visited Wild West Motorsports Park this weekend for two days of fast, wild racing. Each day was a separate event in the series so Saturday was Round 9. One driver missing was Rob MacCachren as a family emergency had him turn around and rush back home. The rule allows a substitute driver to race in the place of one facing the emergency. It can be used once in a season and the points earned by the substitute go to the regular driver. In Pro 4 Bradley Morsey was the substitute

Running a bit late on this one but here’s the event that kicks off the truck and buggy off road season in our area. MUSTANG (May 13) – Nor Cal Rock Racing brought its brand of short course racing to the Wild West Motorsports on Saturday. It was a day of some wild and wooly action around the course as well as over the rocks. This time the course direction was reversed so the racers went from south to north along the front stretch. And after racing two heats the drivers were ready for the mains. Saving the best for

This final preview covers the 4-wheel off road racers that includes trucks, buggies and UTVs plus some others. This Season Preview is focused on the 4-wheel competitors as the motorcycles have already begun their season. There is an expanded event coming to our area as well as an addition to an existing event. Should be some great racing for the off road fans this year. Things get started this Saturday with a Mild to Wild Fund Raiser to benefit the Blue Ribbon Coalition. The group is an advocate for keeping public lands public. The trail ride starts at 9:30 a.m.