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  • OCTANE FEST INVADES FALLON – PART 2

    June 15, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Octane Fest winds up with an action packed Sunday at Top Gun and Rattlesnake Raceway.   FALLON, NV (June 14) – Octane fest wound up on Sunday with the Top Gun Raceway wrapping up the NHRA Pacific National event. While just east of downtown Rattlesnake Raceway ran their full second day program of racing. Once again it took three heats to set the fields for both the Hobby Stock and IMCA main events. “At the beginning we weren’t very good but toward the end we got them on the outside on the restart and with about five to go we

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  • OCTANE FEST AT FALLON – PART 1

    June 15, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Octane Fest brings to Fallon an annual celebration of all types of motorsports. FALLON, NV (June 13) – Octane Fest is a celebration of the color, sound, horsepower, racing and other motorsport activities. It’s a two night and three daylong event, which has something for just about any fan. has enough to satisfy almost any motorsport fan. Things kicked off Friday night as the Top Gun Raceway held test and tune session at the dragstrip. Then in the evening the action switched to the Churchill County Fairgrounds for Monster Trucks, Freestyle Motocross and Outlaw Kart racing. There was also a

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  • OCTANE FEST COMES TO FALLON

    June 10, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Octane Fest brings color and speed to Fallon. The Octane Fest rolls into Fallon this weekend for three days and evenings of action packed motorsports. In addition two regional tracks will also be staging their own races. On Friday evening at 7 p.m. the Lovelock Speedway hosts another points race while, up at Susanville, at that same time Diamond Mountain Speedway, located at the fairgrounds, will also be in action. Moving to Fallon the action starts on Friday at 11 a.m. when Top Gun Raceway begins test and tune sessions on the dragstrip. Then, at 6 p.m., there’s a pit

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  • RATTLESNAKE – FULL MOON RACING

    June 2, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Rattlesnake hosts a night of cautions and carnage under an almost full moon.   FERNLEY (May 30) – There is a long-standing superstition about racing under a full moon. Although it wasn’t a full moon Saturday, it might as well have been. And the fans at Rattlesnake Raceway, well they got a night full of action. After the 2nd annual Hobby Stock challenge ended winner Tony Taylor said, “It was a rough race, had a time as a wire kept falling off the distributor so had to go off but made it up going from the front to the back.

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  • THIS WEEKEND’S RACING – MAY 28-31

    May 28, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    This weekend’s racing will be a little less frantic that it was on Memorial Day Sunday. But there still is a pretty good variety for fans to choose from.   This afternoon there is a special event for youngsters. The AC/DC Bike Camp has demonstration rides at the Double Diamond Athletic Club. The goal is to sign up young riders for their Electric Trials Bike Lessons and it’s open to any one 6 years and older that can ride a bike.   Demonstration rides will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. Two tracks in our region will be in

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  • RATTLESNAKE – GOETZ TOPS IMCA

    May 20, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    RATTLESNAKE – GOETZ TOPS IMCA AS TRACK HONORS ARMED FORCES DAY. FALLON (May 16) – Rattlesnake Raceway’s latest round featured hard racing, kid’s rides and the track paid tribute to both active military and veterans on Armed Forces Day. In fact the night began with an Armed Forces Day salute where all the cars and Outlaw Karts were on the front straight. Once everyone got back to the pits, racing began in earnest. “That race was fun, the track was hooked up and my crew did an awesome job setting the car up,” Royce Goetz said after winning the IMCA

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  • RACING PREVIEW – APRIL 30-MAY 2

    April 29, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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     RACING PREVIEW FOR THE WEEKEND This week has both oval and drag racing for area fans.   Things begin Friday as Fernley 95A Speedway hosts the 2nd annual Dave Richardson & Leroy Kay Memorial race. It’s a Western Dwarf Car regional. On both Friday and Saturday qualifying begins at 5 p.m. with racing starting at 6 p.m. These little speedsters usually put on quite a show. Further east on Friday, starting at 7 p.m., Lovelock Speedway starts its 2015 season. Most of their events this season will be on Friday evenings. Over in Fallon the Top Gun Speedway hosts two

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  • RACING PREVIEW – APRIL 16-19

    April 15, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    LAST MINUTE UPDATES FOR INDY CAR AND F-1   This week’s racing preview is reflecting that the season in this area is in high gear as about every series and most of the tracks have begun their 2015 season. Now that the Reno chapter of the Old Timers MX is getting back on its feet they, with the help of the Over the Hill Gang, are going to wind up the spring motocross season with the biggest race in the region.   This Saturday and Sunday, at the Fernley Lion’s Motocross Track the club will host a round of the

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  • MOTORSPORT PREVIEW – MARCH 19-22

    March 18, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    With the Sandbox Grand Prix coming up motorcycle riders have a chance to tune up for this fun race at the end of the month. This Saturday and Sunday the Old Timers Motorcycle Club is hosting practice sessions, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., at the Fernley Lion’s Motocross Track.   The same venue the Sandbox will be held at on March 28/29. Local Stock Car and Outlaw Kart drivers will want to take advantage of the Playday Rattlesnake Raceway is hosting on Saturday. Rookie drivers are encouraged to be sure and make this test and tune session and things

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  • RACING PREVIEW – MARCH 5-8

    March 4, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    This weekend motocross returns to our area. Over the winter two clubs and a track combined forces to ensure it would continue to be part of this area. The first race is this Sunday’s staged by the local Over The Hill Gang chapter with a 9 a.m. launch to the first moto. There will be a practice session Saturday for riders to shake the cobwebs off and get back into their groove. Local oval track racers will also have a chance to shake down their cars on Saturday as Rattlesnake hosts the first of its two play days. Over on

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    September 29, 2014 Author: Rick
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  • RATTLESNAKE’S CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT

    September 22, 2014 Author: Dan McGee
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    FALLON (Sept. 19) — This weekend marked the end of a long year for those that compete at Rattlesnake Raceway. It was the final points race of the season when a driver’s efforts can win a class championship, a better points position or go for naught.   It was all on the line the Friday night and everyone wanted to bring their A game to the show. While the IMCA A Mods are usually the stars of the show they were upstaged by the more humble Hobby Stocks. In fact that division staged the race of the night during their

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  • RACING CALENDAR, SEPT 19 TO 21

    September 16, 2014 Author: Dan McGee
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    This weekend’s racing calendar has some changes as well as one track ending its season.   Lovelock Speedway was supposed to end its season this Saturday but the track canceled the final two events on its calendar. And the Northern Nevada Kart Club had to cancel the “Clone Wars,” event as there were not enough entries to cover expenses. On Friday, starting at 6 p.m. Rattlesnake Raceway in Fallon will host its final point race of the season. The car classes are featured and there will be a demolition derby that will probably close the show. Closer to home Fernley

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