RACING PREVIEW OF A WILD WEEKEND AHEAD FOR FANS This week’s racing preview includes the annual classic on the Comstock, the Virginia City Grand Prix that kicks off the weekend. Saturday is for the fast guys and gals that race as Pros, Experts and Amateurs. As usual they will line up in rows of 10 and once again two head start positions will be auctioned off. Then at 10 a.m. the green waves as the first line is sent off. This year they start facing north and will make a sharp right turn and head down the hill to
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RACING PREVIEW – APRIL 23-26
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RACING PREVIEW – APRIL 16-19
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
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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MOTORSPORT PREVIEW – FEB. 26 – MAR. 1
Once again television is ripe with various races and so is the Internet. And locally the second race of the year happens this weekend. This weekend MRANN journeys toward Lovelock but the race area is actually about 20-miles along a good dirt road to a dry lakebed west of Toulon. It’s the Wide Open 120 held at Blue Wing Flat, Nevada. As usual the Pee Wee riders begin the weekend on Friday when their race begins at 9:30 a.m. followed at 11 a.m. by the V-Women, Mini bikes, Bombers and Vintage bikes. On Sunday the big bikes take off
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MOTORSPORT PREVIEW – FEB. 19-22
It’s a big week for racing on TV as three major touring series begin their year while another stages the second round of its season. So TV will be crammed with action this weekend. Last Sunday was qualifying for the Great American Race, the 57th running of the Daytona 500 but only the front row was set. On Thursday the rest of the 43 grid spots will be filled with the two Budweiser Dual 150 races. Those on the inside row race in one event while the rest on the outside row from qualifying also get their chance. Six
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MOTORSPORT PREVIEW – FEB. 5-8
As we head into spring racing is heating up as various series roar into their 2015 campaigns. Just a quick reminder to those that want to race in this year’s Virginia City Grand Prix, Monday, February 9 is the earliest date to postmark your entries. If you don’t have the forms they can be printed off the www.vcgp.com website. After Fox Sports took over Speed it appeared that several series wouldn’t be seen on TV. So NASCAR stepped in and created “Fanschoice.tv” where events are streamed live over the Internet. On Friday, beginning at 11:30 a.m. fans choice will start
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PREVIEW — JAN. 15-18
Once again MAVTV does the lion’s share of bringing racing to the viewing public and this week they have something very special. Things start Thursday noon with the Dirty 30 show about midget and sprint car racing from Perris Auto Speedway in Southern California. This is followed at 1:30 p.m. with the American Sprint Boat Series. Then at 5:30 p.m. they continue with the IHRA Nitro Jam drag race series followed at 8 p.m. with Speed Sport News. Not much on Friday but there are still many shows to choose from. Saturday begins at 9 a.m. with a rebroadcast of
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