RENO, NV (Jan. 20) – This week’s Racing Preview puts one foot back into the Re-Run Zone as it’s a bit calmer than last weekend. However there is still racing and more to come. CAR MEETS: • This weekend there are car two meets with both starting at 10 a.m. and running for two hours. + Sparks Cars & Coffee will be by Buffalo Wild Wings not far from the Target Store. + Carson Cars & Coffee will assemble for their meet by the Dutch Brothers stand on the south end of town. Both meets are a
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RACING PREVIEW: JAN 21 TO 24
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LIFE IN THE FAST LANE: MARY MCGEE
Mary McGee looks like a typical grandmother, white hair and a million dollar smile. However looks are deceiving as she’s anything but typical. You see McGee has spent most of her adult life in the fast lane as well as been a pioneer for women in racing. “I got interested in racing by accident, she said. “I had a MGTD I drove to work with, also drove a couple guy’s cars and competed in Gymkhanas.” Her older brother and future husband met each other while in the service and they both wound up in Phoenix. Eventually she got married and
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RACING PREVIEW: JAN 14 TO 17
RENO, NV (Jan. 13) – This week’s Racing Preview shows we’re heading out from the Re-Run Zone. There is plenty of racing as well as a car meet going on. ANNOUNCEMENT: • Northern Nevada Kart Club has been doing construction on its home track, Desert Park Raceway, this week. The track will be closed through Friday but, unless an update is sent, it will be open for practice starting on Saturday. CAR MEET: • Reno Cars & Coffee is having its third weekend of the month meet this Sunday. The event begins at 10 a.m. and the location is the
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LOOKING AHEAD: PART II
RENO, NV (Jan. 11) – Time for another look ahead as we head into the New Year. Yes there is racing going on and tracks in our region are hoping for a “normal” season if they can have one. There schedules will come later. LOCAL NEWS: • Go kart racers please note that Desert Park Raceway is closed through Friday due to construction on Northern Nevada Kart Club’s home track. There will be an update and the hope is to have everything ready by Saturday. Their website is www.nnkcreno.com. RACING (NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL): • Another event that actually is starting
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RACING PREVIEW: JAN 7 TO 10
RENO, NV (Jan. 6) – Although we’re still pretty much in the Re-Run Zone racing is starting to appear both on TV, the Internet as well as in our region. As we work our way into the New Year it can only get better. CAR MEETS: • There are two car meets this weekend and both start about 10 a.m. Sunday morning, January 10. Sparks Cars & Coffee will host its first meet of the month by Buffalo Wild Wings not far from the Target Store. To the south at Dutch Brothers coffee stand Carson Cars & Coffee will hold
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RENO CARS & COFFEE STARTS THE NEW YEAR
RENO, NV (Jan. 3) – Reno Cars & Coffee took advantage of the good weather to kick off the New Year with their first of the month meet. Lance Freitas, who runs the group, estimated there were between 150 to 200 cars and trucks for people to see. In one area there was kind of a Corvette line with an Audi parked in it. There was also a 2021 C8 Corvette mid-engine with the hoods up to show luggage as well as the motor. One of the more unusual vehicles is an off-road rig, a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a
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RACING PREVIEW: DEC.31 TO JANUARY 3, 2021
RENO, NV (Dec 30) – Well here we are, the final Racing Preview of 2020 and we’re about to head into 2021. And thankfully we’re taking the first steps away from the Re-Run Zone and getting to live racing. REPORTER’S NOTE: Apparently there is weather heading our way so be sure to check with the hot lines before heading out. Hopefully it will hold off so events listed can happen. CAR MEETS: • As usual the month begins as Reno Cars & Coffee hosts another meet at the Kietzke Starbucks. If the weather cooperates there is usually a very good
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NEW YEAR’S AHEAD AND RACING IS STARTING
RENO, NV (Dec. 28) – New Year’s Day is just ahead of us and racing things begin to happen on the weekend. Last week we had the shortest day of the year and in keeping with that theme this is probably the shortest article of this insane year. CAR MEEETS: • Sunday starting at 10 a.m. Reno Cars & Coffee will get the New Year started with a meet at the Keitzke Starbucks. If the weather is good there should be a great turnout to welcome the New Year. • RACING: • One thing to keep in mind that any
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RACING PREVIEW: DEC 24 TO 27
RENO, NV (Dec. 23) – Racing Preview for this Christmas weekend is mostly in he re-run zone but there are a couple of things happening. Apparently there may be a storm headed out way so be sure to check for any live event that’s listed. CAR MEETS: • This Sunday at 10 a.m. by Buffalo Wild Wings Sparks CaRs & Coffee is having it’s second meet of the month. • At that same time Carson Cars & Coffee is having their second meeet at the month by the Dutch Brothers Coffee. MOTOCROSS PRACTICE: • When this was published the hoped
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OVAL TRACK REVIEW: PART 2
RENO, NV (Dec.21, 2020) – Need one more look back at the 2020 Oval Track season. This time won’t have many pictures but there is some news to report. Diamond Mountain Speedway, like other tracks had a stop-and-start to the season. However there were enough events to crown class champions at the season’s end although for many races spectators weren’t allowed. Looking at the IMCA Modified ranks Ryan McDaniel earned the crown witeh 258 points while local Riley Simmons was second with 251 or a scant seven points. Nick Trenchard was third ahead of Chris Nieman in fourth. Apparently tragedy
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RACING PREVIEW: DEC. 17 TO 20
RENO, NV (Dec. 1 6) – We are well and truly in the Re-Run Zone for the next couple of weeks. This annual event will end on New Year’s weekend with a small explosion of racing events in our region. CAR MEETS: • Reno Cars & Coffee stages it’s second meet of the month this Sunday starting at 1e0 a.m. All types of vehicles are welcome and the location is at the Del Rio Pub and Grill on the west side of Reno. PRACTICE (MOTOCROSS): • MMX Racing will have two sessions this weekend. On Saturday hours are from 9
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A TIME FOR GIVING
RENO, NV (Dec. 14) – The holidays are a time of giving as people work to help the less fortunate. The Aces High Rally held two toy drives over the past two week to help the Toys for Tots program. This Sunday the location was the Lucky Beaver Bar and Burger on South Virginia Street not far from the Atlantis. One local shop and a car club were sponsors of this effort while Dreu Murin Productions promoted both events. Over at one end of the building there was a large stash of toys that kept growing as people stopped by
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RACING PREVIEW: DEC. 10 TO 13
RACING PREVIEW: DEC. 10 TO 13 RENO, NV (Dec. 9) – This week marks the end of the Formula 1 season that almost seemed it would never end. With the last major series done now we’re deep in the Re-Run Zone as far as TV goes but there are a few car events happing in our immediate area. CAR/CHARITY MEETS: • Sunday is a busy day as over at Buffalo Wild Wings in Sparks its time for Sparks and Coffee to hold its monthly meeting. Things get going at 10 a.m. and it should be great weather. • To the
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TOY RUN SUNDAY PLUS A SEASON REVIEW
RENO, NV (12-7) – This Sunday two Toy Runs helped area children with their donations. One was for the two-wheeled set while the other group was Reno Cars & Coffee. For the past few weeks Reno Harley Davidson has had a toy drive where people could donate a new unwrapped toy. This was supposed to end with the 40th annual Reno Toy Run staged by the Northern Nevada Confederation of Clubs. They are part of a national motorcycle group and in this area there are at least 30 clubs on the list. Unfortunately due the latest restrictions the actual meet
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RACING PREVIEW: DEC. 3 TO 6
RENO, NV (Dec. 2) – This week’s Racing Preview highlights a couple of charity events going in our area while over in Northern California a motocross series ends on Sunday. Overseas Formula 1 wraps up its season and we’re getting deeper into the Re-Run Zone. CAR MEETS: • Reno Cars & Coffee gets the month rolling Sunday with it’s meet at the Keitzke Starbucks but this time it’s the group’s 5th Annual Toy Run. They leave at 11:30 and join forces with the 40th Anniversary Reno Toy Run at Reno Harley Davidson on Market Street. This Toy Run is organized
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