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  • BATTLE BORN MX AT THE SANDBOX

    October 2, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    BBMX

    FERNLEY, NV (Sept. 30) – Battle Born MX staged round three of its fall series at the Sandbox, or the Fernley/Wadsworth Motocross Track as its officially known. The host club was the Over The Hill Gang and there was a good turn out of riders for a wonderful day of racing. All told there were 363 entries although several riders rode in more than one race. Still it took 23 motos to get every group in although the club only raced once so the day ended with 45 motos total. One of the big draws was the 200% payback for

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  • SEPTEMBER FINALE AT 95A SPEEWAY

    October 1, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fernley 95A Speedway

    FERNLEY, NV (Sept 29) – It was a September Finale at Fernley 95A Speedway this week. The final points race was also the season ending event as the two-day show was canceled. Topping the night were the IMCA Modifieds and a visiting track champion, as well as the runner up, had a great time at this bullring. “American Valley champion this year, we picked up two main events wins there and this is our first main event win here at Fernley this year,” Jeff Olschowka said. “We got in the corner and together a little bit, rubbing a little bit

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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPT. 27 TO 30

    September 26, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fernley 95A Speedway

    RENO, NV (Sept. 26) – Racing Preview for this week has some local, national and international events. Cruising and show n’ shines this weekend are for motorcycles since Street Vibrations Fall Rally is going on. RACING (LOCAL AND REGIONAL): Saturday starting at 6 p.m. Fernley 95A Speedway will host its final points race of the season. Speed and action are usually on tap for our area’s longest dirt track. Any championships that are undecided will be at the end of the evening and its a final chance for any driver to improve their points position. Not far away, Battle Born

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  • DESERT RACERS OF MRANN RETURN TO LOVELOCK

    September 25, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    MRANN

    LOVELOCK, NV (Sept. 23) – After 14 years the desert racers of MRANN returned to Lovelock thanks to the Mason Valley Dirt Squirts. The club staged the second round of the fall series, the Fix A Flat 100, just outside this rural Nevada town. The big bikes competed over a loop that was somewhere between 46 and 50 miles long. There were rocks, sand and after the long dry summer, dust but fortunately there was also a breeze blowing. As usual the riders in each of the three classes lined up side-by-side in their respective groups. First off were the

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  • ENDUROCROSS VISITS LIVESTOCK EVENTS CENTER IN RENO

    September 24, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    Endurocross

    RENO, NV (Sept. 22) – The 2018 Endurocross series visited here this weekend and brought its version of motorized mayhem to the Livestock Events Center. It was a wild night for riders and fans. Ending the show was the Super Endurocross race with the top pros where the leader almost lapped the entire field. “It was a really good race, I got the start and protected the inside, in bracket racing everyone kept taking me out and I didn’t want that to happen again,” Cody Webb said. “I had a really good line through the matrix, really risky and no

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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPT. 20 TO 24

    September 19, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    MRANN poster.

    RENO, NV (Sept 19) – With fall in the air seasonal racing is starting to end but there are still events to attend or watch on TV or the Internet. For many drivers its crunch time as this is the stretch run. CRUISE/SHOW N’ SHINES: On Saturday, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Baldinis hosts the Keeping the Classics Alive show n’ shine. Usually a good turn out an the weather will be pretty nice. •     Next week on Wednesday, Sept 26, is the final cruise at the Sparks A&W. Things get going at 5 p.m. and it’s a great

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  • STIHL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES

    September 17, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    Reno Air Races

    STEAD, NV (Sept 16) – The Stihl National Championship Air Races completed a week’s worth of qualifying and competition under wonderful weather Sunday. And it was a history-making event for at least two classes of racing planes. International Formula One has a history that dates back to the golden days of Air Racing. These are usually home built aircraft for the sole purpose of racing. Due to their size they usually race in the morning around a 3.1875 mile course. Even though they have about 100 horsepower these little speedsters race at Indy Car speeds. First race was the Silver

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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPT.13 TO 16

    September 12, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    Endurocross

    RENO, NV (Sept. 12) – Racing Preview this week has more Show N’ Shines, Racing for this region as well as on TV and the Internet. Seasons are ending so it’s a busy weekend. CRUISE/SHOW N’ SHINES: •   This Saturday there are two Show N’ Shines with the closest being at Summit Racing Equipment in Sparks. The Wicked Ways Car Club is hosting this and part of the proceeds will benefit Joshua Southworth’s Medical Fund. Registration for this event is from 8 until 10 a.m. after that the public show opens and runs from 10:30 until 4 p.m. Next is

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  • RATTLESNAKE RACEWAY – CRUNCH TIME FOR DRIVERS

    September 10, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    Rattlesnake Raceway

    FALLON, NV (Sept. 8) – With two races left in the points paying season it’s crunch time at Rattlesnake Raceway. Especially for those trying to sew up the championships or those trying to improve their positions. This time around many of the regular IMCA Modifieds weren’t running as the Super Nationals were going on at Boone, Iowa. All IMCA tracks aren’t allowed to pay points until the Iowa event is over but next week they can. At that time the class championship will be decided between Andy Strait, who leads by seven points and second place Dave Sciarroni. The Hobby

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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPT 6 TO 9

    September 5, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    MRANN

    RENO, NV (Sept 5) – This week’s Racing Preview has a few Show N’ Shines as well as racing that’s restarted after taking Labor Day weekend off. There is also a bunch to watch on TV and stream on the Internet. CRUISE/SHOW N’ SHINES: The Silver Sage High School Booster Club hosts its 15th annual Show N’ Shine Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Silver Springs. For more information please call Joy at 75-220-7422. On Sunday by Dunkin Donuts the Sparks Cars and Coffee, from 10 until noon will have its second of the month get together. Great

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  • HOT AUGUST NIGHTS RECAP

    September 3, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    Hot August Nighs

    SPARKS, NV (Aug. 31) – Hot August Nights (HAN) 2018 is in the history books and now it’s time for a recap. Even though the post event reviewing and evaluations will take some time Executive Director Mike Whan did share his insights about this year’s edition. “It was good, we actually had more people sign up this year for cars than we’ve had in the last few years,” he said. “Which was interesting to have it be more than the 30th anniversary, which is a good trend and shows we’re continuing to see an increase in cars.” One aspect of

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUG. 30 TO SEPT. 3

    August 29, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    AMA-NATC Mototrials

    RENO, NV (Aug. 29) – As the stretch run begins for the season Racing Preview also reflects fewer cruises and a weekend with only one event in our area. CRUISES: Summit Racing in Sparks will have another of its Friday Cruise Ins starting at 5 p.m. and going until 8 p.m. • Reno Cars and Coffee will have its first weekend of the month get together at the Starbucks on Kietzke. Starts at 10 a.m. and there is usually some great cars to see. RACING (LOCAL AND REGIONAL): This is an unusual time as none of the oval tracks in

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  • WESTERN FLAT TRACK VISITS CARSON CITY

    August 27, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    Western Flat Track

    CARSON CITY, NV (Aug. 25) – The Western Flat Track series made its third appearance at Fuji Park in Carson City this weekend. Like the other two events it was standing room only for the evening show. The rodeo arena is converted into a short track oval for these races. All types of bikes were included and the day was divided into two segments; amateurs in the afternoon then pros for the evening part. The evening section of the show began with a Marine Color Guard from the Mountain Warfare center located outside of Bridgeport, California. There was a small

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUG. 23 TO 26

    August 22, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    Fuji Park Flat Track Races

    RENO, NV (Aug 22) – This week’s Racing Preview still have some options for those into cruising as well as local racing and what can be seen on TV and the Internet. CRUISE/Show N’ Shines: • Summit Racing in Sparks has another of its Friday evening Cruise In’s but now they start at 5 p.m. and end by 8 as its getting dark early. • For those interested in a road trip the Burners Car Show in Battle Mountain is on Saturday, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Elquist Park. • Closer to home Carson Cars & Coffee has

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  • DESERT PARK RACEWAY – KPX VISITS NNKC

    August 20, 2018 Author: Dan McGee
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    KPX

    STEAD, NV (Aug. 18) – Desert Park Raceway hosted the final round of this year’s KPX series. Unlike the other rounds it was a night race and the NNKC (Northern Nevada Kart Club) was the host club. NNKC President Rodney Rivera was pretty pleased with the turn out. He explained that in the last two visits there had been from 89 to 90 karts but this time there were 115. After practice, qualifying and the 14-lap pre mains it was time for a dinner break. After that all the classes got ready for their 22-lap main events. First up was

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