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  • RACING PREVIEW: FEBRUARY 8 TO 11

    RENO, NV (Feb. 7) — This week will have a national event visiting Reno as well as some car meets. Looks like this time the weather might cooperate for the outdoor meets. NATIONAL EVENT: • I’m going to start at bit different this week. The national AMA Arenacross series visits the Livestock Events Center for three days of racing this weekend.          -If one wants tickets Big Valley Honda has them so you don’t have to go through one of those Internet agencies or stop at the box office. That way you’ll have them when you arrive. CAR MEETS: •

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  • HIGH DESERT HUSTLE AT THE RENO LEC

    RENO, NV (Feb. 3) — The first High Desert Hustle was in Reno this week. Outlaw Kart racers converged on the Reno Livestock Events Center for three days of qualifying, heat races and the money races on Saturday. There were some races on Thursday but Friday was the day for heats. With 300 entries those sorted everyone into the various mains they were going to compete in. The biggest class was the 500 Open and Saturday began with their “J” main and worked its way down through the B main. After all the classes had run their B mains, and

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  • RACING PREVIEW: FEBRUARY 1 TO 4

    RENO, NV (Jan. 31) — January is ending and that means more racing nationally and here when a major event visits Reno plus a local off-road series starts. February brings more national and regional racing as well. CAR MEETS: • The Iron Mafia again gets the weekend rolling at 7 a.m. Thursday. Location is Kim’s Donuts at 1328 U.S.395 North in Gardnerville. • Later on Thursday, Junkee has its monthly Volkswagen Night. Runs from 4 until 8 p.m. and parking is on their back lot at 372 Casazza Drive. • Friday, starting at 4:30 p.m., is the next Fernley Friday

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  • RENO-FERNLEY RACEWAY IS RENEWED

    Reno-Fernley Raceway has been divided between two owners for years. One had the clay oval, UTV and motocross track while the other owned the road course. Now it’s unified under the new owner Dan Shore, who has some big plans for the facility, which includes some of the hills. “I bought the road course roughly May 1918,” Shore said. “I originally had purchase conversations with the pervious owner Dan Simpson about a year after that. Even though we had an offer on the table he reached out to someone else less demanding and made a deal with somebody else. Recently

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JANUARY 25 TO 28

    RENO, NV (Jan.24) — As we are almost to February things are heating up in the racing world. Locally Cars & Coffee groups are having their meets and to the south there is racing. CAR MEETS: • As usual the Iron Mafia gets the weekend rolling a 7 a.m. Thursday. Location is Kim’s Donuts at 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville. • Friday, starting at 4:30 p.m., is when the Friday Night Meet in Fernley happens. Location is the 76 Station. • Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. is when Sparks Cars & Coffee has its next meet. Location is by

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  • BATTLE BORN MX AWARDS BANQUET

    RENO, NV (Jan.20) — Those that race and support the Battle Born Motocross series assembled at Boomtown this Saturday. Before things began there was a moment of silence honor BBMX member Seth Clark, who passed away in 2023. After that the board members and sponsors were honored. As usual there was a large amount of things sponsors gave that were raffled away during the banquet. In addition there were a large amount of trophies plus plaques for those riders being bumped up in class. After a great buffet dinner provided by Boomtown it was time to start handing out the

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JANUARY 18 TO 21

    RENO, NV (Jan. 17) — As each day has more sunshine racing seasons are getting closer. Much is on TV and the Internet and another major off-road event begins this weekend. CAR MEETS: • The Iron Mafia gets things started with its weekly meet at Kim’s Donuts in Gardnerville. The meet starts at 7:30 a.m. and the location is 1328 U.S 395 North. • On Friday, starting at 4:30 p.m., the weekly Night Meet in Fernley happens. Meeting place is by the 75th Station. • The Nevada Jeep Club hosts its annual Wine, Women and Jeeps meet starting at 4:30

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  • NORTHERN NEVADA KART CLUB AWARDS BANQUET

    RENO, NV (January 13) — The Northern Nevada Kart Club gathered at the GSR on Saturday to honor its 2023 champions and hand out special awards. This time there were 50 more in attendance and the membership has grown over the past year. This past year one NNKC member succumbed to medical issues. When the meeting started MC Kelsey Nelson asked for a moment silence to honor Steve Manubi. He is a former racer whose kids are still racing and his presence will be missed. Before the awards there was a buffet dinner and those in attendance were also buying

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JANUARY 11 TO 14

    RENO, NV (Jan. 10) – It’s the New Year and racing has started here as well as overseas. In just a couple of weeks racing will start in our area so good by to the Re-Run Zone. CAR MEETS: • Thursday starts early at 7:30 when the Iron Mafia holds its weekly met at Kim’s Donuts. Location is 1328 U.S395 North in Gardnerville. Dress warm as it’s supposed to be cold. • The following afternoon, starting at 4:30 p.m., is the weekly Friday Night Meet in Fernley. Location is at the 76th station. • Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. is

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  • MRANN 2023 AWARDS BANQUET

    RENO, NV (Jan. 6, 2024) — On a cold and snowy night MRANN held its 2023 Awards Banquet west of Reno at Boomtown Casino Resort. This time the banquet was divided in half. Things started with the Saturday racers that included the youngest racers as well as Saturday Women, Mini bikes, Bombers and Pee Wees, which are the youngest riders. Two brothers scored a triple this past season winning three first place trophies and having perfect seasons. When asked about his Suzuki Fayet said, “I won the 50cc six and under class. It was very good. I like racing and

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JANUARY 4 TO 7, 2024

    RENO, NV (Jan.3) — Well here we are in the New Year and we’re finally leaving the Re-Run Zone. Racing has begun and this weekend two major series will get rolling as well as local car meets. One thing to keep in mind is that all the meets and races here and in Northern California are subject to change depending on the incoming weather. CAR MEEETS: • This Thursday there are a pair of meets, one in the morning and the newest in the afternoon/evening. • Sunday starting at 10 a.m. Reno Jeeps & Coffee has a meet by the

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  • PREVIEW LOOK AT THE 2024 SEASON

    RENO, NV (Dec. 30) — Well here we are, the last day of 2023 as we jump into 2024. For some they’ll be roaring out of this year and into the New Year when the 2024 racing season gets rolling. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS: • To the east the Tulsa Shootout started this past Tuesday and goes through the 31st. Then everyone gets a short rest as more racers arrive in Tulsa Oklahoma. – Then a week from Monday, on January 8th, the annual Chili Bowl Nationals start. It’s five wild days of short track, indoor racing. • Down in

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  • RACING PREVIEW: DECEMBER 28 TO 31

    RENO, NV (Dec. 27) — As we bid good-by to 2023 things are starting to happen in the world of Motorsports. Over the next three weeks two oval track events will see the green flag, a classic off-road event starts and the starting gate drops kicking off the start of Supercross. Until then we’re kind in the dead or Re-Run Zone. CAR MEETS: • Weekend gets going at 7:30 a.m. Thursday when the Iron Mafia has it’s usually meet. Location is Kim’s Donuts at 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville. Good way to get the day going.  • A great

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  • SPARKS CARS & COFFEE CHRISTMAS EVE MEET

    SPARKS, NV (Dec.24) — Despite the cold morning several cars showed up at the Sunday meet hosted by Sparks Cars & Coffee. As usual there was quite a mix of  of cars plus a van. One interesting combination was a McLaren parked next to a Back To The Future Delorean. Was a great example of two different eras. Other exotics were a Lamborghini and a very rare Bricklin. Not too far away was an immaculate black Buick Grand National. Great example of what was available years ago. Many times a car or truck will be shown that illustrates how an

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  • RACING PREVIEW: DECEMBER 21 TO 24

    RENO, NV (Dec. 20) — Here we are with Christmas next week. That means our annual journey into the Re-Run Zone will start to end but there are still car meets and practice sessions for motocross riders. CAR MEETS: • There are a trio of car meets this weekend. RACING (4-Wheel): • Everyone is off until early next year. PRACTICE (Motocross): • When this was posted the only schedule for practice is for the Fernley Sandbox. It will be from 10 until 3 p.m. only on Saturday. • Nothing has been posted for Riverfront MX Park or Prairie City. Suggest

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