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  • VETERAN WANTS BOMBERS BACK

    September 3, 2014 Author: Dan McGee
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    Glen Plake is known around the world for his exploits on skies. But he’s also a long time fan of racing and drives an IMCA Modified when he’s home from Europe.  At last week’s I-80 Challenge event, at the Fernley 95A Speedway, Plake shared his opinions of a class he feels the local oval track community needs. For the past couple of years he’s been talking about breathing new life into the defunct Bomber Class. A division he feels would increase the car counts as well as put more fans into the stands. “I know from my history, that’s how

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  • Racing Calendar for the Week of August 16/17

    August 11, 2014 Author: Dan McGee
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    • This week’s racing calendar features a unique form of motorsport, Trials. It’s not about speed but the rider’s control as they negotiate various obstacles.   The goal is earning the least amount of penalty points when a rider completes what ever course they are on. Put a foot on the ground or get stopped and a point is added, so the one with the lowest points is the winner. The Boreal Ridge Trials will be staged at the Boreal Ski Resort, just west of Donner Summit on I-80. Beginners and vintage bikes competing on Saturday starting at 10 a.m.

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  • SPEED AND CARNAGE AT FRONTIER DAYS RACES

    August 6, 2014 Author: Dan McGee
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    LOVELOCK (Aug 1-2)- The Frontier Day races at the Lovelock Speedway can be wild affairs. The two-day event highlights the annual celebration of the town’s founding and the action at the speedway is part of the festivities.   This year the races had an added twist as the new I-80 Challenge Series was there to stage its fourth round. The result was two days of hard, fast racing and on Saturday more than a bit of carnage. When the dust settled a veteran driver from Winnemucca and an young lion out of Fallon had swept their respective classes. After Saturday’s

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