THIS WEEK’S RACING PREVIEW ISN’T AS FRANTIC AS THE LAST ONE.
Although there is less racing going on in our region this weekend there are still some things for fans so see and attend.
Rattlesnake Raceway, east of downtown Fallon, has another points race Saturday for the cars but this time there will be Mud Drags to round out the program. As usual it’s a 6 p.m. start to the action.
Will Tony Taylor continue his domination of the Hobby Stock class at Rattlesnake Raceway. Come out Saturday and see.
On Sunday the Northern Nevada Kart Club hosts its next points race at Desert Park Raceway. The track is located about a quarter mile past the end of the pavement on Lemmon Drive and around 10 a.m. is when things should get started.
Sometimes the younger drivers with the Northern Nevada Kart Club can have some frantic starts.
Racing one Television begins 7 a.m. Thursday when NBCSN airs last weekend’s K&N Pro East race from Langley Speedway.
On Friday, at 10 a.m., NBCSN airs a rally cross event. These little cars run on all types of surfaces, including dirt get some air going over jumps.
Rally cross uses all types of surfaces, from paved to dirt.
Photo courtesy – Rallycross360.com
Saturday is pretty full starting at 4:30 a.m. when Fox Sports 1 airs live coverage of the Moto GP World Championship.
Then at 10 a.m. MAVTV broadcasts the first motos as the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross gets going again. The second motos will be broadcast starting at 6 p.m. on NBCSN.
For those that can’t watch the motos they can be accessed a few days later at www.promotocross.com.
Then at 1 p.m NBCSN will air the Indy Car Race from the fast oval at Fontana, California.
The Indy Cars return to the fast oval at Fontana, California for a Saturday afternoon race.
Photo courtesy – Indy car
Also on Saturday www.fanschoice.tv has a selection from various speedways around the country. The shows probably begin in the late morning and continue after that.
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Jeff Gordon (24) during Test at Richmond International Raceway.
© 2015, John Harrelson / Harrelson Photo Inc.
Sunday starts as Fox Sports 1 broadcasts a United Sportscar event and then, at 1 p.m., airs the NASCAR Sprint Cup race from Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point. Over the past few weeks many drivers have been testing at several different tracks and the event at Sonoma will mark Jeff Gordon’s final time there as an active driver.
DARLINGTON, SC – JUNE 10: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Toyota, during NASCAR testing at Darlington Raceway on June 10, 2015 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Not to be left out, CBS Sports has the ARCA race from Winchester at 11 a.m. then at 1 p.m. follows with an Australian V8 Supercar race.
Australian V8 Supercars put on some wild racing no matter where they go. Here’s is one of them bicycling around a turn at Adelaide earlier this season.
Photo courtesy – Australian V8 Supercars.
Should be a hot weekend but be sure to get out and support our regional racetracks. There is nothing like seeing the action live.
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