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  • MRANN – NIGHTINGALE RESULTS AND PHOTOS

    MRANN - Hare leads the way.

    Second part of the coverage from the MRANN race. Here are the full, official results from the race at Nightingale. Once again, great weather and action to get this year started. The large rider counts speak well of a great season ahead and the new team race on Saturday was a success. There will be a short video on the event and that should be posted by Thursday evening. This gallery is just some of the photos I didn’t use in my article about the race. If you enjoyed this article and photo gallery please “like,” it and share as

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  • MRANN AT NIGHTINGALE

    MRANN - The Desert Fox at full chat.

    Another season begins with the Desert Fox schooling his younger competitors NIGHTINGALE (Feb. 14.) – As is traditional, MRANN (Motorcycle Racing Association of Northern Nevada) began its season on President’s Day weekend. And a large field of big bike riders showed up for Sunday’s race. This time not only was there speed but some passions were fired up during the event that consisted of one 43-mile loop followed by a 53-mile loop. Any rider wanting to be considered a finisher had to complete one loop. For one veteran it was a day of triumph and some redemption as well as

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  • RACING PREVIEW: FEB. 11 THROUGH 14

    MRANN - racers decend a hill.

    It’s finally here, the long wait is over as it’s the start of season when motors roar and the green flags wave. Racing preview this time has a host of events that one can view as well as the first race in our area to get this season started. East of Fernley and 10 miles north of the Nightingale exit on I-80 is where the Trail Blazers motorcycle club will host the first MRANN race of the year. It’s the Fireball Ridge 100, the 18th Hare and Hound race. On Saturday the Pee Wee racers get things started at 10

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  • FIRST LOOK: 2016 RACING SEASON

    Rattlesnake Raceway - A modified spins into the mud.

    First Look at the 2016 racing season has something for almost any race fan. The upcoming season is like looking at a puzzle where most of the pieces are already in place. But there are a few more to be added including three events, two of which are new. As is usual the desert racers in the MRANN (Motorcycle Racing Association of Northern Nevada.) will begin the season with two events in February. The first is in the traditional area north of the Nixon off ramp located east of Fernley on I-80. It’s the first of the spring series. Due

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  • SEASON REVIEW FOR 2015

    Wild West Motorsports Park - Ultra 4's in action.

    Season Review of the 2015 year in racing for this region. With the year ending it’s time to take a look at this past season and set the stage for what is to come in the New Year. As usual the desert racers in MRANN raised the curtain for racing in this region. It was the Dead Horse event that’s staged north of the Nightingale Exit on I-80. Veteran Reece Honea won the overall with Steve Garnett not that far behind. Further down the standings Kyle Townsend ended up fifth ahead of Dan Capparelli and, rookie to the expert division,

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  • Austin Serpa – MRANN 2015 CHAMPION

    MRANN - Austin Serpa, 2015 Overall Champion.

    Austin Serpa had a championship year this season as he raced his KTM in area desert races. Winning races is the goal of any racer and while most never accomplish this they have fun trying. However some do win titles and earning an overall championship in their rookie year is an even greater accomplishment. And that’s exactly what one 16-year-old high school racer did this past season. Like many motorcycle racers, he got an early start in the two-wheeled world. “I remember when I first started riding I was about 2-years-old with some training wheels on a little PW50,” Austin

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  • MRANN AWARDS BANQUET PHOTO GALLERY

    MRANN - Chris Maas, 200cc Overall

    MRANN awards had more photos than I could use in the article about the banquet. The following gallery is composed of those photos so I’ve got almost all the top award winners shown and listed. For the full list of champions for each class please refer to the earlier article on the awards banquet. It was a great night and we want to add our congratulations to all those that not only won class championships but all the others that earned trophies and awards. You all deserved them. If you like this please “like,” it and share as widely as

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  • AWARDS FOR MRANN DESERT RACERS

    MRANN - Austin Serpa, 2015 Overall points champion.

    MRANN, like most racing groups, has an annual banquet to mark the end of one season and honor those that have competed as well as helped the season. SPARKS (Dec. 5) – Those riders that compete in the MRANN (Motorcycle Racing Association of Northern Nevada) desert racing series assembled at the Sparks Nugget to celebrate the past season and honor their champions and top finishers. This year Chris Maas and Reece Honea were the MC’s and they first acknowledged the series sponsors, RMS, CMS, Number Tech Graphics and Back Country. The awards began after dinner and first up were those

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  • RACING PREVIEW: OCT. 28 – NOV. 2

    MRANN - Amatuer start.

    Racing preview still has a variety of events for the race fan even this late in the year. As the season winds down there are still a couple of events to go in our region. This weekend MRANN will stage its final race of the season outside of Winnemucca. As usual things start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday followed by the Women/Mini Bikes/Bomber race. Then later that evening there will be Trick and Treats for those camping and maybe even a costume contest. On Sunday – first day back to standard time – the big bikes start their race at 10

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  • PURGATORY PEAK VIDEO – 10/18

    MRANN - Levii Hutchings leads the race.

    Purgatory Peak video from 10/18, Desert eNVy race. Have to give a special thanks to Carley Legenbauer for her help in doing the starts. Have that and some of the finishes. If you enjoy this video please “like,” and share it as widely as possible. Comments are welcome.

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  • MRANN AT PURGATORY PEAK

    MRANN - Dan Capparelli chases Corey Fletcher for second.

    MRANN headed to Purgatory Peak for the latest of its desert races. And fortunately Mother Nature mostly cooperated for the big bike race. PURGATORY PEAK (Oct. 18.) – The desert racers of MRANN assembled here this weekend for the seventh round of their series. It was the Desert eNVy 100 at Purgatory Peak staged by the Tank Slappers MC club. Saturday’s rains help set make the dirt perfect for the big bike race on Sunday. “The course is awesome, most fun I’ve had racing a dirt bike in a while,” Levii Hutchings said after winning the race. “There’s rain on

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  • RACING PREVIEW: OCT. 15-18

    Wild West Motorsports Park - Ultra 4 Nationals

    Racing preview for this weekend has a unique and major event this weekend as well as desert motorcycle racing action. The Nitto Tire Ultra 4 Nationals moves into Wild West Motorsports Park for a Saturday race. If you’ve never seen this event it is one of the wildest races on the planet. An Ultra 4 is a cross between an all out desert racer and a rock crawler. And they do race across two fields of rocks, and those rocks, well they’re more like boulders. Saturday is when the main action happened and things really start going around 10 a.m.

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  • MRANN: WSRA HARE SCRAMBLES

    MRANN,WSRA Wild Horse Hare Scrambles. Just realized I made a mistake in the title of this video. Am limited as to how long the title can be. Sorry everyone. Got there too late for the Pee Wee start but have everything else and thanked the gal that did the video for me. Can’t shoot stills and do video at the same time. Great racing and pretty nice weather. If you enjoy this video please “like,” it and share it as widely as possible. Comments are welcome.

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  • MRANN AT TOULON HARE SCRAMBLES

    MRANN Wild Horse Hare Scrambles - first and second Austin Serpa (left) and Dan Capparelli.

      MRANN headed east for Round 2 of its Fall series and did a rare one-day event. TOULON (Sept. 27) – Western States Racing Association had a busy weekend here. On Saturday they ran an Enduro event for AMA District 36 the on Sunday the club hosted round 6 of the MRANN racing series, The Wild Horse Hare Scrambles. “I think I started riding over my head really early in the second loop,” Austin Serpa said after winning the big bike race “I had a lot of close calls and Capparelli got really close to me in the middle of

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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPT. 25-27

    Wild West Motorsport Park - Silver State Rock Crawling Championship

    Racing preview for this week and a new event on the menu. RENO – This week is another mix of different events, some local and others national. And this time there’s something new. Two events in our area are two-day affairs running on Saturday and Sunday. The new one is the Silver State Rock Crawling Championship held at the Wild West Motorsports Park. What it might lack for speed the competition compensates by offering major obstacles for competitors to negotiate. The action begins at 10 a.m. each morning and is on the west side of the parking lot on top

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