RENO, NV (July 15) – Racing Preview for this week highlights car meets, cruises, off road racing and an oval track in our region. Over the hill there is a motocross event plus a full banquet of events to see on TV.
CAR MEETS/CRUISES:
• Friday get rolling with the weekly Fernley Quarantine Main Street Cruise. Meeting place is at the Wigwam and the cruise runs from 7 until 9 p.m. going east to the round about and returning to the stop light at Alternate 95 is.
• Sunday features a pair of cars meet and cruises. These are great ways to meet fellow car people and see some great looking vehicles.
Reno Cars & Coffee, starting at 10 a.m. has its third weekend of the month meet at Del Real Pub located at 6148 Mae Anne.
• Up in cooler weather country, also starting at 10 a.m., is the Butcher Ranch Run cruise. Meeting place is at the Safeway located at 11290 Donner Pass Road in Truckee.
RACING REGIONAL:
• To the east of Fallon at Salt Wells the VORRA series stages the Fallon250. There are many classes and things begin bright and early, when it’s cooler, at 7 p.m.
First group are the motorcycles. Pro and Expert riders will do three laps while the Amateur and Women riders do two laps.
The UTV, Class 9 and 11 racers are launched at 9:30 a.m. while the big guns in cars and trucks get their turn at 4 p.m. Should be a wild time out on the desert.
• Further east the Winnemucca Regional Speedway hosts the Wild West Modified Tour. This is a Friday-Saturday show with racing starting at 7 p.m. each night.
Should be two nights of intense racing with two different supporting classes added for each show.
MOTOCROSS:
• The 95 Motorsports Complex motocross track is still slated for practice sessions from 2 until 7 p.m. Thursday and from 9 until l2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• Over the hill MMX Racing in Marysville, Calif. is hosting a GP put on by AMA District 36. On Saturday from 9 until 2 p.m there will be open practice on the main, sand and kid’s tracks.
Sunday is race day with gates opening at 6 a.m. and the first race starting around 7:30. It’s a full program of racing that day.
• REP Racing will also be in action on its three tracks. Their first race will be on July 25 and one can sign up starting Thursday at www.repracingmx.com.
+ E Street MX Park has practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
+ Riverfront has Thursday practice from 5 until 10 p.m. then from 9 until 2 p.m. Sunday.
+Prairie City has practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
RACING (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL):
• Thursday is full of re-runs but at 3 p.m. Fox Sports 1 will air NASCAR Race Hub and get everyone ready for the weekend.
• Friday is slim but at 6 p.m. NBC Sports broadcasts the first race of an Indy Car double header from Iowa. Should be a good show with the speed and color of racing under the lights on a fast oval track.
• Saturday is a busy day with a variety of events.
Things get rolling at 11:30 a.m. when NBC Sports airs the Xfinity race from Texas then at 2:30 p.m. www.mavtv.com has the ARCA race from Iowa. At that same time NBC Sports broadcasts the IMCA Weathertech Sport Car race from Sebring. After that at 5 p.m. Fox Sports 1 has the Gander RV & Outdoor Truck race from Texas.
Later at 5:30 p.m. NBC Sports airs race number 2 of the Indy Car double header from Iowa and at 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports 1 has qualifying from the NHRA Summer Nationals.
• Sunday is a busy day with very different kinds of racing. Things start early at 6:05 a.m. when ESPN airs the Formula 1 race from Hungary.
Then at 8 a.m. Fox Sports 1 has further qualifying from the NHRA Summer Nationals at Indianapolis followed at 9 a.m. when Fox broadcasts the final rounds.
At noon NBC Sports has the NASCAR Cup race from Texas and at 4:30 p.m., on a delayed basis, the network airs the Moto GP race from Jerez, Spain.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• On Tuesday from 5 until 9 p.m. there is a cruise based out of the South Meadows Parkway Steak ‘N Shake. Should be a nice way to cool down after a summer’s day.
• Last week I was informed that on Wednesday evening starting at 5 p.m. the Sparks A&W, across from Reed High School, has a car meet. Another nice way to unwind after the work week.
• On Tuesday afternoon, from 2 until 3 p.m. it’s time to listen to Teresa’s Garage Radio Show, the only radio show all about automotive things including trends, tips and trivia. In the Reno/Sparks area the show can be heard on 1180 AM.
There is a racing preview section at 2:15 and the show can also be heard on a Podcast at amm.streamon.fm or it can be seen live on Face Book.
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