RENO, NV (July 29) – As we leave one month and head into another there are plenty of cruises, car shows as well as racing both in our region and on TV to keep any fan happy.
CAR MEETS/CRUISES:
• While Hot August Nights may have been canceled many groups are stepping up and filling the void.
As usual things get rolling Friday evening with the weekly Fernley Quarantine Main Street Cruise. The time is from 7 until 9 p.m. and it goes from the stoplight east, circles the round about then returns.
• Saturday is a marathon car show and cruise night. The day begins with the Classic Car Gathering up in Virginia City. The show runs from 9 until 3 p.m. and is by the Silverland Inn and Suites. Food and prizes plus music will be on hand.
After that things move down to Reno for a relaxed car show from 4 until 8 p.m. at Road Rider of Reno. Then the show moves downtown where the Hot Night In August cruise happens.
That cruise is under the arch and runs from 8 p.m. until midnight. Should be a great time to see all sorts of cars on a summer night.
• Sunday is when Reno Cars & Coffee gets the month started with its usually meet at the Kietzke Starbucks. The meet begins at 10 a.m. and there are usually a lot of cars to see.
• The cruise action goes into Monday with the first of three Hot August Nights City Cruises. The first one runs from 3 until 7 p.m. and starts at the Minden Park in Minden.
RACING (REGIONAL):
• Rattlesnake Raceway in Fallon gets the weekend going with the latest round of the I-80 Challenge. Both nights will be full of racing with different classes taking to the track.
Friday night’s action begins at 7 p.m. while it’s a 6 p.m. start for Saturday’s action.
• Top Gun Dragstrip is trying something different this $5 Saturday. The Christmas tree lights, except for staging will be off and the starter uses an arm drop to send the cars off.
Each driver will get a slip for his lane only and there are no scoreboards. The event runs from 6 p.m. until Midnight and this is an opportunity to see how well one’s car does in the quarter mile.
• The Reno SCCA is having another Solo event Saturday and Sunday. They probably get going around 9 a.m. and the site is the Reno Public Safety Training Center on Dandini.
Due to a bridge being replaced the only way to get there is to come off Sun Valley and go past the Junior College to the round about then go right from there.
MOTOCROSS:
• Today I received a press release from the Virginia City Grand Prix. They are still working on the event and are getting a lot of support from the city as well as businesses up there. The event is still scheduled for October 17/18 this fall.
• Nearest place to practice is out at the motocross track at 95 Motor Sports Complex located south of Fernley. Thursday sessions are from 3 until 7 p.m. then 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• Over the hill MMX Racing is having practice sessions rom 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday then from 9 until 3 p.m. Sunday.
• REP Racing MX has all three of its tracks going for practice.
+ E street has practdice from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday but Sunday is reserved for OTHG.
+ Riverfront has practice Thursday from 5 until 10 p.m. then from 9 until 2 p.m. Sunday.
+ Prairie City is where one must sign up on line at www.repracingmx.com. They will turn one away at the gate if a person hasn’t singed up.
There are three days of practice from 9 until 2 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
RACING (NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL):
• This week is a bit slim but on Thursday at 3 p.m. Fox Sports 1 has NASCAR Race Hub.
• Friday is pretty empty but one can see re-runs on www.mavtv.com. For live action there are two sites that stream them, one is www.dirtvision.com, a good one for World of Outlaws fans. The other is www.dirtovaltv.com as they deal with dirt tracks.
• Saturday starts early at 5:55 a.m. when ESPN airs Formula 1 qualifying from Silverstone, England. Then at 11 a.m. NBC Sports broadcasts NASCAR America.
At noon Fox Sports 1 has the first day of the MotoAmerica Superbike event from Atlanta.
• Sunday has the Grand Prix of Britain starting at 6:05 a.m. when Formula 1 takes to the historic track at Silverstone.
At noon NBC Sports airs the NASCAR Cup event from Louden, New Hampshire. Full size cars on a short oval, which is usually a pretty good show and many cars will have special designs.
Then at noon Fox Sports 1 returns with day two of the MotoAmerica Superbikes from Atlanta.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• This week it will be the “Best of Teresa’s Garage,” from 2 ntil 3 p.m. Tuesday. The host is on a much needed vacation and the show should be live the second week in August.
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You interviewed me and my Car..(the hulk) don’t see it?
If it was for the drag racing haven’t gotten that done yet, might not be
until Tuesday.