RENO, NV (JULY 7) — As we head into one of the hottest weekends of the year, racing is still going on hot and heavy although some events have either been canceled or postponed due to the heat. There are still plenty of car meets, cruises, races as well as a lot on TV and the Internet for the race fan.
CAR MEETS & CRUISES:
• Thursday – This week’s Carson City cruise from 5:30 until 7 p.m. starts at Bully’s Sports Bar, located at 3530 North Carson Street.
• Friday, around 5 p.m.,is when Summit Racing Equipment,located at 960 East Glendale in Sparks has its cruise in.
• Saturday morning at 8 a.m. is when the 2nd Annual Sumersett Summer Car Show & Festivities begin. The show and festival is being held at the Somersett Town Center.
That same day, from 9:30 until noon, Fallon Cars & Coffee will host its first meet of the month. The meet is at the Telegraph Coffee & Tap located at 1805 West Williams in Fallon.
• Sunday is when Sparks Cars & Coffee has its first meet of the month. It usually starts around 9:30 a.m. by Buffalo Wild Wings in Sparks.
The monthly cruise for Brunch ‘N Classics is at the Redwood Rotisserie & Grill at 860 East Plumb Lane in Reno. Due to the expected heat the meeting time has changed to 10 a.m. until noon.
SPECIAL EVENT:
• Reno Area Dirt Riders (RAD) is having an OHV registration drive Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Location is Michael’s Reno Power Sports located at 10828 South Virginia Street.
They will be doing VIN inspections and one can get DMV or notary assistance. It’s also a good time to browse around the store and get find out RAD’s next event and projects.
RACING (REGIONAL):
• VORRA gets the weekend rolling with the Fallon 250 out at Salt Wells east of Fallon. It’s a two-day event with the Motorcycles and Quads competing in next round of their Triple Crown series on Friday. Then on Saturday it’s time for the UTV’s, Buggies and Trucks to take to the course.
• Unfortunately, due to the heat the three-day event at Top Gun Dragstrip has been postponed. Now it is scheduled for the weekend of August 20 to 22.
• Further east Elko Summit Raceway has a Friday-Saturday show with racing beginning at 6 p.m. each night.
• North at Susanville the Diamond Mountain Speedway has racing Saturday starting at 6 p.m. All four classes will be on hand as well as the Dwarf Cars.
REPORTER’S NOTE: The Beckworth complex fire, while not close to 395 is sending a lot of smoke over toward the highway so caution should be observed if it is necessary to drive through it.
• Close to home the Northern Nevada Kart Club hosts the first of two visits by the KPX Karting Championships. Saturday is for practice with qualifying beginning at 4:10 p.m.
Sunday begins early with the first practice starting at 8:30 a.m. followed by the heats, pre-finals and finals, which are scheduled to start at 1:40 p.m. It will be a hot day of hot kart racing.
RACING & PRACTICE (MOTOCROSS):
• For those competing in the AMA District 36 dirt track event this weekend, it has been canceled. This due to the heat expected.
• On Saturday evening, starting at 5 p.m., is when the next MMX Racing flat track event is supposed to happen. The practice sessions Saturday and Sunday might also happen but it would be wise to call ahead before heading out. The MMX phone line is 530-777-9724.
• Another race that might be doubtful is the 2021 Summer Sundayz round scheduled for this Sunday. The Club Moto venue, I believe in Dixon, is the venue. As of Wednesday night nothing had been posted if it was going to be postponed.
• When this article was posted REP racing had only one firm date and that is practice at Riverfront MX from 5 until 10 p.m. Thursday. Everything else, including the Saturday night race, is up in the air due to the expected heat. Best bet is to check the hotline at, 1-77-265-7223.
RACING (NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL):
• Thursday at 3 p.m. is when Fox Sports 1 airs NASCAR Race Hub and at 6 p.m. Fox Sports 2 has NHRA in 30.
• As usual Saturday is a busy day starting with the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series. Once again those subscribing to Peacock, a NBC service, can see everything starting with qualifying at 7 a.m.
The first 250 moto starts at 10 a.m. followed at 11 a.m. by the first 450 moto and both can seen watched on www.mavtv.com.
The second 250 moto starts at noon followed at 1 p.m. by the second 450 moto. These are covered by MAVTV, Peacock and NBS Sports but there might be a problem with the last one.
According to the TV schedule NBC Sports is supposed to start the pre-race broadcast for the Xfinity series at noon then go into their race slated for 12:30 p.m. from Atlanta.
Over on CBS Sports at 3:30 p.m. the first of two Formula E races from New York will be broadcast. Then at 4:30 p.m., on a delayed basis, Fox Sports 2 has the first MotoAmerica Super Bike race from Laguna Seca. At 7 p.m. MAVTV airs the 2021 ARCA race from Elko Speedway in Minnesota.
• Sunday starts at10 a.m. when CBS airs the second Formula E race from New York. Then at 12:30 p.m. NBC Sports has the NASCAR Cup race from Atlanta.
Live coverage comes to an end when Fox Sports 1, at 2 p.m., has the second MotoAmerica Super Bike race from Laguna Seca.
That’s it for this weekend. If possible be sure to get out and see a race live as there is nothing like it. Also be sure to take care in this heat and be safe. See you next weekend.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Are you an experienced motorcycle tech looking for a position. Well there maybe an opportunity for you as Moto-Source has a job opening. If interested please send a resume to, rich@moto-source.com.
• Teresa’s Garage Radio Show is on the air from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. In northwest Nevada, and all the way to Susanville, it can be heard at 1060 AM.
There is also a podcast at amm.streamon.fm or the show can be seen live on Face Book. The show is focused on all things automotive including trends, new developments and trivia.
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• Tread Connection is our newest sponsor and Blake Sobiloff owns the local franchise. The business brings the tire store to the customer so they don’t have to take time off work or even leave home.
Once the tires are ordered Sobiloff picks them up and arrives at the car’s location with a van packed with state of the art equipment. He observes all safety precautions and it’s not contact so tires can be chosen and paid for online.
Another service he provides is scanning tires to tell if any alignment is needed. A useful service for fleet owners so they won’t find several vehicles needing new tires all at once. There are discounts for first responders, veterans as well as active duty military, members of the national guard and reserves.
His primary area is Reno and Sparks so one can either go the Face Book page or check the website at www.treadconnection.com or use the direct line which is, 775-870-3600.
• Next sponsor is G.I.S.L. Land Services that, while having a global client base has a western U.S.A focus. Owner Greg Ekins is a long time off-road motorcycle racer competing in the MRANN series as well as the AMA National Hare and Hound series.
Among the services offered are surface and mineral title reviews and cartographic services. The website is, www.gislandservices.com.
• Next sponsor is General Transmission and Power Train Specialists owned by former motorcycle racer Pete Attashian. The shop is located at 2515 Sutro Street in Reno, a few blocks down from Hug High School.
The shop services older and new transmissions and now has a section for high performance units as well as those used in towing. Phone number is 775-786-5888 and the shop’s website is www.generaltransmissionreno.com.
• Racing photographer Melissa Coker is another sponsor. If you raced at Summit in Elko, Battle Mountain, Lovelock, Rattlesnake Raceway or Diamond Mountain Speedway she probably has a photograph of your car on the track.
She’s also been at Duel in the Desert, Northern Nevada Modified Tour, Wild West Tour and the IMCA Super Nationals. She produces hero cards and memory books. To see her work or to place an order check out her website at, www.melissasoutonalimb.com.
Two of our sponsors are first class motorcycle shops located in Reno.
• Our first sponsor is Reno Motorsports (RMS). Not only do that have about anything a rider might want or need but the store has a full service shop.
Their location is at 964 Terminal Way, by the intersection with Mill Street. Store’s phone number is 775-322-1499 and their website is www.rms-renomotorsports.com.
• The next shop is Moto-Source located at 3180 Mill Street, east of Terminal Way. They too are a full service shop plus having about anything a rider might need or want.
The phone number is 775-856-3855 and the web site is, www.moto-source.com.
• Concours Body Shop, located at 250 Telegraph Street in Reno is another sponsor. The shop does quality collision repair for cars and trucks.
Owner Brian Saul is a car enthusiast himself and is committed to continuing the shop’s reputation of quality work. Phone number is 775-329-4557 and the website is, www.concoursbodyshop.net.
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The location is 1590 South Wells Avenue, just north of the round about. Phone number is 775-323-6366 and their website is, www.pjandco.net.
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