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  • MOTO MOUTH MEMORIAL 100

    September 23, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    NIGHTINGALE, NV (Sept. 22) – After being rained out in the spring the Trailblazers Motorcycle Club finally got to run the Moto Mouth Memorial 100. The race honors long time announcer Bob “Moto Mouth” Cavakis, who passed away almost a year ago. Rather than starting the season the race is now the sixth round and begins the fall season. Great weather set the stage for Sunday’s big bike race and 86 riders showed not only to race but to honor Cavakis as well. The race is comprised of two loops with the first being a bit over 48 miles long

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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPTEMBER 19 TO 22

    September 18, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Sept. 18) — Racing Preview for this weekend highlights cruises,  a hill climb as well as oval track and desert racing. The last of summer is upon us and the motorsports scene is changing. CRUISES/SHOW N’ SHINES: • Things get rolling down at Mills Park in Carson City with the Rockabilly Riot. The event runs from Thursday through Saturday with many events rounding out the show. Thursday is from 9 until 5 p.m. with hours for Friday being noon until 5 p.m. then Saturday gets started at 9 a.m. and goes to 9 p.m. • There is a

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  • NATIONAL HARE AND HOUND: LOVELOCK TO NIGHTINGALE

    September 16, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    NIGHTINGALE, NV (Sept 15) – The AMA Kenda SRT National Hare and Hound series visited Northwest Nevada this weekend for a point-to-point race. Event’s title was The Dirty 130 and Trailblazers Motorcycle Club was the host. Starting line was outside of Lovelock with the finish at the end of a frontage road at Nightingale located east of Fernley, The distance raced depended on the class a rider was racing in. As an example Masters 60+ and others finished at Pit 2 or 50 miles into the course. Others stopped at Pit 3, which was at the 90-mile mark at Nightingale.

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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPTEMBER 12 TO 15

    September 11, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Sept. 11) — As summer fades Racing Preview is still full of various events including two major ones in our region. That and what’s on in TV land as well as streaming on the Internet will keep fans busy this weekend. Show N’ Shines/Cruises: • The only one this time is when Reno Cars & Coffee has a meet at Classic Coffee located by the corner of MaeAnne and McCarren. Things get going at 10 a.m. and there are usually a bunch of different cars to see and enjoy. • Next week on Wednesday starting at 5:30 p.m.

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  • ROD HALL: CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE

    September 9, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    SPARKS, NV (Sept. 7) – Rod Hall, in off road racing he’s one of the legends. When Baja is mention he stands above the rest and is the only man to compete in all of the first 50 of these 1000-mile races. Sadly a few weeks ago he succumbed to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). IT affects 1 in 10,000 people and at present there is no cure. This weekend former employees, friends and family joined together to celebrate his life and accomplishments at the Wild West Motorsports Park. The site located east of Sparks, Nevada was where Hall also had

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  • RACING PREVIEW: SEPTEMBER 5 TO 8

    September 4, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Sept. 4) — While summer fades racing is very much with us as this weekend’s Racing Preview shows. There are all kinds of events taking place in and around our area including those on TV Land or on the Internet. SHOW N’ SHINES/CRUISES:  • Saturday – Summit Racing at 960 East Glendale in Sparks has the Nokturnal Car Club Show from 11 until 4p.m. It’s associated with the Silver Stage Nighthawk Booster Club. • This weekend is when the aircraft competing in the Air Races arrive. On Saturday, from 10 until 5:30 p.m. at the Reno Stead Airport

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  • DAVEY BOY RETIRES FROM ANNOUNCING

    September 2, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Sept.2) — Davey Boy as he’s known to race fans here in Nevada and California is a veteran announcer, former racer and fan. On Sunday, October 6, Davey Munoz will put his microphone down for the last time and retire. It’s been a long road stretching back 50 years that has led to this decision. “How I get started is very, very interesting,” he said. “I started my racing career in 1970 when I got out of the service running flat track motorcycle races all the way up till 1999. I was in and out of racing and

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 28 TO SEPTEMBER 2

    August 28, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Aug. 27) — As we head into Labor Day weekend Racing Preview is full of cruise events plus racing. Things are still hot on the tracks as summer winds down. SHOW N’ SHINES/CRUISES: • Friday from 6 until 8 p.m. Summit Racing at 960 East Glendale in Sparks is having what maybe the final Cruise In for this summer. There will be a D.J., usually food trucks and it’s a great way to unwind from the week. Down in Carson City the Carson Mall is having it’s Last Friday Cruise Night. It runs from 5 until a bit

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  • FUJI PARK FLAT TRACK RACES

    August 27, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    CARSON CITY, NV (Aug.24) – This weekend Fuji Park Flat Track races returned for two days of wild racing inside the rodeo arena. As is traditional with this event before the pros started the evening program a color guard from the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare center marched onto the front straight. Then as the colors were presented the National Anthem was sung and the night could go on. The evening Saturday show ends with the big race the Open Pro Singles. Heat races and an LCQ determined the final line up as only 12 out of 26 made it to

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  • DESERT PARK RACEWAY HOSTS FINAL KPX ROUND

    August 26, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    STEAD, NV (Aug 25) – On a hot August day Northern Nevada Kart Club (NNKC) hosted the final round of this year’s KPX series. With many visitors on hand it was a day of hot racing in the late summer heat. After qualifying the drivers all race a pre-event that’s just like a heat race. Their grid positions in the main are determined by how they finished. First up are the youngest drivers in the Kid Kart division. To help these youngsters the flagman comes down from his stand and stands by the edge of the track. On the green

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 22 TO 25

    August 21, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Aug 21) – As summer winds down Racing Preview for this weekend has two major events in out region as well as other car or racing related events. SHOW N’ SHINES: • On Friday, from 6 until 8 p.m., there is another Cruise In at Summit Racing in Sparks. A DJ supplies the music and usually there is at least one food truck, plus one that has ice cream on hand. It’s a great way to wind down from the workweek and be with fellow car people. • There are two events on Saturday, one local and the

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  • FERNLEY 95A SPEEDWAY: WILD NIGHT OF RACING

    August 19, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    FERNLEY, NV (AUG. 17) – On this summer night the Fernley 95A Speedway hosted a full night of racing. Four divisions were on hand as the Pro stocks were racing round 4 of their Tri-State Challenge. The smallest group, the Sport Mods actually put on the race of the night. During the trophy presentation winner Jimmy Ray Huffmon said, “It was close but it was a good race, I had a lot of fun. Thought I was going to be able to work the high side there, one of the first restarts I found a good groove so I went

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 15 TO 18

    August 14, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Aug. 140 – Racing Preview this week has several events in our state including the longest off-road event in the country. It will be hot and sometimes dusty racing during the dog days of summer. CRUISES/SHOW N’ SHINES: • FRIDAY:    + Summit Racing, from 6 until 8 p.m. has another Cruise In. There cars to see and a D.J. is supplying the music and there is at least a ice cream and pizza truck on hand. The location is at 960 E. Glendale in Sparks. • Saturday:    + Northern Nevada Camaro Club returns to Summit Racing

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  • RATTLESNAKE RACEWAY: FIRST AUGUST RACE

    August 12, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    FALLON, NV (Aug. 10) – Nice mild weather greeted fans and racers at Rattlesnake Raceway this weekend. Despite a low car count the racers present put on a good show. This time the best was the last main for the Mod Minis as they put on the race of the night. After taking his victory lap Stephen Crook said, “That was a scary run as I could hear both of those cars behind me. I was trying to make myself pretty wide. I’d cut across the bottom a little bit and leave them enough room where they thought they could

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 8 TO 11

    August 7, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Aug. 7) – This week’s Racing Preview is full of the biggest car week in our area as Hot August Nights is in full swing. Not to be left out there is also plenty of racing both live, on TV and streaming on the Internet to enjoy. CAR SHOWS & MEETS: • Hot August Nights, the biggest show in town is rolling in Reno and Sparks. For the full event schedule please check their website at www.hotaugustnights.net. There have been some changes and this year, due to space limitations, the drifting and autocross have been canceled but the

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