RENO, NV (April 1) — Well here we are at the start of April and once again the car meet buffet is full. Not only that but regional racing is getting going as well.  While maybe not flowers, March showers is bringing Spring green flags. CAR MEETS: • Due to the weather, not sure if there is a meet at Kim’s Donut & Tea House Thursday morning. If there is it will start at 8 a.m. and the location is 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville.  But Thursday evening, starting at 6:30 p.m. Gardnerville Cars  & Coffee meets at the Dairy

RENO, NV (March 28) — This was a very full weekend and as a result there are two articles on this webpage. The first concerned the Reno RV & Boat Show that also had the Off-Road Motorsports Expo. This one is about the other things that happened. This edition is about the upcoming Stadium GP, a Friday Night Bike Ride and finally Cars & Cream that really should be listed as Cars & Ice Cream. • On Thursday evening at South-40 the Stadium GP held a volunteer meeting. The goal was to sign up volunteers as well as explaining what

RENO, NV (March 25) – Here we are at the end of March and regional racing is getting started. There are car meets galore, cruises as well as a growing amount of racing on the Internet. CAR MEETS: • As usual the weekend begins around 8 a.m. Thursday when a group goes to Kim’s Donut and Tea House. Location is 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville. • Friday evening at 6 p.m. there is another Friday Night Ride hosted the Reno Bike Community. Meet at the Maverik’s at Sutro and North McCarran, kick stands up at 7 p.m. – There

SPARKS, NV (March 22) — The second meet of the month was highlighted by wonderful weather.  As a result there was a huge amount of cars, trucks, a few motorcycles and many fans. Square Bodies, which are mostly pick-up trucks filled an entire row. These were made by Chevrolet years ago. While not a square body, over on row was this beautiful Chevy Pick Up truck. Keeping with the vintage style even had white sidewall tires. Even the motor was stock and cleaned up in this truck. A bit newer was a Plymouth Duster. Like others it was all shined

RENO, NV (March 15) — Great spring weather highlighted Reno Cars & Coffee’s second meet of the month.  There were many cars and trucks not to mention folks looking and admiring the vehicles on display. A bunch would get some coffee from the Human Bean Coffee3 Stand then wander over to check out what was on display. There was also a pretty good Corvette line. It included both front and mid-engine models. Not far away was a blue 1974 & 1/2 Triumph TR6 owned by Andrew Ingersoll. Asked about it he said, “My dad bought it in 1977 and it

RENO, NV (March 8) — This weekend two large car events happened in Reno. Great weather set the stage for both events. • Need2Speed is going to start having a Karts & Kars meet on the first Saturday of the month. Not only was the parking lot full but the area in front of the business as well as the patio was used. One of the cars on the patio was this beautiful Lotus. Usually it was surrounded by a crowd of admirers. Right across from it was a yellow Ferrari. It was on of the last cars put into this

RENO, NV (March 1) — As we say hello to a new month we also say good-bye to a local shop and hello to a pair of meets on Sunday. For the VW community Fibercraft has been one of the places to go for repairs, fabrication, supplies and off-road things. Saturday the shop closed with a Good-Bye BBQ. Asked about the closing owner Adam Dimick said, “I’ve been working here for the last nine years and we purchased it about five years ago.” Then he explained his reason for closing the business. “It’s hard to compete on the online parts

RENO,  NV (Feb.22)  – Today Sparks Cars & Coffee had its second meet of the month. In the afternoon Nevada Car Coalition had its second Calendar Planning Meeting. • The Sparks Cars & Coffee meet was by the Starbucks located on Disc Drive. While the turnout was on the light side there were still a wide variety of cars to see. One example of variety was where a Cadillac convertible was parked next to a Lamborghini. Another contrast was a 1950’s GMC pickup parked next to a Maserati sedan. Both were from two different eras. The GMC, while looking stock,

RENO, NV (Feb. 8) — Two big car meets highlighted the weekend. It was the first time for one while the other the other happens twice a month. • Saturday is when Need2Speed had the “Parking Lot Take Over,” at the Northtowne shopping  area that is located where 580 and North McCarran meet. In the west side of the parking lot there were many cars and even more were arriving after the meet began. As usual many ears and types of cars were displayed. In one row a yellow Nissan Z was beside a front engine Corvette while others had

RENO, NV (Feb. 4) — Well we’re in February and racing our region has started. There are also several car meets this weekend to see before the weather changes next week. CAR MEETS: • Once again Thursday starts around 8 a.m. when Kim’s Kruisers meet at Kim’s Donuts and Tea House. Location is 1328 U.S. 395 North in Gardnerville.  • This weekend Carson Cars and Coffee has a double header. Friday’s meet starts at 6:30 p.m., as does Saturday’s meet. Location is Dutch Brothers and the address is 1231 South Carson Street by the shopping center. • Saturday Cars & Karts

RENO, NV (Feb. 1): Well here we are starting a new month and the day before Ground Hog Day. Wonder if he’ll see his shadow.  At home there were two meets, one for Jeeps and the other for cars. • Sunday started when Reno Jeeps and Coffee meet at the Human Bean Coffee stand located at the corner of Longley Lane and South McCarran.  Several Jeeps were on hand and more arrived later. This group meets the first Sunday of the month. Next month when the meets end there may be a cruise up to Moss Lake. • Not far

SPARKS, NV (Jan. 25) — Despite the cold morning one of the largest turnouts happened today. Some was due to the recruiting effort by Ed Hughes who helped bring in a bunch of right hand drive cars. They formed two rows and Gie Rod contributed this picture of both rows. Have to give special thanks to him. One of the more interesting, and largest vehicle on display, was a former military truck that has been converted into a camper. This rig is probably able to cross any terrain.  Asked about the rig owner Chris Dickerson said,  “It’s a 1998 Stewart

RENO, NV (Jan. 18) — Reno Cars & Coffee held its second meet of the month the Sunday. Good weather highlighted a strong turn out of cars and some trucks.  Not to mention a lot of people checking out the cars. There were a pair of exotics that drew their share of attention. One of them was a McLaren Artura. Not far away was an was a Lamborghini that also drew its share of on lookers. In the mix were several American cars to admire. One of them was a very polished Camaro. Not only was the car shined but

SPARKS, NV (Dec. 28) — The year ended with Sparks Cars & Coffee meeting Sunday. Although cool temps keep the turnout low, there was still a pretty good variety. Among the group was a red and a black Corvette. Each was from a different generation. As expected there was a line of imports. One of them had its hood raised so people could see the motor. Not far away there was a Dodge and a Roadster. Both had custom paint jobs. Another contrast was a Corvette parked next to a Volvo station wagon. At the end of one row was

RENO, NV (Dec. 21) — One car meet and the fourth annual Low Rider show were on tap today. While the threat of weather had an effect on one, the other was nice out of the wind inside the National Automobile Museum.  • The threat of incoming weather keep the turn out low for the month’s final Reno Cars and Coffee meet. Still there were some cars to admire. One with an interesting paint scheme was a Subaru. Great paint and striping on the body. This continued at the back with a wing and diffuser at the bottom of the