RENO, NV (August 21)— On this late summer day Reno Cars & Coffee had its second meet of the month. While the turnout had a good variety of cars the numbers the count was down a bit from the last meet.  Wasn’t really a Corvette row but a couple of them were the front engine variety. Not far away were two versions of the rear engine models.  One of the more unusual cars was a small black 1947 Morris 8 Series E. It’s a labor of love for owner Dan Gates to bring this car to what it looks like

RENO, NV (July 31) — This weekend begins a huge celebration of cars in the Reno/Sparks area. There will be cruises and shows in various areas plus crowds of people enjoying this festival.  Hot August Nights started things with a Friday-Saturday show up in Virginia City. They blocked off C Street and it was full of cars on display.  While some cars were restored while others were built from almost nothing. One such car was a 1940 Ford Coupe owned by Jerry Lacer from Auburn, California.  “ I bought it as a parts car from a swap meet at Hot

RENO, NV (July 3) — Two car meets got the month rolling. There was a third but this reporter was unable to attend that one.  Reno Cars & Coffee had its first meet of the month by the Keitzke Starbucks. As usual there was a mix of cars and some trucks.   As expected there were a couple of Corvette rows. And one of them had a special Vette. Sparks resident Ken Anderson is the proud owner of a 2008 Indy Pace Car Corvette that comes with all logos on the doors.  “They only made 500 of them and this

RENO, NV (June 29) — As we exit June the upcoming holiday weekend is another buffet overflowing with events and car meets. Should be great weather as well.  CAR MEETS: • The weekend gets rolling Thursday when the Carson City Thursday Night Cruisers host their next event. Times are 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. and meeting place is at the Empire Ranch Golf Course.  • Friday Summit Racing Equipment, at 960 East Glendale in Sparks has another cruise in. While the starting time is listed at 4 p.m. most won’t be there until 5 or later.  • Saturday and Sunday, the

SPARKS, NV (June 26) — Double-header this weekend as one group prepares for a big race in July. The other ended June with its second meet of the month.  Sparks Cars & Coffee now meets by the Starbucks located on Disc drive. That’s off the Pyramid Highway where the shopping centers are over the hill. For a warm summer day it was a pretty good turn out with many types of cars. Of course there was the Corvette row and one car was an older one that, when bought had 19,000 original miles on it. The Corvette Coupe is owned by Tom

RENO, NV (March 2) — Now that March is here racing is heating up and is building in Northern Nevada. Soon tracks will be opening and across the country national series are going.  CAR MEETS: • Today, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. the Reno Corvettes have their monthly meeting at the Bonanza Casino on North Virginia Street. If you have a Corvette might be good to visit them.  • Saturday, at noon, the Nevada Jeep Club is having its Inaugural Show & Shine. The location is the Peavine Taphouse located at 7665 Town Square Lane, unit #101 on the west side

RENO, NV (Feb. 26) — Well February is almost over with and racing is rolling both in our region as well as nationally. A sure sign spring isn’t far away.  CAR MEETS: • There will be a pair of them on Sunday. First is Sparks Cars & Coffee, which begins at 10 a.m. by Buffalo Wild Wings. Weather should be nice so hoping for a good turn out.  • The second is charity event starting a noon and the location is 199 Damonte Ranch Parkway. The event is presented by Cars & Boba and presented by Bad Habitz Customs.  RACING

RENO, NV (Feb. 17) — Now that the Super Bowl is over racing is really taking off. This weekend even has a traditional event that starts racing in Northern Nevada.  CAR MEETS: • Since it’s the second Sunday of the month Reno Cars & Coffee is meeting at the Human Bean, located by the corner of Moana Lane and Keitzke. The location has good freeway access and as usual 10 a.m. is he start time.  RACING (STATEWIDE): • President’s Day weekend the traditional start of the MRANN season gets rolling. It’s the “Return of the Lost Lama,” staged by the

CARSON CITY, NV (1-1-22) — Local racers spent New Year’s Day at the Carson Raceway, an indoor track for electric go-karts. Their effort was to help a racer’s family as he is tackling a medical problem.  The benefit was the idea of another local racer Royce Goetz.  “I was the one that started it then Joe and Hailey Conroy pretty joined hands with the,” he said. “We all got together to help Buddy, who always helped us.”  He added that Randy “Buddy” Boyd and his wife were at first reluctant but later got behind the effort.  “We wanted to make

RENO, NV (DEC. 19) — Two very different events this weekend. Saturday found the Nevada Jeep Club staging a Parade of Lights and convoy through downtown Carson City. Sunday is when Reno Cars & Coffee had the third annual Cars & Toys at Muscle Motors.  Things got rolling Saturday evening in front of Carson City Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram. That’s where members of the Nevada Jeep Club lined up and decorated their vehicles.  Asked about this Matt Bruback said, “I’m the founder of the Nevada Jeep Club. So tonight we’re honoring Christ and having a Jeep Christmas Parade, lighting up

RENO, NV (Dec. 5) — This weekend cars groups plus motorcycle clubs and businesses were busy rounding up toys for disadvantaged children. It was a weekend to help others in need.  Saturday began when Reno Area Dirt Riders (RAD) and Big Valley Honda teamed up for a combined event. RAD was helping people register their motorcycles and UTVs so the paperwork and fees would be in order. And they were signing up new members.  They were also collecting toys for the Reno Toy Run and Big Valley Honda not only gave them space in the show room but also donated

SPARKS, NV (NOV. 28) — The month of November ended with the second meet for Sparks Cars & Coffee.  As usual it was close to Buffalo Wild Wings.  As expected many of the more exotic cars have been put away for the winter so the car count was on the low side. However there was still a good mix of cars to see and admire.  One of them is a 1967 Mustang Coupe owned by Dana Vanpool. After doing a lot of work on it he is trying to sell the car.  “It was originally a six cylinder but has

RENO, NV (Nov. 7) — As it is the first weekend in November, Reno Cars & Coffee had its meet at the Kietzke Starbucks. Once again it was a pretty good turnout considering the cool weather.  As usual there were a good mix of cars but one that many were interested in is very new and owned by Jason Oliver.  “It’s a 2021 Bronco First Edition and is about a week and a half old and it’s got all the goodies on it,” he said. “ From an off-road prospective it’s got and electronic disconnectable front sway bar, front and

FERNLEY, NV  (Oct. 16) — Well fall might be here and winter not too far away but at 95A Motorsports Complex things are humming along. In fact this weekend the revamped motocross track was open for practice on Saturday and Sunday.  Over the next few months and into next year both the motocross track and oval track are going through a rebirth. Heading the motocross effort is Tyler Enticknap.  “ I’m going to be the manager and kind of overseeing everything on the property as far as like equipment, maintenance and stuff like that,” he said. “I’ve been partnered up

RENO, NV (Oct. 3) — While cruising season is coming to an end by fall weather there are plenty of meets for car people. The first weekend of the month is when Reno Cars & Coffee has its meet at the Kietzke Starbucks. This time there weren’t the usual McLarens, or Lambos bit it still was an eclectic mix of cars. However in the mix the the unusual, common but not rare and very rare fresh from the UK. Probably the rarest was a 1972 Citroen SM owned by Charles Morse. “It was the flagship of Citroen Cars and the