RENO, NV (Jan. 10) — The annual Awards Banquet for the Northern Nevada Kart Club was held at the Atlantis Hotel and Casino.  REPORTER’S NOTE: For some reason the photographs didn’t turn out as well as I had wanted. Must have something in the camera set wrong so I’ll apologize for that. But I’m still using them and most will be in a photo gallery at the very end of this article. There were two rows of class trophies. The first group was those in the younger racing classes. In the middle were those for special awards. Then the next

RENO, NV (Jan. 11) — Saturday the Northern Nevada Kart Club held its annual awards banquet. The site was the clubhouse at Arrowhead Golf Course. There were tables full of raffle prizes but the one many came to see and share was the table full of trophies. Prior to the festivities new club president Kelsey Nelson share her thoughts about the coming season. “I want to improve the racing with a focus on safety,” she said. “Want to work on improving the track and encourage more people to come out and see the races as well as encourage more to

RENO, NV (January 13) — The Northern Nevada Kart Club gathered at the GSR on Saturday to honor its 2023 champions and hand out special awards. This time there were 50 more in attendance and the membership has grown over the past year. This past year one NNKC member succumbed to medical issues. When the meeting started MC Kelsey Nelson asked for a moment silence to honor Steve Manubi. He is a former racer whose kids are still racing and his presence will be missed. Before the awards there was a buffet dinner and those in attendance were also buying

STEAD, NV (April 3, 2022) — Desert Park Raceway echoed with the sounds of racing as the Northern Nevada Kart Club (NNKC) began it’s 2022 season. The turn out was good and Mother Nature cooperated with mild spring weather.  The Kid Kart division got the honor of starting the season. This a non-competitive class so these youngest drivers are listed when the finish a race.  Many times just staying on the track is a great accomplishment. On this day however all three finished their main. During these races parents are standing by the track rooting all of them on. The class

SPARKS, NV (NOV. 20) — After a pretty good 2021 season, despite the summer smoke that caused one race to be moved, the Northern Nevada Kart Club celebrated the end with the annual awards banquet. It was held at the Coconut Bowl in Sparks.  Raffle tickets were sold and people put them into small cups by the things they might want to win. And there was a bunch of them. There was also a buffet served before the ceremony got rolling.  This year the club added new “Legacy” awards. They went to two people for their long involvement with the

The NNKC season is in the stretch run, points are tight in some classes and after this race there is only one left to decided championships.   STEAD (Sept. 10) – Desert Park Raceway was alive with kart racing on this Saturday as around 40 drivers, some from California, turned up to challenge the course. Unfortunately the F-80 shifter drivers decided not to compete so that class would not be on the track but should return for the final race of the season. One of the day’s best races was the final one where the Senior/Sumo LO206 took to the