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RATTLESNAKE’S YOUNGER CHAMPIONS

November 23, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Rattlesnake Raceway has several young champions and here are two of them. FALLON (Nov. 23) – Racing champions, especially those that compete on short tracks, are a varied group. They come from all types of occupations and age groups. This year, among its champions Rattlesnake Raceway had two that are in high school and compete in very different types of racing. On the oval this year’s track champion is high school senior Zack Cail, who now races in the IMCA Modified division. And he’s no stranger to being a champion. “Last season I drove a Sport Mod, won the championship
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TWO TRACKS AWARD BANQUETS

November 9, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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TWO TRACKS HONORED THEIR CHAMPIONS AND OTHER DRIVERS IN SEPARATE CEREMONIES. FERNLEY (Oct. 7) – Two tracks held their award banquets this weeend; one during the daytime and one during the evening. It was a time to honor their class champions and other drivers that raced this past season. The fun began at Fernley 95A Speedway when the track hosted a small gokart track for some fun racing. Many drivers, both young and older, enjoyed themselves. A buffet dinner followed that then, after the tables were cleared everyone assembled in the large meeting room where the awards and trophies were
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MILLER HAS A TRIPLE CROWN SEASON

November 2, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Miller did something almost unheard of in short track racing as he won three championships in a single season. FERNLEY – For most drivers winning one championship in a career is a huge accomplishment. To win three in one season is a dream come true. IMCA Modified driver Robert Miller just accomplished this feat as this season has been a triple-crown year. The veteran’s racing history goes back to his teen-aged years. “I started racing in 1980 when I was only 15 so I used my cousin’s driver’s license number,” he said. “It was a NASCAR track and I used
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RATTLESNAKE HONORS CHAMPIONS

October 20, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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RATTLESNAKE HONORS ITS CHAMPIONS AT AN ANNUAL FEAST. FALLON (Oct. 16) – Rattlesnake Raceway ends its year with the awards banquet. Trophies are awarded and the class champions are honored as are others receiving special awards. After the potluck buffet everyone settled down and enjoyed the feast. Then the real desert started when the hardware began to be handed out to the drivers and special award receipents. Before that part started LARA president Chris Lumsden explained that every class is named after someone that was a long time participant at the track but has since either stopped racing or
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TWO DAY SHOW – 95A SPEEDWAY

October 13, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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The Two Day Show at the 95A Speedway is an annual happening, of the wild kind. FERNLEY (Oct. 10/11) – The racing year ends at Fernley 95A Speedway with an annual two-day show. It’s always been a wild show full of action, carnage, speed and this year was like the last ones. Saturday is reserved for heat races and mains for the two smallest classes. For everyone else there were two sets of heats with a driver’s average being used for placement in Sunday’s main events. After the dust settled and the checkered flag waved on the 40 or 45
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CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT AT 95A

October 12, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Championship Night was delayed due to rain so the track moved the main events to a night where it didn’t rain. FERNLEY (Oct. 9) – After having the season’s final mains were rained out Fernley 95A Speedway held a make up race Friday night just before its annual two-day show. After capping his championship year with a victory, Robert Miller said, “It was good and all I can say is that the race is 30-laps and it’s not over until the end and there’s 30-laps and not 10. I want to thank, first and foremost my brother Randy, R&J Landscaping,
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RACING PREVIEW: OCT. 8 THROUGH 11

October 7, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Racing Preview has another varied menu even though racing is winding down. This week still has some local events, even though the season is winding down. And, of course there is still plenty of action on TV and the Internet. Locally the action begins on Friday night when Fernley 95A Speedway has the main events that were rained out last Saturday. The action begins at 8 p.m. and is the final points races of the season. Then on Saturday 95A Speedway is again in action starting at 6 p.m. as it begins the annual two-day show. The small cars
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RATTLESNAKE: DTC VIDEO

October 2, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Rattlesnake Raceway; Video from Saturday’s Dirt Track Championships, which closed the 2015 season for this track. If you enjoy this video please “like,” it and share it as widely as possible. Comments are welcome.
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RACING PREVIEW: OCT. 1-4

September 30, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Racing preview for this week is a buffet of different types of racing, live, on TV and the Internet. There is a varied menu for racing fans in this area with three different live events to fill the weekend. On Saturday afternoon the Northern Nevada Kart will bring down the curtain on their season with the annual night race at Desert Park Raceway. Practice begins around 4 p.m. and after qualifying racing will begin as they roar into the night. Any championships that are up for grabs will be decided by the time the final checkered flag waves. Fernley 95A
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RATTLESNAKE RACEWAY: DTC

September 30, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Rattlesnake Raceway ended its 2015 season with it annual end of the season event. FALLON (Sept. 27) – One sign if fall is the annual Dirt Track Championships here. It’s two days of racing full shows and a driver’s combined finishes determines where they place. After the dust settled on Saturday’s IMCA event Robert Miller said, “It is definitely a plus starting on the pole, I mean there’s not doubt about it. About halfway I had some brake issues and didn’t know if I was going to be able to hang on as I was struggling to keep a
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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR THIS WEEK

September 27, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Special Notice for this week: Since I have to work Monday the racing articles will be delayed. If possible I’ll try and get one of the three out Monday night. If not then they will appear on Tuesday with the third probably out by Wednesday. Sorry.
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RACING PREVIEW: SEPT. 25-27

September 23, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Racing preview for this week and a new event on the menu. RENO – This week is another mix of different events, some local and others national. And this time there’s something new. Two events in our area are two-day affairs running on Saturday and Sunday. The new one is the Silver State Rock Crawling Championship held at the Wild West Motorsports Park. What it might lack for speed the competition compensates by offering major obstacles for competitors to negotiate. The action begins at 10 a.m. each morning and is on the west side of the parking lot on top
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HIGHS AND LOWS FOR F1 RACER

September 17, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Highs and Lows have marked one racer’s year. And now he’s ready to race at the NCAR. Thom Richard is having a very different and unexpected NCAR experience. But his Florida resident is still having fun in Reno. “This the first time I’m fielding two different race classes at the same time, that’s a bit of a chore to begin with,” he said. “And both airplanes were top contenders so that’s a lot of work. Top line aircraft are very labor intensive as you know.” But before he came to Reno there was a matter of competing in two overseas
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RACING RECAP: THURSDAY, 9/17

September 17, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Racing recap has highlights from the first full day of racing at the National Championship Air Races. STEAD – First, a correction from yesterday. It was mentioned on various posts that Stewart Dawson in Rare Bear had declared a Mayday. While I thought it might be true turns out it actually never happened. A source within the team informed me that Dawson was up just in case Steven Hinton, in Voodo, decided improve his qualifying speed. In fact both pilots orbited high above the course but neither tried to get in another fast lap. Today was the first full day
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AIR RACE REPORT: TUESDAY 9/15

September 15, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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Air Race report for Tuesday is about the last full day of qualifying, when a popular racing plane threw down the gauntlet in the Unlimited Class. STEAD (Sept. 15.) – The weather improved today, much cooler, still windy but clear skies with a cloud layer high above the airport. And that set the stage for one of the most popular air racers ever to make its mark. After having its carburetor changed Monday night Rare Bear, or “The Bear” as most people call it was rolled onto the ramp for a qualifying attempt. Pilot Stewart Dawson climbed in and fired
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