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Here are a couple of selections from Jim Huebner's weekend shots.
Chris Walters at Fernley on Saturday:
And Ty Siminoe at Sunday's Loretta Lynn's qualifier at Honey Lake:
For more photos from Jim--aka 82nome--keep an eye on our message board.
Dee from NMS sent me this flyer for a race series happening across the border in Cedarville. Might be a good excuse for a road trip...
For more info, check out www.modocmotorsports.com. I really like the photo in the banner of their web site too--they're taking it back semi-old school.
Here's accomplished freestyler and local Dustin Miller having a chat with Tim O'Brien of Liv Fast.
And here's Greg Garrison talking with Tim.
All things considered, things are going pretty well for motocrossers in northern Nevada. Case and point? We're getting yet another new racetrack in the area--this one in Fallon--and judging from the photos promoter Ty Erquiaga sent me this week, it looks like it might be good.
Erquiaga, the promoter behind numerous other local events, including most of the Stead races and Fallon's Octane Fest, told me the dirt is very nice (see photo right,) and that he hopes to make the layout reminiscent of an area classic: the 2005 Champion Speedway course that marked the final chapter in that track's long history (for more on that Carson City circuit, check out our early archives.)
The first events for the Fallon track, which sits adjacent to the Churchill County Fairgrounds, will be this weekend. There will be practice on Saturday the 17th and a race on Sunday the 18th. Keep an eye on this message board thread for more information.
Ryan Manha tests one of the new Fallon tables.
After months of anticipation and discussion--much of which occurred on our message board--Liv Fast at Exit 28 had its soft opening Wednesday for local industry people and friends of the track. The bad news? Your name had to be on the list to ride. The good news? Running a local web site apparently qualifies one as a industry person.
OK, the second part was only good news for me. But I wasn't about to squander that good fortune, so I took my bike, dad and daughters out to Exit 28 for a few pre-work laps on the new layout, which lies in the shadow of the foothills east of Sparks, and yes: right next door to the Wild Horse Resort and Cabaret.
Much was made of the dirt at Exit 28 while it was being built, and I could see why while I was scouting the track: the surface was pretty much rock-free, and it had shaped up nicely in many of the turns. Once on the bike, I found the layout flowed well throughout most of the track and featured plenty of safe jumps, and I even noticed a few turns developing a Fernley-type sand berm or two. Once I learned the course, I found myself enjoying every lap, and feeling a little down when the time came for me to leave for work.
Exit 28 will have its public opening this weekend with practices on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until dusk for $20 per practice.
Until then, satiate yourself with these photos from the soft opening:
Nothing like an untouched track.
After not riding for a couple of weeks, I was ready to roll.
Darrin Hall tests the rhythm section.
Donny Roberts floats along.
Ty Siminoe crosses up.
Milling in the pits.
The jumps were mellow yet fun.
Because of difficulties with the Wells Fargo account for Jesse's fund, I've been asked to encourage donations be made to Jesse's PayPal account instead.
You can find Jesse's fund here.
A short video on the supermoto and off-road truck race coming to the Grand Sierra Resort this summer.
Check out Jim Huebner's photo of Travis Mattoon from Sunday at Fernley:
You can check out more of Jim's work from Fernley on the message board.
