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September 2020
The Great Reno Balloon Race – CANCELLED
CANCELLED Safety has always been the organization’s top priority, and we will continue to uphold this philosophy in the wake of the global pandemic and its continued impacts on our community. While the organization has looked at many strategies to hold the 39th event, we cannot safely and financially do this while there is so much uncertainty. For that reason, GRBR has decided to cancel the 2020 spectator event. This decision doesn’t come lightly, and we know that so many…
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911 Memorial Mt. Grant Challenge – CANCELLED
CANCELLED Climb the highest peak in Mineral County, Nevada, as a tribute to those who lost their lives on 9/11. This is a rare opportunity to climb 17 miles of some of the most pristine lands in the region and ascend 7000 feet to the summit of Mt. Grant. The location for the 9/11 Challenge is situated in the high desert of Nevada and near the community of Hawthorne; known as "America's Patriotic Home."
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World Human Powered Speed Challenge – Battle Mountain Nevada – CANCELLED
CANCELLED Human powered bicycle speed racing is a most unlikely spectator sport, and watching it isn’t easy. The instructions for spectators spell out the difficulties: limited parking and no services. Heats are conducted early each morning and late each afternoon of race week, with short intervals during the active periods to let the highway traffic through. There is no parking allowed along the road because the bikes do crash from time to time (hay bales are placed as bumpers where…
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Race the Rails – Coal Fired Steam Engine vs. Road Bikes vs. Mountain Bikes
The steam locomotive and the bicycle were both invented a little over 10 years apart. Both changed the way we travel. Which one will prevail on September 12 at the Race The Rails? At the sound of the train whistle, mountain bikers and road bikers race onto their individual courses to see who can get back to the depot before the train. This is not a race against time or your fellow riders, it’s a race against one of histories…
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Tonopah Ghost Walks – Haunted & Historic Mining Park
Want to hear some amazing ghost stories and learn more about Tonopah’s haunted history? Join us for one of our Ghost Walks! We offer them twice per year, in the spring and in the fall. Visit several haunted locations, including the Clown Motel, Old Tonopah Cemetery, Mizpah Hotel, Tonopah Historic Mining Park Visitor’s Center, Mizpah Mine Shaft, Vanwood Variety Store, and the Tonopah Liquor Company. Based on over 400 hours of historic research and interviews, these ghost stories and the…
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STIHL National Championship Air Races and Air Show – CANCELLED
CANCELLED The Reno Air Racing Association has announced the cancellation of the 2020 STIHL National Championship Air Races originally scheduled for Sept. 16–20. The Reno Air Racing Association Board of Directors reiterated their principal concern for the safety and health of all involved and in light of continuing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus and government-imposed restrictions for large scale events has decided to turn all efforts to 2021. “This decision was not made lightly. It’s difficult to capture the sadness we…
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Silver State Classic Challenge
Once a year Nevada closes down 90 miles of Nevada Highway 318 for professional racers and amateur enthusiasts pursuing the maximum in speed, horsepower, and high performance. Long fast straights, sweeping corners, blind dips, even carving through a twisty canyon along 90 miles of two-lane public highway. The current closed-course record stands at 219.6430 mph average speed, as recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. The best part is, if you’ve got the nerve, a little cash, and a…
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Virginia City Hillclimb
The annual Virginia City Hillclimb is managed by local volunteers and the Pacific Region of the Ferrari Club of America. The 5.2 mile paved roadway on Highway 341 between Silver City at the starting gate and to the top at the southern end of Virginia City (affectionately known at the Truck Route to the local drivers). Then the drivers attempt to hold these their massive, supercharged engines back down to Silver City to the starting gate, the cruise portion of…
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OCTA Oregon California Trail Convention
Join OCTA in Elko, Nevada for its 38th Annual Convention in September 2020. The convention theme is “Through the Lens of History – Preserving the Past – Focusing on the Future” NEW since the OCTA 2010 Convention in Elko, NV: – Terrific tour of the Williams Family Gun Museum, Blacksmith shop, and Gunsmith Shop – Incredible interpretive walking trails at historic, recently-excavated Fort Ruby – Beautiful and scenic tour of Lamoille Canyon with professional photographer Susan Elliott and Naturalist Larry Hyslop…
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Street Vibrations Fall Rally
Street Vibrations Motorcycle Festival is a celebration of music, metal and motorcycles, offering poker runs, live entertainment, ride-in shows, stunt and bike shows and more to more than 50,000 riding enthusiasts. This event is so big, it rocks at several locations throughout the region. Major event venues are planned in downtown Reno, historic Virginia City, at Reno Harley-Davidson, Carson City Motorsports and Battle Born Harley-Davidson in Carson City. Rides to what Mark Twain called “the fairest picture the whole earth…
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