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Reno-Fernley Raceway
Categories: Active Life, Arts & Entertainment, Automotive [Edit]
1855 Highway 95 AlternateFernley, NV 89408
(775) 575-7050
4 reviews for Reno-Fernley Raceway
The first time I headed out to this track I was told that the track was so long that I would need GPS. Hahaha...funny.
They were right!
I did a weekend trackday here with ZoomZoom and, I must admit, the morning of my first day I was ready to pack it all up and go home. This track is long and undulating with sinuous and seemingly unending ribbons of asphalt. It took me the whole morning to figure the place out. But, once I did, it was sheer heaven.
With more than 30+ turns to master and close to 4 miles of road course, once you learn the track, the fun is unlimited. This track will hone in a multitude of your riding skills because it seems to offer a bit of everything from tight and technical to open and fast.
My only complaints about this track are the few areas of asphalt that are rippled or just coarse. Putting your knee down and having the asphalt snag your slider does not make for a very confident girl. Also, facilities are very rudimentary - they could really use some real bathrooms!!
Totally worth the trip out if you spend two consecutive days here.
This track has been recently re-built, of sorts. What used to be dirt has been paved. It's now one of the longest, most sinuous tracks around. 32 turns in one lap of its largest configuration. It's not a liter motorcycle friendly track - this one is for middleweight uber-carvers. There are some rough patches where cars have dug out some big ripples. It does make slowing down before a hairpin a tad scary :-).
You can't beat the non-stop, blind, off-cambered to cambered corners coming at you one after the other. The first time on the track you must follow an instructor or someone who's been there before or you're just going to fly off the track.
You can even enter a huge banked corner at full throttle- G forces galore.
Absolutely loved the track. Why 4 stars? Because it's not easy to get to from the bay, especially with a mountain range in the way. Also the facilities aren't quite up to par with the likes of Thunderhill and Buttonwillow.
http://www.reno-fernle.../
I went there twice in my Mini Cooper S. Once for a school with TNL. There were only three of us on the track with two instructors. What a day that was. Another time I went with TEAM Racing and had a good old time lapping with a few other cars. The driving school puts you through the paces and then you get a permit to do open track days on your own. A license to speed. TEAM Racing does the regular three group session and instructors to chase after. Good fun.
TNL Driving School
http://www.reno-fernle.../
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I had my first wheel to wheel races at RF so it'll always have a soft spot in my heart, but even if it was my 100th race, Reno Fernely is simply one of the best tracks in existence. Technically daunting, physically draining and mentally challenging--this course will throw it all at you and make you beg for more.
