High octane throttle therapy and all things vintage on 2 and 4 wheels will be featured at Carson City's newest event, Legends of the West Bike and Car Fest, June 21-22.
This jubilee celebrates all things that make the open road a call to the wild side, showcasing incredible hot rods, classic cars, and plenty of motorcycles. Activities feature live entertainment, a Show and Shine, raffles, expanded cruise parade, breakfast, awards, and plenty of dining, hydration and refreshment opportunities.
Legends of the West Bike and Car Fest is an open competition for motorcycles and custom cars and trucks.
Enter your bike in these categories: Vintage, Classic, Custom, and Open.
Enter your car in these categories: Vintage, Pre ’65, Muscle Car, Street Rod, Low Rider, Rat Rod, New Gen, Open, Truck, Mini Truck (Mid-size), Import, and VW.
Car and bike entries are $25 per vehicle. Get a $5 discount with 5 cans of food for FISH.
Kids 5 to 15 can enter a pedal car, bicycle, or wagon at no charge – just bring a can of food for FISH.
The event is sponsored by the Carson City Downtown Business Association.
Main Street will be closed from Robinson to the Capitol so that all the bikes and cars can be viewed by the public. The CCSO 10th Annual Extreme Motor Officer Training Challenge will take place right here on our own downtown streets. See these highly trained men and women compete for glory in slow motion! Teams are already signing up from Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Pasadena, the Bay Area, Oregon, Washington state, Redding, Reno, Washoe County, Sacramento, the Nevada Highway Patrol, San Jose, Fremont, Tracy, Scotts Valley and Manteca (Wow! This list keeps growing.
The Nugget West Lot (across Carson Street from the Carson Nugget Casino) will be part of the action too! The CCSO and invited competitors will use it to stage their activities and vendors of motorcycle equipment and accessories will be there, too.
The Disabled American Veterans, Chapters 1 (Reno) and 7 (Carson City), along with FISH are our designated charities for this event.
Below are video highlights from the inaugural 2011 Legends event.