6,000 classic cars are registered for Hot August Nights, and that's not counting people who may have brought their cars without registering.
In addition to the participants, up to 500,000 people typically attend Hot August Nights over the course of the ten day long event.
Reno Police have tips on how people can stay safe during these last few days of the event.
Chief Kathryn Nance says a lot of classic cars don't operate as well as modern cars on the road, so have patience with them, especially on the freeways.
"They try to cut in front, or they're behind you right on your tail," said Alan Gonzalez, Santa Rosa resident and previous participant of HAN. "They want you to move over quickly because they can go faster, but that's the problem with driving a classic car, is to keep your speed down. The heat up here, a lot of cars overheat."
Gonzalez says most classic cars are unable to maintain a high-speed limit, they can overheat, and breakdown.
Reno Police encourage drivers to give classic car drivers space and have patience as they travel between venues.
Chief Nance says they also have increased police presence at all venues.
"We'll have several on foot, bicycles, motorcycles, just in the area," she said.
She says police will still be keeping a sharp eye out even after the venues have closed for the night.
"We continue to monitor where those active spots will be," she said. "We can use our real-time information center, our cameras, and our UAVs to look and see where people are congregating to try and prevent that."
Chief Nance says any type of criminal behavior will not be tolerated, such as drinking and driving and road rage. She tells us there have been problems in the past that lead to them canceling certain events due to unsafe actions, removing event badges, and even banning people from ever returning.
"Drinking in areas where they're not allowed, doing donuts in the street, trying to block traffic, do street takeovers, or harassing or impeding those parades or any of those other events," she said.
Fred Sallam, a Napa resident and previous participant, says he's seen car break-ins in the past from people leaving cars in parking garages.
"If you're a classic car owner my advice would be to try and stay away from the garages," he said. "Register for the event so that you can make sure you take your cars where there's security."
Chief Nance says if you see anything suspicious you can call the Reno Police Department, or Secret Witness to stay anonymous, or even just approach a nearby officer at the event.
And call 911 if it's an emergency.
