Hot August Nights Reno

I attended in the 1990's when living at Lake Tahoe. Nowadays, I believe the problem is these events become too big, unmanageable, and not so much fun as before?
I attended in the 80's & 90's It was an absolute blast... Late 90's it was getting to be a different crowd 97 was the riots, I was there... My GF nearly got into a fight trying to keep drunks off of my car... We got outta there, back to the hotel, next morning headed home & from 97-2019 only took daily driver type vehicles.. Took my Challenger again in 2019... Might drive up again for a day this year..... The fact the Mopars at the A&W gathering appears to be cancelled kinda makes me feel like staying home... No Mopar gathering & August is to Fukking hot anyway...
Maybe a trip around Lake Tahoe instead.... Tahoe is higher elevation so it's cooler, Tahoe is beautiful... Reno is a desert...