The absolute best seat in the house for the general public (except for the actual pylons themselves, which are inaccessible) used to be in the Silver Knolls area, adjacent to the Valley of Speed. Unfortunately 2007 was the last year that you could go there to observe the races. This area is on the edge of the race course, where you could be literally within a few hundred feet of Merlins roaring by at race power. It was an AWESOME spectacle for sure, and 100 times better than the grandstands on the ramp at the airport. Unfortunately, so many RUDE and uncaring race fans tore up the area with litter, ATV's, motorcycles, etc that it pissed off the local homeowners. The homeowners went to the Police, and now you have to not only be a homeowner to go there during race weekend, but also have a sticker. I have some incredible video from there from the last 12 or so years.
That's all now off-limits and history.
Your best best is to buy a ticket for the grandstands and get up at high as you can. If you want to take pictures/video, expect people's heads to get in the way at times, unless you are at the very top of the grandstands. People get there VERY early in the morning to get those coveted top row grandstands, so if you want that, you will have to get there very early!
If you don't want to go to the grandstands, another place which is pretty good for filming is at the far extreme end of the Pits. From here, you can get decent film/video of the racers making the last turn into the home straightaway. To get there, though, you will have to buy a Pit pass, which costs something like another $25 or so, to get in, in addition to the general admission ticket. Reno is NOT cheap, you will spend many hundreds of dollars there, if you plan to stay more than a few days. It's all worth it though!
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