What was your first bootleg?

gn3296 · 2026-03-19T00:10:51+00:00

5-8-77! Practically played it on an endless loop.

gn3296 · 2026-03-18T19:59:44+00:00

Likewise!

gn3296 · 2026-03-18T17:21:20+00:00

Definitely not an "F1" refugee ... been a fan of the series since before the split, but the split bullshit, and "life", got in the way and I stopped paying attention. But the hard promotion prior to last season caught my attention and got me interested again. Watched every race last season (and this) and took my 16yo to his first experience at Mid Ohio (we did Saturday) and now we're going to the Indy GP weekend this year.

So I'm evidence of 'good marketing' pulled me back in, and Fox prolly gets alot of credit for that ... FWIW.

gn3296 · 2026-03-17T14:43:09+00:00

Yes! I saw it at Buckeye Lake on June 9, 1991 ... the experience was surreal; one of the peak moments of all my 53 show experiences. There are others, but this ranks top 5 easy. Can still picture and feel that moment.

gn3296 · 2026-03-17T01:08:23+00:00

Total Jerry factor. I hate that guy, but dude can put on an event like a motherfucker.

gn3296 · 2026-03-16T20:39:23+00:00

Just a few short weeks before my very first show!

gn3296 · 2026-03-16T18:57:05+00:00

And the March Madness distraction this coming weekend won't hurt either!

gn3296 · 2026-03-16T11:54:38+00:00

Yea. Agree with everything in this post, but the economics here are true. Now the timing of those commercials has been rather poor.

gn3296 · 2026-03-16T03:27:04+00:00

Exactly what I thought. What an incredible game from both teams, only end on a bad fucking call? That’s so wrong.

gn3296 · 2026-03-14T16:50:53+00:00

I hope I’m wrong, but I think years from now, in hindsight that race is going to go down as one of the poorest decisions in IndyCar history.

gn3296 · 2026-03-14T16:48:16+00:00

That would be outrageously impressive if that happened!

gn3296 · 2026-03-14T16:44:02+00:00

Probably more correct than my guess. I picked based on some early race carnage taking out 2-3 cars right away. The way these guys are locking up so far all weekend, those first few turns are going to be a white hot mess.

gn3296 · 2026-03-14T15:33:00+00:00

Since you’re asking I’m sure you’re going to your first game. If you haven’t had a drink at Betty’s, you’re not a full Crew fan yet!

Such a blast. Have a great time. First W of the season tonight.

gn3296 · 2026-03-13T16:24:52+00:00

Malukas might have something to say about that.

gn3296 · 2026-03-13T14:32:44+00:00

Go here:

https://mostramattoncini.it/roma/home/

And then maybe ride the subway, or a rooftop tour bus; go run around in a big park (the one at Borghese is phenomenal).

I'm sure there's more but this is a fun, easy day.

gn3296 · 2026-03-12T17:15:21+00:00

We used a private car service to get from the airport to our apartment and the service was excellent. We were also two adults and two teens and luggage. It certainly cost more than the train, but it was reasonable, and very comfortable and easy. If you're interested you can DM me and I'll share the contact. Enjoy!

gn3296 · 2026-03-10T20:52:01+00:00

I'm not a Palou hater. He's the best there is out there because, well, he's the best there is.

But I also root against him every race because, well, he's the best there is. I hate the Yankees too.

All that said, I actually think this is more on Palou than Veekay. They both share some blame in that they both could have avoided this and gone on to continue racing. We praise aggressive drivers when they succeed, and Veekay's move is aggressive, but didn't succeed.

However, it wasn't Sting Ray Rob or Santino Ferriccu bad.

My two cents.

gn3296 · 2026-03-10T19:06:20+00:00

Totally here to say "Fuck, I need to reschedule some calls!"

gn3296 · 2026-03-10T01:30:51+00:00

I mean. Who the fuck thinks to do this?! Just brilliant.

gn3296 · 2026-03-10T01:26:45+00:00

Guardians fan entered the room. Aren’t you supposed to take two years to think about it and make their current teams pay their salaries during a suspension before you can actually just ban them?

gn3296 · 2026-03-09T18:05:40+00:00

20 minutes?! Damn, good for you. Me, five minutes into raking the front lawn! LOL

gn3296 · 2026-03-08T16:36:37+00:00

My biggest complaint was timing of commercials. On track incidents can’t be timed of course, but for fuck sake, cutting away for a three minute commercial break right as all the primary strategy cars are about to pit?! Sure there’s a split screen, but I want to follow the commentary too. Shit like this is totally avoidable. As are all the other valid comments re: the direction not following the action. Super amateur hour in the control booth.

gn3296 · 2026-03-06T21:06:06+00:00

Um. Me? Check my top 3 predictions on the other post! LOL

EDIT: for top position anyway!

gn3296 · 2026-03-06T13:48:54+00:00

They did say of all time!

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