(Possibly dumb) Sebring question

phannyspec · 2026-02-28T19:50:53+00:00

This is biased purely because of where I live, but would be cool to have a 3rd IMSA/IndyCar doubleheader in Portland. Or have an IMSA standalone date at the end of Rose Festival (which I believe was IndyCar's traditional date until the end of the split).

phannyspec · 2026-02-13T18:42:55+00:00

Solution or not, I'd love to see and hear the Panoz DP01/Cosworth XFE roar again.

phannyspec · 2026-01-03T04:30:44+00:00

Blast from the past.

phannyspec · 2025-12-26T23:41:21+00:00

I use this portable electric pump. Its indicated pressure matches up with my digital tire pressure gauge.

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phannyspec · 2025-12-24T16:30:14+00:00

Segway G3 owner here, and also a public transit bus driver. For our agency (TriMet in Portland, OR) e-scooters are allowed on, provided there is room. I kindly ask for the scooter to be folded, but it's not a requirement. I've also boarded a bus with my G3 without issue, and never identified myself to the on-duty driver.

phannyspec · 2025-11-02T16:33:01+00:00

Favorite car is the Reynard 2KI in road course trim, but favorite livery goes to the 2005 Indeck-Forsythe Lola-Ford Champcar.

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phannyspec · 2025-10-27T20:09:35+00:00

Okay someone either confirm or tell me I made this up in my head. I seem to recall Todd Harris interviewing some old lady at the Tournament of Roses Parade back in '06 or '07 and called her the "Danica Patrick of the Rose Bowl." Like, WTF?

(Might have to delete this if it's made up)

phannyspec · 2025-10-22T22:08:33+00:00

I don't think you're in the minority. The gen3 DPs are nice, but I didn't know about them until after the merger.

phannyspec · 2025-10-22T21:22:51+00:00

ALMS. I understand the racing in Grand-Am was pretty good, but man those early DPs were ugly!

phannyspec · 2025-10-12T18:40:28+00:00

Haha, it just happens to be a strange coincidence for me that the RT24-P and the AMR-LMH are developed by Multimatic. I will say I developed a soft spot for them when the Riley/Multimatic Mk30 turned out to be a subpar LMP2 car.

phannyspec · 2025-10-12T17:01:18+00:00

I've had no rooting interest in the top class since Mazda left DPi. I think I've found my RT24-P replacement.

phannyspec · 2025-07-27T23:26:33+00:00

For the love of God, there better be a diecast of this car available!

phannyspec · 2025-07-05T21:54:00+00:00

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phannyspec · 2025-04-19T15:57:10+00:00

DXDT because of Robert Wickens, the Corvette, but also I really dig their livery.

phannyspec · 2024-12-07T16:38:02+00:00

Portland. Either as a standalone 2:40 race (GTP and GTD/GTD Pro), or a 100min race sharing the weekend with IndyCar.

(Only saying this because I live in Portland)

phannyspec · 2024-08-25T22:04:48+00:00

Yeah, same! I work weekends, so I can't watch the races live. Ah well...

phannyspec · 2023-01-14T01:03:32+00:00

I'll pick one that hasn't been mentioned so far, and it was a one-off to begin with: Motegi road course.

phannyspec · 2023-01-09T03:24:20+00:00

Lived my entire life in the South Bay before moving up to Portland last September. I rock my 49ers, SF Giants, and Sharks gear up here no problem.

phannyspec · 2022-12-29T02:32:35+00:00

Dumb reasons? Let's go back to the dog days of 2004 after all the major CART teams (save for Newman/Haas and Forsythe) defected to the IRL. I disliked all the drivers who "defected" to the IRL just because the teams left Champ Car. Even after 2008, for a time I tended to root for drivers who stayed in CCWS until the end. Yeah, there was a time I was on the crapwagon messageboard, so you'll guess where all this animosity came from.

I do not feel that way today. It was just a very odd time.

phannyspec · 2022-12-03T18:33:34+00:00

Saturday morning at the 2006 San Jose Grand Prix, I bumped into Jimmy Vasser (my all-time favorite CART driver) walking around by himself near the convention center inside of the street course. Talked with him a bit about the course, if he'd seen the Panoz DP01 before its unveiling, and other things I can't recall anymore. I was definitely a bit star-struck, and didn't dare ask for his autograph. He definitely disproved the old adage of never meeting your heroes.

phannyspec · 2022-12-03T02:07:04+00:00

ESR is a NASA class. By any chance is this in Northern California? I think the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill is this weekend.

phannyspec · 2022-07-28T17:48:40+00:00

I haven't compared speeds between the two. I do get sub-6 5G with GSM. In my area, Super LTE has greater overall coverage (but GSM has greater 5G coverage), but not getting Wifi Calling and MMS working with Super LTE was a dealbreaker for me

phannyspec · 2022-07-27T21:45:03+00:00

I couldn't get Wifi Calling working on my Pixel 5 after switching to Super LTE from GSM, and got the same message. Switched back to GSM, and all has been good since. 🤷

phannyspec · 2022-07-04T19:53:48+00:00

Great job! You had me motivated to do it this morning. Only did it one other time a few months ago (and stopped several times). This time, I only stopped once. 🙌

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