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What about the Motegi oval? EDIT: ...ah, that's why.
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Basticle posted:I still lol at Izod 
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Jan 15, 2019 19:27
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KingShibby posted:I did too until a few weeks ago when I saw the race had a generic "Grand Prix of Road America" title, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Kohler deal was for only 3 years and they didn't renew. Hrm, I wonder what it'd take for Portland to pick up a local sponsor. Like, Intel or Columbia Sportswear would be a blue chip for sure, but any of these would be a good get: https://www.ranker.com/list/companies-headquartered-in-oregon/the-working-man I'm hoping for a Dave's Killer Bread Portland GP, personally 
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Jan 17, 2019 23:36
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harperdc posted:It was GI Joe’s forever until the guy who owned that company (and promoted the race as well) sold up and retired. I was gonna say that explains the decor around the MAX line where it passes by the track (there are large, mirror-finished balls trailing red-orange-yellow flames behind them all along the light rail bridge railing), but it's actually a regional sporting goods chain, not 80S ACTION CARTOONZ. Seems the sporting goods chain sold out to a private equity firm and was shuttered 2 years later, in 2009. Wikipedia posted:PIR is built on the former location of Vanport, Oregon, which was destroyed on Memorial Day, May 30, 1948, when a railroad berm broke and water from the Columbia River flooded the city. After the flood, all that remained were the paved streets and concrete foundations of destroyed buildings.  Incidentally, Vanport was the black quarter, and there's a lot of sketchy poo poo that happened there. I'm not surprised there was also a death trap of a race venue up there in the aftermath of the floods.There's also some cool history and photos here for those of us who are PIR noobs: http://www.supercarsunlimited.com/pirbrackets/history/history.htm
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Jan 18, 2019 01:28
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FuzzySkinner posted:You could race drat golf carts there. It's Indy, and Indy is for racing. And the one MacKenzie River Pizza outside of Montana/Idaho, apparently.
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Jan 30, 2019 03:22
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iwentdoodie posted:"And now we have the pole master, Will Power." Post/avatar combo also on pole.
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Mar 24, 2019 04:21
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Feels Villeneuve posted:The original Portland circuit back when it was public roads (albeit unused because the neighborhood had been destroyed in a flood) was cool Good ol' Vanport. There's some hosed up local history around the flood.
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Mar 25, 2019 20:25
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KingShibby posted:Yeah I'll definitely be writing something later today, but this is quite interesting: I seem to recall paddock passes in Portland being relatively inexpensive.
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Mar 29, 2019 17:54
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IOwnCalculus posted:Portland's parking is also super loving steep, especially for a track that is absurdly easy to get to via light rail and/or rideshare. Yeah, but just park n ride somewhere along a MAX Yellow Line stop and you're good to go. Or park in the neighborhoods around the Paul Bunyan statue in Kenton and take the MAX from there (I did not tell you to do this I have no idea why you would think this is okay). Portland parking prices are based on the assumption that you're too dumb to realize Trimet has $5 day passes that cover all forms of transit to/from anywhere.
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Mar 30, 2019 07:59
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IOwnCalculus posted:Given how few cars I saw in the parking lot relative to the crowd size, I'd say most people figured it out. Trimet is actually pretty loving nice. I used to park and ride for concerts and Blazers games, tho as a small woman with a funny haircut, I tend not to do that alone anymore. Buses tend to be troublesome, but the MAX light rail and the street cars are generally on time and go to the important areas (PIR, Moda Center, my office, the airport). If anyone is headed to the Portland GP this year and needs a local guide, hit me up. I'm not a native, but I've been here long enough to know the good poo poo. One of my close friends used to live near the Expo Center, so we know all the good restaurants near the track.
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Mar 30, 2019 21:31
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kidcoelacanth posted:Who doesn't know Damon Hill? I love Gorillaz, personally 
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Apr 17, 2019 18:31
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Wirth1000 posted:That's because Macans are pretty cheap brand new and Cayennes on the used market are ridiculously cheap. You can buy a 10 year old Cayenne for like $2k and that's an extremely easy way to say you drive and own a Porsche. What's wrong with America, the post.
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Apr 28, 2019 19:42
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iwentdoodie posted:That green as the majority color would've been awesome. Just make it Gecko themed, gently caress it. Yeah, go green or go home, Geico. (But srsly, that would be a great color scheme with significantly more green.)
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May 9, 2019 04:18
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bigbillystyle posted:Does the track have like facility wide wifi? I know a lot of stadiums are doing this but wasn't sure about a place that big. If so do you think it would be reliable enough to stream the race while at the race? I was thinking of doing that to keep up on what was going on during the race aside from what was immediately in front of me. Though I guess just keeping the radio call on would do that for me. I can ask. I think someone from the former ExactTarget IT team that helped out at the track still works in my department. That said, I wouldn't hold your breath.
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CBJSprague24 posted:https://twitter.com/CarlosMunoz034/status/1128081522521776130 I'm not even a hardcore Indycar follower, and I'm full on  about this.
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