{"id":460700,"date":"2006-02-01T06:30:17","date_gmt":"2006-02-01T14:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=76209"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:06:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:06:02","slug":"marking-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/marking-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Marking Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_708650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-708650\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-708650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/FL-PETELYONS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/FL-PETELYONS-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/FL-PETELYONS-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-708650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2006 already! Those mileposts are just whizzing by, aren\u2019t they? I feel like I\u2019m riding up Pikes Peak with Bobby Unser and he\u2019s out to scare me (the boy is known for that).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Living on the edge is fun. After all, that\u2019s why we\u2019ve gathered here today. But every so often it\u2019s nice to pull over, let the motor and the mind cool off, and gaze back down the mountain, drink in the view, see how far we\u2019ve come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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