{"id":492333,"date":"2012-05-01T06:30:11","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T13:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=28216"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:08:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:08:14","slug":"simulating-my-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/simulating-my-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Simulating My Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maybe I\u2019ll change my mind by the end of the column, but as I tap out this opening sentence, I feel an itch to go back and be a Formula 1 reporter again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_539764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-539764\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-539764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Lyons\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FL-PETELYONS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FL-PETELYONS-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/FL-PETELYONS-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-539764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This happens every spring. The off-season has dragged on too long, stimulation and intrigue have been lacking, the siren song has been silent. All I\u2019ve been able to do is flit, restlessly, through print publications and around the Web, trying to work out what\u2019s going on. But that\u2019s futile. Anybody who knows isn\u2019t telling; those who claim to, don\u2019t. Or so it seems to me in my frustration.<\/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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