🛫 SFO → SEA Fri eve
Friday Fireside runs to 5:00p at the office — target a ~7:00p departure out of SFO, landing SEA ~9:15p.
Alaska + Delta both run the evening bank; carry-on only so we're out of the airport fast.
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friday · aug 7
- 5:00p Fireside ends — bolt for SFO
- ~7:00p Fly SFO → SEA
- ~9:15p Land, night at partner's place
saturday · aug 8 — race day 1 🏁
- 7:30a Leave Seattle — I-5 south (~2h45m)
- 10:30a Portland International Raceway
- day IndyCar practice + qualifying
- PM ARCA West Portland 112 (time TBA — check week-of)
- 7:30p BEEF WELLINGTON (it better not be raw)
- night Hotel downtown
sunday · aug 9 — race day 2 🏎️
- 10:30a Souvlaki Queen — HK alum's spot 👑
- 12:00p Grand Prix of Portland (IndyCar main event)
- 5:30p El Gaucho — scallops + risotto
- 7:30p Drive back to Seattle
- 10:30p Service closed 🔥
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Flight
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🛬 SEA → SFO Mon AM
Monday is a full meeting day (Eng Sync 10:00a, Leadership Stand-up 11:00a). Early bird out of SEA or take them remote from the apartment.
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Carry-on only: race-day layer, ear protection, sunscreen, one dinner-worthy outfit for the Wellington.
wheels up, yes chef ✈️
Drive
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🚗 Seattle → Portland Sat 7:30a
~2h45m straight down I-5 in your car — no rental needed. Leave by 7:30a to beat race-day traffic on N Victory Blvd.
Open PIR in Maps ↗🥪 Provisions
Road snacks and water. Anything you'd be ashamed to serve Chef stays at the gas station.
drive! drive! drive! 🔥
Races
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🏁 Portland 112 Sat
ARCA Menards Series West — the NASCAR-sanctioned Saturday headliner (NASCAR pulled the Xfinity race from 2026, this is the real deal that remains). Stock cars on the 1.967-mile road course.
Saturday also runs IndyCar practice + qualifying. Green-flag time isn't posted yet — check the schedule the week of.
Weekend schedule ↗🏎️ Grand Prix of Portland Sun
The IndyCar main event Sunday. Turn 1 chicane chaos on lap one is traditional — be in our seats for the start.
🎟️ Tickets + gear
Single-day GA from $25, grandstand from $70. Two-day (Sat+Sun) is the move.
Buy tickets · raceportland.com ↗
send it 🏁
The Gauntlet
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🥩 Beef Wellington Sat 7:30p
THE signature dish — non-negotiable. Call Urban Farmer first (they do a tableside Wellington, availability varies); fallback is RingSide Steakhouse, the top-rated Wellington in town.
Urban Farmer tableside ↗ RingSide in Maps ↗👑 Souvlaki Queen Sun lunch
The crown jewel: owned by Alexandra Velis Jones — actual Hell's Kitchen Season 24 contestant (first ever from Oregon, eliminated over scallops). Greek counter-service downtown. Raise a lemonade to the scallops.
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🍤 Scallops + risotto Sun 5:30p
The other two torture dishes, one plate: El Gaucho downtown does a mushroom risotto with grilled scallops + Dungeness crab. If we're wrecked post-race, Southpark Seafood is the backup.
El Gaucho Portland ↗
it better not be raw 🥩
Return
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🏨 Saturday hotel downtown
Stay downtown Saturday night — walkable to dinner, straight shot up to PIR Sunday morning.
🌙 Sunday night drive
After El Gaucho: ~3h back to Seattle, in around 10:30p. Passenger handles the playlist and keeps the driver fed.
💼 Monday reality Aug 10
Eng Sync 10:00a · Leadership Stand-up 11:00a. Either the SEA early bird gets you home in time, or take them remote and fly midday.
service closed. well done, chef. 🌙
