The skies have cleared, the rain chances are dropping for the weekend, and we have a pleasant morning here at Portland International Raceway.

There are a good number of fans already at the track enjoying the USF and touring car action, as well as wandering through the paddock.

PIR has made some facility improvements. First, the media center has moved to the opposite end of the paddock into a nice temporary glass and metal building. It is a nice change from the trailers media used my first trip out here.

The main pedestrian bridge looks new and freshly painted.

I wandered through the paddock this morning as cars were emerging from their transporters. Here are a few photos. I’ll be back in a bit with more.