Omar Masood
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Why Québec City, Québec When Americans think of Canada it usually is of the “Big 3” cities of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. We plan to visit all of those cities in the future but elected to go to Quebec City first. Québec City is the 12th largest city in Canada with about 550,000 residents in… Read more
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I hope you all are having a great holiday season! Christmas is over but Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are continuing and New Year’s is right around the corner. I wanted to do a quick post featuring a traffic safety report that includes ratings of each state. Ratings are based on 18 critical safety measures that all… Read more
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Netflix’s “Senna” came out on Friday November 29. The six-episode miniseries was highly anticipated by Formula 1 fans, as it chronicles the life and career of legendary Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna. The miniseries begins with Senna’s early days in karting and his move to England to race in Formula Ford, an entry-level feeder series for… Read more
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I did an F1 GOAT post, so a NASCAR GOAT post felt like the logical next one for America’s top racing series. My criteria are the same as they were for F1: I highly value championships, longevity, the ability to succeed in different circumstances, and the level of competition faced. 1. Dale Earnhardt Earnhardt is… Read more
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Why Richmond, Virginia? Richmond is the second post on the Omar Masood blog. I was at Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety for less than a month when we visited last year so I teleworked my first full day in the city and the remainder of our time was devoted to wedding-related activities. As a… Read more
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For my second post, I decided to tackle the Formula 1 (F1) greatest-of-all-time (GOAT) debate. I don’t factor in total race wins because the number of races has increased substantially across eras, making apples-to-apples comparisons difficult. Instead, my criteria heavily emphasize championships, longevity, the ability to succeed in different circumstances, and the level of competition… Read more
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Welcome to the Omar Masood blog! I’ve been thinking about starting one for several years, so it’s nice to finally get around to it. I’m not entirely sure where this will go, and that’s part of the fun. I’ll probably write about a little bit of everything—travel, sports, and whatever happens to catch my attention.… Read more
