Phil was also the 1st guy around here to really mod his car. He had a giant turbo on his '02 WRX back in 2001 and used to go through a tranny every other month. Used to run a lot down at the Sac drag strip until they told him he needed a cage.
I'll certainly miss his "screw it, if it breaks, it breaks" attitude. It made it easier/cheaper for the rest of us to learn where the limits were.