This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Liberty Media continues its dumbing down of F1. The latest is a projected budget cap of $150 million for all teams. The current Concorde Agreements which govern Formula One racing are set to expire at the end of the 2020 season. Liberty is…
Mark Miles is the President and Chief Executive Officer Hulman & Company, which owns the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar. So when The Freaks get a chance to talk with him we learn a lot especially about IndyCar’s new TV contract with NBC. That was announced this week so the news is fresh. We learned…
2016 IndyCar Champion Simon Pagenaud is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. He was a friend back in 2010 when he won the ALMS championship with David Brabham. So, Pagenaud is a brilliant driver who’s accomplished in open wheel and sports cars. We kidded him about his friend Sebastien Bourdais leading him in points. Listen…
World of Outlaws Driver Shane Stewart is fourth in points this young season. And The Freaks found out Sunday night that Stewart is one of those drivers who might race twice a week in the grinding 90 race schedule of the Outlaws. Stewart also talked about his family traveling with him and the time they…
Supercross Rider Christian Craig has become a Supersub in the sport. He’s filled in for 450 riders Ken Roczen and Cole Seely. But his real story is the broken back that nearly took away his ability to walk much less ride. Doctors weren’t too encouraging after the accident. But they didn’t know Craig’s determination, the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. This year’s ESPN Formula One telecasts aren’t just different from those on NBC. The first one Saturday night was a giant step backwards. ESPN took the races from NBC this season and, instead of doing their own show using the international feed from…
Judas Priest Lead Singer Rob Halford is getting comfortable in The Freak Nation. That’s why he always leaves us with something great when he visits. This time he spoke something brilliant. It was about the boxes and labels that surround us at a culture. The band opened a massive world tour last weekend in Pennsylvania.…
IMSA Sebring GTD Winner Bryan Sellers goes back a long way with The Freaks. We like to see him do well and that’s what he did in the Sebring 12 Hour Saturday. Sellers drove the final stint for the team and he talked about that kind of pressure when it rolls around at the end…
NHRA Gainesville Top Fuel Winner Richie Crampton returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night hours after his first win in more than a year. Crampton talked about a number of things including overcoming all sorts of problems on the day. And his new crew member from NASCAR who might stay a while. And what’s he…
IndyCar Driver Graham Rahal was second at the St. Petersburg Opener, was in The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about some strange things only done in motor racing. He drove for the opposition, in this case, Penske Racing. He also had a chance to share a car with his former IndyCar rival Helio Castroneves.…
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