IndyCar Birmingham Winner Simon Pagenaud has won the last two IndyCar races at Long Beach and Barber Motorsports Park. That leaves him at the top of the points list in IndyCar. He’s comfortable with the success but surprised at the same time. There’s also some surprise at his inclusion in the media world of TMZ.…
IMSA Long Beach Winner Ricky Taylor came into The Freak Nation Sunday night after his second consecutive Long Beach win with his brother Jordan Taylor. The Taylors drive a Corvette Daytona Prototype and, with his fan appreciation of Prince, he entertained a Freak suggestion that he change the Corvette from black to red for next…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Reading the Internet I’m often reminded why people look at the media with such cynicism. A friend sent me a link to a piece on World Rally spectating and how difficult it is to watch an event. So much was made about the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I love excellence and the effort to reach it. So, as a fan, I’m cheering for Mazda’s IMSA prototype program this week. After three years of trying to make it’s diesel engine work in a prototype, Mazda Racing switched to its tried-and-true four…
NHRA Mello Yello Las Vegas Funny Car Winner Alexis DeJoria came into the Freak Nation Sunday night talking about her Bucket List desires including one that was satisfied this weekend at Circuit of the Americas. Alexis also explained how her season is so much stronger now with some changes in her operation. One Bucket List…
Warrant Bassist & Lead Singer Jerry Dixon came into The Freak Nation with Kenny Sargent this week. He’s part of the band Warrant which hit stardom in the 80s and has been going on since then. They still tour 60 nights a year! How’d Dixon and other band members avoid the excesses of the 80s…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I had several conversations with Formula Drift officials and drivers last week. I found myself lodging the opinion that the sport needs some new winners or new names in the headlines. I believe that in all racing the entertainment value is diminished when…
Ryan Dalziel started his career in American open wheel racing. He’s raced on IndyCar ovals as well as the fastest road courses in the world. That kind of experie3nce gives him some insight on a current argument in IndyCar: Are driers safe enough when they compete on ovals? An ex-F1 driver says they weren’t at…
Le Mans winner and American Le Mans Series champion Patrick Long first came into The Freak Nation when he was a teenager before all those championship wins. Now, though, he’s a veteran driver and the only American who’s on the Porsche lineup of factory drivers. This year, in fact, he’ll be on the road far…
Michael Lewis is a double winner in the World Challenge series. And having a resume that includes European Formula 3 and a Formula 1 test gives him some great opening pick-up lines for meeting women. So, the Freaks wanted to know if those lines work. Michael takes us to that reality and also tells us…
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