2021 Supercross 450cc Champion Cooper Webb just earned his second 450 cc title in three years. The question now is whether or not he can become a transformational rider like Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Carmichael or James Stewart. Webb won his first title in 2019. He was second in 2020 and got the second ring in…
NHRA Atlanta Top Fuel Winner Antron Brown is a longtime Friend of the Freaks. You’ll hear that in his chat with a three time NHRA Top Fuel Champion. Antron even dropped a little headline in the conversation saying he’d like to get back on a Pro Stock Motorcycle at some point in the season going…
Legendary IndyCar driver Bobby Unser won titles in 1968 and 1975. He won the Indy 500 in 1968, 1975 and 1981. But Bobby Unser won the Freak Nation over with his first appearance. He died right after The Freaks signed off last Sunday. We wanted to remember him on a busy night. We’ll have more…
Former NASCAR Cup team owner Tinsley Hughes is one of the very few African American team owners in the industry’s history. Drivers such as Mike Skinner, Carl Long, Ron Hornaday Jr. and even three-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Darrell Waltrip all drove for him. He told The Statt Mann he’s been committed to motor sports…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We hear so much about electrification as the motor sports industry tries to paint itself green. But this week the World Motor Sport Council approved a three year agreement with a racing fuel company that’s produced a fossil-free hydrocarbon-based racing fuel. P1 Racing…
Action Sports legend Travis Pastrana Sunday night returned to The Freak Nation and revealed the news that he broke his tibia while racing several women in an exhibition race in Indiana earlier in the day. Travis was traveling after finishing ninth in a special TT race in Atlanta Saturday. He drove all night to Indianapolis…
The General Tire Freak of the Weekend is a new feature with The Freaks. It’s to honor a crew member who exemplifies Freak behavior with a stock car team especially the ARCA series sponsored by General Tire. The first winner is Josh Walter, a crew member on the Corey Heim team that won at Talladega…
NHRA Atlanta Pro Stock Winner Greg Anderson celebrated with The Freaks Sunday night. He’ll forever be the last Pro Stock winner at Atlanta Dragway because the NHRA is closing the track after this weekend’s last event. Anderson is a four-time NHRA Pro Stock World Champion (2003–05, 2010). He also was crew chief when Warren Johnson…
NASCAR Cup Driver Chris Buescher won the ARCA championship in 2012 and the Xfinity title in 2015. Now he’s racing in the NASCAR Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing. Buescher is a regular visitor to The Freak Nation so another appearance might cover any and all topics including great stories from Jack Roush and the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. That buzz you hear is electrification taking over motorsport. The NHRA just announced a sportsman class for electric vehicles. A former world rallycross star is diving into the electric vehicle class in that series hoping to become the category’s first world champion. The…
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