One Man. One Rule. Surviving.

This is the Statt Mann Baby. It's time to Scatt a little bit.

Two case studies this weekend point to winning and losing in motor racing.

We watch the headlines out of Indianapolis with all the charges and countercharges surrounding IndyCar. Generally, everyone is blaming someone else for the constant failures in the promotion of American open-wheel racing the past 16 years.

On the other hand there’s Grand-American Road Racing bumping along after forcing its opposition to the merger table. It’s three months from its next race and its testing in Kansas. No problems. No arguments. The fan base isn’t cursing and making charges.  And no one wants to fire the boss.

And that’s the point. There’s one boss at Grand-Am. There’s no IndyCar Board of Directors. No group of owners fighting each other with multiple agendas. And all the fans have to do is cheer.

Make no mistake. Grand-Am has the luxury of being part of the NASCAR largess. Where IndyCar is mired in egos and owners who will do anything to get their way despite what it’s doing to the product on the track.

After doing all they could to kill off American open-wheel during the split, you’d think someone would step forward and lead. But no. It’s like watching crabs fight their way out of a barrel.

And Grand-Am just motors on. One man. One rule. Surviving.

Peace.