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Ryan Beat on Reading American Dirt & Racing Budgets

Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series Pro-Lite Champion Ryan Beat knows the dirt he races on so well that he can “read” it. That includes looking at dirt from different regions of the country and knowing where it came from. Beat says the skill is important in off-road racing. But he says he’d like to try…

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Don Prudhomme on Mexico, a Teenager & Interview Control

Drag Racing Legend Don “The Snake” Prudhomme was in The Freak Nation Sunday night to talk about everything but drag racing. Prudhomme plans to run in the NORRA Mexican 1000 rally in two weeks sponsored by Lucas Oil.  At 78 he’ll be paired with a 16-year-old teenager, Jagger Jones. Jones is the sun of P.J.…

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Electrifying Rallycross

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The people who run World Rallycross, IMG, are bending to pressure from global car makers. They’re demanding a showcase electric and hybrid machinery, the kinds of vehicles manufacturers want to sell in showrooms. This week IMG announced Projekt E, an initiative for electric…

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