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The Freaks on COTA and F1 in America

Formula One’s annual visit to America at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas ended Sunday with a reported successful promotion. There were reports Sunday that some 250,000 people attended the race weekend including 80,000 at a Taylor Swift concert Saturday night. These numbers are critical. Attendance fell last year for several reasons including rainy…

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CGI Reality in Motor Racing

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Pay attention to the biggest business headline of the week: ATT has offered more than eighty billion dollars to buy Time Warner. When a distributor buys a content producer it’s massive news. There’s another broadcast story, though, that involves computer generated advertising during…

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Reacquaints Himself with The Freaks

NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has been a Friend of The Freaks for maybe fifteen years. He’s a Freak OG! So it’s difficult to hear he’s out of the car suffering from concussion symptoms connected to racing. We’ve had fun sharing moments with Dale, Jr. on and off the microphone. He’s as candid…

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