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COTA F1 Race Hits Financial Snag

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. A report this week said Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas lost some twenty million dollars in state support for the Formula One race last fall. The Austin American Statesman newspaper said COTA failed to submit a required human trafficking prevention plan…

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WRX Finally Coming to America

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. World Rallycross fans here in America were pleased to learn the series would make its maiden voyage to the U.S. at Circuit of the Americas next season. Coming to America is important for all sponsors and automakers in the championship. But the schedule…

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Where’s The Track Anyway?!

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Something happened at the Circuit of the Americas TransAm race Saturday. Championship contenders Paul Fix and Amy Ruman were battling early in the sprint race when Fix regularly left the track, all four wheels of his Corvette off the track on the exit…

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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…