This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… It made me feel good when I read about Formula One drivers meeting for four hours Friday night. There was concern after rebel actions in Saudi blew up an oil depot near the racetrack in Jeddah. The rebels want attention as they fight…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… Vic Elford was one of the best, most versatile drivers in history. He was the 1967 European Rally Champion but in 1968 he had maybe the best week ever in racing. He won the Monte Carlo Rally January 28th and a week later…
The Formula One season opens this week in Bahrain. Lots of new stuff. Lots of new headlines, driver lineups, driver dreams and engineering ideas. A welcome headline this week has American Colton Herta getting a test driver deal from McLaren, run by an American Zak Brown. That synergy is the point of disappointment over what’s…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… We learned this weekend that the Haas F1 team has dropped its Russian driver and the Russian title sponsor he was connected to. This is part of the global economic counterattack launched against Russia and its war mongering leader Vladimir Putin who invaded…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… It’s been a historic week. The mind boggles at the headlines and what they mean. Even the motorsports world is affected by the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. The Formula One industry decided quickly to cancel the Russian Grand Prix planned for Sochi in…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… I obviously don’t have access to NASCAR’s inner sanctum. But I can imagine lots of smiles in those hallways at the start of the Daytona 500. The Busch Light Clash in the Los Angeles Coliseum was a major TV hit second only to…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… I’ve been super critical of NASCAR in the past. But things are happening that deserve some positive attention. For example, we’re told that seventy percent of the tickets sold for this weekend’s Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Coliseum were bought by…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… Life got in the way of the Rolex 24 this weekend. But I was able to focus on things I’ll never forget. That GTD Pro fight in the last half hour was something to write home about. Two Porsche factory drivers battling in…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… Ford is becoming the pony in the motor racing pile. It’s not only looking at ways to electrify motorsports where it can. It’s also plugging in NASCAR’s young guns who run behind the Ford blue oval. In a couple weeks four NASCAR wannabee…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… I was bumping around the ‘Net the other day when I stumbled on a wild You Tube piece. It explored the seven craziest cars to ever race at Le Mans. You know I’m a sports car Freak but these brought a smile.…
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