This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. NASCAR and IMSA this weekend tried something different to keep race fans engaged during this shelter in place craziness. IndyCar team owner Bryan Herta told The Freaks several weeks ago that he thought the idea of iRacing had merit. Now, Herta looks like…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Crazy times globally. All the event cancellations this week have caused executives to run around with their hair on fire for a while. I’d love to be a fly on the wall when broadcasters and content providers figure out who owes whom what…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Here’s three women on International Women’s Day who became champions in a game that’s suffered under the control of men for decades. My list starts at Shirley Muldowney who won three Top Fuel titles in 1977, ’80 and ’82 when some tracks wouldn’t…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We’re remembering Women’s History Month here in the U.S. but let me take a minute to remember French rally driver Michele Mouton. In 1982 Mouton won three of 12 events and finished runner-up in the world rally driver’s championship. Her efforts helped Audi…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m one of the millions who’ve watched in amazement at the recovery road being traveled by NASCAR driver Ryan Newman. I’m even more satisfied that Newman isn’t at the racetrack in Las Vegas this weekend. Newman did send a written statement read today…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The TV guys made a big thing about the celebration antics of Noah Gragson after he won the Xfinity race at Daytona Saturday. It was a popular victory with Gragson driving for Junior Motorsports and coming from behind to get the close win…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Testing NASCAR’s Next Gen Cup car ramps up in 2020. A lot is riding on this effort. It won’t show up until 2021. NASCAR wants it to look more like showroom cars. That’s a plus. Some big talking points. The chassis will be…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’ve never understood why Americans fought against global racing rulebooks. But I’m glad motor racing’s new economic order has forced everyone to agree on some common racing formulas. Friday IMSA and the people who run Le Mans announced new rules that will converge…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Many in racing drool over the possibility of manufacturer money in the sport. But manufacturer’s deep, deep pockets bring deep, deep danger. I say constantly that car makers’ first priority is selling cars and not winning races. They’re all in when racing meets…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The death of former NBA Commissioner David Stern brought back memories during our break. In the mid-80s I was doing a daily TV show called The Business of Sports. Stern and I talked during a five-part interview and later about an economic forecasting…
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