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Bad Break for Scott Speed

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Really bad news for a Friend of the Freaks. American rallycross champion driver Scott Speed is recovering in a Salt Lake City Hospital after a terrible accident Friday at a Nitro Circus Rallycross event at the Utah Motorsports Campus. Early Saturday Scott told…

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Hungarian F1 Goulash

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Lots of drama, competition and strategy in today’s Hungarian Grand Prix. And largest headline might be Ferrari. They were so far from the leaders today that Lewis Hamilton was able to make a pit stop for new tires in the last 20 laps…

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Great Weekend for Honda Racing

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Honda had a frustrating three years in Formula One supplying engines that weren’t competitive at McLaren. The break up after the 2017 season was visible and embarrassing for all concerned. But Honda today had a collar popping weekend at the German Grand Prix.…

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IndyCar: Let’s Play Some Cards!

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The IndyCar Series goes to Mid-Ohio next weekend with a tough championship still unfolding in 2019. There are five events left in the season including Mid-Ohio. And there’s less than 100 points separating the top four drivers in the battle. Points leader Josef…

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Big Willie was Larger Than Life

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Between workouts, walks and bike rides I’ve become a pretty good consumer of podcasts. The Los Angeles Times, in fact, did a great series called Dirty John. I understand it’s even becoming a television show. Now the LA Times Studios have a series…

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Thank You Freak Nation!

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. How do you do a 19th anniversary show without first saying thank you to the Freak Nation. Without you no one would care about The Freaks. Thank you. It’s crazy to think about where we’ve come from. One hour. One station. And one…

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Social Media Strikes Again

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Earlier this week I noticed a Tweet that moaned the sponsorship woes surrounding two young and brilliant IndyCar drivers, Colton Herta and Patricio O’Ward. Their money problems were supposed to be an indication of growing troubles in the sport. But upon further review,…

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Tanak Doubles Down in Portugal

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I was part of the world media banging the drum when Estonian rally driver Ott Tanak out dueled Sebastian Loeb and Sebastian Ogier to win the World Rally Championship round in Chile two weeks ago. Loeb and Ogier represent the last 15 world…