This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The world rally community got a chance to see legends go head-to-head in Mexico this weekend. Nine-time champion Sebastien Loeb made his World Rally Championship return after a five year absence. His challenge was five time champion Sebastien Ogier who took over the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. A couple weeks ago we talked about the Formula One TV package landing on ESPN through Sky Sports for the next two years. Now we learn that the ESPN deal may become a test bed for what’s called Over the Top services that…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. While the world loses its collective mind over the movie Black Panther, let’s take a moment for a different take. The movie going public needs a Black Panther every generation or so to realize that black Super Hero brilliance is real and might…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some Formula 1 news on Daytona Day. The word is Sky Sports will be supplying the F1 coverage when ESPN picks up the series in March. Sky Sports is well respected in Europe but that’s Europe. None of the commentators are well known…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some things bothered me this week in the news. Elon Musk launching a Tesla roadster into space is a technological achievement for sure. But getting a promised new car out on time for the people who are standing in line to get one…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Back in the early days of SpeedFreaks we concentrated a lot on the NASCAR truck series. The winners would call in every Sunday night. And so many of those winner’s calls were with Ron Hornaday, the winningest driver in truck series history. Hornaday…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Tough hearing about Keith Jackson’s death this weekend. He didn’t wake up Saturday morning at the age of 89. I worked with Keith some forty years ago at a Los Angeles television station. One evening we got into a deep conversation about our…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Tough, tough, tough weekend. Now, there’s word that Dan Gurney is gone. Complications from pneumonia. He was 86. The Freaks knew Dan Gurney well. He was a part of both our radio and television shows. He even called in on his own once…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. A sad story from the two-week Dakar Rally that started Saturday. American off-road racer Bryce Menzies and his co-driver Peter Mortensen received minor injuries apparently in an accident that all but destroyed their Mini. The Mini factory team said the car was returned…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Something to remember as you finished up your Holiday shopping this week. A teenage gamer from France, Lohan Blanc, won the eSports WRC Championship with a dominant performance in Germany, supported by Hyundai. Blanc was fourth last year but look what a year…
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