This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. A lot of meat in Sunday’s Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at Spa. Maybe the biggest headline was points leader Lewis Hamilton’s drive from the back of the pack to the podium in third. But, it was necessary to keep his points lead.…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The empty seats for Sunday’s rain delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway were staggering. You could argue there were still a lot of people in those 150,000 seats. But perceptions in a sports promotion are almost more important than facts.…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. It was fun to watch the NASCAR XFINITY race at Mid-Ohio Saturday. Heavy rain at times troubled drivers who aren’t used to moisture on their racing surface. But it wasn’t a bother for Justin Marks, a former sports car ace who won races…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some notes on the weekend: You’ve got to love Furniture Row Racing. First, it’s based in Denver instead of North Carolina. And it’s grown from an also ran to a championship fighter with Martin Truex. Then, this weekend, it’s announced a second car…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Last week I suggested some things that got me to thinking. The changes in motorsport the past 16 years have been mind numbing. There’s no way you could have imagined all-wheel drive diesel hybrids would become the top of the food chain in…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. In the past 16 years we’ve seen incredible changes in motorsports. That includes all-wheel drive, turbocharging, hybrids and more. One thing that hasn’t changed, though, is the excellence of Stephan Papadakis. I’m an unapologetic fan of Steph. Have been for a long time.…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I try to keep up with several drivers who’ve become friends over the past 16 years. One is Billy Johnson who’s buried deep in the Ford camp at the moment. But while I was I was wringing my hands at his inability to…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. This is a motorsports lifestyle venue but something is happening that needs to be connected. This week ESPN and ABC launched an incredible five-part documentary on the Making of O.J. Simpson. Part one Saturday night was captivating. In short, it showed that Simpson…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The Red Bull Global Rallycross Series could be at a crossroads like some X Games Figure 8 competition. The season opened this weekend in Phoenix. Only eleven Supercars showed up. In fact, there’s only twelve drivers listed on the series website. One of…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Complaints are constant when it comes to NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers dipping into Xfinity or Camping World Truck races taking opportunities, sponsorships and money from the drivers there. Well, a similar problem came up this week in international racing and the FIA did…
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