This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Equal time was once important in my career and it may be needed now. Last week I implied three-time World Driving Champion Lewis Hamilton might be experiencing some punishment from Mercedes after an accident last year driving an Italian Supercar instead of a…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Finally some good news today for Lewis Hamilton fans. The three-time Formula One champion drove to a strong second place finish Sunday at the Russian Grand Prix. He started tenth after some mechanical problems in qualifying Saturday. Hamilton finished behind teammate Nico Rosberg,…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Reading the Internet I’m often reminded why people look at the media with such cynicism. A friend sent me a link to a piece on World Rally spectating and how difficult it is to watch an event. So much was made about the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I love excellence and the effort to reach it. So, as a fan, I’m cheering for Mazda’s IMSA prototype program this week. After three years of trying to make it’s diesel engine work in a prototype, Mazda Racing switched to its tried-and-true four…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I had several conversations with Formula Drift officials and drivers last week. I found myself lodging the opinion that the sport needs some new winners or new names in the headlines. I believe that in all racing the entertainment value is diminished when…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some confirmation this week of the troubling issue of empty seats at NASCAR events across the country. The three public companies that operate those NASCAR races all reported another down year for ticket sales. That continues an eight year trend. The 2015 numbers,…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. If you like ground pounding American muscle cars racing on road courses pay attention to the Trans-Am Series. Yeah, it’s still going on starting its 50th anniversary season this weekend in Sebring, Florida. Nearly eighty cars were entered, a record field for Trans-Am.…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. America’s Haas Formula One effort got a good look at where it stands going into its first season in three weeks in Australia. Testing in Barcelona last week showed some weakness with one good session where the Ferrari powered team was second on…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m willing to admit this might be a knee jerk reaction to a real problem. But I’m starting to think something needs to be done about drivers who hang on and keep fresh talent from a big stage like NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series.…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. An interesting week in motor racing. NASCAR owners adopted a program creating a franchise-like direction in the sport. The idea allows owners to build equity for themselves if they decide to stop at some point in the future. But I found an interesting…
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