This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Several NHRA Pro Stock teams are busy testing changes mandated in the category this year. The biggest change is a switch from carburetors to electronic fuel injection. There’s also a mandated 10,500 rpm limit on the engines. Also gone are the huge scoops…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We can start the New Year officially now, Anaheim One opened the Supercross season Saturday night. Last week’s opening media session was most impressive. The crowd of reporters and riders was larger but the most significant thing for me was something different. More…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m about to connect some dots that are out there. The headline: Nissan North America announced it’s getting out of the IMSA business. It’s leaving the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. It may not be the only manufacturer to…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. If you’re a sports fan or even a fan of excellence you’ve no doubt seen the disintegration of Kobe Bryant in pro basketball and Peyton Manning in pro football. They’ve had historic careers but they’ve stuck around maybe a year too long and…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. You’ve heard me say over and over again that I think the World of Outlaws is the best show in racing. But have you seen the King of the Wing sprint cars? Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway in Southern California King of the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. This week the 2015 NHRA drag racing season draws to a close in Pomona. Not enough is said about the NHRA’s driver and team diversity. Just this year alone African American Antron Brown already has his second Top Fuel championship in four years. …
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We all remember the Race Team Alliance announced sixteen months ago. Eighteen team owners organized to create better business alliances with NASCAR. Many observers believed the number one thing on the agenda would be a franchise model where the teams could create value…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The remnants of Hurricane Patricia caused delays in the F1 broadcast at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas Saturday. One of the interviews was with Juan Montoya. Now what I think of Montoya isn’t important. He’s driven at the highest levels of…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. For those of you who think Formula One is boring and unimportant, apparently the rest of the world doesn’t care. A report from Sky News this week said the Chinese are taking the lead position in a bid to buy F1 for $8.5…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Nissan has proven over and over that computer gamers can often translate their skills to the actual race track. Lucas Ordonez, Jann Mardenborough and others have proven their driving skills will get off the couch. Well Audi this week released a You Tube…
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