This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m not much of a film critic. But I know what I like and I like Godspeed: The Story of Page Jones. It chronicles the story of Parnelli Jones’ youngest son Page from a near fatal accident at Eldora Speedway 21 years ago…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some curiosities from Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka won by points leader Lewis Hamilton. The win over Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg moves Hamilton to a 48 point lead with five races left in the season. That includes the US Grand Prix at…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The BBC this week posted a story that said Volkswagen is close to a deal to take over the Red Bull F1 team. Red Bull has consistently denied the story. Red Bull has hit on hard times the past two years after four…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Not all the teams go to Australia for the World Rally Championship round there. It’s expensive for teams based in Europe to get all their people and parts halfway ’round the world. But there were headlines in Australia this weekend. The biggest was…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. For years we’ve heard about motor racing’s problem getting buy in from young people. The average age of the audience is getting a year older every year. Sure things like supercross and Monster Trucks appeal to kids but they’re the exception instead of…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. For generations Americans have fought the idea of international rules for our motor racing. Well, that’s changing of late. GT3 rules are taking over in American sports car racing. GT3 is based on production cars with common wings, wheels and fender flares not…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some crazy thoughts after today’s Sprint Cup race at Michigan. First, what the heck has happened at Joe Gibbs Racing?? First Kyle Bush won four of five. Now teammate Matt Kenseth has won two of three. Gibbs and Toyota has won five of…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I was on my way home from another Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway last night when I stopped at a neighborhood gas station to feed an addiction, a late night snack. I noticed, though, that the gasoline for sale was scaled back from…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I don’t often compare anything NASCAR to Formula One but today I can. First, think back to 2005, Tony Stewart’s second Cup championship. At the second Charlotte race he had a tire blowout late. He battled back instead of quitting and his ultimate…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. It’s popular to complain about IndyCar. And, in truth, there are some things to criticize. The schedule is comical. How you could have a national championship that disappears for seven months a year is beyond me. That’s a true problem. And having a…
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