This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Stock car racing is not my favorite thing but I find it enormous fun to visit my local short track on a Saturday night. And it appears I’m not alone for some Saturday night shows. Just like minor league baseball, the Saturday…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Lately, I’m constantly reminded about the differences between speed and endurance. It came up again today at Rally Spain where defending World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier won his second straight championship turning back the challenge from his Volkswagen teammate Jari-Matti Latvala. Latvala…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… I was watching the big NASCAR race from Talladega and going through my email Sunday afternoon when the irony hit me. Big 3600 pound stock cars racing in circles in Alabama were matched with Audi technology in Germany. Audi successfully proved Sunday…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… There was a time when NASCAR prided itself on being different than stick and ball sports. Fans and officials alike would point at the police blotters, on court mischief and fan drunkenness in the stands and proudly say: “We don’t act like…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Some mixed emotions this week. First the elation of seeing Jari-Matti Latvala get his first World Rally championship win on asphalt. He’d looked at it as a skill that had eluded his driver’s tool box. But not anymore. The above photo is…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… It’s fun watching Petter Solberg win in the World Rallycross Championship. The 2003 World RALLY Champion has taken to climbing on the roof of his Citroen and dancing, jumping up and down and, generally, going crazy on its roof. (File Photo from…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… To say motor racing’s at a crossroads is an understatement. It’s been in that crosswalk ever since Dale Earnhardt’s death in 2001. The accident that killed young driver Kevin Ward, Jr. August 9th only sheds light on an industry hiding behind the…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Through the years I’ve managed to develop some depth with drivers. Some have become personal friends. Others have been patient with me when I call unannounced to talk on and off the microphone. Some of the European or Scandinavian drivers have given…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Sunday’s Formula One race from Hungary produced great headlines going into the summer break. The largest, of course, was the brilliant drive to victory from Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo. In the last five laps he passed two former F1 champions on the…
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