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Here’s Lots of F1 Passing

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Here’s more ammunition for those of you who tire of arguments that start: “Formula One is so boring. There’s never any passing!” Today’s race in Germany saw 2008 F1 champion Lewis Hamilton start from 20th on the grid because of pre-race repairs…

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PPIHC Electrified

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… We saw the impact of LeBron James this week. His Decision 2.0 is further proof that players run the NBA asylum now. The basketball is no longer in the owners court. We can see that kind of impact in motor racing with…

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Racing Kids on STEM

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… I had a spectacular week this week teaching some elementary school kids science, technology, engineering and math inside motor racing terms. The kids also spent the week building some Pinewood Derby cars and had a chance to race the cars against each…

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New Venue, New Sport

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Truck series got a huge bump being showcased on ESPN and ABC during X Games Austin this weekend. And the series put on its best face for its showcase. Twenty trucks showed up in Austin at Circuit of…

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Another Upset Saturday

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… It was Upset Saturday in several corners of the globe. The biggest news here in the U.S. was the performance of Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome in the Belmont Stakes. The previously unheralded horse ran strong down the stretch to win at…

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Time for an Audi Answer

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… After two rounds of the World Endurance Championship Toyota has a near fifty point lead over Porsche and a near 60 point lead over Audi going to the marquee event, the Le Mans 24 Hours next month. Toyota dominated in Silverstone and…

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We’re Killing Greenland

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… A couple weeks ago I passed the six hundred mark in doing these Scatts, sharing thoughts with some of the best fans anywhere. If there’s a common denominator in these twelve plus years it’s disappointment; disappointment that racing has been reduced to…

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Too Much Silence…

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… It would be difficult not to hear or have an opinion on the biggest headline in sports this weekend. Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is accused of making racist statements captured in a phone conversation with his girl friend. The NBA…

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A Long TV Afternoon

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Recently the SpeedFreaks have talked in depth about race lengths and how the current race fan is leaning toward something that doesn’t take up the entire afternoon to learn the winner of the competition. Well we saw a perfect example Saturday when…

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It May Be Green…

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… ESPN has a campaign promoting the Masters Golf tournament. The tagline: “It may be green but it won’t be spring until The Masters.” You could say the same thing in Southern California: “It may be green but it won’t be spring until…