This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I was in Car and Driver Magazine once before all of you were born. That’s why the brand can get my attention once in a while. It did this week with a feature about 14 discontinued cars we wish still existed. Cars like…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. A lot has happened since the Freaks went on holiday. A couple days ago the Williams Formula 1 team said it’s coming to New York City for its 2024 preseason announcements. A nod to growing F1 interest in the U.S. AND, perhaps, the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Remember Travis Pastrana’s Nitro Rallycross? It’s still out there as Nitrocross, a fusion of European rallycross and X Games. The competition’s great but I’m thoroughly impressed with the series commitment to technology and sustainable fuel. It has classes for electric cars and internal…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. While working on the Freakies for the year my mind drifted to Ken Block. We lost him in January and some of us haven’t found a place on our personal shelves yet. He was a large personality and will be missed for some…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. We’ll all be talking about the first Las Vegas Grand Prix for decades whether or not there’s a second race. For weeks, locals wanted it to go away and some drivers wished they were somewhere else all weekend. But Formula One officials –…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Some of you objected a couple weeks ago when I called Formula One a Clown Show. Now, the web is filling with stories that F1 leadership had no idea it gets cold when the Las Vegas sun goes down in November. One website…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Was fascinated by an online conversation this afternoon that speculated about NASCAR building a short track on the site of Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Destruction has started and most think a high banked half-mile racetrack is in the future. But Irwindale Speedway…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Something new this week. After watching Formula One for most of my life, I’ve come to believe the industry is turning into a Clown Show. Let’s set aside the pure farce at Abu Dhabi in 2021 when officials stole an eighth championship from…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Much has been said about the McLaren surge in F1 performance since summer. It was really on display Sunday afternoon at the start of the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Lead driver Lando Norris jumped off to a big lead…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Watching Cadillac win the IMSA GTP Championship Saturday night took me back to earlier days when Cadillac was winning in World Challenge. More important, why participation fits corporate goals like selling cars to you and me. Cadillac didn’t win at Petit. That went…
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