This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I heard a comment that resonated while watching my favorite Sunday Morning news program. It was from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich who was talking about the labor unrest in Hollywood. He said we’re all in the U.S. economy together. And he implied…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m often critical of NASCAR but this Chicago street race thing was positively inspired. Overlook the weather. It rains in the Midwest in the summertime. The layout of the track, though, was excellent. It inspired racing bumper to bumper. Even the drivers had…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Three weeks ago, I offered the idea that NASCAR could attract new private equity money if it would put a cap on spending and allow teams to make a profit. I said it would take five years. Well, it didn’t take five weeks.…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I want to expand on the GT3 programs we talked about last week here in The Freak Nation. Both GM and Ford are full steam ahead in their programs for sports car racing. GM has prototypes and is in conversations with potential privateer…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The big sports headlines last week were Messi to Miami. And The Saudis taking over the PGA golf tour. They’re calling it a merger, but the money is coming from the Saudis. The branding remains under discussion. I was immediately drawn to the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I had conversations lately with a couple NASCAR contacts. They confirmed what I think. Within the next five years NASCAR will be flooded with owners who represent private equity banks and hedge funds. Those financial streams took over Formula One when rules changed…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I want to be careful about what I say about the Indy 500 Sunday. It’s such a great race with 107 examples to draw from. IndyCar racing is so competitive. By far, most of the drivers are skilled and driven to win. But…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. A lot of people will be breaking their arms patting themselves on the back when this NASCAR All-Star Weekend is over. All will want to take credit for the success of the weekend. The racing was great but the party atmosphere in the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. More than 130 years ago a British Lord started the phrase: there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. In this instance, the phrase defines last weekend’s Nielsen numbers that said the NASCAR race had higher television ratings than the F1 race in the…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. A year ago, almost to the day, I did one of these out of the disappointment of the first Miami F1 race. So here we are again. A couple weeks ago Miami organizers were frantic to sell even discounted tickets. I read another…
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