This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The death of Mari Hulman George means another piece of racing’s golden past is gone. First, she was chairman emeritus of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The facility and The 500 are global icons in motor racing. I didn’t know her but, from what…
Bryan Sellers on Title and Freakin’ Memories
IMSA GTD Champion Bryan Sellers came into the Freak Nation in between some off-season racing and celebrating. Sellers and teammate Madison Snow won the IMSA GTD title at the season ending race in Atlanta. Sellers won the title in a Lamborghini, raced this weekend in a Bentley and leaves for the UK where he’ll test…
Hector Arana Jr. on Wins, Kid Dreams & Racing with Dad
NHRA Las Vegas Pro Stock Motorcycle Winner Hector Arana, Jr. came into The Freak Nation minutes after winning the Vegas round Sunday evening. Arana is following in his father’s footsteps in more ways than one. He’s taken over the bike racing but he’s also building what’s turning into a lifelong friendship with the teams major…
The Scorpions Sting Us with a Freakin’ Flashback
Legendary Musicians Scorpions are the Freakin’ Flashback this week. Their visit in May of 2010 was legendary for The Freaks. Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, and Matthias Jabs spent nearly two hours with The Freaks that night talking about their own speed lusts and other kinds of lusts in the rock music world. The visit was…
Words Matter… Again
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. In a week about speech and words I was surprised today to read: “Whatever one thinks of Lewis Hamilton or his sometimes lurid off-track antics, this is a rare and precious moment in the annals of sport.” It was written a week ago…
Daniel Suarez on New Chief, New Energy, New Expectations
NASCAR Cup Driver Daniel Suarez may not be with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2019. This is NASCAR Silly Season when drivers and teams negotiate new contracts. Suarez’s 2018 season hasn’t been as successful at his 2017 results. That’s been frustrating but can his new crew chief solve some of those problems? He talked about the…
Sheldon Creed Celebrates His New ARCA Title
2018 ARCA Champion Sheldon Creed returned to The Freak Nation Sunday night. He’s celebrating his new 2018 ARCA Championship on top of the offroad snd stadium truck titles he has on his resume. Creed, though, says he’s committed to stock car racing now despite his love of racing off-road on dirt. Creed said he was…
Would Edwin Evers Fish for Free?
Major League Fishing Star Edwin Evers is looking forward to new changes in the professional fishing world. Major League Fishing is getting support from new sponsors including General Tire and Lucas Oil Outdoor. The new support is taking the sport into new avenues and different branding. Is the sport ready for the changes? Are the…
Dave Mustaine on Desert Hockey & Surviving Rock
This week we take a Freakin Flashback with Megadeth Guitarist Dave Mustaine. We talked with Dave in May of 2013 just before the band’s next album Super Collider was released in June. Mustaine, however, was in the Freak Nation in May to also help raise support for victims of a massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. …
Huffaker Wins More SCCA Gold
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. If you’re listening to The Freaks, there’s a chance you know the name Huffaker Engineering and Joe Huffaker. Huffaker Engineering’s been around since 1960 and winning races and championships almost ever since. Included are three Trans-Am titles and all kinds of Sports Car…