Pastrana Nascar Feat

Marketing Muscle or Apocalypse?

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’ve always liked Travis Pastrana. His commitment to his fan base is admirable. Especially the children who follow his adventures. However, word this week that 23XI Racing will field a car for Travis in the Daytona 500 gives me mixed emotions. First, good…

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Ken Block Feat

The Freaks Pay Tribute to The Legend Ken Block

It was a difficult week in The Freak Nation. A Friend of the Freaks, Ken Block, died in a snow mobile accident in Utah near his Park City home. He was 55. Ken changed the way motorsports, indeed, all sports, are marketed. The co-founder of DC Shoes saw his videos viewed maybe a half billion…

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Thanks Ken… We’re All Gonna Miss You

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’ve lost friends and people I’ve admired in motor racing after 23 years of doing this and more than fifty years of being involved in motor sports. But losing Ken Block checked several boxes. Next, friendship in my definition wouldn’t be the best…

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