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Sadly, A Boring 24 Hours

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit… Competition has long been more important to me than speed in a motor race. And because of that this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours was boring. It won’t matter in the history books that there were only five Hypercars in the field when…

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Blocking and Tackling in Racing

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Racing has a problem that must be addressed sooner than later. The idea of blocking another competitor on the track is filled with danger for all concerned. Very early Sunday morning there was about three hours left in the Le Mans 24 Hour…

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Those Who Endure to the End…

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The most beautiful thing about athletic competition is the competition itself. We loved it when the Golden State Warriors dominated the NBA on their way to a title this year. The same for the New England Patriots who fought back from more than…

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A Pox on FOX Race Schedule

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… The broadcast of this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours adds perspective to our discussion last week putting the race in a motorsports Triple Crown. FOX did all it could to ruin the experience for me, at least. Eventually I turned it off…

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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…