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The Illusion at Le Mans

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Way back in the middle ‘80s, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I read a wonderful book “Sports Illusion, Sports Reality” by Leonard Koppett. He rightly argued that fan interest waned and even disappeared unless promoters created the illusion that it mattered who won…

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We’re Converging on Convergence

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’ve never understood why Americans fought against global racing rulebooks. But I’m glad motor racing’s new economic order has forced everyone to agree on some common racing formulas. Friday IMSA and the people who run Le Mans announced new rules that will converge…