This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Sometimes I just don’t understand the marketing mindset in motorsports. The golden chalice, of course, is audience. NASCAR has been turning over rocks for 20 years looking for more people to look at its motor racing shows. Last year it found one answer…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. There was a time when car makers promoted two World Rally Championship events in their showrooms to help sell cars. Always remember, car makers want to sell cars more than spend millions winning competition events. There was the East Africa Safari Rally in…
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…
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…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’ve been asking questions about the Extreme E series. Next year’s schedule features one race in the Middle East, two in Europe and two in the Americas. All point out climate change and its effect on the places where the series races. First,…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. It’s funny how our culture will equate wealth with intelligence. Elon Musk is the richest man in the world. He knows about electric cars and rockets to Mars but he’s finding himself pretty confused by social media. Same with NFL team owner Daniel…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Does speed or competition attract you to motorsports? I’m on the competition side of the aisle. As long as the speed is something more than I can handle, then I find most competition krispy. That’s why I’m drawn to the all-electric Extreme E…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. The analytic world is big on the NFL underdogs this season. The numbers say the underdogs win two out of three times against the spread. Odds like that are how Las Vegas transformed the Southern Nevada desert. But I’ve been saying that in…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I need to be careful how I say this. First, Mercedes got its first F1 win of the season, a one-two finish with George Russell getting his first career win. Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton was second. But the background says a lot. Hamilton…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m doing this before the NASCAR Cup Series championship has been decided. If you care, my guy is Ross Chastain. I like his attitude and his commitment to winning. But I really like his dedication to team. I’ve never heard him denigrate his…
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