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Rain, Rain… Go Away!

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Of course there was disappointment in this camp at the way the Rolex 24 ended being called in the rain. I can imagine there were only four teams really happy with the decision from IMSA to call the race after two long Red…

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Water Powered Race Cars?

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. For years I’ve argued that motor racing began suffering when factory budgets strayed from research and development to marketing. Engineers weren’t trying to learn things for your driveway. Instead, pencil pushers were trying to learn things to put in your kitchen or closet.…

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Costs Are Taking Them Out!

This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. First a disclaimer: I love IMSA sports car racing. But with that said, I can see some thinning of the herd in IMSA. A new tire sponsor coming in 2019 will probably raise costs sending more teams to less expensive sports car programs…

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Sports Car Racing is Back!

This is the Statt Mann Baby. It’s time to Scatt a little bit. We heard a fan Saturday in Daytona Beach speak of the Rolex 24 as a warm-up act for the Daytona 500. You know… Shut UP!! Just Shut UP!! There was more action in the final hour of the Rolex 24 than most…