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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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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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Worth Cheering For…

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… If you’re looking for a woman to cheer for in motor racing try Trans-Am driver Amy Ruman. She didn’t qualify 18th. Ruman put her Corvette on the Pole at Sebring then won the race today going away, beating three time defending champion…

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Racing’s Stuck at a Crossroad

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… To say motor racing’s at a crossroads is an understatement. It’s been in that crosswalk ever since Dale Earnhardt’s death in 2001. The accident that killed young driver Kevin Ward, Jr. August 9th only sheds light on an industry hiding behind the…

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PPIHC Electrified

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… We saw the impact of LeBron James this week. His Decision 2.0 is further proof that players run the NBA asylum now. The basketball is no longer in the owners court. We can see that kind of impact in motor racing with…

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Todd Wins with Winners

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… I haven’t been able to keep close tabs on NHRA drag racing lately with the schedule I’ve had. But I was able to watch the NHRA in New England Sunday and saw J.R. Todd continuing to do well with his Connie Kalitta…

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Attaboy for Kurt Busch

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… I’m not even a small Kurt Busch fan. And I bet he feels about the same where I’m concerned. But his run at the Indianapolis 500 last week deserves all the accolades it can receive. Busch qualified 12th less than a tick…

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It’s Not Dead Yet…

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Friends often try to humor me when I tell them that racism isn’t dead yet. They all point to our Black President, Tiger Woods, the Williams Sisters; the usual suspects. But let’s talk about something that happened to me Saturday afternoon. I…