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Rethinking Headaches…

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Sunday morning on ESPN’s excellent Outside the Lines program there was a stat that said participation in little league football programs is down up to 30 percent in the last five years. It said mothers don’t like what they’re hearing about concussions…

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Motor Hazing

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… A sports car team owner this week told me he was thankful there was no hazing problems in his sport. I didn’t disagree. But I think hazing takes all forms in motor racing. There are things set aside for newcomers. Special colored…

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The Monster in Sports Car Racing

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… I was listening to The Monster on Eminem’s new album. It’s a duet with Rihanna. A couple lines in the chorus said: “I’m friends with the monster that’s under my bed… get along with the voices in my head.” Curiously it made…

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Robert Kubica Championship Bound

This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… Not enough is being made of it but former Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica is closing in on his first rally championship. Kubica and his co-driver Maciek Baran ran flawlessly at Rally France this weekend to win their fourth event of the…

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Just Tough News…

This is the Statt Mann Baby. It’s time to Scatt a little bit. Tragic story about Jason Leffler this week. He was killed in a Sprint Car accident at a small track in New Jersey Wednesday night. There’ll be lots of questions about the safety at small tracks around the country. Lots of racing happens…