General Tire Team GT driver Mikey Childress won the Mint 400 on a motorcycle in 2006. That was the same year he won the Best in the Desert Open Pro Division championship. Childress is on a 1500 class buggy now but he’s aware of all the big technology that’s invaded off-road racing. And it’s needed…
General Tire Off-Road driver Harley Letner has won more than 15 class wins as a 1500 buggy racer. One of those wins came in January at the Best in the Desert Parker 425. Letner’s success in off-road racing goes back several generations. His grandfather actually got Harley involved in the sport. Letner explained how all…
2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Rusty Wallace made some headlines the last time he was in The Freak Nation. The 1989 NASCAR champion was critical of comments from ESPN commentator Keith Olbermann. Olbermann and Wallace were on opposite sides of the drivers as athletes issue. That was news for a couple minutes. But Sunday…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… The Freaks were at the Mint 400 this week. I personally love the trip thanks to event sponsor General Tire. In fact, I’m still amazed at an off-mic conversation with a driver who talked about the new technology and larger budgets in…
The Freaks first met Jim Riley several years ago when he was an off-road sponsor with his Azunia Tequila brand. Riley, however, has grown into a driver in his own right. He helped found the Trophy Light class where he’s built a competitive machine to race against the guys he might even sponsor. Jim Riley…
General Tire Team GT driver C.J. Hutchins was teamed with Mike Childress in the 1500 Buggy Class at the Mint 400. But Hutchins gives nothing to anyone on the race course. He won the longest off-road race in the United States, The General Tire Vegas to Reno, in 2013. But in Las Vegas at the…
General Tire Off-Road Driver Jerry Zaiden surprised The Freaks Sunday night when he talked about how the off-road community is actually leaving the desert better off than it finds it. That’s a long way from the perception of many. Zaiden broke several stereotypes while talking about how he’ll attack next weekend’s Mint 400 after finishing…
NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger is fifth in points early in the 2015 Sprint Cup campaign. Allmendiner has been seventh and sixth in his last two races. This follows his 2014 win at The Glen. Allmendinger talked about all that’s going right with the season so far and how changes in his JTG Team have improved…
2014 RACER Magazine Driver of the Year Erica Enders-Stevens was nearly speechless Sunday Night even after several days of winning the prestigious title. The 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Champion had a great season last year winning the title even after sitting out two events in the campaign. Enders-Stevens told the Freaks how she…
This is the Statt Mann, Baby. It’s time to Scatt a Little Bit… You don’t have to be a World Rally Championship fan to get caught up in the Ott Tanak crash during Rally Mexico Friday. The Estonian driver was on special stage three when a depression in the road swallowed up his suspension sending…
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