NHRA Gatornationals Top Alcohol Winner Julie Nataas of Norway is becoming a Friend of the Freaks. She’s won two of the first three events in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. She’s making a name in Top Alcohol dragsters but she now has a license to drive Funny Cars. This Norwegian is in love with…
2011 250 Motocross Champion Dean Wilson is fighting his way into the 450 Supercross class. He’s ninth in points after finishing 12th at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium over the weekend. Wilson is a popular rider in Social Media but he’s happy whenever he gets a chance to race in Indy. Listen…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. Apparently, the bump and grind of rallycross translates to the Extreme E series. Kevin Hansen and Molly Taylor this week won the Desert X Prix in Saudi Arabia. Hansen comes from a generations long line of rallycross winners. His Dad Kenneth Hansen won…
NASCAR Cup Series Fontana Winner Kyle Busch came into The Freak Nation right after his win in his second race with Richard Childress Racing. The win was also in a car wrapped with Lucas Oil livery, a rarity in NASCAR. Busch is the 2015 and 2019 Cup Series champion. His 61 Cup wins are most…
Supercross 450cc Texas Winner Cooper Webb talked with The Freaks this week before his win in Texas. Webb has two Supercross titles in 2019 and 2-21. His win Saturday, though, had some Freakish strings attached. He promised Kenny Sargent he’d give up his leather pants if he won the race. The deal is up to…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m learning why Michael Andretti isn’t being allowed to buy his way into Formula 1. The core of the issue is on Wall Street. Liberty Media, the owners of Formula 1, have put the series on NASDAQ. Look up Liberty F1. At Friday’s…
This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit. I’m loving all this new technology entering motor racing. At the Daytona 500 this week there was fascination with a new camera that was fractions of millimeters thin. Television flashed to it Sunday to get a real driver’s eye view of the racing…
2023 Rolex 24 Winner Colin Braun came into The Freak Nation Sunday night after his fourth win in the iconic race. This time he won overall with three other drivers including Tom Bloomquist, Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud, all part of the Meyer Shank Racing Team. They won in an incredibly fast Acura GTP Prototype.…
Styx Lead Singer Lawrence Gowan is another SpeedFreaks guest from the legendary band. Only this time Gowan talked about a number of things including the Styx residency at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and the Heavy Metal shows he’s enjoyed with his son. Gowan and The Freaks even put in perspective the band’s touring…
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…
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