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DJ Rossi
Guest
What The Crap Jap?? C'mon SPEED..Ya need DW!!
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Steve007
Guest
Seriously? You don't like the guy because he's got a British accent?
Guess you never watched Nascar in the good ole days when Jackie Stewart was on ESPN.
Believe it or not. Not everyone wants a hillbilly cartoon character calling the play by play.
Guess you never watched Nascar in the good ole days when Jackie Stewart was on ESPN.
Believe it or not. Not everyone wants a hillbilly cartoon character calling the play by play.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
I thought he was better than that self centered DW. I'm sick of that guy. I must admit I was getting confused by his and Larry's accents. 
Tennessee Racing
Formerly Stewart Fan
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DJ Rossi
Guest
That Brit guy was awful!! R.I.P...
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MOEJOE
Guest
Speed is trying to cross-pollinate with their Formula 1 programming.
Tennessee Racing
Formerly Stewart Fan
God forbid everyone in the booth not sound like a redneck
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
God forbid everyone in the booth not sound like a redneck
A British redneck would be awesome. That would be some crazy sounding commentary.
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John Galt
Guest
+3
How can anyone complain about a Brit having an "accent," and then yearn for DW or say nothing about McReynolds?
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PettyBlue
Guest
The first thing I abouht yesterday was that SPEED figured that havimg an announcer with a British accent was somehow more appropriate to a road course or that he may be more experienced at analysing this type of racing.
Thanks "DJ" for perpetuating the "Ugly American" stereotype.
Thanks "DJ" for perpetuating the "Ugly American" stereotype.
Tennessee Racing
Formerly Stewart Fan
Am I the only one who enjoyed his commentary?
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MOEJOE
Guest
I enjoyed it very much. And he's an Aussie, not a Crumpet.
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John Galt
Guest
+1 here.
Nope. I love Leigh Diffey. He may not know the ins and outs of these cars, but he KNOWS road racing.
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MOEJOE
Guest
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robbybee
Guest
AGREED!!
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DJ Rossi
Guest
That Aussie was better today...
Whizzer
Gig'em
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nascage
Guest
I don't recall Jackie Stewart ever calling a race for NASCAR. I always remember him from the ABC Indy 500 telecasts. Maybe you're thinking of David Hobbs? Anyways, there both great, imo.
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nascage
Guest
@ Steve007:
Guess I should've done some research before I spoke. Looks like Jackie Stewart did cover some NASCAR races in the past. Must have been before my time or I just plain missed them.
From Wiki:
Stewart covered NASCAR races and the Indianapolis 500 on American television during the 1970s and early 1980s, and has also worked on Australian TV coverage. As a commentator, he was known for his insightful analysis, Scottish accent, and rapid delivery, once causing Jim McKay to remark that Stewart spoke almost as fast as he drove.
Guess I should've done some research before I spoke. Looks like Jackie Stewart did cover some NASCAR races in the past. Must have been before my time or I just plain missed them.
From Wiki:
Stewart covered NASCAR races and the Indianapolis 500 on American television during the 1970s and early 1980s, and has also worked on Australian TV coverage. As a commentator, he was known for his insightful analysis, Scottish accent, and rapid delivery, once causing Jim McKay to remark that Stewart spoke almost as fast as he drove.
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robbybee
Guest
I loved hearing Jackie say:
It's a GRRREAT day forrr a motorrrace!
He worked on ABC's Wide World of Sports program. Aye, I rrrememberrr it well.
It's a GRRREAT day forrr a motorrrace!
He worked on ABC's Wide World of Sports program. Aye, I rrrememberrr it well.