It’s not Daytona without DW

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Man I miss DW kicking off the season at Daytona. It just seems like a glaring hole in the booth. I really miss his commentary especially at the start of the season.
 
Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon are great but..."reach up and pull them belts tight one more time..."

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My favorite DW story was about Old Magic squirrel.

Old Magic had been trained to sit on the left inside chassis tubing on the track. In the tech line he would go the right side of the chassis to read more right side weight. He kept maturing and literally learned how to manage the race day led belly. Him and old DW won a lot of short track races leading up to his cup career...

It was the Tungsten that finally killed Old Magic, he couldn't pass it....
 
Greg said:
My favorite DW story was about Old Magic squirrel.

Old Magic had been trained to sit on the left inside chassis tubing on the track. In the tech line he would go the right side of the chassis to read more right side weight. He kept maturing and literally learned how to manage the race day led belly. Him and old DW won a lot of short track races leading up to his cup career...

It was the Tungsten that finally killed Old Magic, he couldn't pass it....
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It was different without him, not saying that in either a good or bad way, just different , the over all tone was very different.
 
StandOnIt said:
Doesn't take much to get under their skin. Most don't have a sense of humor I have found or want to look for one.
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I always enjoy a gross generalization.

Speaking only for myself ... Michael Waltrip should not be permitted on the property at Daytona or anywhere else NASCAR sanctions events.
 
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aunty dive said:
I always enjoy a gross generalization.

Speaking only for myself ... Michael Waltrip should not be permitted on the property at Daytona or anywhere else NASCAR sanctions events.
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some are easily irritated. They usually don't have a sense of humor either. Probably why he continues to have a job is because most people think he does a good job and is humorous.
 
StandOnIt said:
some are easily irritated. They usually don't have a sense of humor either. Probably why he continues to have a job is because most people think he does a good job and is humorous.
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Irritated is one way to describe Richmond, 2013.

There are other adjectives that some people apply.
 
I thought Mike Joy took a step forward and Gordon took 5 steps back. He sounded like this was his first ever broadcast with the fumbling of words and easy mistakes he was making. Overall it was more enjoyable to hear less talking from the booth and it made me not miss DW one bit
 
RacerrecaR said:
I thought Mike Joy took a step forward and Gordon took 5 steps back. He sounded like this was his first ever broadcast with the fumbling of words and easy mistakes he was making. Overall it was more enjoyable to hear less talking from the booth and it made me not miss DW one bit
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I’d agree Gordon seemed a bit off without DW, it’s almost like he got used to correcting DW or “I’ll let the out of touch old guy finish his thought and I’ll just step in with something relevant to today” thought process isn’t going to work this year. Jeff is THE analyst this year, so it’ll be interesting to see how he adjusts as the year goes on. Still think they need a crew chief in the booth, someone that’s actually been on the pit box within the last 5 years to relate to us today’s pit strategies, car setups and trends
 
It's a 2+Others booth.

Today, Jamie McMurray (and his smiling photo) was a frequent broadcast partner.
 
I missed DW at times, and the void was noticeable. Not the boggity piece as that was tired and worn out. I enjoyed his quips and observations, which were most missed today. Agree that Gordon seemed more of a lightweight today, but I always felt he was best used as the “third guy”.
 
I'll take today's booth any day over NBC's current team. It was nice having intelligent commentary with some peace and quiet interspersed every now and then during the race.

I'm sure FOX will make a few tweaks here and there during the season if necessary.
 
It requires a sense of humor to realize that Michael Waltrip's performances don't qualify as humor.

I would take him over Rutledge though.

I respect Darrell Waltrip greatly, but it was time. The two man Fox booth is a breath of fresh air.
 
10-4 said:
Same. It would suck if everyone covering Nascar was just business and serious all the time. Yeah it's ridiculous but wth people need to lighten up a little.
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If I could like the above post a million times I would.

Racing is supposed to fun. Fun, dangerous.


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but wait.

We need to discuss this in the arca thread right @aunty dive ?
 
10-4 said:
Same. It would suck if everyone covering Nascar was just business and serious all the time. Yeah it's ridiculous but wth people need to lighten up a little.
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Well, I thought Benny Parsons was funny, I thought Neil Bonnett was funny, I thought Buddy Baker was funny. Even Darrell can be very funny. Michael is seldom if ever funny. His act grew stale about 20 years ago.
 
gnomesayin said:
It requires a sense of humor to realize that Michael Waltrip's performances don't qualify as humor.

I would take him over Rutledge though.

I respect Darrell Waltrip greatly, but it was time. The two man Fox booth is a breath of fresh air.
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I could probably do without either, but I'd take Rutledge every day of the week over Michael.
 
They need a Bowyer type up there. someone who has raced and is funny as hell.

Harvick, gordon are all straight man types. I like JR in the booth as he just SOUNDS like NASCAR.
 
My $2 dollars worth (inflation) on Mickey:

He blatantly cheated to high heaven in the top tier of Nascar and should be banned from anything to do with Cup and or any series of Nascar. He should not be allowed on the premises of any track that a Nascar series is racing at. This is just how I feel about it.
 
sdj said:
My $2 dollars worth (inflation) on Mickey:

He blatantly cheated to high heaven in the top tier of Nascar and should be banned from anything to do with Cup and or any series of Nascar. He should not be allowed on the premises of any track that a Nascar series is racing at. This is just how I feel about it.
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Every driver has blatantly cheated but most never got caught or admitted to cheating
 
Why is it necessary to include clownish behavior by a member of the broadcast team before, during and after events?

What other professional sports do this?
 
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