stitcherbob
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What about Jon Lundberg and Bernie Partridge?
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Alan Reinhart Leaving NHRA Announcing
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65 Goatboy
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I remember Bernie but not Jon.
stitcherbob
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In the words of Cleetus Snow (Bandit 2)
"Well, let's introduce them to the boy!"
Narrated by Jon "Thunder Lungs" Lundberg
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Wow, what a difference a couple days makes. We go from no more Reinhart to he shows up at my local IHRA tracks end of year racers banquet along with all the new IHRA big wigs. I got to shake his hand and talk to him in person. Larry Morgan was there too. I wonder what he's got to do with it.
Greasemunk
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No Idea. I Lohnes is committed to the TV deal, I'm sure there is a long line of announcers who are ready to step up and have a go. My phone is on if anyone from the NHRA is reading this.
I do like Hannah, I think she would definitely bring a different viewpoint and a different voice - but one thing that I have always wondered is why the NHRA.TV / at track announcer (for the most part) is nearly always on their own. Having two announcers working side by side breaks it up for the fans and it also relives the load on the main guys.
As a guide, When I was coordinating major events her in Australia we would generally use the broadcast feed as the track commentary, with 2 Pro Session booth Announcers + a start line and / or deep end guy, and two or three Sportsman announcers (rotating roster, 2 at a time . Sometimes if we were skinny on personnel I would do both the Pro and the Sportsman from the booth, but its not easy to keep across storylines etc. when doing that.
By doing this is allows you to limit your stint in the booth to an hour / hour and a half and keep the energy up. I've been on the other side of it where we have done LONG stints on our own or in a pair (18 hours is my personal record - we may have cracked beers around midnight).
Maybe it's a chance for the NHRA to mix things up a little.
z28
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at it's current state IHRA can compete with the Pro Mod guys and anyone else going 1/8 mile. I don't see them being a big risk to NHRA fuel cars. They'll do some 1/8th mile shows with some of the want to bes out there and could be big in nostagia cars. I wish them luck
@Alan Reinhart Thank you
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Thanks to all for the kind words.
Just for the record, the travel is one of my favorite parts of the job. If I didn't want to be gone so much, I wouldn't have done the Baby Gators, Woodburn, Lebanon Valley etc. And staying out to do things like finding those trains was also a bonus.
My job could not be done well from home. If you are calling the action in the stadium, you need to be able to see the stadium. TV can be done remotely, because all the folks at home can see is what the camera shows, but the people at the event can see everything and the announcer need to be there to see it as well. I used to get emails telling me that the people at home couldn't see what I was talking about. I don't announce by looking at the screen, I look out the window at the track.
I never had a real converstion with IHRA until is was clear that the NHRA part of my life was at an end.
No hard feelings on my side, 30+ years was a hell of a run, but things change.
Still have the email, just changed one letter.
I'm looking forward to the new challenge,
Stay Tuned....
Alan
Just for the record, the travel is one of my favorite parts of the job. If I didn't want to be gone so much, I wouldn't have done the Baby Gators, Woodburn, Lebanon Valley etc. And staying out to do things like finding those trains was also a bonus.
My job could not be done well from home. If you are calling the action in the stadium, you need to be able to see the stadium. TV can be done remotely, because all the folks at home can see is what the camera shows, but the people at the event can see everything and the announcer need to be there to see it as well. I used to get emails telling me that the people at home couldn't see what I was talking about. I don't announce by looking at the screen, I look out the window at the track.
I never had a real converstion with IHRA until is was clear that the NHRA part of my life was at an end.
No hard feelings on my side, 30+ years was a hell of a run, but things change.
Still have the email, just changed one letter.
I'm looking forward to the new challenge,
Stay Tuned....
Alan
The other way to look at it is that competition could be good for both bodies. It was good for both in the 2000s when IHRA made a serious push against NHRA.
Wow. Blown away be the news. I will definitely miss him. Alan is a legend in this sport that we all love. We’ve been fortunate to have some legendary announcers through the years. Steve Evans, Dave McCullough, Bob Frey, and Alan Reinhart. Man it doesn’t get any better than that! Alan you have set the bar pretty high my friend. Your shoes are going to be pretty hard to fill. Thank you for your dedication, passion, kindness, respect, knowledge, compassion,and commitment. You have brought our sport to life every time you stepped up to the mic. You will be missed.
HoodooVoodooAngus
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As a fan of Drag Racing and the personalities that make it great, the last thing I ever cheer for is a sanctioning body. NHRA is the big fish and always will be. However, as the sport grows, there has to be competition. When IHRA and the Bader family made a huge splash in my neck of the woods back in 2002 when they held the Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton, Alberta (my home track). The first few years were amazing is all I can tell you. I'm not going to get into the challenges, logistics and the politics, but it's an example of IHRA making a solid argument that competition is a good thing.
Alan, good for you. Congratulations. Look forward to what you and the rest of the IHRA crew come up with!
Alan, good for you. Congratulations. Look forward to what you and the rest of the IHRA crew come up with!
Brian Lohnes' historical You Tube channel and NHRA Insider are fantastic. I would rate him as one of the greats. A bit to much yap yap on Fox TV, though.
Keep a close eye on Darin Williams, still in his twenties, talks old time Drag Racing like he was there, remembers matchups, et's, personalities, etc like he was around in those days. Possible superstar in the making, would like to see how he does announcing
Thanks Alan for all of your commitment and dedication for 30 years with NHRA. Best Wishes on your new endeavor, I'm looking forward to the IHRA's success !!!
Those were the hay days of Drag racing as far as I'm concerned.
You could race successfully according to your budget. And enjoy yourself.
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