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I don't envy anyone trying to sell breakout racing and throttle stop racing to a new crop of people.
No Mark ... What does that tell us ?? Please explain.Dunn is losing his gig and Jason the screamer guy keeps his....says all you need to know.
So what !! For god's sake its a sport. Surely there must be more meaningful things going on in your life than having to ... 1) Boycott a network over a hire of a sports color analyst, 2) Limit your support of a sport you supposedly love because of the same.I've encountered him on a few occassions and he's proven to be a complete ass in person both at the track and in a non race business setting. He's a bawl bag, very biased, ego maniac and very unapreciative of any oppertunity given him. There's a reason he failed to find sufficent funding to continue racing. He's proven to be terrible when interviwed and I see no reason to give him any additional chances. I'll check the results via the internet and/or attend my usual 2 to 4 races but I'll not spend one minute listening to him on the broadcast.
Ken ... this statement is a little odd. In my opinion, most of the best sports commentators in their business were never in the game. I'll only give a short list ...
All of these guys have won Emmy's for their work. Who's to say there isn't a future Emmy award winning drag racing announcer sitting in the wings? I DO NOT think you have to have a former drag racer to have a good show.
- Vin Scully (LA Dodgers Broadcaster)
- Al Michaels (NBC NFL Broadcaster, Olympics, MLB)
- Vern Lundquist (CBS College Football)
- There are several others ... Bob Costas, Dick Enberg, Keith Jackson
IMO there is no way you can compare the complexity of drag racing to simple stick and ball sports. The last thing I want is to have an announcer telling me about the sport who has no idea what it's like to do that activity. Mike Dunn knows the sport inside and out. He made drag racing telecasts fun and instructive to watch. Giving him his walking papers will go down as one of the worst mistakes NHRA has made.
We are witnessing the downfall of drag racing both at the track and now on TV. I really wonder if it will be around in 10 years?
I'm not a fan of the move either but it's not like they replaced him with someone who doesn't know about racing. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that this Tony guy has been down the track a time or two
We should all just stop going and watching now and be ahead of the curve ?? As Joe Sherwood sarcastically comments often "you're right, its over".IMO there is no way you can compare the complexity of drag racing to simple stick and ball sports. The last thing I want is to have an announcer telling me about the sport who has no idea what it's like to do that activity. Mike Dunn knows the sport inside and out. He made drag racing telecasts fun and instructive to watch. Giving him his walking papers will go down as one of the worst mistakes NHRA has made.
We are witnessing the downfall of drag racing both at the track and now on TV. I really wonder if it will be around in 10 years?
Oh my God...John and Courtney Force.
New Mater here, with no inside knowledge, but just wondering, if ESPN had rights to broadcast this year and Dunn and company are ESPN employees, do you all think they may be under a no compete clause in their contracts. I would hope it would be something like this and the guys could be back after the '16 season.