Where is Alan Reinhart? (1 Viewer)

[DanTheFan]

I’m not the complaint department, I’m not tech support and I don’t do shout outs. But if you have any questions like ‘where’s Alan’ or ‘how big can this thread get’, send them to [email protected].

 

[Pete]

"Put the questions on the back window of a Pro Stock"

 

[Bubba]

"I fix computers with a hammer."

 

[PJ]

Well, you might just get your wish. The track announcer at BIR sounds A LOT like Alan.... He even does pit announcements like Alan: "Attention in the pits - Attention in the pits" (in two different voice tones)
lol

Attention in the pits - Attention in the pits" is a regularly used saying in our house. It's the countdown for when I'm pulling out of the driveway and anyone planning to go better be AIS.

 

[RebilasPhoto]

"TIME FOR A LITTLE HE SAID, SHE SAID"

 

[Nick Rienstra]

Let’s go over the facts that we outside the know have…
1. He’s alive
2. He’s healthy
3. He hasn’t been heard from “publicly” in over a month
4. He was being moved around to different roles recently.
5. He hasn’t been working the last 2 races.
6. I’m not hearing about anything related to a family emergency.

Hmmmm….what else?

 

[Randy]

"Put the questions on the back window of a Pro Stock"

Ask Erica. She'll do it.

 

[aakar]

Let’s go over the facts that we outside the know have…
1. He’s alive
2. He’s healthy
3. He hasn’t been heard from “publicly” in over a month
4. He was being moved around to different roles recently.
5. He hasn’t been working the last 2 races.
6. I’m not hearing about anything related to a family emergency.

Hmmmm….what else?

Some theories (mine, and I know nothing)
Alan was put into a different role as an experiment, after which he started calling his job "stadium announcer" maybe he was unhappy with his position being experimented with?
Alan was stadium announcer, but also did double duty as NHRA.TV announcer, while the feed was the same both jobs required a different type of announcing style, no fault of Alan's
Around the time all this was going on NHRA.TV received some upgrades in the audio field, possible Alan was not happy with the audio taking precedence over announcer?
Alan made some jokes about gambling, I think it was with Jason Logan, who also seems to have a diminished role
One day soon we will hear from him and welcome him home

 

[LoPony]

Doesnt sound good,wont come on here to speak,not at races,id say he has been relieved of his nhra duties??

I do not think this is the case.

 

[Slowpoke96z28]

Maybe he is mad dashing on a project to debut at Indy. It would be funny to see a "where's Alan" on a rear window this weekend.

 

[PJ]

Maybe he is mad dashing on a project to debut at Indy. It would be funny to see a "where's Alan" on a rear window this weekend.

It would be great to have someone have that on a window.

 

[sutton]

PATIENCE'S
Larry Sutton---

 

[DanTheFan]

Assume he’s not at Brainerd or would have been seen by now

 

[Bubba]

I recently re-read Orwell's 1984 and the fact Alan has become an "unperson" on the broadcasts is concerning.

 

[340Cuda]

Listening to Brainard today (Friday) and not hearing Alan.

I would love it if someone would write "Where is Alan" on the back of a Pro Stock car.

 

[johnnynitro]

Alan is a big motorcycle guy. He was vacationing in Sturgis this year ?????? Reinhart exhaust/ muffles. Best sounding exhaust in all of Harley land

 

[Jer]

If he isnt back by indy then thats prob not good on coming back??

 

[twostep]

If he isnt back by indy then thats prob not good on coming back??

It's not like someone as high profile as Alan to just walk off and not explain to anyone, although there is precedence (Austin Coil). If he were to have been released by the NHRA or took a gig as a stick and ball announcer, I'd think he would have been here explaining his official change of direction.

Anyway, there's a couple of people here who say they've talked to Alan and that he's just fine. In light of that, while I'd like to see him back in action I'm gonna wish him well and not worry about it.

 

[sutton]

PLACID
Larry Sutton---

 

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