Murray Walker

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Murray Walker

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Gone to the commentary box in the sky....

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/56388596

Thank you Murray. I grew up listening to him.
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Oh How sad, same here.... however 97 a good age to be fair.
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"The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it, which is identical....."
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D41 wrote:"The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it, which is identical....."
You can just hear that in your head.

No commentator will never make a sport come alive the way he did. The excitement and pure passion in his voice was something else

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The voice of F1. He lived for the sport
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Great age to achieve and the voice of motorsport to many of my age.

Wasn't bikes his first real love?
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duke63 wrote:Great age to achieve and the voice of motorsport to many of my age.

Wasn't bikes his first real love?
Yep. His dad was a TT winner I think too.
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Wiki tells me he commanded a Sherman tank during the last months of WW2, tried bike racing - without much luck, but did well as a competitive trials rider.
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Legend!
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So a fatter biker is a safer biker.
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Result!
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Re: Murray Walker

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That looked like "The Group Ride From Hell" :D
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