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Murray Walker
Posted: 13 Mar 2021, 19:27
by C00kiemonster
Gone to the commentary box in the sky....
https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/56388596
Thank you Murray. I grew up listening to him.
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 13 Mar 2021, 19:32
by Frankie
Oh How sad, same here.... however 97 a good age to be fair.
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 13 Mar 2021, 19:54
by D41
"The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it, which is identical....."
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 13 Mar 2021, 20:02
by D6Nutz
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
RIP
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Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 13 Mar 2021, 20:47
by Kwacky
The voice of F1. He lived for the sport
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 13 Mar 2021, 21:13
by duke63
Great age to achieve and the voice of motorsport to many of my age.
Wasn't bikes his first real love?
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 13 Mar 2021, 21:33
by C00kiemonster
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.
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 14 Mar 2021, 00:23
by D41
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.
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 15 Mar 2021, 13:06
by Monty
Legend!
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 15 Mar 2021, 16:02
by Monty
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 15 Mar 2021, 16:16
by Kwacky
So a fatter biker is a safer biker.
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 15 Mar 2021, 16:23
by Monty
Result!
Re: Murray Walker
Posted: 15 Mar 2021, 16:25
by D41
That looked like "The Group Ride From Hell"
