Murray Walker.. now gone

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  1. Tarntyke

    Tarntyke Well-Known Member

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    97 year old Former F1 commentator. RIP
     
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    Bloody good innings. RIP
     
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    The voice of Formula one and a absolute legend. His enthusiasm was boundless and contagious in equal measure.
    RIP
     
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    One of the best commentators ever . RIP
     
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    The best, RIP.
     
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    Thought he`d gone sometime ago.
     
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    One of my favourites rip murray
     
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    Redhelen Well-Known Member

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    RIP Murray.Always loved his enthusiasm for a sport I can never get into.
     
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    RIP Murray. I remember a quote about him in a magazine article that was discussing the importance of his commentary on F1 races and how it made it more exciting. It was something like this - 'Its Murray Walkers ability to lose his head when all around him are keeping theirs!'
     
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    Sad news. R.I.P. Murray
     
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    97! Taken from us far to soon...

    a genuinely great commentator. One of those who could make two flies walking down a wall sound exciting. RIP
     
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    RIP. F1 legend.
     
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    "And there goes Walker"

    RIP Murray, genuinely a legend of broadcasting and motor racing.
     
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    Extremely sad news, the voice of F1 for many, many years.

    RIP Murray
     
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    "And there goes Walker"- Indeed!! But you have to do it with the voice!!
    The voice of motorsport and F1 for years but I particularly enjoyed the period when he was co-commentating F1 with James Hunt. Both knew the sport inside out and STILL managed to be at loggerheads with each other at times. It was a great time to be a fan of F1 when those two were around. His biography is a good read especially his re early days in advertising.
     
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    RIP the voice of motorsport. A true legend and the most enthusiastic fan of his sport.
     
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    They were a fantastic duo, never getting too technical or complicated with their comments. Maybe this proves the point......

     
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    RIP Murray old lad,
     
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    If anyone doesn't love him enough, check out his war record. Amazing man.
     
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    don't think i've really bothered with f1 since he quit, he was the voice
    always remember his comm when mansell "blew" it, think it was the aussie circuit last race, amazing commentary by him
     
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