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30 Mar 2002, 19:41 (Ref:247569)
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James Allen
Have to say he's getting better, but hopefully "snorting lap" won't become another one of his annoying catchphrases. Where does he come up with them?????
Have to say ITV gave us some good in car footage today, but all it did was make me what digital even more! |
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30 Mar 2002, 20:13 (Ref:247587)
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SORRY to rub it in , but F1 digital was just awesome today , they went onboard with montoya and went live with his radio too , just as he was slagging off the yellow flag situation as he drove at racing speed , He said the "F" word Live on the air for the 2nd week running .The onboards were on nearly every car as they qualified , and Ben Edwards just talks total sense for the whole 3 hours of track action.
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MOTOR RACING ...The general idea is that the driver behind uses all his Skills, Tricks and Courage to try and overtake the guy ( or Girl ) in front !
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30 Mar 2002, 20:36 (Ref:247607)
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thank goodness for the internet where we can download the onboard shots...here is Juan with radio feed about the yellow flag
http://www.bluesite.net/~f1onboard/13_fp4_montoya.avi |
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30 Mar 2002, 20:39 (Ref:247609)
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Ah, man. Live driver radios. That must be so cool to hear. That's worth the £12.99 (or whatever it is) by itself. Sato San - please keep us up to date with any other funny broadcasts!
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30 Mar 2002, 20:50 (Ref:247620)
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yeah , will do . pesonally i think its worth every single penny , but i know theres poeple on here that dissagree with that.
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MOTOR RACING ...The general idea is that the driver behind uses all his Skills, Tricks and Courage to try and overtake the guy ( or Girl ) in front !
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30 Mar 2002, 20:54 (Ref:247624)
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wow...so thats like $20-25/race? thats kinda steep dont you think?
since ABC is carrying 4 races this year, they should be of the digital feed (like last year's race@indy)....or is this just wishful thinking on my part? |
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30 Mar 2002, 20:55 (Ref:247625)
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30 Mar 2002, 20:58 (Ref:247628)
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Allen really does suck. He gets on my nerves. Wish Murray had never retired. And does Ted Kravitz actually do anything worthwhile in the pits? We hear from Louise more than we do from him!
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31 Mar 2002, 00:36 (Ref:247730)
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yeah I almost spat up my beer on that comment by Allen... a snorting lap by Montoya???? I thought it was particlarly funny since he said it right after he was talking about the Columbian fans....hmmmm something on Jimmy's mind there??
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Doesn't it seem sad that drivers like Fisichella, Coultard, Barrichello, and Ralf all have secure seats in F1, despite having had race winning cars for many more seasons than Jacques, yet failing to chalk up as many wins as he (let alone a WDC) that it is Jacques who doesn't have a drive in F1??? Sad indeed.
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31 Mar 2002, 03:31 (Ref:247807)
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Well you can never replace Murray, but Ben Edwards should've got the job, not James (I fancy Montoya) Allen. Loads of us, including me, were saying that Ben should've been ITV's replacement choice, and BOY were we right!
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31 Mar 2002, 03:45 (Ref:247810)
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murray made his fair share of cockups, but at least he didnt constantly go on about how many kilos of fuel everyone is carrying or what compound tyres they are running, etc, etc.
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31 Mar 2002, 07:34 (Ref:247864)
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The problem with James Allen is he simply tries too hard and what he says doesn't appear to come natural unlike Martin Brundle...
James comes on with a booming "in your face" style which would be fine if you were Murray Walker which James Allen doesn't even come close on. Guy |
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31 Mar 2002, 07:43 (Ref:247867)
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I can't undestand the enthusism for Ben Edwards - he just screams, that's about it...sorry, just my opinion.
My ideal F1 commentary team, apart from Murray of course would be... John Watson, Martin Brundle and Alan Jones ... with James in the pits. Don't scoff at AJ - listen to the Aus GP '95, he did a great job, didn't take over, just the occassional comment from the sidelines. |
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31 Mar 2002, 08:04 (Ref:247872)
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oooo, i remember that remark that Alan Jones made in 95 in australia's commentry , something along the lines of DAMON SAYS GET OUT OF MY WAY YOU ARROGANT KRAUT !!!!.....i remember that BBC deleted it out of the highlights show...i wonder why |?
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31 Mar 2002, 10:14 (Ref:247911)
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I just flicked over from the excellent F1 digital coverage watching the top 3 driver interview to catch the ITV presenter going through the grid and say Trulli in sixth always qualifies well in the Renault ???
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31 Mar 2002, 11:04 (Ref:247939)
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ok that was a good session and i must admit James Allen is growing on me as a commentator, except a few discrepancies. did anybody notice the F1 admin logo in the bottom left hand corner of the screen?
cracking in car footage i must say 
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31 Mar 2002, 14:31 (Ref:248063)
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I think the Speev Vision commentary team is better - only problem is those guys sit in a studio somewhere in the States and call the race from there rather than from the circuits.
Thats a shame...otherwise I would rather listen to them than Allen. He's a great pit lane guy but he sucks behind the mike. (Although, looking on the bright side at least we're not stuck with John Watson) |
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31 Mar 2002, 14:37 (Ref:248070)
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One question about the F1 channel. If you join midway thru the first practice session, does the interactive bit still work?
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31 Mar 2002, 14:38 (Ref:248071)
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While I dumped the F1 channel in favour of ITV for qualifying yesterday.
James Allen is doing a great job. I don't miss Murray Walker as he fills the post well. |
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31 Mar 2002, 14:50 (Ref:248087)
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hehehe you got balls hakki for saying that you dont miss murray and Allen is the equal of him
 of course i'd love murray back but it isnt gonna happen, i think that Allen is the most appropriate guy for the job at the moment and he's good because like Martin and Murray, the voices are different and euphanisms as well. it also brings more technicality because Allen was an engineer for one of the teams before going into TV |
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31 Mar 2002, 14:55 (Ref:248089)
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I think I can even go as far as saying that I prefer him to Murray... sorry Muzza. |
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31 Mar 2002, 14:55 (Ref:248090)
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james allen...right place right time, really should have been ben edwards.
the logical itv progression seems to be that should poor james be knived while lost in the sao paula favellas - job goes to ted(no relation)kravitz...itvs policy isn't so clever now! |
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31 Mar 2002, 15:09 (Ref:248096)
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Ben does work for ITV that's the stupid thing, he's commentating on the BTCC, so why didn't they give him some cash to do f1 aswell instead of paying two rather large wage packets.
Ted aint that bad, but Jimmie was better at the pits job. |
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31 Mar 2002, 15:10 (Ref:248100)
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ted kravitz - no offence but he just has no charisma...maybe they should get the woman in (i cant remember her name
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31 Mar 2002, 15:15 (Ref:248101)
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louise goodman? but who'd talk to dc during the races?
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