JZ Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Had the lovely Suzi on my train to Cheltenham a few weeks back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted December 21, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2012 Lucky ****** Julian! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Can I be the first to say: Who the the heck is Suzi Perry? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I guess it shows both my age and how long I've been on foreign shores that I've not heard of anyone mentioned above and tend to benchmark motorsport commentators against Murray Walker . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 22, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2012 Can I be the first to say: Who the the heck is Suzi Perry? Best, Pete. The former colonies are starved of culture aren't they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wherry Lines Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 ...benchmark motorsport commentators against Murray Walker . You're not the only one. Mind you, I'm only 25! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 22, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2012 Can I be the first to say: Who the the heck is Suzi Perry? Best, Pete. http://suziperry.com/ (Beware, the girl in the glasses in the main 1st pic as the page currently loads, is not Suzi (the other pics are) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 The former colonies are starved of culture aren't they? Possibly but we get former driver (and all round good guy) David Hobbs (and Steve Matchett) commentating on F1. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod5 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Can I be the first to say: Who the the heck is Suzi Perry? Best, Pete. Well as others have said she was on the gadget show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfowkMbY-VA You can consider that as my Christmas pressie! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted December 22, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2012 Clearly the Mods think it's the season of goodwill to all lech men - a very Happy Christmas to you too Mod 5, and your colleagues especially after Mod 4 had such a busy week in the car park (but I still don't know who she is!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 You can consider that as my Christmas pressie! That was not very accidental was it? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 22, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2012 Well as others have said she was on the gadget show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfowkMbY-VA You can consider that as my Christmas pressie! That's very well choreographed. I wonder how many takes it took, and it there are any out-takes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 22, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2012 That was not very accidental was it? The presence of the cellphone in exactly the right position to mask certain key features leads me to agree with you, Pete. On the subject of motor-racing commentators, the name Sam Posey comes to mind. Having driven works Ferraris at Le Mans, and after many years of successful commentaries on US tv, I believe, he was dumped by a network when a diagnosed illness gave him the shakes. Still managed to write a fascinating book called Playing with Trains, about our other fave subject. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod5 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 That was not very accidental was it? Best, Pete. Err no! I remember the programme and I think very shortly after it became the most downloaded youtube video. But did you see what sort of phone he was demonstrating? No! Thought not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 22, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2012 Err no! I remember the programme and I think very shortly after it became the most downloaded youtube video. But did you see what sort of phone he was demonstrating? No! Thought not. Ah but phones quickly go out of fashion. Lech... ooops admiring the well crafted female form doesn't! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 The presence of the cellphone in exactly the right position to mask certain key features leads me to agree with you, Pete. On the subject of motor-racing commentators, the name Sam Posey comes to mind. Having driven works Ferraris at Le Mans, and after many years of successful commentaries on US tv, I believe, he was dumped by a network when a diagnosed illness gave him the shakes. Still managed to write a fascinating book called Playing with Trains, about our other fave subject. I haven't seen Sam on the box for ages - I suspect that he is hanging out at Lime Rock in the Summer. He was paired up with the hyper former F1 driver from Ireland (there can only be one, surely..) on Speed TV - the two did not mesh at all.... I liked Sam a lot. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 23, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2012 Come to think of it, if they could coax Murray out of retirement, wouldn't a combo of Suzi and Murray be one of those odd but brilliant combos like Clare Balding+Willie Carson on the horses? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 23, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2012 Come to think of it, if they could coax Murray out of retirement, wouldn't a combo of Suzi and Murray be one of those odd but brilliant combos like Clare Balding+Willie Carson on the horses? No. Clare and Willie know what they're talking about - even if he has to stand on a box. Walker's retirement was one of the best days of my life - he did motorsport a huge disservice over decades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Jonboy Posted December 23, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2012 When I was younger I think Murrays energy helped keep me hooked on watching it - now I am a bit older I really appreciate the technical input from DC. The one I personally dont miss is Brundle... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Of course, Suzi and Jake aren't the commentators like Murray - they're the presenters, the roles filled by Tony Jardine, Jim Rosenthal etc over the last few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backofanenvelope Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Don't mention Jim Rosenthal, I have to say he should have not been let anywhere near F1.. Shame Jakes gone as I liked his style, but obviously destined for bigger things.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 No. Clare and Willie know what they're talking about - even if he has to stand on a box. Walker's retirement was one of the best days of my life - he did motorsport a huge disservice over decades. I'm afraid I shall have to disagree with you vehemently over that one. Murray Walker was a man who took th sport and his job in presenting it very seriously. When Enzo Ferrari, Juan Fangio, Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna count him as their favourite member of the press he must be doing something right.Returning to topic, Suzi's presence will certainly make all of the usual pre and post-race blather far more interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Murray was not actually a member of the press - he was an advertising executive. A friend of mine's father was Company Secretary of the same Ad agency (Masius, D'Arcy, Wynne, McManus or something) and Murray frequently was over to dinner. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Very true, and allegedly responsible for both Go To Work On An Egg and A Mars A Day... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 23, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2012 Surely Go To Work On An Egg was written by Fay Weldon? Unless she wrote it and he had summat to do with the actual advert? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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