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Grattan Announcing

Discussion in 'General' started by ekraft84, May 6, 2013.

  1. ekraft84

    ekraft84 Registered User

    The new announcer Charles was fantastic. He made the racing exciting and everyone in attendance was into it throughout the weekend. He went around before the races to talk to everyone and generate stories to call and talk about during the races.

    Hope he can do all the North Central rounds at Mid-O, Nelson and PIRC as well, as he injected life into the races that hasn't been there in awhile.

    :beer:
     
  2. stymie12000

    stymie12000 Well-Known Member

    +1

    Charles did a fantastic job. Hope to see him out there again!
     
  3. Derick

    Derick Well-Known Member

    I second this, he was great, came and talked to me in the morning before the races
     
  4. renegade17

    renegade17 Well-Known Member

    Very nice to hear some of the action going on outside our viewing range. I would like to get a recording of the announcing to play over the top of some on bike footage. Thanks to whoever made this happen.
     
  5. some guy #2

    some guy #2 Well-Known Member

    Charles is a great announcer and makes any race exciting.
     
  6. CarrMoto

    CarrMoto Well-Known Member

    Was he better than Flis? :)
     
  7. tittys04

    tittys04 Well-Known Member

    I've known Charles for a little while now and I am always in awe of how he announces races. It's so much more than just calling what is happening, he goes out and talks to people and does his best to get some kind of bio on each racer so he can share it while calling the races. He did most of the MCRA series last year, and he was just a pleasure to have at the track, and is just a fun guy to hang out and drink a beer with. I'm really looking forward to having him announce the next round at Grattan.
     
  8. SnacktimeKC

    SnacktimeKC Well-Known Member

    The guy is an institution around these parts, you guys are really lucky to have him.
     
  9. funsizeracing

    funsizeracing Well-Known Member

    Yep, he's definitely missed 'round here.
     
  10. KCFirebolt

    KCFirebolt Large man. Little bike.

    Thanks everyone!

    Eddie, Matt, Jake, Eric, et al.

    Thank you for the kind words. It was great to meet all of you and expand my racing family to include some folks in my new home state. I am constantly amazed at how great racing people are no matter where you are in the country.

    Thanks again for welcoming me into your tribe. It was a great time, and I look forward to doing more in the years ahead.

    John and Becka, I miss you guys too, but I'll be around from time to time, so don't write me off yet!

    Charles
     
  11. A.R.K.

    A.R.K. Well-Known Member

    I was just getting on here to start a thread just like this.

    Charles, you did a GREAT job! It added so much to the weekend. Thank you.
     
  12. galloway840

    galloway840 Well-Known Member

    Yes, +1!

    The awards ceremony was a nice touch too!

    Thanks WERA and Charles.
     
  13. Jonny Boy

    Jonny Boy Well-Known Member

    Charles did an amazing job!!!
     
  14. steve802cc

    steve802cc Well-Known Member

    Yup great job Charles. Thought it was really cool to have a real announcer. Made me drop my tools etc several times to run out and see what was happening.
     
  15. Nick_OMC

    Nick_OMC Will crash your bike

    To add to this Charles; Well done!!! It was really cool to listen to you call the races and add good color to the story going on around the track. Will you be at other rounds as well?
     
  16. KCFirebolt

    KCFirebolt Large man. Little bike.

    Thanks everyone!

    Steve, you just made my day.

    Nick, at the moment, I'm just working the two Grattan rounds. Not sure if anything else will work out this year, but I'm definitely hoping to do more next year.
     
  17. zuithoven

    zuithoven Well-Known Member

    I'm going to add another +1 to this, great job with the announcing and it was great meeting you!
     
  18. helicopter99

    helicopter99 Well-Known Member

    +1 to all the above.

    Can someone please get him a job a SPEED
     
  19. SnacktimeKC

    SnacktimeKC Well-Known Member

    We've been saying this for years!
     
  20. DirtNap

    DirtNap used, but not used up.

    That would rock. I met Charles a couple years ago at Heartland Park. Great announcing.
     

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