Murray walker has passed away

[Nicko]

..... "And with half the laps completed, we have half the race still to go"....

And my favourite, when a driver came in for a tyre change as the track started to dry out....

ITS SLICKS ITS SLICKS ITS SLCKS (shouted very loudly)

Motorcycles were always his first love so he said.

Good old Murray!


Nick

[Steve-the-Duck]

Murray always said he had a 'tell all' book on F1 that would only be published after he was gone. We'll see

One favourite Murrayism I remember is pointing his mic at a serious bruise on Nigel Mansell's forehead, then tapping said bruise!

Still, for all the Murrayisms uttered, the man always knew exactly what he was talking about

[stillp]

The Tank Museum at Bovington has posted on Facebook " Murray Walker OBE has sadly passed away, aged 97. Well-known by the public as the voice of Formula One, he was known to the Museum as a WW2 Veteran, who had commanded Sherman tanks as a Captain in the Royal Scots Greys. He was a great supporter of The Tank Museum, giving various lectures about his life and Formula One, appearing at events and recording stories of his wartime service. "

I didn't know he'd been a tank commander.
Pete

[stona]

Can’t remember the name of the driver Paul, but Rally Cross was basically racing on a mud plain......the cars (minis and Mark 1 escorts mostly I think) used to have cut outs in the windscreen to give themselves a fighting chance of seeing anything, especially if they were chasing another car....driver “Harry” overtook someone and Murray said something like....”Now Harry’s in the lead he’ll show us the advantage of having a clean windscreen “ ...... Harry then went round the next corner too fast, obviously couldn’t see it, and rolled his mini .....prompting Murray to say “Oh my word, what have I said”......

It's at about 45 seconds in this series of Murrayisms, after Tarquini's crash.

Murrayisms and Funny Moments - Murray Walker - Bing video

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks Steve.....funny how memory plays tricks. In my head it was on a really muddy circuit with Minis and Mark 1 escorts, and in black and white......probably why I couldn’t find it LOL.....

[Steve-the-Duck]

There's an absolutely horrifying story from Murray's autobiography of when he was serving in the Rhine crossing of Operation varsity, watching gliders and paratroop transports going over. One glider came apart in mid-air and a Tetrach light tank fell out and crashed on the other side. Murray knew the tanks flew crewed

Now, on a lighter note, and this should probably go in Completed Figures, here's my 1/6 rendition of Captain Walker

[Tim Marlow]

Nice tribute Chris!

[minitnkr]

Thanks Tim.

[stona]

Thanks Steve.....funny how memory plays tricks. In my head it was on a really muddy circuit with Minis and Mark 1 escorts, and in black and white......probably why I couldn’t find it LOL.....

Funny you should say that, because I remember another clip, not on that reel, in which Murray was extolling the virtues of some kind of windscreen wiper system at which point the car concerned promptly drove off the track and hit a grass bank.
In my mind that was in appalling rainy and muddy conditions and involved older cars, early Escorts rings a bell. I'm not sure if it was in B&W days or not.

I wonder if our memories are really playing tricks or if that clip can be found somewhere? I might have a look if I get a chance this evening!

[Tim Marlow]

That sounds exactly like the one I remember Steve. Mind you, I struggle to remember which day it is these days LOL...

[stillp]

There's another sign of old age Tim, but I can't remember what it is.
Pete

[Bobby Conkers]

As your F1 nut in residence, the definition of "evocative" is hearing Murray and James (they were both 'friends' to me at the age of 11) with the crackly commentary from Hockenheim as Arnoux was chased by Piquet. There will never be another.

[adt70hk]

It's at about 45 seconds in this series of Murrayisms, after Tarquini's crash.

Murrayisms and Funny Moments - Murray Walker - Bing video

Was only thinking of this incident the other day. Thanks for sharing

[minitnkr]

Loved his snooker commentary. PaulE