Best Race Commentator

[DeadWolfBones]

Please make your selection.

[Dennis93]

Fiess ftw!

[dekojester]

I would bother to post samples of the 5 of us, but a) don't know where to find any of the last two on the list, and cba to do it anyway. :)

Good luck to all !

I shall do the "ethically moral" thing and not vote. :razz:

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[hyntty]

Soz Mike(y), but I can't vote for you. You're too over-enthusiastic.

[JO53PHS]

Just cos you're the most unenthusiastic commentator in history :razz:

[Chrisuu01]

Micheal for the win!! But seriously It was ty between him and Jonathan

[zeugnimod]

Astra by a landslide. :thumbsup:

[exspeed]

mp3astra! :thumb:

[ATC Quicksilver]

DWB gets my vote, mainly because Mp3 Astra's slightly false sense of excitement during commentary reminds me of James Allen. (I realise how offensive that sounds, but I still love The Blame Game, don't hurt me)

[BenjiMC]

vykos ftw! dudes got a sexay voice

[Mp3 Astra]

DWB gets my vote, mainly because Mp3 Astra's slightly false sense of excitement during commentary reminds me of James Allen. (I realise how offensive that sounds, but I still love The Blame Game, don't hurt me)

Interestingly enough, I never fake my excitement. My ladeez, on the other hand... :scratchch

But joking aside, I love racing so darn much that any kind of overtaking move where the outcome is not certain will always make me raise my voice.

My vote here went for DWB because of his excellent insights during MoE races.

[ATC Quicksilver]

Interestingly enough, I never fake my excitement. My ladeez, on the other hand... :scratchch

But joking aside, I love racing so darn much that any kind of overtaking move where the outcome is not certain will always make me raise my voice.

My vote here went for DWB because of his excellent insights during MoE races.

It just comes across as false, if your ladies are faking it also may have something to do with how you come across. :thumb:

[J@tko]

BTW, tomorrow night Deko is commentating on a race Mike is in. :scratchch

[Mp3 Astra]

BTW, tomorrow night Deko is commentating on a race Mike is in. :scratchch

I'm very excited about this. Finally, somebody commentates on me! I'll finally know how it feels...

[FOX 1977]

We have good commentatores at the moment, but i do love Michael's style and voice. Got my vote. :nod:

[evilpimp]

I voted for Michael but Michael you better get to work for 2009 because deko's getting better and better. Deko's commentating in iTCC was really good, so was the action in there but he commentated really well on it imo.

[J@tko]

I voted for Michael but Michael you better get to work for 2009 because deko's getting better and better. Deko's commentating in iTCC was really good, so was the action in there but he commentated really well on it imo.
Yah watching Race 3 again - brilliant commentary :thumbsup:

[Belain]

Vykos - me hero :D

[joshdifabio]

I too voted for you, Michael, but I do have one piece of advice! During the last MoE race I noticed a few technically incorrect statements about team strategies etc. In future it may be beneficial to ask a competing team about the standard fuel usage and tyre wear rate before the race so that you can be a little more informative during your commentary.

[N I K I]

vykos, haha, are u joking, astra ftw

[Mp3 Astra]

I too voted for you, Michael, but I do have one piece of advice! During the last MoE race I noticed a few technically incorrect statements about team strategies etc. In future it may be beneficial to ask a competing team about the standard fuel usage and tyre wear rate before the race so that you can be a little more informative during your commentary.

Thanks.

23 days to go, I'd better put my research hat on!

Oh and thanks guys for all the votes. I'm flattered.

[hyntty]

23 days to go, I'd better put my research hat on!


Did you not eat that? Cheetah!

[Belain]

vykos, haha, are u joking, astra ftw
Well i guess you havent been to the fun events like us (the german community).

Especialy the offline LAN-Finals of different cups / leagues etc. etc. etc.
Not many can say from themself that they hosted / commentated live on Stage in front of hundreds of people :)

[evilpimp]

Thanks.

23 days to go, I'd better put my research hat on!

Oh and thanks guys for all the votes. I'm flattered.

Hopefully its not that silly hat you had in InsideSimRacing 35 :P.

[Senninha25]

mp3 astra ftw. the voice of LFS

[J@tko]

Hopefully its not that silly hat you had in InsideSimRacing 35 :P.
Or the hat that you ate and promptly spat out :razz:

[greg_slideways]

Mp3, ur my #1! haha great commentating!

[evilpimp]

I think its safe to say that Michael won. :P

[J@tko]

*Cough*NDR New Year Event today starting at 6.45pm GMT with JP commentating Linky (http://www.mogulus.com/ndrtv)*Cough*

[N I K I]

Well i guess you havent been to the fun events like us (the german community).

Especialy the offline LAN-Finals of different cups / leagues etc. etc. etc.
Not many can say from themself that they hosted / commentated live on Stage in front of hundreds of people :)
Maybe but his English is so terrible that it makes you ether cry or laugh, meanwhile Mika who's also German has sympathetic one.

[zeugnimod]

Maybe but his English is so terrible that it makes you ether cry or laugh, meanwhile Mika who's also German has sympathetic one.

Are you serious? :scratchch

They are both very good when commentating in german and both not that good when commentating in English. But Vykos' english is much better than Mika's, IMO. I'm not talking about accent, but grammar/vocabulary.

[N I K I]

<3 mika :p

[Belain]

Maybe but his English is so terrible that it makes you ether cry or laugh, meanwhile Mika who's also German has sympathetic one.
:really:

"Out of zhe windshadow into zhe shlipshdreem"

[Darkone55]

Are you serious? :scratchch

They are both very good when commentating in german and both not that good when commentating in English. But Vykos' english is much better than Mika's, IMO. I'm not talking about accent, but grammar/vocabulary.

Well... Eating while commentating. That kinda does it. :P

[Vykos69]

At least eating while commentating got some style :D Thanx for the nomination, that's just cool, taking into account I havent commentated for 8 months or so. But I'll be back! :)

[Stefani24]

mp3

The blame game.....

[zeugnimod]

mp3

The blame game.....

I agree with your vote but not with your reason.

The Blame Game isn't a "race". If you liked the blame game you should vote for him as best movie maker. :shrug:

[Stefani24]

I agree with your vote but not with your reason.

The Blame Game isn't a "race". If you liked the blame game you should vote for him as best movie maker. :shrug:
True

Anyway, i just like his commentary.

[Michael Radmer]

:really:

"Out of zhe windshadow into zhe shlipshdreem"

Who cares? It´s just about race commentators or should we vote the best grammar / spellings /vocabulary race commentator in english? :)

This vote is not really important to me, because i´ve done the broadcastings for fun and everyone (and not for a nomination), who can nearly understand me. And this for nearly 3 years, lots of league casts, 24h-races and LAN events as a host. If i have the time for a grammar lesson, i will spend it to make less people cry :D


My vote is for Mp3astra. Great commentary with nice emotions during the casts.

:thumb:

[hyntty]

I just realized how much I fail. I've always been on the side of non-native commentators cause it's ****ing hard to do it in a foreign language. And now I didn't vote for the Germans :doh:

[Flame CZE]

Definitely Michael Passing the Ham.

[dekojester]

And Passingham Wins ! Fantastic !

I'm quite impressed with how he's done in his first year doing live event commentary. I work in TV, and at a college station, so I get to see a lot of talent in their beginning states of being on-air. And Michael has been great, even doing his first live event in LFS, the 2008 Kyoto 500. He's been brilliant with H2H, MoE, and when he's done oneGP and other events. Definately one of the people who can help promote LFS in the internet world with coverage of the events.

Ben also is a great color commentator/analyst. He has the experience of racing, and knows about the setup strategies and rules quite well. He's good at analyzing a situation to give the driver's view on the action.

I would comment on Theo and Joachim, but unfortunately I haven't heard any of their work, but I am sure, based on what I've read here, that they are also two great race commentators here in LFS.

And there's me....:razz:. I reckon I'm good for my own version of Murrayisms and such. :). Now, just to get a better computer and more free time to do even more. I've done commentary on real-life sporting events and in LFS, and I must say, that commentary in LFS is harder than in real life - it's much harder to interpret the environment you're commentating on without having crowd feedback, being able to look out the window of the commentary box to see what's going on, and unable to get a full representation of the general atmosphere of the thing. But it is indeed a great honor to be able to provide commentary on some of the best events in LFS, with some of the best teams and drivers participating.

Shameless plug: Join me, Michael, and Ben (at least I believe we'll all be there) on the 24th-25th January for the MoE 24h Aston GP race. :razz: Hope that the prerace show elements go better this time ! :)

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[CSF]

Go Passo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Judge Jules will eat youuuuuuuuuuu!

[Mp3 Astra]

Thanks deko for that very nice post :)

Thank you to everybody who voted for me - and everyone who watches the broadcasts that I am involved in. My inspiration to do commentary came from the STCC, so I guess I have Becky Rose and Tristan Cliffe to thank for that.

Thanks to Tim Beaudet, Jonathan Palmer, Ben Keough and Timo Hynninen for their commentary genius throughout the year without which, I would not have as much fun watching and talking over these crazy races.

I hope to do lots more commentary work this year so you will probably hear me very soon. Thanks again.

[dekojester]

Thanks deko for that very nice post :)

Thank you to everybody who voted for me - and everyone who watches the broadcasts that I am involved in. My inspiration to do commentary came from the STCC, so I guess I have Becky Rose and Tristan Cliffe to thank for that.

Thanks to Tim Beaudet, Jonathan Palmer, Ben Keough and Timo Hynninen for their commentary genius throughout the year without which, I would not have as much fun watching and talking over these crazy races.

I hope to do lots more commentary work this year so you will probably hear me very soon. Thanks again.

I have corrected your name spelling foul-ups within the quote. Edit them in your post at your leisure.

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