ESPN Thunder Question?

chudder · 6/20/12, 5:00 PM

hello IOW! First time poster, long time troller.
Anyone know about this? (off Wikipedia about Larry Nuber)........
During a 1989 "Thunder" broadcast, Nuber and fellow announcer/former racer Steve Chassey got involved in a heated dispute over Rich Vogler which eventually caused both men to be let go by ESPN.......
what/which/where race? i used to love Nuber on the Thunder shows and ESPN Speedweek.
p.s. have scrounged up a bunch of said Thunder and Speedweek videos to trade if anyone interested

racefan20 · 6/20/12, 6:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chudder

hello IOW! First time poster, long time troller.
Anyone know about this? (off Wikipedia about Larry Nuber)........
During a 1989 "Thunder" broadcast, Nuber and fellow announcer/former racer Steve Chassey got involved in a heated dispute over Rich Vogler which eventually caused both men to be let go by ESPN.......
what/which/where race? i used to love Nuber on the Thunder shows and ESPN Speedweek.
p.s. have scrounged up a bunch of said Thunder and Speedweek videos to trade if anyone interested

Dont know about the particular broadcast but Chassey HATED Vogler going back to their days racing against each other. He made that pretty clear in his remarks as a broadcaster. Post those old Thunders to youtube if you can so we can all see them

BTW that may have been why Chassey got booted but thats not what I heard Nuber got booted for. Maybe DO can enlighten us, he was involved back then.

schwarzracen27 · 6/20/12, 8:12 PM

I Believe it was last Sprint race, chassey had made a comment bout the midget race the week before, there was a accident involving rich, I don't know what was said. I have all Sprint races on tape that year, but no midget. If I remember corectly, Steve butler was in the booth, same nite bettenhousen had to bail from burning car.

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Vukie · 6/21/12, 10:39 PM

Didn't Chassey get hurt in a CART race at Michigan and missed a couple of the TV races.

6/20/12, 5:00 PM	#1 ESPN Thunder Question?
chudder Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 16	hello IOW! First time poster, long time troller. Anyone know about this? (off Wikipedia about Larry Nuber)........ During a 1989 "Thunder" broadcast, Nuber and fellow announcer/former racer Steve Chassey got involved in a heated dispute over Rich Vogler which eventually caused both men to be let go by ESPN....... what/which/where race? i used to love Nuber on the Thunder shows and ESPN Speedweek. p.s. have scrounged up a bunch of said Thunder and Speedweek videos to trade if anyone interested

6/20/12, 8:12 PM	#3
schwarzracen27 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 127	I Believe it was last Sprint race, chassey had made a comment bout the midget race the week before, there was a accident involving rich, I don't know what was said. I have all Sprint races on tape that year, but no midget. If I remember corectly, Steve butler was in the booth, same nite bettenhousen had to bail from burning car. Posted via Mobile Device

6/21/12, 10:39 PM	#4 Re: ESPN Thunder Question?
Vukie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,310	Didn't Chassey get hurt in a CART race at Michigan and missed a couple of the TV races.