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I had the advantage of growing up hearing the two best short track announcers I've ever heard: Ken Squire and Chris Economaki. They talked (yelled?) during the races just to provide a background of excitement, knowing full well that their words weren't very intelligible (if at all).
For those of us with touring shows, sometimes it's hard to get the lineups announced before the engines start because the track's home announcer has so many "commercials" to get through, he doesn't give us the the mic until it's too late.
Since the midgets usually visited each track only once or twice a year, I always tried to give a good description of exactly what is a midget. At the Midget/Sprint Week races, I'd like to hear a short description of each of the other classes. I have no idea what are those other cars we see. And, there are probably non-regulars who would like to know what is a midget or sprint. It sure would be better than some of the silly stuff we hear. The worst at that stuff, by far, are those guys who do the Chili Bowl. After five nights, we all are really tired of them.
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