Chris, I believe I have maintained my perch upon my "high horse" (looking down at James) perfectly. <sarc>

I did not stoop to infantile insults or crass slang to point out how unfair and unecessarily derrogatory this guy has been in his comments of not only Kimb, but myself in retort. I merely pointed out the ill-willed intentions of his posts in this topic, and called him out on it (I bet his mother would be proud of the way he's acted today). He responded with more immature rhetoric, which only serves to further validate my initial point. How is that stooping?

Incidentally, I have no idea who Scott James is. He must be a stock car driver, right?...Wrong board, man.

DM

Nah just showin you there is some sort of intelligent life from Greendale.

I would have posted a sprint driver from there if i knew one, but thats the first persn that came to mind.

Dean-
You DO know who Scott James is!! He's the guy who ran the late model at Manzanita....and I told you to keep the camera on him at all times!! The Silver Shark....and the five other nicknames we came up with for him....

On the topic at hand-
There have been times when I haven't been a huge fan of Kimb's, but I agree with some people who have pointed out to me that she is much better with someone else in the booth with her. I'm not sure her voice is perfect for the job, but her knowledge and preparation exceeds just about any announcer in the business. For that reason, she rates high among the announcers I've heard, and she is also one of the friendliest people I see each time I enter the pit area....

Good luck in whatever you're doing this year, Kimb...

Good show, mate.

When I saw "sucks" and "butthole" in that post, it took me back 15 years to the old Beavis and Butthead cartoons.:emote20:

And to think it all started from a little nobody like me just asking a simple question.:kookoo2:

Hey beavis....he said butt...uhhuhhhuhuhuhuhuhuh

Did you know they still replay that show on MTV2 late at night. I saw that on my TV listings and had a throwback moment

Actually Spridge, when I finally clicked on the link Chris gave, I recognized "The Silver Shark" immediately! What a gasser that guy is...I stand corrected, Chris.

As for Kimb's voice, I know a number of esteemed announcers in this area that don't exactly have the prototypical booming "announcer's voice", yet are still very proficient at their jobs. Rob Klepper freely admits that the tone and pitch of his voice could be better (i.e., lower), but his excitement, enthusiasm, and the effort he puts forth makes him a good announcer. How about the universally lauded Pat Sullivan? He has a high-pitched nasally wine in his delivery (no offense, Pat), but he more than makes up for it with his intellect, his knowledge of the sport, and his application of such in his presentation. He's an icon in the sport, despite his "non-traditional" sound. I don't know that the sound of the voice is as important as the information, and observations provided.

It's like in music. Bob Dylan has THE worst voice (and delivery) in the history of the world. Yet, he's influenced EVERYONE. How about Bruce Springstreen, Louis Armstrong, Mick Jagger, Geddy Lee? I could go on and on...They all have their limitations audibly speaking, but all offer something special and great to the masses. Same goes for announcers. Just because the delivery isn't traditional, doesn't mean the presentation "sucks", as some would have you believe.

DM

Rule number 124.2 of IOW
Do not set Dean off or we all have to start running for a dictionary :rolling::rolling::rolling:

I fully agree with Dean and everyone else Kimb works her a$$ off and does not need to be bashed.

Instead of bashing her take notes and come up with ideas of things she could do to become better I am sure she will take them into consideration. She is all over the place and very approachable.

For example instead of she sucks
How about it would be easier for everyone to understand her better if she turned the volume down when there no cars on the track and then returned the volume to where it was when the cars took the track and have different settings for sprints, Mods, and Stocks.......This will take an effort from people sitting in all parts of the stands to determine what the proper volume is for each of these divisions. Any volunteers to help calibrate the PA system

I have heard track announcers across the country and must say Kimb does a great job and I have no complaints about her.......The only announcer complaint I have from the past season is with Klepper and that damn Chucky thing it just weird’s me out :rolling: (Sorry Rob for dragging you into this thread)

I know nothing of this Kimb Stewart person. My question of the whole matter would be is she really that good, or have we some how just gotten used to hearing announcers that are really that bad? I would think that its their job to gather info on the drivers that their going to be talking about all night long, and sound intelligent. There is few things I hate more than announcers that know nothing of the people they are talking about. If the worst thing people have to complain about is some woman with a high pitch voice, Id love to have your problems then.

If you were to ask who is the most important person at a race track, you would invariably get many different answers based on perspective and circumstances. Some would say the flagman. A car owner who has just been protested might say the tech guy. A driver trapped in a burning car would more than likely say anybody with a fire extinguisher. A loyal fan who has to miss a night would probably say the track videographer! But for somebody who is a casual fan, or perhaps has never been to a race before, the 'one' person who may have the greatest impact on whether they enjoy themselves just could be the announcer. And IMO that 'one' person should be two. I've heard MANY different folks perform the PA duties through the years. Most of them I would rate as good to very good with a couple below average and a few that were great. However, the ones that I thought were best were some of those that worked in pairs. I guess the trick is getting two that work well together and at least seem to respect each other. When a track or series gets the right people in the booth, it certainly adds to my enjoyment of the event.

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