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Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby Jamie N » Sat 13.03.2021, 19:12

Very sad news just announced, a true legend.

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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby Saltire » Sat 13.03.2021, 20:16

:agree: :(
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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby lotusles » Sat 13.03.2021, 21:33

Agree, very sad
Had an amazing lunch with him in the New Forest and got him to sign his autobiography.
Met him several times at Williams F1 hospitality when he entertained my guests.

His most famous credit was the person who created the Groundhogs advert for the tyre company he worked for in Birmingham.

RIP a true gent.
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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby Rambo » Sat 13.03.2021, 21:33

lotusles wrote:Agree, very sad
Had an amazing lunch with him in the New Forest and got him to sign his autobiography.
Met him several times at Williams F1 hospitality when he entertained my guests.

His most famous credit was the person who created the Groundhogs advert for the tyre company he worked for in Birmingham.

RIP a true gent.



Yeah, me too. A lovely bloke who I spoke to a couple of times at Silverstone Classics. Always had time for people
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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby esprit888 » Sat 13.03.2021, 21:34

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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby dougieson » Sat 13.03.2021, 22:14

A true Gentleman, and a font of knowledge, they broke the mould when they made Murray.
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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby peteoddcar » Sat 13.03.2021, 23:37

R.I.P Murray - you did us proud
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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby Steve A » Sun 14.03.2021, 09:56

:cry: I had the pleasure of meeting him at Goodwoood, a lovely man in every aspect, he made F1 even more exiting :smt059
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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby Simon_P » Sun 14.03.2021, 10:09

lotusles wrote:Groundhogs advert for the tyre company he worked for in Birmingham.
Thanks for that. https://youtu.be/27ZC00tLj3E

Murray and James a combination that made F1 even more interesting and entertaining. I remember watching and waiting for his weekly pronouncements was a national pastime. You don't appreciate what you had until it's gone and F1 became a lot duller without him.
His depth of knowledge was fantastic and it wasn't just F1, he could give equally informed comentry for bikes or saloon cars.

So good you can still hear his voice!
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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby alan e » Sun 14.03.2021, 14:24

Simon_P wrote:
lotusles wrote:Groundhogs advert for the tyre company he worked for in Birmingham.
Thanks for that. https://youtu.be/27ZC00tLj3E

Murray and James a combination that made F1 even more interesting and entertaining. I remember watching and waiting for his weekly pronouncements was a national pastime. You don't appreciate what you had until it's gone and F1 became a lot duller without him.
His depth of knowledge was fantastic and it wasn't just F1, he could give equally informed comentry for bikes or saloon cars.

So good you can still hear his voice!


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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby Dave Eds » Sun 14.03.2021, 21:06

I read this again last summer :D

What an interesting read too, such a special chap who led a long and full life.

Go,go,go has gone,gone,gone but will never be forgotten. :burnout:

Bet the Shunt was waiting at the bar for you too, R.I.P Sir!
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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby Rambo » Mon 15.03.2021, 09:13

Simon_P wrote:So good you can still hear his voice!


Very true. A bit like Bill McLaren, the famous rugby commentator. Very distinctive voices, a wealth of knowledge and very amusing anecdotes
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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby alan e » Mon 15.03.2021, 11:06

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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby Scott J » Sat 20.03.2021, 18:47

I bumped into him at Silverstone GP 1983 as a starry eyed teen, we were outside the Lotus garage well into the Saturday evening as the mechanics were trying to fix car for the race. Think it was Elios. He had time for all the fans despite being there with his “reporters cap” on .
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Re: Murray Walker OBE RIP

Postby clemo » Sat 27.03.2021, 13:41

Williams GP running " And i'm going to have to stop , because i have a lump in my throat" on the Halo . A nice doth of cap to Damon Hill's Williams championship win .
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