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mark293
4/16/2018 10:00am
4/16/2018 10:00am
I never thought I would follow the GP's like I do now (at least not the way I did via magazine coverage in the late 70's - early 80's), until Villo decided to run it. My question is why do we have 4 announcers for sx/mx (Ralph, Jeff, Daniel and Jenny) vs. just Malin in the GP's? Malin does an amazing job and sometimes doesn't even mind just shutting TFU so you can hear the bikes. No pet comments or meaningless banter, just good ole commentating. Reminds me of Lynn Nickerson.
Malin is awesome.
I hear people say Malin is Biased towards Cairoli but I really do not hear it.
The Shop
Let's face it, most of the people watching MXGP are already fans. I'd say supercross gets more of the new to moto type crowd than GP does.
Malin needs a permanent partner in the booth.
More bike sound is required.
And like PhilG said, they need to cater to the seasoned fan of the sport. Not the casual observer.
I think the only reason Malin comes across biased towards Herlings is because Herlings does some incredible things on a bike, especially line choice & hopping over braking bumps. So as an ex rider he knows how hard it is what Herlings is doing.
And he has to cover 4 30+2 races, plus qualifying on Saturday. That is a lot to cover without being repetitive or boring.
And he does a great job not only pronouncing some very difficult names, but he really does a good job giving some props to riders outside the top 10 and announcing the team names so many of the riders get exposure (not just the top 5 like most SX broadcasts).
And the only slight bias I notice, is he tends to focus on the riders from England (which is understandable since that is his home Country and I am sure he is more familiar with those riders). But overall he is very knowledgeable about pretty much all the riders. And on a side note- Prado will be the next Herlings. That kid is an incredible talent.
And like the OP stated above, I was never a regular follower of the GP scene until Villopoto went over to the GP's. I have subscribed to the MXGP TV season pass every season since then, and watch every race including qualifying races. So the Villopoto experiment may not have gone as well as hoped for some, but it did bring in some new fans to the GP series.
Malin, is no doubt best in the business. He can lighten you about the wild card guys you never heard about. Remind you about situations what happened in the same corner 3 years ago. Truly. Nothing complain about
Pit Row
“Gwwwahhhhhhhh” - Malin everytime someone gets a little out of line.
Watching Supercross is like watching hockey on fox sports back in the days of the flashing puck.
One caters to an audience that knows the sport, the other caters to the casual observer with no knowledge of what's happening.
I suppose the thing I like best about the GP's is that the riders don't need to thank everybody from their dog to the truck driver on the podium. It comes across far more professional. SX is just an infomercial by comparison.
https://youtu.be/Fr8KmgqCcRY
"He was almost in Riga"
Whiskey a go go
Check 5:40.
https://youtu.be/U7nbI-W3I_g?t=5m41s
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