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I like RC, but he has thin skin.
During the Indy SX broadcast Ricky and Ralph were discussing Reed's b-day dinner they attended. Ricky uses this opportunity to take a shot at Ralph, saying something like "Ralph ate all Reed's birthday cake." Ralph, without missing a beat snaps back with something like "I'm not the one who has problems buttoning up my clothes." It was hilarious! You could tell Ricky was pissed and he wouldnt let it go. Later during the broadcast Ricky chimed in with "I'll get you back..." and went out of his way to try and shoehorn in a jab and cut down Ralph. "You ok Ralph." Etc. Wasn't the most professional broadcast.
I don't really care who's in the booth, I watch for the racing, just surprised nobody else mentioned this.
During the Indy SX broadcast Ricky and Ralph were discussing Reed's b-day dinner they attended. Ricky uses this opportunity to take a shot at Ralph, saying something like "Ralph ate all Reed's birthday cake." Ralph, without missing a beat snaps back with something like "I'm not the one who has problems buttoning up my clothes." It was hilarious! You could tell Ricky was pissed and he wouldnt let it go. Later during the broadcast Ricky chimed in with "I'll get you back..." and went out of his way to try and shoehorn in a jab and cut down Ralph. "You ok Ralph." Etc. Wasn't the most professional broadcast.
I don't really care who's in the booth, I watch for the racing, just surprised nobody else mentioned this.
The Shop
You would think that the GOAT would have that figured out before going racing.
I think his analysis is way more interesting and insightful than Emig's was. He actually points out stuff that is pretty interesting for motoheads like us and casual fans...
I long for Art and David, but RC ain't bad...
Blair corrected them once or twice when they "sent it to the floor" for his input.
Will goofed up with Hunter Sayles also. Many probably wouldn't notice, but since he's a local I did when she said it's his first time trying to qualify for a SX. Umm he made it out of the heat in Minny....just pissed I didn't pick him for pulp fantasy, would've gotten big points but figured his first race back after injury he might not qualify.
RC is a racing Legend...the GOAT, he don't have a Harvard Degree....he is a ex racer sitting in the
Booth talking shit...so what.
Stop sweating the stuff you can't control and enjoy the racing.
BTW, RC also threw a jab about how Hartranft could beat up Ralph, that was also funny. The only thing we found annoying was Ralph talking about Oldenburg's new son Riker not once, but 5 times. I don't think Ralph should get fired for it though, he is just bringing the rider's personal life to the forefront for the audience which I think is great.
If RC's going to be sensitive about stuff, don't start it. He is one of the greatest riders ever, probably the greatest racer. Own that and when you dish it out roll with the punches.
Pit Row
we all know how hard his mom worked him. he was never good enough, etc. as a result, i would argue he was more likely to develop an insecure self-image (due to parental scorn, etc, described above), and thus has an easily-bruised ego.
he is toxic to listen to and almost any well-adjusted person can sense something is off with the guy. very sad.
We are told the broadcast is simplified so that it catches the attention of new viewers and brings fans to the sport. I guess having an announcer that thinks "behead" means the same as "ahead" and "miscue" means the same as "mistake" isn't a concern for NBC/Feld.
GOAT of MX, but maybe a requirement for being in the booth should be graduating high school so prospective fans aren't laughing and changing the channel after 5 minutes if we are trying to shake the redneck stereotype that goes with the sport that I love so much.
Ralph has forgotten more about motorsports in general than RC and Blair put together know.
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