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Proving his sense of humor, Murray bragged he beat Barry Sheene up the hill at Goodwood, though admitting it was 30min before... Trekphiler 09:00, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Famous Quotes

"Here's the red lights... and it's GO! GO! GO!"

I don't see what's wrong with this. Green lights are not used to start the race, as you might expect. The drivers get a row of red lights that stay on, then as soon as they turn off (after a short time), it's GO! GO! GO! Walker's quote seems accurate to me. AndrewAllen 03:42, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

They used green lights up to the mid-90, not sure when the quote is from.

The car upside down is a Toyota The link here shouldn't be to the Toyota F1 team - the quote comes from a BTCC race in 1993.

Contradictory Statements

The article states "...BBC's voice of the new Grand Prix Masters series [1]. After providing the commentary for the inaugural race in South Africa, in January 2006 BBC Radio Five Live announced that Walker would be part of their team for their coverage of subsequent races." and then "...{Walker) is also Sky Sports' commentator on their coverage of Grand Prix Masters." Would seem strange for him to be working for two rival broadcasters? Is that correct? Any sources for either statement Alexj2002 22:47, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not really - Murray's contributions to Five Live were prerecorded elements and analysis, rather than live commentary. His work for Sky was a true commentary, but wether it was live or not I don't know.

Balance...

I was just reading the article, and I kind-of feel it's peretrating the image of Walker as nothing more than a buffoon... while his confused moments are rightly famous, I feel the article could do with a bit more on his skills - his enthusiasm was a big part of watching F1 for a lot of British people, and not just his mistakes... He was a big part in the rise of the sport's popularity in the UK, and did a lot of research, and was a much-loved bloke in the pitlane (if Nigel Mansell had good words to say about him...). His relationship with James Hunt is probably worth a mention too. A bit more detail on this wouldn't go amiss, such as mentioning his background in biking (was he a rider, or am I imagining that?), the gradual rise in importance of his role (didn't he only do something like two or three live races a year until about '77? Monaco and whichever British races were on?)... I'd do it myself, but most of my books are at my parents', and I don't see the point in doing a vague bit covering that lot :)

Tom Prankerd 20:56, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The relationship with Hunt (very prickly at first, but developing into a friendship) is extremely relevant, and I'm amazed it isn't covered at all. I'll see if I can dig out some relevant sources, since they're not too hard to find. 217.33.74.203 16:28, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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commentated ??? surely that must be wrong ? commented is what I think is correct

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 :The relationship with Hunt (very prickly at first, but developing into a friendship) is extremely relevant, and I'm amazed it isn't covered at all. I'll see if I can dig out some relevant sources, since they're not too hard to find. [[User:217.33.74.203|217.33.74.203]] 16:28, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
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+commentated ??? surely that must be wrong ? commented is what I think is correct