The Quintessential Racing Broadcast Music

"mwoodski" (mwoodski) 06/13/2015 at 01:11 • Filed to: None

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If you heard the ESPN Speedworld theme coming from your TV, you knew you were gonna be in for an awesome afternoon/evening of racing.

DrJohannVegas > mwoodski 06/13/2015 at 01:21

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ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, in cooperation with the International Motorsports Association, is proud to present...

Hello again everyone, I’m Bob Varsha...

Ah, the sounds of a happy youth. Great coverage, and they covered everything.

mwoodski > DrJohannVegas 06/13/2015 at 01:31

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BOB JENKINS

tromoly > mwoodski 06/13/2015 at 01:31

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So many memories.... NASCAR, CART/IndyCar/whatever it was called pre-split, monster trucks, soo many races. I can hear Bob Jenkins’ voice right now.....

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > mwoodski 06/13/2015 at 01:53

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All a question of age and location, I guess. For some of us, this is the sound of motor racing:

Of course that was back in the days when F1 actually was exciting

/oldfart

mwoodski > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 06/13/2015 at 02:25

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Oh yeah, of course it’s definitely a regional thing.

ESPN used the Speedworld music from the early 80’s up til about 2004, iirc. The difference between the Speedworld theme and The Chain was that The Chain was only used for the BBC’s Formula One coverage, while the Speedworld thing was used for everything under the Speedworld programming banner on ESPN, which included F1, Indycar, CART, the IRL, NASCAR, IMSA competition, and various professional drag racing events as well.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > mwoodski 06/13/2015 at 07:27

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>Not EUROBEAT

blacktruck18 > tromoly 06/13/2015 at 08:59

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Thursday Night Thunder, oh how I miss you.