Alan Reinhart
 

Sounds like Alan announcing on NHRA TV in Brainerd. Is it?

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

No, BIR track announcer

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

The NHRA really needs Alan because these other smucks working for the NHRA don't know the anything about racing. The local announcers at BIR know more about racing thank God!

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

Thank you

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

We all want Alan back, but we also have to give new guys a chance. He learned about all of us over years not a year, need to give them time to learn all the divisions. Not an easy task by any means. Just my opinion, John

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

Think it?s poor that they use a particular announcer that has close ties with one of the Pro teams?.and pitching the sports betting that NHRA directly benefits from is classless. Just my two cents

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

It's Justin Doerfler who we're hearing, he's defintitely a voice doppelganger to our beloved Reinhart and is doing a great job. Alan will be at Beech Bend this coming Thursday.

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

Alan not coming back.as he told me we couldn?t agree on a contract
He?s an independent contractor.
It sucks but life continues

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

At first I was convinced it was Alan on the mic. Ahh well I can dream

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

Maybe so. But I'll bet that a lot of what is said, or not, at nationals by announcers is scripted by the NHRA people, with a lot of improvisation or off script banter being frowned upon.

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

That's where NHRA is now.

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

While I don't disagree, a lot of the enmity is due to how NHRA has treated so many over the years. Alan, Dave Ley and his wife, Gloria, Redman, and Wesley Roberson, among others, aren't just "personnel", those people are our family. Some of those people literally broke bread with us in our pits, shared water and other cold and hot beverages with us, and spoke with us regularly. Because they too love the sport, and they love us, as well.


NHRA has simply discarded so many who gave their lives to this sport we love, to make things better for us, the racers.

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

Hey, if you like Alan Reinhart on the mic, tune in this weekend to NHRA.tv for the divisional event from Bowling Green. You'll be pleasantly surprised...
Warren

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

Thank You Warren. Alan and you were a great team on mic. I miss those days.

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

Alan's delivery is spot on, every, single, time.

Write the check NHRA.

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

He is indeed fabulous. And of course, its just doesn't even feel like race morning until you hear Come on Eileen, Hot rod Lincoln, Cover of the rolling stone etc etc etc.

Just because he's an independent contractor doesn't mean he wont be back at national events. I tend to think we might hear him at Indy announcing S and SS! Might be wishful thinking, but I'm going with it !!


Kp

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

Alan has been announcing today in Bowling Green


Wade Foster
Stokes Racing Enterprises

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

Alan just like a few other announcers are independent contractors so even though he might not work the NHRA NE anymore, he can still be hired by an individual track to come announce at the event, So like Joe Costello did at MG in May, Alan at Mission, LVD and BG, Brian Lohnes did the big TAD Shootout at Cecil this year so if a track wants to hire them and can come to an agreement on cost then it's great to have them aboard.

Re: Alan Reinhart
 

Having a good announcer is more important now than ever. With the online streaming most fans are listening and watching that way.
As a racer I only need to hear the call to the lanes for my class. My hearing is horrible and i am near deaf without my hearing aids. One of the announcers at D2 blasts an
aa-oo-ga horn before he makes a call to the lanes for each class. That is perfect for me as I recognize the horn and listen closely for the class called. I have been to a few races where they used Whatsapp to communicate with the racers. That is a huge help to the hearing handicapped. I always sign up for the text to the lanes with NHRA but that system has never worked very well and is unreliable.