Cox and Watson

[Guy Goddard]

Forget the driver line ups this one is the best, Cox and watson know how to make a touring car race sound superb and make Walker and Brundle sound like dull...Whatever your paying them BBC it ain't enough!!
Please pay your respects to Cox and Watson below....

[knowlesy59]

there great commentators but did any of ya see Cox smash at thruxton (i think) in his mondeo.That smash was just so bad.i wasnt there 2 see it but ive got it on video so thats how i know!

[Ralf's Girl]

John Watson and Charlie Cox are an excellent commentary team, especially Charlie Cox. He reminds me a lot of Martin Brundle in the way he's able to make some very wry comments about race incidents.

I don't know about making Murray and Martin sound dull, but they're definitely a lot better than many sports commentary teams.

[vauxhall]

i remember Coxes smash @ thruxton, 1st corner!
rolled it 'bout 300,239 times!

[knowlesy59]

300,240 times to be exact.Cox was a good driver and i remember him kikin butt at brands in the wet one year and he wouldhave won if he hadnt been spun.Have any of you ever met these great guys or not?

[redshoes]

Originally posted by knowlesy59
there great commentators but did any of ya see Cox smash at thruxton (i think) in his mondeo.That smash was just so bad.i wasnt there 2 see it but ive got it on video so thats how i know!

See it ? He was aiming directly at me ! Forget the video, the only camera that caught it was some distance away and only realy showed a cloud of dust. Got a picture of it just as it started to slide. If only I had an autowind on the camera I could have nade a fortune. Got some pics of it after it landed if anyone's interested - not a pretty sight.

[knowlesy59]

if u know how 2 get the pictures on i wouldn't mind seein them.your right about the camera angles.the main 1 was well far away and you only saw half of the crash cos the car went behind the trees.and the onboard cameras of the drivers behind were rather pants too.

[redshoes]

Starts to slide

How it landed

After driver removed

As I recall the second pic was taken just as the car had come to a halt. The half open door is not because Cox has got out already. Notice how EVERY panel is bent, including a rather large dent in the roof.

[vauxhall]

CHEERS REDSHOES

[knowlesy59]

cheers my friend!

[Heeltoe6]

Cox and Watson are probably the best duo in the biz, Cox is just insane in relating the exciting action as if he was riding in the car first hand, and delivers it in a high-paced fast talking style. Watson doesn't pull any punches and tell it like it is whenever an oaf pulls a dumb move

[redshoes]

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[knowlesy59]

those pics were absolutely great.ur an absolute star pal.any more u know where 2 send them.

[R]

I remember when John Watson used to commentate F1 on Eurosport. He's a great commentator alright, he "tells it like it is", that's true.

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Also "That car will be handling like a sausage"

[Sodemo]

Don't forget these gems:

"it looks like its been used in a ramraid"

"His car looks as though its had a starring role in Mad Max"

[vauxhall]

''this is'nt racing its skittles''

[hunttheshunt]

I took a friend who'd never really been into Touring Cars before to Silverstone last year. We approached Charlie for his autograph and then i said to him-'i've just been telling him (my friend) about your crash in '95'. To which he replied-'tell me about it-i've still got the headache!' Top bloke.