The Temporary
Will Buxton is ready to be the voice of IndyCar on FOX.
Buxton is a longtime motorsports journalist and commentator.
You possibly can watch the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on FOX 13 starting at midday on Sunday, March 2.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The observe would be the identical and the drivers are nonetheless quick. Nonetheless, there may be one large distinction on the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this 12 months: the way you watch the race.
“I all the time say in case you get any individual to look at an IndyCar race as soon as, you have obtained them hooked for all times,” stated IndyCar on FOX broadcaster Will Buxton.
With the whole IndyCar season coming to FOX 13, a brand new voice shall be charged with bringing you the sights, sounds and tales of IndyCar.
That voice is Buxton’s, because the longtime motorsports journalist and commentator shocked race followers around the globe by leaving his function as a reporter for Method 1 and crossing the pond to guide FOX’s IndyCar broadcast sales space.
What they’re saying
“It is the quickest racing on Earth and when this chance got here up it was simply one thing I simply could not flip down,” Buxton stated.
Buxton is not new to North America’s open wheel racing collection, nonetheless, after beforehand serving as a pit lane reporter for the collection with NBC Sports activities.
“I’ve all the time liked IndyCar,” Buxton stated. “It has been a ardour of mine, extra as a fan, than professionally.”
However simply because Buxton has a previous masking the game does not imply he hasn’t needed to give himself a crash course in all issues IndyCar.
“This deal happened round Christmastime,” Buxton recalled. “I had to make use of my Christmas cash from my mum to exit and purchase just a few. I say just a few, however I’ve truly obtained about 15 books behind me.”
However Buxton is not simply bringing his ardour for motorsports historical past to the printed sales space, however is bringing alongside his distinctive and candid model of storytelling that has endeared him to race followers around the globe.
And thanks his common appearances on the Netflix docuseries Drive to Survive, followers around the globe obtained to see Buxton’s Candor first hand, even when these appearances gained Buxton a little bit of a novel repute.
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“I’ve to embrace it as a result of my daughter calls me a meme,” Buxton joked.
Meme or not, Buxton’s ardour for racing is what he’s trying ahead to bringing to the printed sales space and to the streets of St. Pete.
“I care deeply about this championship and this season and about doing a superb job for the followers around the globe and for the followers we hope to deliver to the championship as nicely,” Buxton stated.
If you cannot make it in particular person to the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, you may watch reside protection on FOX 13 starting at midday on Sunday, March 2.
The Supply
Data for this story was gathered by FOX 13’s Sean Barie.
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