Voice of Long Beach Grand Prix Races to Hall of Fame

Voice of Long Beach Grand Prix Races to Hall of Fame

Bob Shepard was behind the microphone for over 50 years and dozens of Hall of Famers, but Southern California race fans equate longevity to one man who has been the voice of the Long Beach Grand Prix for nearly 40 years, and he’s being inducted into the Long Beach Motorsports Hall of Fame along side

Bob Shepard was behind the microphone for over 50 years and dozens of Hall of Famers, but Southern California race fans equate longevity to one man who has been the voice of the Long Beach Grand Prix for nearly 40 years, and he’s being inducted into the Long Beach Motorsports Hall of Fame along side Roger Penske.

Los Angeles Daily News:  Brewster: In racing rich Southern California, Grand Prix of Long Beach sets standard

Bruce Flanders has a long and storied history of calling races not just in Southern California, but all around the country.  He’s announced at some of the long-forgotten tracks, and some of the cathedrals of auto racing.

Flanders is best knows as the “Voice of Long Beach” where he’s announced every race since 1978, 10 years after he got his start calling motorcycle racing at the Orange County Fairgrounds.  His voice has also been heard at Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, Daytona, Caesar’s Palace and even Wembley Stadium in England.

 

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