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Cairns Catches Up

Tom Cairns hosts a podcast series where he talks to iconic people who work or had worked within the motorsport world. He discusses with them about their careers, where they have worked and what they have done. Each episode will talk about the championships which the guest is synonymous with, find out what stage of their careers they are at from their point of view and where the focus should be at to make those racing series better than they are currently.

Ranging from broadcasters to racing drivers, the emphasis of the show is to help fill the audience with some fascinating insights from guests on interesting topics including Formula 1, BTCC, Indycar and even finding out how to go about finding opportunities to work within the motorsport community.

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Cairns Catches Up

Series 1: Episode 2 - Tom Gaymor - "No one teaches you how to be a commentator."

March 12, 2025 • Tom Cairns • Season 1 • Episode 2

Tom Cairns hosts Episode 2 of Cairns Catches Up. He is joined by Sky Sports F1 Indycar commentator Tom Gaymor, who shares his experiences as a racing driver before switching his attentions to commentary and presenting in a variety of sports.

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Episode contents:

Introduction - 0:00
Overview of Tom's role for Sky Sports F1 - 0:58
Indycar (Part 1) - 4:57
Indy 500 - 8:11
America's love affair with F1 - 9:05
F1TV - 14:06
How ex-F1 drivers get on in Indycar - 16:42
Future of Indycar - 18:42
Challenges in being a commentator - 22:27
Experience at Eurosport and Discovery - 25:05
Olympics - 27:00
Pressure on presenting/commentating on multiple sports - 28:20
Tom's racing career - 33:50
Tom Gaymor Consultancy Ltd. - 39:19
Commentary for other clients - 44:40
Future of Tom Gaymor - 48:05
How to prepare for an important commentary moment - 49:55
Indycar (Part 2) - 51:37
Tom's reflection on his career - 54:23
Advice to people wanting to work within the broadcasting industry - 56:49

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For your information, this podcast was recorded in October 2024.

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