Griff Allen

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Griff Allen is an American motorsports broadcaster, engineer, and actor/performer. Allen is known for his appearances on ESPN2 as host, reporter and analyst for ESPN SpeedWorld , the Outdoor Channel, Spike TV, Speed Channel, and other programming. [1]

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Allen performs live analysis and commentary for: AMA Superbike, ASRA, CCS, [2] monster truck events, [3] motocross, arenacross, drifting, rock crawling, car shows, major industry trade shows and auto shows.

Allen served as the national spokesperson for the Toyo Tires Take it to the Track program - which discourages illegal street racing. He has appeared frequently on local TV stations nationwide addressing issues of transportation-related public safety.

Career

Engineering

Allen worked in steel production, fluid systems component manufacturing, actuator development and investment casting.[ when? ] On 20 October 1998, he was awarded patent number 5,822,989 for his work in developing a fuel-saving clutch mechanism used in the heavy trucking industry along with co-inventors Michael L. Sturdevant and Edward T. Schneider. [4] Allen holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.[ citation needed ]

Acting

Allen appeared as Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music and William Harrison Brent in the Ohio premier of Perfect Crime at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre.[ citation needed ] He appeared as Mark Ferris in London Suite and Mike Connor in High Society with The Gates Mills Players - where he also directed the Pulitzer Prize for Drama nominated play Love Letters by A. R. Gurney.[ citation needed ] He also appeared as Brett - a police officer in the 2001 HBO film Proximity, [5] and as a Desk Sergeant in the 2004 Christopher K. Young film Sugar. [6] Allen appeared as a CDC Official in Diagnosis: Unknown on the Discovery Health Channel.[ citation needed ] He has appeared in numerous radio and television commercials - most notably for Summit Racing Equipment.

Motorsports broadcasting

Allen hosted the 2008 AMA Sports Banquet [7] at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Pit Pass: Special with Speed Channel's Griff Allen Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine , www.autoracing1.com. Accessed 2009-05-05.
  2. ↑ Champion Cup Series, American Sport Bike Racing, Archived News July 2006 - September 2006 Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine , ccsracing.us. Accessed 2009-05-02.
  3. ↑ USHRA Thunder Nationals, Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA, 03/19-21/2004, monsterjamonline.com. Accessed 2009-05-02.
  4. ↑ Thermochemical/mechanical brake and clutch unit, Google Patent Search.com. Accessed 2009-05-03.
  5. ↑ Griff Allen (actor) [ permanent dead link ], fancast.com. Accessed 2009-05-02.
  6. ↑ Sugar, a film by Christopher K. Young Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine , videoveriteproductions.com. Accessed 2009-05-02.
  7. ↑ Women Riders Doing Great Things [ permanent dead link ], www.womenridersnow.com. 2008-11-29. Accessed 2009-05-04.
  8. ↑ Snapshots, www.amadirectlink.com. Accessed 2009-05-05.
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