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The tires are called wets, because they're used in the wet. And these tires are called slicks, because they're very slick.

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Murray Walker
Age: 97 †
Born: 1923
Born: October 10
Died: 2021
Died: March 13
Commentator
Journalist
Presenter
Pundit
Birmingham
West Midlands
Graeme Murray Walker
Called
Funny
Used
Tires
Slick
Motor
Wet
Tire
Racing

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