Griff Allen

The diverse career of Griff Allen includes being a motorsports broadcaster, engineer/inventor, actor/performer, on-site announcer/emcee, and communications/media skills trainer. Allen is best known for his regular appearances on ESPN2 as host, pit reporter and expert analyst for Speedworld, In the Driver’s Seat, The Mother’s Polish Car Show Series, Inside Drag Racing, World of Trucks by the Outdoor Channel, and other programming. He gained his greatest visibility as one of the first and one of the longest-running broadcasters of the sport compact broadcast wave as the National Import Racing Association (NIRA), Island Drag Racing Association (IDRA), Import Drag Racing Circuit (IDRC), National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), Summer Slam, NOPI Nationals and other sanctions and promoters started airing their events on Speedvision, Spike, Speed Channel, and ESPN2. Allen performs live analysis and commentary for AMA Superbike, ASRA, CCS, monster truck events, 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. In 2006, Griff Allen, would be crowned champion of the W.E.ROCK Celebrity Rockcrawl held during the 2006 W.E.ROCK World Championship event in Henderson, Nevada.