* His first ever track experience came at Western Speeedway in a 1973 Demolition Derby.
During the next two years, he served as crew chief for Gordie Stone and won a couple of mechanic races.

*In 1976, he drove Dave Bennett’s car in a Jalopy Class race and won the Main Event.
He drove in the 1977 Hobby Stock class and won the Championship. The following year he won the Stock Car Championship.

* In 1982 he was again crowned the Stock Car Champion and was given a trip to the Daytona 500.

* He was awarded with the Mechanic of the Year, Best Looking Car as well as winning the 1984 Hobby Stock Championship. He got the Mechanic of the Year award again in 1989.

* He joined the ranks of the Old Time Racers Assoc. (OTRA) in 1990, traveled to Hamilton and Toronto for the East-West Challenge and emerged as the Western Points Champion. He drove the Milt Barnes #32 and won numerous Main Events throughout the Northwest.

* He was awarded the Mechanic of the Year award in 1991 and 1992, won the Cassidy OTRA Dirt Cup in 1991 and set fast time for 1991 and 1992.

*In 1994, he moved to the IMCA Series and won 6 features out of 9 entered at Western on his way to capturing the Championship. He also received the Driver of the Year, Mechanic of the Year and the Corby Cup for most Main Event wins.

* He was crowned 1995 Open Wheel Champion as well as Rookie of the Year and a 3rd place finish in the National IMCA Points. An impressive IMCA record saw him become the first B.C. driver to win the National title in 1996, a feat he repeated in 1997 and 1999.

* He was IMCA Champion at Saratoga in 1996 and 1997 as well as overall Salmon Classic winner and Western Speedway Champion in 1997 and 1998. He won the B.C. IMCA Series Championships in 1998 and 1999 plus the Hard Charger and the Mechanic of the Year awards in 1999.

* He joined the WILROC Sprint Car & Super Modified series in 2000 and drove the Ron Douglas Roadster to three successive 5th place points finishes. He also won four Main Events in this class.

* In 2005, he drove Jason Beaulieu’s IMCA in one Saratoga race and won the Main.

*Over his career, he has competed at Western, Grandview Bowl, Cassidy, Saratoga and Tri-Port Speedways on the Island; Penticton, Prince George, Quesnel, Vernon and Williams Lake in B.C.; Port Angeles, Skagit, Spanaway, Tenino and Wenatchee in Washington; Portland and Roseburg in Oregon; Stateline in Idaho; Kalispell in Montana; Medicine Hat and Race City in Alberta; and Flamboro and CNE Stadium in Ontario.

* We are now pleased to welcome Rob into the Victoria Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

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