BOB WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL ALONG WITH OTHERS IN STARTING 4 WHEEL DRIVE PULLING IN WINCHESTER. FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS HE WAS THE FORCE IN CONDUCTING THE WINCHESTER PULL. HE WAS THE LEAD FORCE IN BUILDING THE FIRST SLED USED IN WINCHESTER(PRIMITIVE BY TODAYS STANDARDS) MIKE ZIEGLER SAID IT BEST, ALL OUR TRUCKS ARE BETTER BECAUSE OF BOB. I HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH BOB AND ALWAYS CAME AWAY WITH A NEW IDEA ESPECIALLY WHEN TALKING HITCHES. I REMEMBER A PARTICULAR CONVERSATION WE HAD WHILE PULLING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE YEARS AGO. HE HAD JUST ACQUIRED A NEW 540 ENGINE FROM LEE EDWARDS AND COMMENTED HE WOULD QUIT IF MORE HORSEPOWER WAS NEEDED. WE ALL KNOW HE WENT ON TO ACQUIRE MORE HORSEPOWER AND DIDN'T QUIT MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF HIS FELLOW COMPETITORS. BOB WAS TRULY A PIONEER IN THE SPORT AND WILL BE MISSED OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH SARA, SCOTT AND FAMILY.
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