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Bob Marlow is a veteran motorsports writer and speedway public address announcer from New Jersey. Bob’s been to more than 100 speedways in the US and Canada covering everything from the local short tracks to Formula 1 and IndyCar. Most recently Bob was at Phoenix Raceway, where he was on the microphone for the Vintage Desert Classic vintage IndyCar event that was part of the Verizon Indycar Series’ weekend. And he just completed a 15-year run as the lead announcer for the “Gambler’s Classic” midwinter indoor racing events in Atlantic City. Now retired from announcing, today Bob is the Motorsports Editor for CarShowSafari.com, a web site with the ambitious tagline of “Every Car Event, Everywhere.” Bob is also a classic car enthusiast, and can be seen roaming the aisles at Hershey every October.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • MetronGarage • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
SUCCESS QUOTES
“If you’re going to do something, do it right.”
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
The circumstances that lead to Bob becoming a speedway announcer were his father having a stroke.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
A 1962 Corvair Station Wagon
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Buy the best car you can afford.
RESOURCES
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
Black Noon by Art Garner
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Life passes much faster than you expect. Sometimes it’s wise to wait, but don’t wait too long because suddenly, you’ll be old.
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What a great podcast! Although he didn’t talk about it much during the interview, Bob Marlow has been active in the Corvair hobby at both the local and national level since the early 1970s. I came to know him in 1987 or 1988 when I joined the New Jersey Association of Corvair Enthusiasts – a club that remains very active to this day. Bob has also been active in the Northeast Corvair Council, a group that has been running time trials, first at Lime Rock and later at other tracks, since 1973. He’s one of the smartest, wittiest people I know and it’s always a pleasure to be in his company. Allan Lacki, Eastern Region Director, Corvair Society of America.