In 1967, Bob had completed his apprenticeship and was working his way through Franklin & Marshall College by working at a Triumph dealership as a mechanic. After two years as a physics major, Bob withdrew from college to embark on his own racing career in a Triumph GT-6+.  To support his addiction to the sport, Bob worked at various Triumph and MG dealerships in Connecticut, culminating in consideration for the position of N.E. Service Rep for Standard-Triumph in 1971. Instead, he decided to study the finer points of British car performance by working with Master Mechanics Curt Ridgard and Lee Mann, at Dyno Corporation in Fairfield, CT, as a race car mechanic on cars such as Spitfires, Sprites, MGBs, TRs, Jags, and Alfas. In 1974, after a mediocre career (due to high costs and a limited budget) with the GT-6+, he modified a MkII Spitfire for SCCA racing. Over the next six years, his racing accomplishments became legendary. In 108 starts in the Spitfire, Bob won an incredible 78 races, including 51 of his last 55 races using his own common sense design modifications of factory parts. The legality of his car was questioned many times by competitors, but was always found to be well within the rules limitations. At the end of 1975, Bob's accomplishments came to the attention of British Leyland, which offered him a position with Group 44 as a driver/engineer. A work-related accident early in 1976 eliminated that opportunity for Bob.

At the end of 1979, due to rising costs and the instinct for self-preservation, Bob quit racing (on the track; he can still be spotted on the Merritt Parkway, but you'll have to look quickly). In early 1981 he reentered college full-time to study for a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, supporting himself by repairing British cars at his home. Bob graduated from the University of Bridgeport in January of 1984 and went to work as an Automotive Applications/Sales/Marketing Engineer for a division of North American Phillips. He was largely responsible for the final design and sale of the engine idle control system used by GM and Chrysler, and worked with other companies such as Ford, Bosch, and Lucas. With the advent of the recession in 1990, he was laid off from his engineering position due to internal political considerations and, with no engineering jobs available in the state of Connecticut, utilized his talents to make a living from his first love, British cars. Bob currently owns a 1970 Triumph GT-6+ (restoration in progress), a 1970 Jaguar XKE roadster, and the fastest streetable 1974 Spitfire in the Northeast.