2010 Hall of Fame
Bob Maxey
Racer
Bob Maxey, the famed
driver of the Clinton
Shaker series of
Pontiacs, helped to put
the Southern Maryland
area and bracket racing
on the map in the late
1970s. As one of a
handful of the top
proponents of this new
style of drag racing,
Maxey led the way in the
acceptance of the racing
format that essentially
saved drag racing at the
weekly participant
level. With drag racers
being able to select
their own performance
levels (thus saving
untold thousands of
dollars in speed
development costs), they
now had to identify ways
of making their cars
more consistent. Maxey
tackled the consistency
issue and made bracket
racing a science,
introducing many
innovations that
replaced guesswork with
solid theory and
practical application.
Not content in keeping
the technology to
himself, Bob shared his
expertise by building
racing engines and
setting up race cars for
other participants. Many
racers rode Maxey power
and tune-ups to success.
In addition to his more
famous on track
exploits, Bob Maxey made
perhaps one of the most
important and lasting
contributions to MIR. He
poured the starting line
that has provided such
incredible traction over
the years! Using his own
specially formulated
concrete mixture, Maxey
provided the incredible
bite of the MIR starting
line that is regarded as
one of the best in the
industry, leading to
countless records and
best performances each
year. While the Clinton
Shaker’s racing
successes are a part of
history, Bob Maxey’s
touch is felt by every
racer who explodes off
the legendary MIR
starting line!
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