Vintage Drift February 2014 Posted courtesy of Martin Rudow, Vintage Drift Magazine Return to www.robertplotts.com Bobby Plotts While the passing of SOVREN racer Frank Anderson was reluctantly and sadly accepted, the sudden passing of Bobby Plotts late in December was a shock. While Bob had been fighting diabetes and colon cancer for some time, and had been reduced to getting around the paddock in a motorized golf cart, his invariably sunny outlook and ready smile made it difficult to believe that he was fighting a serious medical condition. Bobby was one of the Spokane gang that terrorized the streets of that otherwise quiet city in the late 50s and early 60s in hopped-up vehicles of various sorts. In the company of desperadoes like Paul Jaremko they tested fast cars on the city streets but always made it home safely. One of those “tests” of a Mercedes factory team race car sent over for a dealer promotion was one such escapade and lives on in the memory of all who knew Bobby and know Paul. Bobby was one of the friendliest and most positive people around and he truly loved racing and the people involved in it. On a personal note, he was one of the earliest and strongest supporters of Long Straights and Hairpin Turns and Weekends of Glory, my northwest racing history books. Bobby grew up in Spokane and spent most of his adult life in Portland where he was a teacher. He is survived by his wife RoseAnn and a huge stockpile of racing paraphernalia and literature, under which it is rumored some old race cars may even exist. --Martin Rudow Editor/Publisher, Vintage Drift magazine This website provided by www.ganders.net Updated Feb. 27, 2013