Hall of Fame Inductee - Bob Easton
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| When the Coles County Dragway USA hall of fame was introduced
back in 2008, many of the past track champions were lucky enough to
have their names added to the history of CCD on the boards on the
back of the grandstands. Our first inductee for the 2015
induction is exactly the type of person we expected to be voted in
each year. Maybe not a "champion" of a class or division, but
someone who exemplified exactly what we were hoping to remember.
Not just wins/losses on the track, but our hall of fame is to
remember the people who have made this track so great for so many
years. Bob may not have won any championships, but he had a big
hand in a lot of them. He raced in the 70's, 80's and 90's, in
everything from a street car to a super quick dragster. He was an
original member of the CCD Jr. Dragster parent’s board, and was
instrumental in making many of the policies and trends that have
made the Jr. program at CCD one of the best in the land for 20
years, including the Ray Evans Consolation race for the kids.
Always the sportsman, he once gave an engine to his sons closest
competitor to finish the year out, only to see that young man pass
his son and win the championship that year never giving it a second
thought. He helped many with parts, engines and knowledge
anytime is was asked. Bob was quite a collector and if you were
ever in his basement you saw that he had many "possessions" that he
had acquired over the years, beer cans, beer signs, music and if you
were lucky enough, you got to see his many friends that he had
"acquired" over the years (wink). He ran down many tracks in his
life, and he even had the chance to make some laps on the Bonneville
Salt Flats, but he always called CCD home. |
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