User:Bob Rahilly

11/09/12 Bob Rahilly, 59, legally Robert Henderson Rahilly, is currently a resident of Up-Town Charlotte, NC. Bob was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. on Jan 09, 1953 to parents Virginia Harris Rahilly, and George T.F. Rahilly, a local Ft. Lauderdale Orthopedic Surgeon. He has two living brothers, two deceased brothers, and two sisters. He makes his living in the field of auto racing, boat racing, and engine building. He and his full blooded brother, Dick Rahilly, have worked together in racing for over 45 years. In 1977 Bob Rahilly branched out from his S. Florida based Racing Engine business to form Rahmoc Enterprises with Butch Mock, as a full time Winston Cup Racing Team. Originally based in N. Miami Beach, Fla., Rahmoc moved to it's perminent location in Concord, NC in 1985. This same location still exists today as Rahmoc Racing Engines Inc. with Bob and Dick Rahilly still turning the wrenches. The racing team existed full time from 1977 thru 1993 accumulating 350 consecutive Winston Cup starts, several pole positions, several wins, and finished 4th in points in 1983 with Neil Bonnett driving. Bob Rahilly split with his business partner, Mock, in 1993 after a fifth place finish in Rahmoc's final WC race, the 1993 Daytona 500. No longer operating as a racing team, Rahmoc returned to it's roots of building racing engines and racing cars. Currently called Rahmoc Racing Engines Inc., Rahmoc's engines have won many races and championships in auto racing, as well as in offshore marine racing, both domestically and internationally. Most recently, in 2012, Rahmoc Racing Engines won the nascar Wheelen Southern Modified Championship with George Brunhoelz lII, the nascar Bowman Gray Modified Championship with Tim Brown, and the nascar Motor Mile Speedway Late Model Stock Championship with Josh Berry, driving for car owner Dale Earnhardt Jr.