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The Street Stock A Main checkered flag had just waved, so the two brothers drove their cars back to the pits and excitedly dissected the just concluded feature. Rob Moore in his No. 82 had won his heat race and finished in the top ten in the feature. Brother Tim in the No. 83 had been moving up to the front before getting in an incident and graciously taking responsibility and going to the rear. Their night was a success however, since they had a lot of fun and both cars were still in one piece to race again. They congratulated best friend Randy DeMaggio who had won the Street Stock A Main feature, along with the other feature winners Steve Cronenwett Jr. in the Late Models and Robbie Loving in the Figure 8 class.

To fully grasp the definition of the words "Perseverance" and "Dedication", one merely need to meet brothers Rob and Tim Moore from Wyandotte, Mich. who have both raced Street Stocks at Flat Rock for the last 15 yrs. I was very impressed by the stunning appearance of their two jet black and sparkling silver cars on opening night. These are absolutely two of the most beautiful race cars I have ever seen. At first glance I assumed that they had deep pockets and generous sponsors, but as I soon found out, nothing could be further from the truth. Rob and Tim are the epitome of the hard working low budget weekend warriors that are the backbone of every short track. They both work in the sheet metal trade and finance their racing week to week with their paychecks. While neither one is willing to go into debt in order to race, they have managed with pride to build and`field a pair of cars that are second to none. They build and maintain their own cars individually, but pitch in to help each other as needed, and have a lot of respect for each other's talent & abilities with absolutely no sibling rivalry.

They first started with one uncompetitive car that they shared between them, and with a lot of hard work over the years moved up from the B Main class up to the A main division. Tim finished 2nd in points last year and Rob was in the top 10 which is remarkable considering they have very little sponsorship and can only afford to buy used tires from their fellow competitors. Both cars carry the Maaco Auto Body logo, but Tim explained that Maaco just supplies them with the paint and they do the rest. Their engines are built by their dad Danny Dow, who himself raced for many years, and both brothers still rely on his old set up information. When asked how long they could see themselves racing, Tim's response was "As long as it's still fun". Both Rob and Tim's families enjoy going to the track every Saturday night to watch them compete, so there is always a lot of activity in their pit area.

There is one story that best expresses how truly dedicated they really are. Rob had major engine trouble at the end of a season, and did not have the funds to repair the damage. After missing several races at the start of last year, he remembered they had an old school bus that they had once used as a motor home sitting in a field. They pulled the school bus engine out and installed it in Rob's race car so he could continue racing the rest of the year. Believe it or not, the engine was actually a pretty good performer. Talk about perseverance!