Inside the life – and highstandards race team – of Bob Rahaim, one of the toughest nitrous Pro Mod racers in the country
A TIGHT-KNIT
There’ s no questioning what family means to Bob Rahaim. It is the basis for his racing operation, it is pivotal for the tremendous success he has enjoyed over the past half-decade, and it is necessary for him to continue to keep racing on the NHRA’ s highly competitive Pro Mod circuit. It was also important enough for him to give up the sport he loves so dearly for 15-years.
The Grosse Point, Michigan-native had enjoyed a successful run in the sportsman ranks, getting his start in a street car after watching a Funny Car show at now-defunct Detroit Dragway.“ It
Inside the life – and highstandards race team – of Bob Rahaim, one of the toughest nitrous Pro Mod racers in the country
BY JOSH HACHAT really caught my eye, just from the power and noise aspect,” Rahaim said.
He had graduated from motocross and hockey for the bigger adrenaline rush and chance to go even faster, eventually ending up in a Jerry Bickel-built car he campaigned in Quick Rod. Rahaim moved from racing at local tracks to competing at the likes of Indy, Bristol and St. Louis, even winning the 1990 IHRA World Nationals at Norwalk in Quick Rod. A year later, it appeared his time in the sport was done. He had three daughters to raise – Jennifer, Sarah and Kristen – and that took priority. Rahaim had always hoped he could eventually return, but it was going to have to be
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