Bob "Bullet" Light passed away Saturday May 18, 2024 from complications due to his cancer fight.
There are many happy stories about Bob, but they are overshadowed now by his death. Through Bob we found out what 'fast' was, how to be tenacious to win a race against obstacles, and how to humbly carry yourself when you know you have more talent than anyone in almost every race he participated in. These are the lessons I learned from Bob. Bob will be missed.
For the RC community at large, especially in the SouthWest, Bob was generally the 'fastest guy in town' wherever he raced. Starting with archaic RC cars on floors of polished concrete, Bob was very difficult to beat everywhere he went. You can learn about his racing career in the following link:
I knew Bob starting in late 1980s, as I was learning about racing RC cars. After a few years, I started Power Products, and Bob was tired of constant travel for Trinity (as well as working his own graphics business), and he joined my small team along with James Brown and Gary OBrien. As a team, we did not slow down much, but Bob enjoyed the racing much more without the pressure from the national racing scene. Bob was fun to be around, and with his quiet sense of humor, the team had a lot of great times. Bob could also be superstitious at times especially when related to green items around his race cars; a lot of funny stories (maybe not at the time!) occurred as we traveled to many race tracks.
After I returned to RC racing (life has a way of defining what you do!) in 2017, Bob was still the "Bullet", and I again connected with Bob (and with many others) in this sport. I forgot how much I missed this sport and what Bob had taught me about racing and life.
Mark Fulton
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Sorry for your loss, my condolences to the family
Bob was my favorite racer back in the day. I’d reached out to Team Power in the past year or two and Bob himself on getting to know more about his ‘87,’88 and ‘89 1/10th scale U.S. On-Road Nationals wins. So sorry to hear of his passing. I’ve posted the two links from Team Power regarding his history and tribute on RC10talk.com; Old School RC (fb group) and Vintage RC Pan Car Builders Association (fb group). History of this sport is important and I consider it a privilege to have raced back in the same time as Bob….thankfully, mostly on the East Coast…or I’m sure he would have lapped me once or twice otherwise! Rest in Peace “Bullet”, you’ll be missed. All the best to your friends and family. Sincerely, Travel’in Travis Johnson.
Thank you for sharing these awesome memories of my dad! ❤️❤️