I have been involved with motocross for many years. First when I raced while I was young, then now with my sons and grandsons racing with me. Being that involved, I started helping to put on races. The thing that I do most often is run the starting gate. In fact, I ran the starts for the Wild West Series for eight years. During that time, my friend from Scott USA (goggle company) started calling me Starter Bob (his name is Bob too and we raced together). Before long, all the racers were calling me that. Guess it just stuck. At least it doesn't have a negative meaning like many nicknames.