Bob Middleton has been involved in some form of speedway and circuit racing for thirty years. Bob commenced racing Nascars as they were known then, in 1995 at which time it was commented that the S.A. driver was one of the fastest "rookie's" in some five years having qualified at his first meet at 28.66 but doing laps as lows as 28.2 during the course of the race at the Thunderdome. Bob has also been driving in the Super Truck Series for co-drivers with several podium finishes. In January/February of 2002 Bob competed in the New Zealand championship of the supertrucks, driving for Inky Tulloch Motorsport in the second super truck.