Books By Bob Silva

Writer/filmmaker Bob Silva was introduced to motor racing at the tender age of two, when he accompanied his parents to the weekly auto races at Californiau2019s Oakland Speedway. His father, Eddie Silva, drove inboard hydroplanes built by grandfather Al Silva, competing on the West Coast racing circuit from 1952-1972. In 1968, Bob joined the family racing team, driving hydroplanes until the family retired from competition in 1974. Bob writes the u201cFrom the Vintage Notebooku201d column for American Power Boat Associationu2019s (APBA) u201cPropelleru201d magazine and in 2007 served as Race Director for the first APBA vintage race boat event held in California.