World Speed Motorsports lost a long time employee and friend last month. Robert B. Williams, Jr., 64, passed away June 17, 2008 in Salinas California. Williams (aka Stryder, Burner, Will, or Worf) drove transporters for World Speed for over 10 years and logged over 3 million miles in his trucking career. When he was on the road, Will could be found on the basketball courts near the tracks during the day and in the Karaoke lounges in the evening.
Williams attended Rutgers University before deciding on a career in trucking and eventually racing, possibly making him the best educated truck driver in the paddock. He was also a master of chess and was rarely beaten by anyone on the team. He spent his time off from World Speed working as an SCCA, NASA, or USARM corner worker, and he knew just about every stat on every San Francisco Region driver from the early 70’s until today.
Williams imparted a lot of interesting racing advice to World Speed drivers over the years, but by far his most lasting words of racing wisdom are, “don’t rush the attrition otherwise you’ll become a part of it.” A memorial service for Williams will be held at Healey Mortuary in Salinas California on July 18th from 7-9pm.
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