As one of the voices of the Traxxas TORC Series Presented by AMSOIL and a pit reporter for the live streaming of the races courtesy of 3 Wide Life, GoPro cameras and eBay Motors, Powers is an entertaining figure that interacts with the drivers and fans on event weekends. He has been a professional emcee for 23 years and AMSOIL’s voice of racing for more than eight of them.
 
But there is much more to Powers, a Colorado native and former U.S. Olympic strength coach, than that. A veteran of both the Army and the Air Force, he retains that military bearing wherever he goes. During the National Anthem, he snaps a salute so crisp he could be just days out of boot camp. When talking about his several tours to the Middle East to entertain America’s servicemembers, the passion and pride he feels for his fellow soldiers is palpable.
 
Powers’ agenda is to entertain. Whether it’s in front of a crowd of die-hard off-road racing fans watching some of the most intense motorsports action in the country or it’s in Iraq or Afghanistan with some of the biggest sports celebrities in the world to provide a moment away from the warzone for our nation’s heroes, Rob Powers is there to put on a show.
 
After seeing two of his non-commissioned officers killed in action, Powers formed The Warrior’s Tour Foundation (http://www.thewarriortours.com/). The purpose of the organization is to bring professional athletes and sports celebrities to areas of hardship deployment to entertain the troops there. It’s a foundation several of the TORC Series’ drivers will be familiar with very soon as Powers plans to include them on upcoming tours of duty.

“When I went to the Pentagon recently,” Powers said, “I brought along some of these Traxxas radio-controlled trucks and you would think these hardened military veterans, including a full bird colonel, were little kids! They did not want to give these things back! I knew then that our men and women fighting for us overseas would love to not only have an opportunity to test drive some of these Traxxas RC trucks, but they would also get a thrill out of meeting the people who drive the full-sized trucks at some of the most challenging racetracks in the country.”

Most important to Powers is the integrity of the product. In an era where everyone has a price, fans and viewers know 100 percent that when Rob Powers promotes something, it is a quality brand. That includes the Traxxas TORC Series Presented by AMSOIL."

For more information on the Traxxas TORC Series Presented by AMSOIL, visit them on the Web at TORCSeries.com. For information on the United States Auto Club, visit USACRacing.com. Both sites will also feature live free streaming of all the events on the TORC Series schedule courtesy of GoPro cameras and eBay Motors.

Race fans can follow all the action throughout the TORC Series season on its official Twitter sites at Twitter.com/TORCMedia and its official page on Facebook.