Augie Pabst, en af road-racings mest alsidige stjerner fra sen 1950erne og tidlige 1960s (køre den samme berømte Meister Brauser skarabæ at han stadig kører i dag i vintage konkurrence) blev opkaldt den navngivne modtageren af 2010 Bob Akin Award af Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC). Award, betragtes som den bedste award i motorsport for amatør, vintage/historiske eller semi-professionelle chauffører, blev præsenteret for Pabst på en middag før dette år Rolex 24. Hver modtager af denne ære er udvalgt af Akins søn Bobby, RRDC medlemmer Brian Redman og Archie Urciuoli, og godkendt af RRDC formand Bobby Rahal. Award, udtænkt af RRDC, ærer mindet af mangeårige RRDC medlem og tidligere formand Bob Akin, der mistede livet i en racing ulykke i 2002. En ætling af den familie, der grundlagde Pabst Brewing Company i 1844, Pabst vandt 1959 USAC Road Racing Championship og SCCA B-Modificeret Mesterskab i 1960. Han og hans kone Joan opholde sig i Oconomowoc, Wis. og han mener, historiske Road America i Elkhart Lake, Wis. hans hjem spor. Pabst blev præsenteret tildeling af Urciuoli, Akin og Rahal. Jeg fik at vide Bob Akin, når jeg kørte med ham et par gange i 1979 og 1980, erindres Rahal. Han repræsenterede så mange gode ting og indbegrebet en sand gentleman i sporten. Augie Pabst, one of road-racings most versatile stars from the late 1950s and early 1960s (driving the same famous Meister Brauser Scarab that he still drives today in vintage competition) was named the named the recipient of the 2010 Bob Akin Award by the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC). The award, considered the top award in motorsports for amateur, vintage/historic or semi-professional drivers, was presented to Pabst at a dinner prior to this years Rolex 24. Each recipient of this honor is selected by Akins son Bobby, RRDC members Brian Redman and Archie Urciuoli, and approved by RRDC president Bobby Rahal. The award, conceived by the RRDC, honors the memory of long-time RRDC member and past president Bob Akin, who lost his life in a racing accident in 2002. A scion of the family that founded Pabst Brewing Company in 1844, Pabst won the 1959 USAC Road Racing Championship and the SCCA B-Modified Championship in 1960. He and his wife Joan reside in Oconomowoc, Wis. , and he considers historic Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. , his home track. Pabst was presented the award by Urciuoli, Akin and Rahal. I got to know Bob Akin when I drove with him a couple times in 1979 and 1980, recalled Rahal. He represented so many good things and epitomized a true gentleman in the sport.
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