Fil: Augie Pabst guanya 2010 Bob Premi afí

Augie Pabst, un de carretera-racings la majoria d'estrelles versàtils del tardà 1950s i d'hora 1960s (conduint el mateix famós Meister Brauser Scarab que encara condueix avui dins competència de verema) va ser anomenat l'anomenat el destinatari del 2010 Bob Premi Semblant per la Carretera que Corre Club de Conductors (RRDC). El premi, va considerar el premi superior en motorsports per aficionat, verema/historic o semi-conductors professionals, va ser presentat a Pabst a un sopar previ a aquests anys Rolex 24.

Cada destinatari d'aquest honor és seleccionat per Akins fill Bobby, membres de RRDC Brian Redman i Archie Urciuoli, i aprovat per president de RRDC Bobby Rahal. El premi, va concebre pel RRDC, honors la memòria de membre de RRDC de temps llarg i president passat Bob Semblant, qui va perdre la seva vida en un accident de córrer dins 2002.

Un esqueix del arbre de la família que va fundar Pabst Brewing Company el 1844, Pabst guanyar el 1959 CHAMP Road Racing Championship i el Campionat d'B-Modified SCCA el 1960. Ell i la seva esposa Joana resideixen a Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, i considera històric Amèrica Road a Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, el seu tema de casa.

Pabst Va ser presentat el premi per Urciuoli, Semblant i Rahal. Aconseguia per saber Bob Semblant quan vaig conduir amb ell uns temps de parell dins 1979 i 1980, va recordar Rahal. Va representar tantes coses bones i epitomized un senyor cert en l'esport.

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.