Chủ đề: Augie Pabst thắng 2010 Bob giống như giải thưởng

Một con cháu của họ thành lập công ty bia Pabst năm 1844, Pabst giành được năm 1959 USAC Road Racing chức vô địch và chức vô địch B-Modified SCCA năm 1960. Ông và vợ ông Joan cư trú tại Oconomowoc, Wis, và ông sẽ xem xét lịch sử Road Mỹ tại Elkhart Lake, Wis, theo dõi nhà của mình.

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.