Road Racing Drivers Club Awards
Every year, prior to the running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) holds a members’ dinner at which three prestigious awards are given: The Phil Hill Award, the Mark Donohue Award and the Bob Akin award.
Phil Hill Award
The Phil Hill Award has been presented annually since 1993 to the person who the RRDC feels has rendered outstanding service to road racing. The recipient may be a driver, entrant or outstanding member of a sanctioning body.
This year’s winner was Bob Riley.
Mark Donohue Award
Selected by members of the RRDC each year since 1971, the award recognizes the driver exhibiting the most outstanding performance at the annual Sports Car Club of America National Championship Runoffs in terms of personal spirit and skill behind the wheel. Originally called the “Outstanding Performance Award,” the honor was later named after Mark Donohue, a former SCCA Champion, an inductee in the SCCA Hall of Fame and past president of the RRDC, following his death in 1975.
This year’s winner was Ken Kannard.
Bob Akin Award
Each recipient of this honor, considered the top prize in motorsports for amateur, vintage/historic or semi-professional drivers, is selected by Akin's son Bobby, RRDC members Brian Redman and Judy Stropus, and approved by RRDC president Bobby Rahal.
The distinctive trophy was conceived by the RRDC in 2003 to honor the memory of longtime RRDC member and past president Bob Akin, who lost his life following a testing accident in 2002
This year’s winner was Tom Davey.
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At the dinner, Bobby Rahal, president of the Road Racing Drivers Club, announced that three-time F1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart will be the honoree at the RRDC’s legends dinner on April 18, 2024. The dinner will be held the Thursday before the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, the second leg of the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES.
Stewart will become the 14th legend to be recognized by the RRDC and will join such racing icons as Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti, David Hobbs, Roger Penske, et al, along with last year’s honoree, Jacky Ickx.
Proceeds from the dinner will benefit Race for Dementia, the Team USA Scholarship and The Mark Donohue Foundation, which supports the RRDC’s SAFEisFAST initiative.
About the RRDC:
The Road Racing Drivers Club was formed in 1952 as a way to give champion drivers a say in their sport,?particularly in the areas of safety, and has evolved to serve the future of road racing by mentoring new drivers on?both amateur and professional levels. The Club's membership includes leading industry professionals, race?officials and motorsports journalists, in addition to prominent racing names.
In 2011, the RRDC launched a free on-line training seminar –?www.SAFEisFAST.com ?– featuring?RRDC members and other industry experts in high-quality videos covering subjects from physical and mental?preparation to driving techniques, driver safety to car setup and sponsorship. The videos are updated regularly.?Each week, a professional from the world of motor racing answers readers' questions on the site in a feature?called 'Ask a Pro.'
Bobby Rahal is President and John Fergus is Vice President/Treasurer.
The RRDC presents three annual awards: the Phil Hill Award, the Mark Donohue Award, and the Bob Akin Award,?and supports the Team USA Scholarship, which has been assisting young Americans in the early stages of their?careers since 1990.
Membership in the RRDC is by invitation only. Additional information on the organization may be found at?www.rrdc.org .
I'm over the moon to be granted membership in the RRDC and regret that I couldn't attend the dinner. I have done some road racing but I'm sure my accession had to do with my writing, which has covered many decades of the sport. Look out for "Power Unleashed", my history of supercharging and turbocharging later this year.
President
8 个月Congratulations to all recipients