Bob Akin - 1936-2002

CVR Contribution Letter .......................here
Hackley School Thank You Letter ........here
Akin Family Thank You Letter ...............here

New York Times Obituary of May 3, 2002 . . . . here

Services were held Saturday, May 4, 2002 at Kisco Presbyterian Church, Mt. Kisco, NY. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Robert M. Akin Memorial Fund at Hackley School, 293 Benedict Avenue, Tarrytown, NY 10591.

CVR has made a donation to the Robert M. Akin Memorial Fund.

Bob's involvement with CVR:

July 1981 - Bob Akin speaks to CVR for the first time.....*

June 1985 - ..... Bob Akin speaks at the Monthly Meeting about his upcoming run at the 24 Hours of LeMans.*

March 1986 - ..... CVR friend Bob Akin (with Jo Gartner and Hans Stuck) wins the Sebring 12-Hour in Bob's 962.**

November 1986 - Bob Akin comes for the Annual Banquet with knowledgeable wife Ellen and keeps the huge assemblage in stitches with his stories. Bob is awfully approachable for a famous race car driver, successful businessman, vintage car collector, etc....*

August 1987 - Prescott Kelly and Ken Fengler arrange for Derek Bell to speak to the Region and then be Chief Instructor at the following day's Drivers Ed event, joined by pro-driver Bobby Akin ("big" Bob's son) Both events sell out with 215 people attending the Monthly Meeting (still a record some 12 years later).....**

September 1988 - The Akin-White racing team comes to show us their fleet of 944S showroom stock race cars and talk up the program and their racing school.....**

July 1989 - Bob Akin and Justin Bell (Derek's son and the current season leader in the Barber-Saab Race Series) handle the Monthly Meeting speakers' duty with grace and aplomb.....**

* From the CVR History Part II

** From the CVR History Part III