John Fitch – Other

1952 -John Fitch (Jaguar XK-120C) chasing George Weaver (Maserati Poison Lil) in the early going of the Seneca Cup race at Watkins Glen, N.Y. Sept. 20, 1952– the Fifth Annual Watkins Glen Grand Prix event and the last on the old ‘through the town’ course. Information and photograph from Digital Public Library of America

 

 

1953 Turner Air Force Base, 75 mile Sowega SCCA – race winner John Fitch in the iconic Cunningham C4-R. Photo from motorsportfriends.ch and too nice photos here: http://motorsportfriends.ch/calendar/calendar/
1953 Turner Air Force Base, 75 mile Sowega SCCA – race winner John Fitch in the iconic Cunningham C4-R. Photo via Harry Hurst and FB
1955 RAC Tourist Trophy Dunrod TT with Mercedes Benz SLR. Photo © Daimler AG
1955 RAC Tourist Trophy Dunrod TT John Fitch and Stirling Moss with Mercedes Benz SLR.

1956 Lime Rock – Bruce Kessler in the Ferrari followed by John Fitch and Walt Hangsen in the Cunningham D-Types. Photo Paul W. Weinberger
John Fitch and Chuck Daigh 1956 USAC. Photo Dave Nicholas and Barcboys.com
1957 – John Fitch in the beautiful magnesium bodied Corvette SS going through the infamous Webster Turns at Sebring in 1957. His co-driver was Piero Taruffi and this one-of-a-kind Corvette would fail to finish due to a broken rear suspension. This was the only competitive race for the car. In this photo Fitch is chasing the #6 Jaguar D-type of Briggs Cunningham and the Chevy Corvette of Dick Thompson. Ironically John Fitch entered that same Corvette he is chasing in this photo and it would finish 12th overall and first in class. The Webster Turns gained their infamy in 1966 when four spectators were killed here when they were mowed down by the Porsche of Don Wester after he had an accident with the Ferrari of Mario Andretti. Killed were a father and his two young sons and a mother of three. Photo and info Louis Galanos
1958 Harewood Acres Monaco Cooper – 1st CRDA International Challenge, Harewood Acres, #10 John Fitch Cooper Monaco, DNF. Photo Todd Treat
1958 Sebring – John Fitch in the Ferrari he co-drove with Ed Hugus. Fitch was a respected driver and had any number of rides in great cars. Photo and info via Barcboys.com

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