Photo: Hal Crocker It is with a great deal of sadness that I write about Dan Gurney, who died on...
The 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 11, 2018, on the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island...
Bruce McLaren John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talledega 500 in a Dodge Charger (1976). 2 Jochen Rindt drives a Lotus 72-Ford to victory in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (1970). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Another sports car racing pioneer has left us as Bill Pollack has passed away just nine days after marking his...
April 28, 1957 may not be remembered as a day that changed history, but to a group of scrappy, stubborn...
Sports car racing legend, engineer and innovator John Cooper Fitch will be the subject of a Center Conversations talk May 6 at the International Motor Racing Research Center, located at 610 S. Decatur St. in Watkins Glen, N.Y. “The Exciting Life of John C. Fitch” will be presented at 1...
Franco Cortese John Fitch Photo: Mercedes 1 Guy Frequelin becomes competition chief of Citroën (1989). 2 Seven drivers (Rob Dyson,...
The International Motor Racing Research Center has recently been gifted further items from the estate of the late John Fitch, an American automotive icon. Presented to the IMRRC by Fitch’s sons, John, Christopher and Stephen, with the assistance of Fitch motorsport historian Larry Berman, the items significantly enlarge the John...
Mika Hakkinen Dario Franchitti Photo: Richard Dole 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, and his first...
Briggs Cunningham was one of the most important figures in U.S. road racing during the era of the 1950s. He...
Der Safety Wagen Dear Editor Just a note to say I enjoyed the article on the Herbert Linge Safety Wagon. It’s a good solution for the big courses they have in Europe, especially the Nürburgring. John Fitch and I worked with Professor Sid Watkins, or at least tried to. He...
The Amazing Life of John Cooper Fitch, An American Hero by Art Evans John Fitch was an outstanding racer from...
Photo: Casey Annis The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans is one in...
In remembering and memorializing John Fitch upon the occasion of his death, Vintage Racecar has produced this brief photographic summary of his racing career. John FitchPhoto: Mercedes-Benz Before, after and during that career, however, John Fitch was much more than a racing driver. He served as pilot of both Light...
As you’ll read elsewhere in this issue, we sadly report that the elder statesman of American motorsport, John Fitch, has...
At the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 25, 1961, John Fitch shared this Briggs Cunningham-entered Maserati T61 “Birdcage” with...
John Fitch lived a life filled with adventure and invention that is difficult to capture in a brief such as this. For starters, his namesake ancestor built the first successful steamboat 11 years after the Declaration of Independence severed the bond between colonial America and Mother England. In his own...
Captive Readership Dear Editor, I must share a couple things with you. Due to firefighting injuries/wear and tear I had...
More than 100 friends of John Fitch gathered at his home in Lime Rock, Connecticut, to honor him on the...
Carrera Panamericana 1950–1954 As covered several months ago in our “Lost McAfee Tapes” feature, the running of the Carrera Panamericana in the early ’50s was a wild and eclectic amalgamation of circus and international motor race. World-class drivers like Phil Hill, John Fitch, Louis Chiron and Karl Kling raced exotic...
The Don Dear Editor, These days I tend to read Vintage Racecar from the back forward, in as much as...
The MG Vintage Racers’ Newsletter celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, having been around longer than a number of vintage...
Jaguar’s regal record in the world’s most prestigious sports car race was assembled over many years We may not automatically think “Jaguar” upon hearing the words “Le Mans,” but the reverse linkage is more likely to be true. Although it had enjoyed prior racing success, Jaguar truly rose to international...
Stirling MossPhoto: Keith Booker I have had many co-drivers in my career…John Fitch, Juan Fangio, Peter Collins, Harry Schell, Tony...
A number of those among us stood head and shoulder above all others during the Golden Age of Motorsports. Juan...
August 2010 The First Ralt? Photo: Pete Austin Dear Editor, Have just been reading the magazine, which I had never seen before. Great read. Thought I would make a small point of correction regarding the Ralt reference on page 53 [Feb 2010]. Ron Tauranac actually built the first RALT in, I think,...
John Fitch has been named as the honored guest for the Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association’s 2010 Elkhart Lake Vintage...
Part II We concluded last month’s opening segment of John Wright’s interview with Bruce Kessler as he was preparing to...
I’ve had a dream, one of the rare ones I remember clearly and can’t stop thinking about. That must mean it had serious meaning for me. So I am moved to share it. Pete Lyons Although the dream itself had nothing to do with racing, I think I will be...
