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Museum Fixture; Saratoga exhibit covers the long career of John Fitch.(News)
Byline: Kevin A. Wilson
To anyone younger-and most of us are-it seems like John Fitch has always been around. The 89-year-old American hit the acme of his racing career more than 50 years ago, when he was on the same Mercedes-Benz team as Stirling Moss and Juan Fangio, but he's been a fixture among us, a long-lived link to everyone and everything that mattered. Beyond racing, not only with Mercedes-Benz but also with Briggs Cunningham's team in Jaguars, Cunninghams and Corvettes, he has managed Lime Rock Park raceway, developed Corvair specials (Fitch Sprints) and pioneered safety technology for highways and racing tracks. Mix in a stint as technical advisor to ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 25, 2006 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 19, 2006 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 26, 2003 700+ words
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- Press release article from: Business Wire July 5, 1995 700+ words
...computer system, today announced the addition of three new executives to its growing management team. The company appointed John Fitch, 40, as director of engineering; Greg Van de Vere, 35, as director of finance and Geoffrey Burr, 46, as vice president...
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...Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows." Mercedes-Benz will feature several...including the W 25 from the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart...icons Sir Stirling Moss, John Fitch, Jochen Mass and Denise McCluggage...jessealexander.com/. About Mercedes-Benz USA Mercedes-Benz...