John Fitch

Since he gave up flying in 1948, JOHN FITCHhas driven in most of the major road races of North and South America and Europe. In the 1952 Pan-Atmerican road race in Mexico, as the first American to drive for MercedesBenz, he set a record for the final leg, averaging 133 mph for the 230 miles. More recently he has driven in many major events in Europe and the United States. Alberto Ascari. at the time of his death in 1955, was regarded as one of the greatest racing drivers of all time.

Since he gave up flying in 1948, JOHN FITCHhas driven in most of the major road races of North and South America and Europe. In the 1952 Pan-American road race in Mexico, as the first American to drive for Mercedes-Benz, he set a record for the final leg, averaging 133 m.p.h. for the 230 miles. In the 1953 sports car lace at Reims, he drove for the Cunningham team, and from his experiences he has written the account which follows.