Every race track has it’s own home town personalities. They are the folks who everyone knows and every one of them has a story. Some, like John Fitch have a history that rivals or exceeds their home track. To say that John Fitch is a legend around Lime Rock would be an understatement, as he is in fact a legend around racing in general.

Racer, safety advocate, inventor and car builder. Fitch has done all of this stuff and more, so it was pretty cool to be able to say hi and get a quick photo. I had never seen the Fitch Phoenix before, but originally thought it was some sort of Corvette clone. I wasn’t too far off, as Fitch’s one off prototype is based on the Chevy Corvair and was heavily influenced by the Mako Shark concept.

The Wikipedia page on Mr. Fitch has many of the incredible details of his many careers and Dan Strohl over at Hemmings has some great info on the Phoenix.