| Edwin Robin Fitton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 5, 1928 Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 2, 1970 (aged 42) Adenau, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edwin Robin Fitton (5 April 1928 - 2 May 1970) was a British professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1964 to 1969. [1]
Fitton was born in Leeds, England, on April 5, 1928, and attended school at Aireborough, just north of Leeds. [1] At the age of 16 he acquired his first motorcycle, a BSA Sloper. [1] He began competing in motorcycle trials until a visit to Cadwell Park convinced him to beging competing in road racing. [1] He studied civil engineering at University of Bradford. [1] By 1947, he was racing a 1931 Montgomery-JAP at Cadwell Park. [1] He also competed in grasstrack competitions. [1]
His best season was in 1968 when he finished the year in fourth place in the 500cc world championship. [2] Fitton was killed at the Nürburgring during practice for the 1970 West German Grand Prix. [3] [4]
