Today, the great John Fitch passed away at 95. I met him several times over the last few years, and if you never got the chance to meet him, I'm sorry you missed out on one of the most humble drivers I have ever met. He wanted nothing more then to be behind steering wheels and on the track, and loved photos taken of him, and signing autographs. He was known for many great things, such as being one of the first pilots ever to shoot down a jet aircraft during WWII, and invented a little safety feature we all know as the jersey barrier, which is barrels filled with sand or water, and has saved countless lives, plus many other safety innovations we still use today.
For any Corvette fans here, he also help run the Corvette SS racing program in 1957 ( although it only raced at Sebring, and quickly retired from the race....)
I'll just post a link to his wikipedia for you guys to read, but this man gave the Dos Equis interesting man a run for his money.
now you can run with Fangio, Leveigh, Hill, and other competitors from your days, and give them the famous Fitch smile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fi...cing_driver%29