Edwin Robin Fitton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 02 May 1970 (aged 41–42) Adenau, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edwin Robin Fitton (1928 in Leeds – 2 May 1970 in Adenau ) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Leeds, West Yorkshire. [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]