Though he wasn’t one of the superstar names , for nearly 20 years, Rob Fitton, a true privateer and hobbyist racer, was a fixture on the continental circus .
Born Edwin Robin Fitton in West Yorkshire, on April 5, 1928, he went to school at Aireborough, just north of Leeds. From there it was to the local Bradford University, studying civil engineering. By then he’d acquired his first motorcycle, an aged BSA Sloper, bought when he was 16. It was followed by a Model 18 Norton and the young man started riding in a few trials – until a trip east to Cadwell Park and an introduction to road racing. Now
