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oldtransamdriver

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Craig Fisher
« on: August 08, 2018, 11:37:13 PM »
Sad News - Craig Fisher has passed.  R.I.P

There is a Craig Fisher Memorial page on Facebook.

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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2018, 02:03:09 AM »
Very sad news. He was a nice person

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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2018, 02:16:07 AM »
DAMN, He musn't have been too old, I had always hoped I'd have a chance to meet him at a race and talk Pontiacs. Very sad to hear.
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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2018, 03:22:25 AM »
82 years young

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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2018, 05:52:32 PM »
google up  -  wheels.ca Craig Fisher 82, Canadian sedan racer

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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2018, 12:53:32 AM »
Craig and I were friends. He was an underrated racer and a quality human being. He earned the first points for Chevrolet in the Trans-Am by virtue of his second place finish at Daytona and the first points for Pontiac when he raced a Firebird in '68. He will certainly be missed.

https://www.wheels.ca/news/craig-fisher-82-canadian-sedan-racer-drove-for-penske/
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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2018, 03:01:23 PM »
Thanks Jon for that link to the article on Fisher from the Canadian source. Here's a photo of Craig Fisher (in truck) and Jerry Schwarz from the '68 Continental Divide Trans-Am. Also Craig is seen in the Firebird circa July '68.

photos from Craig Fisher's personal collection
« Last Edit: August 11, 2018, 03:28:36 AM by Jon Mello »

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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2018, 08:11:30 PM »
In the WHEELS article, Craig mentioned his 1962 Catalina being chased by Minis at Mosport. I took these pictures at Mosport in October 1962 where I attended my first ever sports car race.

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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2018, 08:24:06 PM »
Great pics !  I was probably spectating there also.

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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2018, 08:34:37 PM »
stovebolt thanks for the photos of the Fisher Catalina, I remember that car as well.

Here are a couple of shots of the Fisher way cool  8) '57 Chevy, I think I found those on the "Remembering Mosport" Facebook page ?  (no credit for the pics)

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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2018, 03:08:15 AM »
Memorialized in 1/18 scale diecast, driving the 1969 Todco Z28 Camaro.



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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2018, 02:30:34 PM »
There are quite a few fisher pics on revinstitute... I was looking for early 63 Z06 pics (to see when the first 2 bar knock offs appeared in competition) and ran across quite a few I had not seen before.
Dick Thompson's car and another were running 2 bar knockoffs by March of 63... (well within model year)
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Re: Craig Fisher
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2018, 03:05:24 PM »
So sad to hear this news, Craig was a salt of the earth person who almost almost always had a smile on his face. I feel very fortunate to have known him, even for a brief period.    R.I.P. Craig
I remember seeing the  777 Catalina wining at St Jovite in about 1965 while I was still a teen.