Creative thinking.

[MarkL]

If you think you are creative, check this out. This car really did exist. That's Tim Richmond in the seat. When the officials found out about it, they wrote a rule to exclude it: Each car must have four wheels; one for each corner of the car.

http://www.racewiz.com/submitted/kennyreece.htm

 

[itbgti]

Rule 2 which promptly followed:

The haircut displayed by the crew guy in orange will be BANNED from any race track, or any public place for that matter.

 

[Bill Miller]

The chassis/engine layout is similar to a ISMA Super Modified.

Alan,

Are you sure that's a guy??

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MARRS #25 ITB Rabbit GTI (sold) | MARRS #25 HProd Rabbit
SCCA 279608

 

[Geo]

Originally posted by Bill Miller:
The chassis/engine layout is similar to a ISMA Super Modified.

It is indeed a Supermodified. I spent many a Saturday night at Oswego Speedway (The Home of the Supermodifieds) some 25 years ago. It's still the one circle track car I'd go see anywhere. I also still prefer the wingless versions they race at Oswego to the ISMA Supers.


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George Roffe
Houston, TX
84 944 ITS car under construction
92 ITS Sentra SE-R occasionally borrowed
http://www.nissport.com

 

[joeg]

George --Didn't know you were from upstate NY


I like the non-winged Supers too; the big wings on the ISMA cars disguise a lot of handling issues.

I actually help out a number of the Modified teams.

Cheers.

 

[JohnRW]

SuperModifieds at Oswego....ohhhh yeah, baby...

 

[MarkL]

Supers are, in a word...Super.

I didn't get to see a lot of them until I moved up here. I see them at Toledo Speedway, and sometimes make the drive to Sandusky.

I used to see one of them parked on a trailer along Blalock between Old Katy Road and Westview from time to time, but I neverr could go see them race. It was too far to get to the tracks away from Houston, and I didn't have any wheels, and hoof borne transportation is too slow.

Actually, anything that remotely resembles a race car gets my gearhead spinning.

How about someone updating the picture page on this site?

 

[HOOSER 99]

MY PERFECT DAY...

Qualify and race saturday at WGI--go to Oswego for supermods on sat nite---close the bar in the Seneca Lodge

jerry monaghan

 

[sgallimo]

Originally posted by MarkL:
...they wrote a rule to exclude it: Each car must have four wheels; one for each corner of the car....

hmmm.... I don't have my GCR here with me so I'm wondering if they also included a definition of a corner. Seems that, based on that definition, you could still have a vehicle with 3 wheels on one side and 1 on the other.


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-Scott Gallimore
-ITC #88 Pulsar

 

[MarkL]

A corner was defined: Left Front, Right Front, Right Rear, and Left Rear. I guess the guy wjho built it got so discouraged that he sold off the engine and drive axle, etc., and cut up the frame. Too bad. It would have been cool at a vintage oval racers meet or in a museum.

 

[Bill Miller]

Went and watched the ISMA Supers at Flemington every time they were there. That's just an amazing show! Two of the times they were there, they ran as part of the Sat. night show, and I was in the pits crewing for my buddy's Late Model. I've got some great up-close pics of some of the Supers. Got to meet Bentley Warren, what a guy!!! I've never seen the wingless versions run, but I'm sure they're impressive as hell. The ISMA cars are just un-Godly fast! They set a new asphalt record at Flemington at over 152mph!!! That's on a 5/8th mile low bank oval!

There's just something about an alcohol-injected, big-block V8, not to mention a really big wing!

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SCCA 279608

[This message has been edited by Bill Miller (edited November 01, 2003).]

 

[Geo]

Originally posted by joeg:
George --Didn't know you were from upstate NY

Yep. Born and raised in Rochester.

Spent a fair amount of time at The Glen. In fact, I went to the last USGP there in 1980 and have a great photo of Mario signing autographs.

Originally posted by joeg:
I like the non-winged Supers too; the big wings on the ISMA cars disguise a lot of handling issues.

I actually help out a number of the Modified teams.

Which ones? I have friends I raced karts with who have run Modifieds.

I raced with Kent Peckham (his family has been in racing a long time and his uncle Darrell or Daryl) used to race supers.

My former lawyer (Dan Schum) used to own a limited modified when his son (Scott) raced and when his son quit he put Todd Burley behind the wheel. Last I heard he was co-owner of the team running Jan Leaty.


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George Roffe
Houston, TX
84 944 ITS car under construction
92 ITS Sentra SE-R occasionally borrowed
http://www.nissport.com

 

[Geo]

Originally posted by MarkL:
Supers are, in a word...Super.

I didn't get to see a lot of them until I moved up here. I see them at Toledo Speedway, and sometimes make the drive to Sandusky.

I used to see one of them parked on a trailer along Blalock between Old Katy Road and Westview from time to time, but I neverr could go see them race. It was too far to get to the tracks away from Houston, and I didn't have any wheels, and hoof borne transportation is too slow.

Actually, anything that remotely resembles a race car gets my gearhead spinning.

How about someone updating the picture page on this site?

Mark, do you have any idea where they race supers in Texas - especially anywhere around Houston? I knew they at least did race in Texas because when I was in high school Chet Fillip came up to Oswego once or twice and I knew he was from Texas.

God, I really miss Oswego. And yes, I admit it, I have a methanol problem. I love the smell of burning methonal.

I went to a local dirt track in Cleveland, TX a few weeks back and they had sprint cars there and a few times I could smell the methanol (although nothing like walking up to the track at Oswego when the supers are running) and it brought back very fond memories instantly.


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George Roffe
Houston, TX
84 944 ITS car under construction
92 ITS Sentra SE-R occasionally borrowed
http://www.nissport.com

 

[Geo]

Originally posted by HOOSER 99:
MY PERFECT DAY...

Qualify and race saturday at WGI--go to Oswego for supermods on sat nite---close the bar in the Seneca Lodge

jerry monaghan

Oh man, you're killing me. There are just a few things I really miss about Upstate NY and WGI and the Oswego supers are a couple of them.

Make that a nice fall weekend with changing colors and I'd think I died and went to heaven.

Speaking of which, the first time I went to Oswego I was a kid and Jim Shampine won. Got to see him race many times. His death is one that still weighs heavily on me today.


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George Roffe
Houston, TX
84 944 ITS car under construction
92 ITS Sentra SE-R occasionally borrowed
http://www.nissport.com

 

[Bill Miller]

Hey George, don't forget the Shiner Bocks!

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SCCA 279608

 

[lateapex911]

Originally posted by Geo:
Oh man, you're killing me. There are just a few things I really miss about Upstate NY .....

Make that a nice fall weekend with changing colors and I'd think I died and went to heaven........

As a guy who went to school in Rochester, I submit your memory is painting a prettier picture than was really present.

The first 40 (not kiding) days I was there, it rained every day. Sometimes hard, sometimes just a sprinkle, but it didn't miss a day. And sure the fall colors came, and went...in a day, as they were ripped off the trees by the 30 mile an hour winds and the driving rain!

Then it started to snow!

(But being IN the garage, and getting soaked in champaign in the Renault garage when they won the F1 World Championship that year at the Glen was pretty cool!)

(I could NEVER pull that bit of security sneak off in todays F1!

)



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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
[email protected]

 

[Geo]

Originally posted by lateapex911:
As a guy who went to school in Rochester, I submit your memory is painting a prettier picture than was really present.

The first 40 (not kiding) days I was there, it rained every day. Sometimes hard, sometimes just a sprinkle, but it didn't miss a day. And sure the fall colors came, and went...in a day, as they were ripped off the trees by the 30 mile an hour winds and the driving rain!

Then it started to snow!

Hey, I never said I wanted to move back there. I may be stupid, but I'm not crazy.



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George Roffe
Houston, TX
84 944 ITS car under construction
92 ITS Sentra SE-R occasionally borrowed
http://www.nissport.com

 

[MarkL]

George

I don't know where they race Supermodifieds in Texas. You might try the track over by San Antonio, or maybe at Corpus. Anywhere you go, it will be a little bit of a drive from the Big H. I used to go over to Big H motor Speedway to watch the World of Outlaws. They would send up a cloud of alky fumes (methanol) and little clay worms...it was great. I guess they paved Big H.

Try doing a web search for supermodifieds, and especially look for the Western Supermodified Association. That might get you there.

I can't help much because I moved up here to DeeTroit in 1986. And I have hated every minute of it. It is always cold. Or raining. OR SNOWING! And the rodeos are hard to find, and the stock is weak. And the roads suck. And there is only one country station in town, and it doesn't play country. ...If you see me looking down, I'm just trying to hide this frown, 'cause I can't see Texas from here!....

 

[MarkL]

By the way George, I believe Chet Fillip is from Midland or some where around there. He and his Dad uset to run a huge oval trac parts place and they put out a catalog. It was called the big book of (someting or other about racing parts). They took an Eagle to Indy in the early 80s. I dont think they qualified. They later had a Bad Ass dirt late model. I think they used some parts from the Eagle.

Try looking in a Speedway directory. There might be one online.

 

[Geo]

Originally posted by MarkL:
By the way George, I believe Chet Fillip is from Midland or some where around there. He and his Dad uset to run a huge oval trac parts place and they put out a catalog. It was called the big book of (someting or other about racing parts). They took an Eagle to Indy in the early 80s. I dont think they qualified. They later had a Bad Ass dirt late model. I think they used some parts from the Eagle.

Try looking in a Speedway directory. There might be one online.

I'll try that.

A team I hung out with at Oswego (Ron Buckner - owner, Chuck Ciprich - driver) went to Indy as well in 80. They didn't have any better luck. I think Ciprich was replaced with a veteran driver and eventually qualified but was one of the first out.



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George Roffe
Houston, TX
84 944 ITS car under construction
92 ITS Sentra SE-R occasionally borrowed
http://www.nissport.com