rocketdog15

This brings back memories! I remember a Super Modified exibition race at Highway 16

back in the early 80s. There were several supers from different eras, including the rear

engine #24 of Chet Fillip. I am sure it was between 80 and 84, because that was the

timeframe at which I pitcrewed for my good friend Mike Evetts in the Limited Late Model class.

He was friends with Chet, and he took me to meet him aand look over the car. As we looked

aat Chet,s car Mike told me that all of these old super modifieds, were faster than anything

that I had ever seen on a local track in SAN Antonio. Then he told me that Chet,s car would

the fastest I would ever see on a local racetrack. If I remember right, 10 laps in he had

lapped the whole field. I,m noot saying that the other cars were slow, they were so fast, I

ccould not comprehend how they stayed on the track. But Chet,s car, I could not

comprehend how it didn't complete lift-off and fly! Just as Chet lapped the field foor the third

time, the engine exploded into flames at the end of the front stretch, and skiddedto a stop

short of the wall between one and two. The one thing that really blew my mind, and this being

the only rear engined Super that I have ever seen, so i'm not sure if this was common or not,

but the big block engine was mounted laying on it's side. The injector tubes,( or whatever

those tubes were on ttop of the intake are) stuck out in front of the left rear tire. They were

All a wicked sight that night, and some thing that I will never will forget. And no Budman,

althuogh I got to look the whole car over, I haave no idea where the radiator was on that

ENGINEERING MARVEL.