Angola Motor Speedway

scphoto · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:12 am Post subject: Vintage Super Modified pictures

This site, while heavy on photos from Oswego NY, does have a good collection of Ohio and Michigan driver photos as well.

http://www.retrorockets.org/home.htm
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rookie66 · Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 188

wow these pictures really were great,The rear engine cars got me really excited. Thanks for this link sc. Just curious as to why the rear engine never caught on for modifieds?

AB195 · Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 79 Location: orlando,florida

Rear-Engined Supers were banned in 1980, in a political move. It is a long, long story about Jimmy Shampine and his "pusher", as they were called. There were many of them, alot were old Indy 500 Cars converted to fit the rules at that time. The creations were awesmome, and deep down inside the Fall 1980 Rulebook at Oswego, barely visable, was a small one-liner squib saying the engine must be in front of the driver.

And that right there outlawed every single rear engine creation around at that time, all that talant and chassis down the drain.

AB195 · Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 79 Location: orlando,florida

Is the MSA still around anymore?
Saw them at Ft Wayne 5 years ago, but can't find 'em.

Saw the West Coast Supermodifieds at the Las Vegas 3/8 mile Bullring about 4 years ago, where my Folks live, and havn't seen them since.
Anyone?

AB195 · Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 79 Location: orlando,florida

I should have rephrased that, and stated if anyone has been able to locate thier website, schedule--as I cannot.

BigDeel · Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 4