Phil Remington
engineer
- January 22, 1921 · Santa Monica
- February 9, 2013 · Lake Forest
- 92 years
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|Phil Remington (January 22, 1921 – February 9, 2013) was an American motorsports engineer.
Early life
Remington was born in Santa Monica, California and was a pre-engineering student at Santa Monica Junior College. He initially was a component inspector at Northrop Aircraft. He joined the United States Army Air Forces during World War II by lying about his age because he was too young and by memorizing the vision charts because he was color blind. He served as a flight engineer on B-24 Liberators.
Motorsports
After serving in the Army, he began working with friends who raced by building race cars, developing hydroplane parts and engine swap kits. In the late 1950s he became chief engineer to Lance Reventlow, building the Scarab sports racing car on Princeton Drive in what is now Marina del Rey, California.
When Reventlow was closing his shop, Carroll Shelby hired Remington as his chief engineer in Shelby's new shop on the same street. Shelby said his competition success was due to Remington. When Shelby American was split up, Remington remained with the Shelby Racing Components company in Torrance.
Remington moved to North Carolina in 1968 to run the Talladega Grand National stock car program at Holman and Moody. The team won the Daytona 500 that year.
Remington moved back to California and worked at Dan Gurney's All American Racers (AAR). There Remington worked on Can-Am, Formula 1, Formula 5000, Indy 500, Trans-Am, GTP and IMSA cars. He also worked on Alligator Motorcycles and did contract work for aerospace while there. In 2012 he built the oil and water coolers and engineered the suspension on the DeltaWing race car. Health concerns caused him to discontinue working full-time at AAR in 2012.
Awards
Remington was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2019.
In popular culture
Remington is portrayed by Ray McKinnon in Ford v Ferrari, a 2019 film about the rivalry between Ford and Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans auto race.
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1.In what city was Phil Remington born?
- A.Los Angeles
- B.Torrance
- C.Santa Monicacorrect
- D.Marina del Rey
Phil Remington was born in Santa Monica, California.
Source: Early life
2.What role did Phil Remington initially hold at Northrop Aircraft?
- A.Lead designer
- B.Test pilot
- C.Flight engineer
- D.Component inspectorcorrect
Phil Remington worked as a component inspector at Northrop Aircraft before joining the Army.
Source: Early life
3.During World War II, what type of aircraft did Phil Remington serve on as a flight engineer?
- A.B-17 Flying Fortress
- B.P-47 Thunderbolt
- C.B-24 Liberatorcorrect
- D.P-51 Mustang
Phil Remington served as a flight engineer on B-24 Liberators during World War II.
Source: Early life
4.Which sports racing car did Phil Remington build while working for Lance Reventlow?
- A.Alligator
- B.DeltaWing
- C.Scarabcorrect
- D.Shelby Cobra
Phil Remington served as chief engineer to Lance Reventlow and built the Scarab sports racing car.
Source: Motorsports
5.Who stated that his competition success was due to Phil Remington?
- A.Dan Gurney
- B.Lance Reventlow
- C.Carroll Shelbycorrect
- D.Ray McKinnon
Carroll Shelby credited his own competition success to Phil Remington.
Source: Motorsports
6.Where was the shop of the Shelby Racing Components company located after the split?
- A.Santa Monica
- B.Daytona
- C.Marina del Rey
- D.Torrancecorrect
After Shelby American was split up, Phil Remington remained with Shelby Racing Components in Torrance.
Source: Motorsports
7.In what year did Phil Remington move to North Carolina to work for Holman and Moody?
- A.2012
- B.1958
- C.1972
- D.1968correct
Phil Remington moved to North Carolina in 1968 to run the Talladega Grand National stock car program.
Source: Motorsports
8.Which race did the team win while Phil Remington was at Holman and Moody?
- A.Formula 1 Grand Prix
- B.Daytona 500correct
- C.Le Mans
- D.Indy 500
The team at Holman and Moody won the Daytona 500 during the year Phil Remington joined them.
Source: Motorsports
9.Which organization did Phil Remington work at after returning to California from North Carolina?
- A.Northrop Aircraft
- B.Holman and Moody
- C.All American Racerscorrect
- D.Shelby American
Phil Remington worked at Dan Gurney's All American Racers upon returning to California.
Source: Motorsports
10.Besides racing cars, what specific type of vehicle did Phil Remington work on while at All American Racers?
- A.Alligator Motorcyclescorrect
- B.Helicopters
- C.Cargo ships
- D.Gliders
While at AAR, Phil Remington worked on Alligator Motorcycles.
Source: Motorsports
11.In 2012, which race car's suspension did Phil Remington engineer?
- A.DeltaWingcorrect
- B.Scarab
- C.Shelby Cobra
- D.Indy 500 racer
In 2012, Phil Remington engineered the suspension on the DeltaWing race car.
Source: Motorsports
12.In what year was Phil Remington inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America?
- A.2013
- B.2020
- C.2019correct
- D.2012
Phil Remington was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2019.
Source: Awards
13.Which actor portrayed Phil Remington in the film Ford v Ferrari?
- A.Ray McKinnoncorrect
- B.Dan Gurney
- C.Lance Reventlow
- D.Carroll Shelby
Ray McKinnon portrayed Phil Remington in the 2019 film Ford v Ferrari.
Source: In popular culture
14.Phil Remington died on what date?
- A.February 9, 2013correct
- B.January 22, 1921
- C.December 25, 2019
- D.May 10, 2012
Phil Remington died on February 9, 2013.
Source: Introduction
15.What school did Phil Remington attend before his aviation career?
- A.University of California
- B.Northrop Institute
- C.Shelby Academy
- D.Santa Monica Junior Collegecorrect
Phil Remington was a pre-engineering student at Santa Monica Junior College.
Source: Early life
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