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Fred:

Thanks for the info. Butler is the type of person one should be doing a oral biography on of those times. There were not many people close to Miles. A lot of egos combating for power and recognition.

Remington had a lot of respect for Miles, although I think he saw Miles in much the same light as a lot of people; that is, possessing a high degree of arrogance despite his great talent.

There was a piece in the Brock Daytona book where the two clashed over some modifications made by Miles to the 289 Comp snakes while Remington was absent from the shop (I think he was returning from Europe). Brock recalls Remington walking into SAI, looks at the cars for about a nano second, and tells Miles to change every car back to the way it was. Phil had the veto power and a very discerning eye. Today, at 81, nothing gets by him. Kind of the Cal Ripkin of MotorSport.