Got a 50% discount on this
Action Diecast 1:24th scale, Dale Earnhardt Sr. IROC Firebird Trans-Am, 2000 season.
Sorry for the less than high quality photo.
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International Race of Champions, better known as IROC, was an auto racing competition, promoted as an equivalent of an All-Star Game or The Masters. Drivers raced identically-prepared stock cars set up by a single team of mechanics in an effort to make the race purely a test of driver ability. It was run with a small field of invited drivers (6-12). It was created and developed in 1972 by David Lockton, the developer of the Ontario Motor Speedway, and launched in 1973 with Mark Donohue being the first driver to win the championship, in 1974. The cars used that year were Porsche Carrera RSRs. Donohue's win in the fourth and last race of that season was his last win as he died in a Formula One practice the next season. The series was not run in 1981, 1982, or 1983.
In 2007, IROC could not find a sponsor and postponed the first two races at Daytona and Texas. IROC went on hiatus for 2007 hoping to return with sponsor in 2008. In March 2008, IROC auctioned off its tools, equipment, cars, and memorabilia, and went out of business.
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Just a little bit of information about IROC racing. I used to love it, the cars sound awesome, the racing was always super close as well. Not to mention it was like watching a bunch of skittles have a 190mph fist fight.
But anyways, that's why I'm so excited to have been able to purchase this car, great driver, nicely detailed diecast, it's too bad this series is not around anymore.
If you have a little bit of time, watch this video, close hard racing, IROC style.
I got mine for $132, but they may go for even less soon. I was gonna get a antec 900 two, but the price difference was so small, i went for the twelve hundred.
