Although very much a part of its history, IROC has not held a road course event since 1991. The task of keeping the cars identical has become a full time job to a workforce of twenty-five mechanics and fabricators, led by the Series President and General Manager Jay Signore. I think it is fun for the drivers. Auto Racing is unlike Football, Baseball, and Hockey. You have a sport here that is made up of Stock Cars, Indy cars, and Sport Cars.
Most drivers never get a chance to race anyone out of their league.
The drivers enjoy it because it s a challenge . The current stable of cars is beyond the competitive twelve, testing cars and show cars all our housed in the facility. The series has run a variety of machines including the infamous IROC Camaro. The current configuration has utilized Pontiac Firebirds since 1996. What initially start as a Laughlin chassis, each car is spec manufactured, each tube being checked and tested for identical characteristics.