Introduction to the IROC Firebird and Aerodynamics

modern version of of what the nas car uh would would been expin series would have been at that time and as you can see this is a front steer car the the um just meaning the tie rods uh basically are in front of the ball joints where the other cars we call rear steer cars the tie rods and steering are behind the ball joints it's simple as that but you know this car was basically designed to race on the on the radial tire and you can see it is very much like a like a Laughlin um they were Bush gr National at that time you know the irck guys always did incredible work Jay sigur and his group um again coming out of the Pensky mold very very into detail and you can see all of the little aerodynamic details on this car for that were bolt on and bolt off because it took it to several different places you know Michigan t they'd also Run Road courses um you know they ran Nazareth Pennsylvania lots of places like that I don't want to say restoration but just kind of a mechanical uh you know refreshening of the car but other than that you know it's as we got it and as I said Kent Melissa hussy had first class stuff so I know this car was well taken care of is that the same roof flap piece as the daytonas um not sure if it's the same exact piece but same style they went with you know a single a single Style I wondered if there was any shared components like how they had the Camara roofs on the daytonas well um they may have used the mold you know we can go look let's go look but you got to remember that as the all of the Avengers were sold off so they couldn't take many molds out of it you know the these things were sold off uh and I believe