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lil_red_v6 · 08-03-2010, 02:49 PM

Okay some people were askin if there were going to be anything more powerful than a z28 or if that was going to be it from factory. Well i come to speculation that what if GM brought back the IROC Badge, and what would it be equipped with. The reason i ask also is because ford has the super cobra jet for nhra, well what if this was GM's answer back to them for the track.
What are some of yalls inputs on this. All i ask is that we keep it civil on this subject please.

*radz28* · 08-03-2010, 02:50 PM

Meh - cool I guess; I was just never an IROC fan. I won't complain though!

2010 SSRS · 08-03-2010, 02:51 PM

I would be very happy, IROC's are awesome.

AZCamaroFan · 08-03-2010, 02:51 PM

If the IROC-Z name came back i'd say

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!!!

but it won't

brandotron · 08-03-2010, 02:59 PM

I'd be happier if the Trans Am came back

Black5thgen · 08-03-2010, 03:05 PM

GM doesn't own the IROC name so I doubt that would even be possible. What if Dodge wanted to put the IROC name back on the Charger too???

Anthony @ LG Motorsports · 08-03-2010, 03:24 PM

First thing you would have to bring back the I.R.O.C. series, then once that was up and going, GM would have to purchase the use of the name again like they did in the 80's.

I don't think they could do it otherwise.

ZED SLED · 08-03-2010, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Black5thgen

GM doesn't own the IROC name so I doubt that would even be possible. What if Dodge wanted to put the IROC name back on the Charger too???

Dodges only ran in this series from 1990-1995. They used Daytona Sheby Zs for 4 years then Avengers for the next 2. Never a Charger. After that it was Trans Ams until the series folded. The others was Porsche Carreras the first year in 1974 and Camaros from 1975-1989.

Number 3 · 08-03-2010, 04:38 PM

Not likely as GM doesn't own the name. But then again does anybody?

Frankly today, except for the F-body fans from 20 years ago, I don't think IROC means much in todays automobile marketplace. So from GM's standpoint, why would you pay somebody (whoever owns the rights) to put a name on your car that represents a non existent race series?

Just MO

lil_red_v6 · 08-03-2010, 05:02 PM

number 3 thats understand able on both accounts.

CamaroScotty · 08-03-2010, 05:27 PM

It could be the IROCK

wildpaws · 08-03-2010, 05:32 PM

As has been discussed several times on these forums, the IROC series/IROC governing body went bankrupt several years, all of their assets were sold at auction. I'm not aware of anyone having purchased the rights to use the IROC name in the future (nor have I seen any rumors about it anywhere on the net). GM and Chryler both had to pay a use fee for the right to use the IROC name years ago, neither one owns the name.
Clyde

CamaroScotty · 08-03-2010, 05:37 PM

Penske owns the domain name now until 11/2011

IROCTPI · 08-03-2010, 05:42 PM

i would be an happy camper if so, but i couldnt imagine what a 5th gen in person would look like with iroc stripes/lettering. thirdgens pulled it off and in my opinion look really nice and without them they look plain but 5th gens im not to sure about.

08-03-2010, 02:49 PM	#1
lil_red_v6 one wheelin Drives: 2004 yamaha r6 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: saginaw Posts: 2,200	what if the IROC name came back Okay some people were askin if there were going to be anything more powerful than a z28 or if that was going to be it from factory. Well i come to speculation that what if GM brought back the IROC Badge, and what would it be equipped with. The reason i ask also is because ford has the super cobra jet for nhra, well what if this was GM's answer back to them for the track. What are some of yalls inputs on this. All i ask is that we keep it civil on this subject please.

08-03-2010, 02:50 PM	#2
radz28 Petro-sexual Drives: Ultra-Grin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crazy Coast Posts: 15,201 View My Garage	Meh - cool I guess; I was just never an IROC fan. I won't complain though! __________________ '20 ZL1 Black "Fury" A10, PDR, Exposed CF Extractor Magnuson Magnum DI TVS2650R // RFBG // Soler 103 // TooHighPSI Port Injection // THPSI Billet Lid // FF // Katech Drop-In // PLM Heat Exchanger // ZLE Cradle bushings // BMR Chassis-Suspension Stuff // aFe Bars // Diode Dynamics LEDs // ACS Composites Guards // CF Dash // Aeroforce // tint // other stuffs

08-03-2010, 02:51 PM	#3
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	I would be very happy, IROC's are awesome. __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

08-03-2010, 02:59 PM	#5
brandotron I am the internets. Drives: dangerously Join Date: May 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 12,571 View My Garage	I'd be happier if the Trans Am came back __________________

08-03-2010, 04:38 PM	#9
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,173 View My Garage	Not likely as GM doesn't own the name. But then again does anybody? Frankly today, except for the F-body fans from 20 years ago, I don't think IROC means much in todays automobile marketplace. So from GM's standpoint, why would you pay somebody (whoever owns the rights) to put a name on your car that represents a non existent race series? Just MO __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

08-03-2010, 02:51 PM	#4
AZCamaroFan Camaro6 2016-2018 Drives: sometimes Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 18,450	If the IROC-Z name came back i'd say yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!!! but it won't

08-03-2010, 03:05 PM	#6
Black5thgen Account Suspended Drives: 2007 C6 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 2,251 View My Garage	GM doesn't own the IROC name so I doubt that would even be possible. What if Dodge wanted to put the IROC name back on the Charger too???

08-03-2010, 03:24 PM	#7
Anthony @ LG Motorsports Drives: 1994 1LE / 2006 Z51 Corvette Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 2,829	First thing you would have to bring back the I.R.O.C. series, then once that was up and going, GM would have to purchase the use of the name again like they did in the 80's. I don't think they could do it otherwise.

08-03-2010, 05:02 PM	#10
lil_red_v6 one wheelin Drives: 2004 yamaha r6 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: saginaw Posts: 2,200	number 3 thats understand able on both accounts.

08-03-2010, 05:27 PM	#11
CamaroScotty Account Suspended Drives: Your new SLP Camaro! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cedarburg, WI Posts: 6,801	It could be the IROCK

08-03-2010, 05:32 PM	#12
wildpaws Drives: 1999 Blazer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,228	As has been discussed several times on these forums, the IROC series/IROC governing body went bankrupt several years, all of their assets were sold at auction. I'm not aware of anyone having purchased the rights to use the IROC name in the future (nor have I seen any rumors about it anywhere on the net). GM and Chryler both had to pay a use fee for the right to use the IROC name years ago, neither one owns the name. Clyde

08-03-2010, 05:37 PM	#13
CamaroScotty Account Suspended Drives: Your new SLP Camaro! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cedarburg, WI Posts: 6,801	Penske owns the domain name now until 11/2011

08-03-2010, 05:42 PM	#14
IROCTPI Drives: 1987 IROC-Z 305 TPI 700R4 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: oregon Posts: 357	i would be an happy camper if so, but i couldnt imagine what a 5th gen in person would look like with iroc stripes/lettering. thirdgens pulled it off and in my opinion look really nice and without them they look plain but 5th gens im not to sure about. __________________ What is a Camaro? A small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs. Me -14! year old guy -- My Girl -1987 IROC-Z 305TPI 700R4 modded

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