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Forza 3 Update 21st October #15
OXCGN Forza 3 October Update #15 – Daily Vehicle News
’90 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z, Last of a Breed.
Well it’s almost there for us bods Downunder (Australia, the great southern isle for the uneducated) when Forza 3 will be unleashed onto our shelves and market of retailers throughout our great fair land on October 23rd. Some of us have been lucky enough to nab a copy for reviewing so far, and we managed to pull one of the Forza 3 Limited Collectors Editions apart for you as well yesterday.
We will hopefully be following that un-boxing up with another even bigger un-boxing! Yes, the un-boxing of the Forza 3 250 gig Super Elite Bundle which we hope to have in our hot little sticky hands in the very close future thanks to GameBasement. So make sure that you are around for that soon as we have it arrive.
And while this isn’t the last you’ll see of OXCGN’s Forza 3 news & Updates, they will start take a twists and turns, and start delivering a different style of reporting and news, the OXCGN Forza 3 Community News.
We’ll be teaming up with the guys over at Forza Racing League to help readers get into and enjoy racing on any level within Forza 3. as well as Forza 2 if you are so inclined. The guys over there have some huge plans ahead for their sites, and when you see them, you’ll wonder why someone hasn’t done these great ideas beforehand.
[Ed: Update:]
One of our intrepid readers, and lovers of the old but faithful Camaro, Tom Svetlak sent me some info re the IROC:
“although the 91-92 production year Camaros were third generation… they were never badged as IROC. the lease for IROC expired on December 31, 1989 and was then used by Dodge for the Daytona. the 1991 and 1992 Camaros simply went back to Z28.”
But right now, let’s take a look at one of the most celebrated Chevy Camaros, the famous Chevy Camaro IROC-Z 350, that first made its appearance in 1982. While the Camaro had been around since the mid 60′s, the car that became the one of faces for the International Racer Of Champions (IROC) which first made its appearance in 1985 and reach its highest peak of fame in 1992, based on a series of races that pitted champions from all types of motorsports from around the world in equally matched cars.
The only difference being the various liveries set up for each driver and team, and then down to the fine art of tuning both engine and suspension. Basically what you can do in Forza 3, and which will mean the difference between winning, or losing . . And please, this is NOT a dodgem-cars-racer. Start doing that online and you’ll find yourself in the banned book from many tournaments and erased from Friends Lists left right and center.
Try “racing and doing things within the limits allowed to you, brake when you’re supposed to, don’t shunt on purpose to make room for yourself. Sure, there are such things as accidents, we all have them, but doing it on purpose is basically “very bad form” in the racing world.
1992 was the last year to ever see the IROC-Z badging and moniker of the famed Camaros, which was a sad day indeed, as these cars made an impression on anyone when they rumbled down the pavement or rolled backwards out of a garage then spun off into the distance. It was an end that was necessary however, especially when high powered gas guzzlers were being scrutinized by both the public and environmentalist world-wide. The IROC-Z was not the only big-broad-muscle-car to suffer from this time, but that is as they say, another story.
It was the third generation of Camaros and with that came some amazing advancements in technology, not to mention obtaining brute horsepower that could be squeezed from the humble but solid Chevy Small Blocks (ie; 303, 327 and 350′s) It was one of the highest sold vehicles on the sales charts during the period from ’85 – ’92, but like all things in life, it had to end, and 1990 was its time.
The car featured the famous L98 350 cu-in small block and pupped out a decent 245 bhp which either ran through a Turbo-Hydramatic 700R4 four-speed auto, or were available fitted out with an optional five speed manual transmissions – of course. This pushed the ponies through to the standard LSD (limited slip differential) and unleashed those wild hooves onto the tarmac, and usually at an expense of a lot of rubber I might add. These were also the first Camaros to offer modern fuel injection
The cars were nearly 500 pounds lighter than the long running second generation model. The legendary IROC-Z was introduced in 1985. In 1987, the potent L98 5.7 V-8 engine was available in the Z28, paired with an automatic transmission. The “20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition” was offered in 1987 and a “25th Anniversary Heritage Package” in 1992. Beginning in 1989, the famed 1LE performance package was introduced, for the street models and for showroom stock racing in the U.S. and Canada. The B4C or “police” package was made available beginning in 1991. This basically created a Z28 in more subtle RS styling.
In Forza 3 you will be able to tweak, twitch and preen your IROC-Z to perfection, paint it in whatever colour combinations you wish, or simply choose to leave it stock and in true American Muscle Car trim, which any self respecting purist would do of course. You will be able to find races that fit into that class of course, as well any classes you build the beast into, or take it onto the Forza 3 Drag Strip at the Benchmark High Speed Ring.
That is one thing about Forza 3 that no other games have. That being. A huge community base that is expanding rapidly on a daily basis, and in all avenues and genre’s or racing to I might add. So no matter what your taste, be it for the Japanese Zappers, American Muscle, European sleek sallons, there will be cars there for you to play with.
Our next Forza 3 feature will be our Forza 3 Media Extravaganza . . with all our 700 plus images, and copious amounts of videos all in one big huge page just for you to spend time looking through. We’ll be opening the lines and having a Show-Us-Your-Ride page where you can send up your cars, which we will then upload tof all to see and admire.
So hang around, stay ‘tuned’ – yes, another racing pun – sorry, and see what else OXCGN has in store for other games.
Hmmm. . . . let me see . . . . Splinter Cell sounds nice . . . yep, our next port of call on OXCGN Game Series will be . . . . the great Ubisoft franchise – Splinter Cell: The History Of Sam Fisher.
IROC never died though, here’s a IROC Inspired VW Concept street racer that really turned some heads, I’d have one at the drop of a hat., and it’s green to, the only colour that it was available in. Much Like Henry Ford’s T Model, which was available in any colour you wanted, so long as it was – black.
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Make sure you check out the great Fantec Sports Wheels and the set that OXCGN will have up for grabs later on when Forza 3 arrives in October 23rd (Aust Release date) . . . as well as other OXCGN Forza 3 pages of info on the game.
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also if i am reading the article correctly, the 350 CI motor was only offered from factory with the 700R4 automatic tranny, there was never an option for a 5 speed manual on the 350 car, you could get a 305 v8 with a 5 speed manual in the iroc as an option though,
they did make daytona test cars, that were 350 w/5speed manual but they were never offered to the general public,
just a little note here… although the 91-92 production year Camaros were third generation… they were never badged as IROC. the lease for IROC expired on December 31, 1989 and was then used by Dodge for the Daytona. the 1991 and 1992 Camaros simply went back to Z28. this may seem a bit nit picky… but if you are going to favor the true Camaro fans… this is something we will all pick up on.
Thanks mate on the pick up, will add that to the page (and credit) asap. Most appreciated