American Iron™ is a group of North American road racing classes sanctioned by the National Auto Sport Association (NASA). Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. ... The National Auto Sport Association logo. ...
American Iron™ racing features domestic muscle or pony cars such as Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, and Pontiac Firebird in four classes, Camaro Mustang Challenge (CMC),American Iron (AI),American Iron Extreme (AIX), and American Iron Vintage (AIV). An additional CMC class to accommodate newer, higher horsepower models in planned for 2007. With it's large, closely contested fields of V8 powered cars, American Iron™ racing has grown into the most spectacular racing class at NASA events around the country. The Ford Mustang defined the term pony car. The pony car is a class of automobile launched and inspired by the Ford Mustang in 1964. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chevrolet Camaro The Chevrolet Camaro is a popular pony car made in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors. ... The Pontiac Firebird was a pony car built by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors and was manufactured from 1967 until 2002. ...
The different classes reflect various levels of permitted modifications, from the near showroom stock entry level Camaro Mustang Challenge (CMC) class, through to the "almost anything goes" American Iron Extreme (AIX) class at the opposite end of the scale. CMC and AI classes have a power to weight limitation, while AIX is unrestricted.
American Iron™races are run at all NASA regional events, as well as the annual National Championships held each year at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Lexington, Ohio. ...