Carrera DIGITAL 132 Dodge Charger 500 Andy Hampton, No.58, Daytona 1969
Item No.: 30686
Assortment: US only
Availability in the Club Shop: End of July 2014
Review by CoMod Alex: “ARCA Racing Series”
When the Dodge Charger 500 and the Plymouth Superbirds came onto the market in 2003, they were all cars with race car liveries. Starting numbers, sponsor stickers, racing stripes. Race cars, in other words.
This is exactly what I'm looking for on my Carrera track: racing cars! Not sports cars in standard liveries; I look for that kind of thing in the parking lot when I'm in the mood.
In the following years, several versions of the aforementioned cars without racing gimmicks were released, all for the American market. These vehicles were simply too boring for me, even though I'm a big fan of the big American cars:
The cars handle excellently! Long wheelbase, wide track, excellent drifting capabilities, and a quick takeoff. Sure, they're clearly inferior to a modern DTM (they were already doing so against the DTMs 10 years ago), but the cars simply have charm and are a real joy to drive on the track.
The muscle cars have been in the Carrera lineup for 10 years now, and at least one car is added to the American market every year. For the past few years, they've finally been sporting proper war paint again. ;-)
This brings us to the current Charger 500 for the market across the pond:
You've probably already wondered what the headline is all about. Well, this time it's not about a racing team, as the name might suggest. Every racing fan can immediately hear the term NASCAR. The largest stock car series in the world. Almost unknown here in Europe is the "ARCA RACING SERIES", also a stock car racing series, which is about two levels below the NASCAR SPRINT CAR SERIES, NASCAR's top racing series. And one level below the NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES, the "promotional racing class" in the SPRINT CAR SERIES. The ARCA racing series has existed since 1954, and ARCA races have often used NASCAR cars from the previous season. For many private drivers, it was and still is the entry point into stock car racing.
The current Carrera item number 30686 is no fantasy design; the original 500 in black and yellow with the number 58 raced the Daytona 300 in 1969. The driver was Andy Hampton, the only ARCA driver to win the Daytona 300 twice (1968 and 1972). Incidentally, with the number 58, he finished third in 1969.
Best regards,
CoMod Alex
PS: In addition to the US model, which will be available at the end of July 2014, the other new items from the US range will also be available in the Club Shop. Further information to follow.
Item No.: 30686
Assortment: US only
Availability in the Club Shop: End of July 2014
Review by CoMod Alex: “ARCA Racing Series”
When the Dodge Charger 500 and the Plymouth Superbirds came onto the market in 2003, they were all cars with race car liveries. Starting numbers, sponsor stickers, racing stripes. Race cars, in other words.
This is exactly what I'm looking for on my Carrera track: racing cars! Not sports cars in standard liveries; I look for that kind of thing in the parking lot when I'm in the mood.
In the following years, several versions of the aforementioned cars without racing gimmicks were released, all for the American market. These vehicles were simply too boring for me, even though I'm a big fan of the big American cars:
The cars handle excellently! Long wheelbase, wide track, excellent drifting capabilities, and a quick takeoff. Sure, they're clearly inferior to a modern DTM (they were already doing so against the DTMs 10 years ago), but the cars simply have charm and are a real joy to drive on the track.
The muscle cars have been in the Carrera lineup for 10 years now, and at least one car is added to the American market every year. For the past few years, they've finally been sporting proper war paint again. ;-)
This brings us to the current Charger 500 for the market across the pond:
You've probably already wondered what the headline is all about. Well, this time it's not about a racing team, as the name might suggest. Every racing fan can immediately hear the term NASCAR. The largest stock car series in the world. Almost unknown here in Europe is the "ARCA RACING SERIES", also a stock car racing series, which is about two levels below the NASCAR SPRINT CAR SERIES, NASCAR's top racing series. And one level below the NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES, the "promotional racing class" in the SPRINT CAR SERIES. The ARCA racing series has existed since 1954, and ARCA races have often used NASCAR cars from the previous season. For many private drivers, it was and still is the entry point into stock car racing.
The current Carrera item number 30686 is no fantasy design; the original 500 in black and yellow with the number 58 raced the Daytona 300 in 1969. The driver was Andy Hampton, the only ARCA driver to win the Daytona 300 twice (1968 and 1972). Incidentally, with the number 58, he finished third in 1969.
Best regards,
CoMod Alex
PS: In addition to the US model, which will be available at the end of July 2014, the other new items from the US range will also be available in the Club Shop. Further information to follow.
