Category: Events

TREMEC Racer Jeff Smith Takes on Sick Week 2024

Photos courtesy of Wayne Stewart

Sick the Mag Sick Week is a week-long event that visits 4 race tracks over five days. Part of the event’s challenge that makes it so interesting is that participants must drive their vehicles from track to track, hitting official checkpoints along the route to verify they are actually being driven to the next track. While no support vehicles are allowed, racers can tow a trailer with their race car or have some sort of cargo mount on the vehicle to help carry supplies. Read More “TREMEC Racer Jeff Smith Takes on Sick Week 2024”

2024 TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Preview

The TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout series at select NMRA events is back for 2024! This is a showdown of the quickest eight H-pattern manual transmission racers from the NMRA True Street class. After an amazing 2023 season where we saw the quickest-ever field ever based on average elapsed times (E/T), we can’t wait to see how the competitors step up the competition for 2024. Read More “2024 TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Preview”

Cool Cars Spotted at Mecum Kissimmee 2024

The 2024 Mecum Auction Series kicked off as usual in the warm winter climate of Kissimmee, Florida, for two weeks of automotive enjoyment. Going to one of these auctions is like going to a massive multi-make car show that has a bit of everything. It’s a fun way for automotive enthusiasts to spend a day or more checking out different types of cars, trucks, motorcycles and even automotive-related memorabilia. Read More “Cool Cars Spotted at Mecum Kissimmee 2024”

TREMEC Equipped Cars and Trucks from the 2023 SEMA Show

The annual SEMA Show fills the halls and parking lots of the Las Vegas Convention Center with hundreds of specially built cars and trucks. A large number of those feature TREMEC 5- and 6-speed manual transmissions. They run the gamut of new performance vehicles showing off the latest accessories to fully custom-built cars and trucks that took thousands of manhours to become automotive works of art. Read More “TREMEC Equipped Cars and Trucks from the 2023 SEMA Show”

TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Winner Dan Watts’ Ford Mustang Cobra

The TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2023 NMRA World Finals was loaded with firsts and great racing action. One of the most enjoyable first was seeing Dan Watts win his first ever TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout and his first overall event win ever. And carrying him to that victory was his TREMEC Magnum 6-speed transmission equipped 2003 Mustang Cobra. Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Winner Dan Watts’ Ford Mustang Cobra”

The Quickest Field Ever for TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout

The stage was set at the Whipple Superchargers 2023 NMRA World Finals for the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout drag racing finale of the season. The build up for the third shootout of the season had everyone revving with anticipation to see who would show up, if any grudges from the previous 2023 shootouts would carry over to the season showdown and, when the tire smoke cleared, would we see a repeat or first-time winner? Read More “The Quickest Field Ever for TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout”

Get Ready for the Final TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout of 2023

The first two TREMEC Stick Shift Shootouts of 2023 exceeded expectations on all fronts, and the finale at the NMRA World Finals and Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival at Beech Bend Raceway is already shaping up to be an all-out showdown of stick shift racers from both sides of the Mason-Dixon line. Read More “Get Ready for the Final TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout of 2023”

TREMEC GT500 Street and All-Female True Street Highlights from the 2023 NMRA 25th Anniversary Ford Homecoming Drag Race

The 2023 NMRA 25th Anniversary Ford Homecoming was host to some great TREMEC-sponsored drag racing action. In addition, the always popular TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout, TREMEC also sponsored the All-Female True Street Showdown and 2020-up GT500 Street Shootout. Read More “TREMEC GT500 Street and All-Female True Street Highlights from the 2023 NMRA 25th Anniversary Ford Homecoming Drag Race”

TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout 2023 at the NMRA Ford Homecoming

The second TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout of 2023 rolled into Summit Motorsports Park as part of the NMRA Ford Homecoming and 25th Anniversary Celebration with high expectations for some great drag racing excitement. The weather was nearly perfect all weekend, and the True Street field had 44 manual transmission cars out of 104 total entries. The TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout field was tight, with one 9-second average elapsed time (E/T) car followed by five 10-second cars and two 11-second average Mustangs. There was the usual amount of drag racing poker being played during the True Street time trials, with driver’s running different strategies to get an average E/T that would give them the best chance at winning with the Stick Shift Shootout’s staggered-start format. Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout 2023 at the NMRA Ford Homecoming”

TREMEC All-Female True Street at the 2023 NMRA Spring Break Shootout

The 2023 NMRA Spring Break Shootout hosted the first TREMEC All-Female True Street Showdown of the year. This new competition gives women a special True Street subclass to race against each other for a new dynamic in the NMRA’s most popular drag racing format. Read More “TREMEC All-Female True Street at the 2023 NMRA Spring Break Shootout”