The Red River Customs Cha-Cha Nova was unveiled at the 2024 SEMA Show as car #1 of a 25-car series tribute to drag racing pioneer and legend Shirley Muldowney. Built from original and full restored Chevrolet Nova bodies, only 25 will be built on a first come first served basis. The paint scheme was designed by Red River Customs using Axalta Switchblade Silver (mix tweaked by Red River Customs) and Tropical Glitz Sparkling Berry paint. This Cha-Cha Nova, number 01, will be available for purchase on January 25th at the 2025 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction in Arizona. Read More “Red River Customs Tribute to Drag Racing Legend Shirley Muldowney”
Category: TREMEC Life
Spencer Campbell CarBuff Network Trans Am Inspired 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle
In a world of 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle muscle car builds, it can be tough to build one that stands out from the others. Spencer Campbell and his son Sawyer set out to do just that, taking inspiration from the muscle car Trans Am race cars of the late 1960s to influence their build. With the help of Spencer’s brother Trent, the idea was transformed into reality, and the build was documented on CarBuff Network. Read More “Spencer Campbell CarBuff Network Trans Am Inspired 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle”
TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Championship and 2024 Season Recap
The 2024 TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout series as part of the NMRA True Street class gave us quite the thrill ride. The ending wasn’t what we wanted (a painful rainout of the 2024 NMRA World Finals) but throughout the season we saw exciting stick shift manual transmission drag racing. Without a chance to settle things on the race track at the final event, the results from the first two shootouts were used to determine the winner of the first-ever TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Championship – Kyle Miller took home the title, trophy and TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Championship ring! Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Championship and 2024 Season Recap”
Who Will Be the First-Ever TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Champion?
The 2024 NMRA World Finals will see a new first: the manual transmission drag racing world will have its first-ever official TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout season champion! Read More “Who Will Be the First-Ever TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Champion?”
TREMEC Goes to the Skip Barber Three-Day Racing School
Going to a performance driving school is something every driver can benefit from, both for the fun and to improve your driving skills. Even if you’ll never go racing, you’ll see a great improvement in everyday driving skills making it easier to handle difficult situations and maybe even avoid an accident. Read More “TREMEC Goes to the Skip Barber Three-Day Racing School”
TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout and All-Female True Street NMRA Norwalk Ohio
The second round of the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout and All-Female True Street competitions rolled into the luxurious grounds of Summit Motorsports Park for the 2024 NMRA Homecoming event. In both classes there was excitement, racing intrigue and the usual wild cards that happen when it’s all on the line in drag racing. Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout and All-Female True Street NMRA Norwalk Ohio”
TREMEC-Equipped Great 8 1959 Chrysler 1000X
When you think of pro touring, the first visual that comes to mind is probably not a massive classic luxury car. Tony Arme and his team at American Legend Hotrods and Muscle Cars took pro touring into new territory with a 1959 Chrysler 300E named 1000x custom built for Randy Kohltfarber. Read More “TREMEC-Equipped Great 8 1959 Chrysler 1000X”
Jeff Smith Wins First TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout of 2024
The first TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout of 2024 was action packed and featured one of the tightest fields ever at the 2024 NMRA Spring Break Shootout at Gainesville Raceway. With fierce competition and a few surprises, it was no easy task for TREMEC-equipped racer Jeff Smith to take home his fourth TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Title.
For all three TREMEC Stick Shift Shootouts in 2024, TREMEC has partnered with McLeod Racing to sweeten the pot. If the winner is running a TREMEC transmission the racer will get an additional $1,000 from TREMEC. Racers who have a McLeod clutch system will get a bonus $1,000 from McLeod Racing. This gives racers the opportunity to take home up to an extra $2,000 for winning the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout. But wait, there’s more! Read More “Jeff Smith Wins First TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout of 2024”
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”