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”
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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 Action at the 2022 Mod Nationals Drag Race
Despite the remnants of Hurricane Nicole passing through the day before this event, the TREMEC-shifting drag race action at the 2022 Mod Nationals couldn’t be stopped at South Georgia Motorsports Park. The TREMEC Modular True Street class featured a tight field with multiple 8-, 9- and 10-second cars vying for top honors. The 2020-up GT500 class was a showdown of Mustangs with TREMEC TR-9070 DCTs, featuring 9 cars with qualifying times in the 9-second range. And the Driver Mod 8.50 class (all manual transmission-equipped) had 22 entries with half the field in the 9- and 10-second elapsed time (E/T) range for qualifying. Read More “TREMEC Action at the 2022 Mod Nationals Drag Race”
Skyler Hardy Uses A TREMEC TKX 5-Speed to Run 10s, Win Races and Have Fun On and Off Track
Whether it’s at the track or on various social media channels, Skyler Hardy is at the forefront of street-legal stick shift drag racing. While it’s not quite underground. there’s really is a unification of drag racers who live to dump the clutch and bang gears. There are Facebook pages like Stick Shift Nation and Fastest True Stick Shift Drag Cars, and the posts are usually educational and entertaining. Read More “Skyler Hardy Uses A TREMEC TKX 5-Speed to Run 10s, Win Races and Have Fun On and Off Track”
Skyler Hardy Shifts His TKX 5-Speed To First TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Victory
The Whipple Superchargers NMRA World Finals + Holley Intergalactic Ford fest has grown into the ultimate Ford lovers extravaganza, with a combination of drag racing, autocross, speed-stop competition, a drift exhibition, off-road, massive car show, swap meet and so much more. Participants and fans annually make the pilgrimage to Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it doesn’t really matter if you’re a season pro or a novice with your first Ford. Read More “Skyler Hardy Shifts His TKX 5-Speed To First TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Victory”
Ten Questions with NMRA-NMCA Co-Founder Steve Wolcott
The National Mustang Racing Association (NMRA) and National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) are two of the best-known drag racing series in the U.S. Born from the 1990s boom in Mustang performance, the NMRA was created to meet the rapidly growing need for a drag racing series exclusively dedicated to late-model Mustangs and other Ford-family makes. As the NMRA’s popularity and success surged, ProMedia took over the existing NMCA racing series in 2005 to become an NMRA sister series running similar format as the NMRA but open to muscle cars from all brands. Read More “Ten Questions with NMRA-NMCA Co-Founder Steve Wolcott”
Join the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2021 NMRA World Finals
As the 2021 NMRA All-Ford World Finals and Ford Festival approaches, it’s time to get ready for last TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout of the year! The stage is set for the best manual transmission racing as participants in the True Street class face off for the title. The World Finals will be held at Beech Bend Raceway Park from September 30-October 3 at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Read More “Join the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2021 NMRA World Finals”
David Leshay’s 1963 Ford Galaxie wins the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout in Bradenton, Florida, at the 2021 NMRA Spring Break
The want was real. The desire to dump the clutch on a 427 Ford FE and bang the gears all the way down the quarter-mile. The dream of 73-year-old David Leshay of The Villages, Florida, came true when he purchased this 1963 Ford Galaxie with the intention of building a street-strip terror. Read More “David Leshay’s 1963 Ford Galaxie wins the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout in Bradenton, Florida, at the 2021 NMRA Spring Break”
2018 TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout
Gripping the shifter with authority and throwing perfect shifts brings satisfaction that automatic-transmission drivers will never know.
And TREMEC is proud to support those who shift their own gears by presenting the biannual TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout. This Shootout is held in conjunction with the Nitto Tire Spring Break Shootout presented by Steeda Autosports in Bradenton, Florida.