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”
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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 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”
Get Ready for Round Two of the 2024 TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Series
Round two of the 2024 TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout series heads to Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, as part of the NMRA 25th Anniversary Ford Homecoming event June 6-9. At the 2023 race, we saw one of the closest finishes ever for the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout, as Scott Triolo held off Jeff Smith for the win. And then for the first shootout of 2024 at Gainesville Raceway we saw the overall fastest field ever for a TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout. Read More “Get Ready for Round Two of the 2024 TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout Series”
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”
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”
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”