The TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout’s first event of 2026 was Mustang Week Texas, with Jesse Rodriguez with his 2024 Mustang GT taking home the victory and a brand new TREMEC TKX 5-speed transmission. For the first time the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout raced in the eighth-mile at Houston Raceway Park. Read More “Jesse Rodriguez Wins the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at Mustang Week Texas 2026”
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TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at Mustang Week Texas 2026 Preview
The TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout is back for 2026, and the first event will take place as part of Mustang Week Texas. For the first time Mustang Week Texas will include drag racing, and it will feature the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout. While the main festivities of Mustang Week Texas will be held April 14-18 in Galveston, Texas, the drag racing portion and TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout will be held at Houston Motorsports Park on Thursday, April 16. Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at Mustang Week Texas 2026 Preview”
Matt Fint and his Street Stick Winning 1998 Ford Mustang Cobra
Matt Fint fought off tight competition in the new Street Stick class of the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2025 Holley Ford Fest. And he put on a show doing it with awesome small-tire wheel-stands in his 1998 Ford Mustang Cobra. Read More “Matt Fint and his Street Stick Winning 1998 Ford Mustang Cobra”
TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2025 Holley Ford Fest
A lot has changed since TREMEC was at Beech Bend Raceway in September 2024 for the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout. What hasn’t changed is the great racing action from our manual transmission racers and the camaraderie that is the foundation of the racing community. Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2025 Holley Ford Fest”
TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2025 Holley Ford Festival
Heads up stick shift racing, no sandbagging, everyone laying it on the line. The TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2025 Holley Ford Fest promises to be the best shootout ever. Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at the 2025 Holley Ford Festival”
Adam Buntley’s 8-Second TREMEC-Equipped 2001 Ford Mustang Cobra
For Adam Buntley, his 2001 Ford Mustang Cobra isn’t just a car—it’s been a part of his life’s journey since the day he graduated high school. He found the legit Cobra close to home, struck a deal, and drove it back with the excitement every young enthusiast dreams about. That excitement, however, was short-lived. On the way home, the four-valve 4.6L spun a rod bearing, sidelining the freshly purchased Mustang before it had even settled into its new garage. Read More “Adam Buntley’s 8-Second TREMEC-Equipped 2001 Ford Mustang Cobra”
TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at Sick on the Green 2025
For its first ever, the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout took place at Sick the Mag’s Sick on the Green event at Beech Bend Raceway in Kentucky May 29-31, 2025. The format was a bit different compared to the final shootout of 2024, with the biggest change being that the Stick Shift Shootout was open to all makes and models except dragsters, roadsters, full-tube chassis and rental cars. To enter the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout you just needed to be in a car or truck with an H-pattern shifted manual transmission. Competition would be heads up (no staggered start) and the backet set by qualifying E/Ts. If you’re curious to see the full rules, click here. Read More “TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout at Sick on the Green 2025”
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 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”