Stick Shift Shootout Returns To The Action-Packed NMRA Season Opener
Santa Ana, California (February 9, 2023) – As NMRA kicks off its 25th Anniversary season at Orlando Speed World from March 2-5, 2023 a popular class returns. There’s nothing more fun or exciting than banging gears down the drag strip, and that’s just what the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout delivers.
Culled from the eight-quickest manual-transmission machines running in the popular True Street class, the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout competitors run in a Quick 8 elimination on Sunday. The racer names are announced during the True Street awards ceremony. Each entry in the shootout earns custom TREMEC awards just for making the cut, while the winner and runner-up drive away with new hardware and product certificates.
Rules for the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout are straightforward. A street-type manual transmission is required, though the transmission can include race-oriented modifications such as face-plated or pro-shifted gears. The transmission must also be hand-operated via a single shift handle. Transmissions with multiple levers and/or air/electronic/hydraulic actuation are not allowed. The Quick 8 cars are randomly paired in the lanes before each round and the racers will compete with a staggered start based on their True Street average. There will be NO breakout on the top end, allowing racers to stay wide-open and not hold back at the finish line, which enhances the excitement for racers and spectators alike.
The season opener of NMRA silver-anniversary season won’t be the only event to host the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout. It will also run during the NMRA Ford Homecoming at Summit Motorsports Park (June 8-11, 2023) and the NMRA World Finals + Holley Ford Fest at Beech Bend Raceway Park (Sept. 28 - Oct. 1, 2023).
TREMEC’s latest manual transmission, the TKX five-speed manual transmission, is ideal for transmission swaps. Rated up to 600 lb-ft of torque and allows up to 8,000-rpm shifts. Some other highlights are a 26-spline input shaft, a 31-spline output shaft, and robust internal upgrades. Other transmissions in TREMEC’s aftermarket line-up include the T-5, TKO, Magnum, and Magnum XL.
This year’s Spring Break Shootout is packed with automotive excitement including several opportunities for the street car enthusiast crowd in a fun atmosphere. The True Street class is the main attraction with its Overall Winner and Runner-Up as well as winners for the 15-second, 14-second, 13-second, 12-second, 11-second, 10-second, and 9-second time zones. There will also be its own TREMEC All-Female True Street at this event. Meanwhile, the sickest Shelbys around will battle in the 2020+ GT500 Shootout, and the SunCoast Performance 8.60 Street Race class lets single-digit street machines battle for bragging rights as the series’ newest championship category.
Santa Ana, California (February 9, 2023) – As NMRA kicks off its 25th Anniversary season at Orlando Speed World from March 2-5, 2023 a popular class returns. There’s nothing more fun or exciting than banging gears down the drag strip, and that’s just what the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout delivers.
Culled from the eight-quickest manual-transmission machines running in the popular True Street class, the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout competitors run in a Quick 8 elimination on Sunday. The racer names are announced during the True Street awards ceremony. Each entry in the shootout earns custom TREMEC awards just for making the cut, while the winner and runner-up drive away with new hardware and product certificates.
Rules for the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout are straightforward. A street-type manual transmission is required, though the transmission can include race-oriented modifications such as face-plated or pro-shifted gears. The transmission must also be hand-operated via a single shift handle. Transmissions with multiple levers and/or air/electronic/hydraulic actuation are not allowed. The Quick 8 cars are randomly paired in the lanes before each round and the racers will compete with a staggered start based on their True Street average. There will be NO breakout on the top end, allowing racers to stay wide-open and not hold back at the finish line, which enhances the excitement for racers and spectators alike.
The season opener of NMRA silver-anniversary season won’t be the only event to host the TREMEC Stick Shift Shootout. It will also run during the NMRA Ford Homecoming at Summit Motorsports Park (June 8-11, 2023) and the NMRA World Finals + Holley Ford Fest at Beech Bend Raceway Park (Sept. 28 - Oct. 1, 2023).
TREMEC’s latest manual transmission, the TKX five-speed manual transmission, is ideal for transmission swaps. Rated up to 600 lb-ft of torque and allows up to 8,000-rpm shifts. Some other highlights are a 26-spline input shaft, a 31-spline output shaft, and robust internal upgrades. Other transmissions in TREMEC’s aftermarket line-up include the T-5, TKO, Magnum, and Magnum XL.
This year’s Spring Break Shootout is packed with automotive excitement including several opportunities for the street car enthusiast crowd in a fun atmosphere. The True Street class is the main attraction with its Overall Winner and Runner-Up as well as winners for the 15-second, 14-second, 13-second, 12-second, 11-second, 10-second, and 9-second time zones. There will also be its own TREMEC All-Female True Street at this event. Meanwhile, the sickest Shelbys around will battle in the 2020+ GT500 Shootout, and the SunCoast Performance 8.60 Street Race class lets single-digit street machines battle for bragging rights as the series’ newest championship category.