The Stick Shift World Record Is Reset After Two Years – Joel Grannas Clocks 6.49 Pass in New 2JZ-Powered Fox Mustang Build During Test Session at Bradenton Motorsports Park!
The increasingly hot topic in racing the past few years has been stick shift cars, and although there are several classes with strict rules, the one that has gotten the majority of the attention is the Outlaw Stick Shift contingent.
With minimal rules based around the use of a H-pattern manual transmission, and in most cases, a foot-activated clutch, 28-inch tall x 10.5-inch width tires, the elapsed times started falling a few years back, where 6-second runs started to become a little more commonplace.
One of the veterans of the Outlaw Stick Shift wars is Joel Grannas, who got his Mark IV Supra down to a 6.63 at 212 mph pass during The Reunion event at Bradenton Motorsports Park (BMP) in early 2025. Recently, Grannas returned to BMP with a new ride, and made a big statement in the stick shift world.
Testing at World Cup Finals at Maryland International Raceway Gives the Racing World A Taste of What Could Be a Record-Setting Event
For the last 28 years, the World Cup Finals Import vs. Domestic event has been held at Maryland International Raceway (MDIR). Highly anticipated for cool temperatures and great track prep, the World Cup Finals Import vs. Domestic event packs in huge crowds, and delivers some great racing, as well as record-setting runs.
With twelve classes on tap, crowds can expect to see everything from 5-second runs in the quickest class, Outlaw vs. Extreme, to low 9-second naturally-aspirated runs in the All Motor ranks. Plenty of familiar names are on site already, including notable names and past winners Cleetus McFarland, Brett LaSala, Victor Alvarez and Joe Glockner to name a few.
From Podcaster to Participant, Cooper Bogetti Will Return to Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive in 2025 with 2JZ-Powered Camaro
For a little over two years, Cooper Bogetti has been bringing a wide variety of guests on his ‘Bogetti Studios’ YouTube channel podcast. Cooper’s blend of car and racing guests on his podcasts, combined with racing updates between his two YouTube channels, has garnered a solid base of subscribers.
Now, Cooper will jump back into the drag-and-drive game after taking a year off, and at this year’s Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive, he’ll doing it with a ride that’s never seen drag-and-drive action before; a 2JZ-powered Camaro that recently saw seven-second passes during the Christmas Tree Drags!
“That means that in the next two-ish weeks, we’re going to have to get this here vehicle, that sees basically zero street miles, into streetable condition.” Can Cooper make the necessary changes to the Camaro, survive over 900 miles, and still clock solid times to be competitive in whatever class he chooses to participate in?
Victor Alvarez and Troy Pirez Jr. Push New Supra Build to a 6.34 at 218 mph Blast During Testing at Bradenton Motorsports Park
“In 2018, I bought another car, and this Supra sat. Meanwhile, the cars we should’ve been racing with got quicker and faster, and this Supra continued to sit and not get used.”