Our Story

The Ozark Mountain Super Shifters Association was started in 1992 by a group of stick-shift racers in Southwest Missouri.  They wanted to continue to race, but knew bracket racing against cars with computer-controlled electronics and automatic transmissions had lost appeal for many drag-racing fans.  They decided to bring back good, old-fashioned, wheels-up action by forming the Super Shifters.  The premise was simple:  race cars with foot-operated clutches, manually shifted transmissions, no power adders or electronics.  This is drag racing the way it used to be.

Today we currently have 30 members and average 22 cars per race.  Super Shifters gather for races in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Iowa to put on exciting drag racing programs for enthusiastic fans.  Our cars are inspected and must comply with all sanctioning body safety rules as well as Super Shifter rules.

We feature nostalgia-type cars from the 60’s and 70’s as well as late-model pro-stock style cars that run in the 7’s at over 180 MPH.

We are a family-oriented group that lives for old-fashioned grass-roots style drag racing.  We are known for keeping fun and excitement in drag racing for the fans, the track and fellow racers.

If long, smoky burnouts, high RPM wheels-up launches and exciting side-by-side drag racing action appeal to you, come on out and see the Super Shifters!!!