A little about the man we call “GMCRACER”
Born: George Michael Carey IV, October 19,1971
Married: August 14, 1999 to Amanda Marie Carey
Children: Daughter – Aby born August 20, 2001
Cats: AshLee, Tehan, & Lilly
Dogs: Dakota, Goose & Libby
Project Manager - Remtex Inc (Waterjet Cutting Specialists)
I was born in October 1971 and my love of racing developed rather early. If I remember correctly, it was the summer of 1978 when I became "hooked" while watching the old man bang through a big block, 4 Speed 1968 Corvette.
My interest in the motor aspect of the car business developed in 1984 while following a street machine project of a 1972 Camaro, titled ‘Nasty Habit’.
My first hot rod was a 1980 Z28 with a big block, which helped me get a well-deserved drag racing ticket.
The end of my street racing days came in 1991 when I purchased a 1985 Corvette with 30k on the clock. Needless to say, in 1992 the car was running quicker than the Camaro, and we were back on the street. In 1992 the Corvette was sold off due to personal reasons at the time, which turned out to be a blessing (it kept me from cutting the car up).
Shortly thereafter, in 1994, my 1975 El Camino was turned into the next “Street Car”. After blowing up 3 small blocks we put an iron headed big block in the car. At 4150 lbs, it managed to run a street legal 9.73 @ 140.
My father and myself did have one try at the big tire game with his 1965 Nova. We ended up 5th in points in NMCA Outlaw Street in 1997 with a picture in Hot Rod Magazine in 1998.
Over the last few years from 2002-2005 fun has been had with the ’85 Corvette, mentioned above, that the old man ended up buying back when he sold his Nova. We took many awards in NMCA True Street. This car has also been featured in Popular Hotrodding Magazine in December 2005.
During the 2003 we started a project, which has yet to be finished, it is a 1988 Camaro built to run NMCA Extreme Street. This has been a ground up effort with a lot of help from Ed at MTS Racing Driveline, Mickey at M.R. Solutions and my work Remtex Inc. We have had the Camaro out on horsepower and did manage to runner-up Super Chevy Rt. 66 2005 in the DOT class.
