About Us

WHO WE ARE

Nowicki Autosport/Design LLC (NAD) is a design and consulting company based in Birmingham, Mich., for the automotive aftermarket and motorsports industries. Founded by designer and racer Jeff Nowicki, NAD leverages 30 years of modeling, prototyping, and composites leadership with vehicle/product design and marketing expertise.

Regarding vehicles and automotive products, NAD’s highly skilled and experienced staff handles all aspects of project management, from design and prototyping to production. NAD’s longtime involvement in motorsports also enables specialized driver training and support for track events.

 

 

OUR SERVICES

The number # driver of sales revenue for your business comes from new products.  The best gross margins and highest profitability are always found in the products you have manufactured for you rather than reselling products from other vendors.  Plus, with products you have manufactured, YOU control our destiny.  But, where do you go to have custom automotive products manufactured for you?  You'll want a manufacturer who handles your entire project from stem to stern (design, testing, tooling, manufacturing, packaging, and fulfillment).  Nowicki Autosport/Design is your #1 North American-based resource for automotive aftermarket manufacturing and here's why:

• Over 35 years of OE design, manufacturing, and tooling expertise.
• We work with NOS original product samples, SolidWorks and Auto Cad files.
• Complete turn-key service focuses on ALL of the details so you don't have to. 
• Manufacturing excellence and testing certifications that meet Tier 1 OEM specifications.
• RTM composites, hand-laid fiberglass, genuine carbon fiber, mold making, injecting molding, roto molding, etc.
• Complete fulfillment with blind drop shipping. 
• Custom packaging in 4-colors with your logo, molded foam inserts, return label and instructions on the underside of the lid, and desiccate packets to preserve your customer's original parts.
• We understand your business, your customers, and have our finger on the pulse of the automotive aftermarket industry.
• So let's turn the key and build something great together.  We look forward to earning your business with unparalleled service and world-class manufacturing

Highlights of Nowicki Autosport/Design’s capabilities include:

• Professional design and renderings for presentations, proposals, and product production
• Full-service clay modeling for automotive exterior and interior systems
• Prototype tooling in epoxy or polyester for low-volume fiberglass production
• Extensive experience with Kevlar, carbon fiber, and honeycomb composite materials, including product design and tooling
• Rapid prototyping in state of the art 3D printing
• Mechanical prototyping
• Show car builds
• Production vehicle conversions and upfits – including performance tuning
• Road-racing, auto-cross, and track-event vehicle preparation and support.

 

CASE STUDY: THE NAD CORVETTE CONCEPT7

With the introduction of the seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette in 2013, NAD immediately channeled its design, prototyping and vehicle-build experience into the Concept7 show vehicle, which debuted at the SEMA Show – the automotive aftermarket’s international showcase of design, performance and motorsports accessories.

Wearing a Mobil 1-themed graphics package in recognition of NAD’s longstanding motorsports partner, the reaction was immediate – and the follow-up profound:

• The Concept7 won two of Chevrolet’s prestigious SEMA Design awards and was touted as one of the most significant new Corvettes at the show in major online and print reports from the SEMA Show
• Mobil 1 commissioned Nowicki Autosport/Design to build a similarly styled Corvette Concept7 for a national sweepstakes. The car was awarded to the contest winner at the National Corvette Museum in fall 2014
• The Concept7 was featured on the cover of CORVETTE Magazine (Oct. 2014), as part of a six-page feature story. Another feature story is planned for VETTE Magazine
• NAD went into production on the exterior components featured on the Concept7 show car. They are offered by several of the industry’s largest Corvette parts and accessories retailers. Product details are available at nowickiautosport.com.

“The Concept7 encapsulates all the strengths and advantages of Nowicki Autosport/Design – from the vision for the vehicle and the production of the parts to the marketing and public relations support that helped make it a standout in a crowded market.”

                   – Jeff Nowicki, NAD president and founder

 

LEGACY OF ACHIEVEMENTS

• IMSA C4 Corvette IMSA GTO race car, full-size clay model, including tooling; wind-tunnel development and carbon fiber parts manufacturing
• IMSA Oldsmobile Achieva GTU race car – full-size clay model
• IMSA Oldsmobile Cutlass GTS race car – full-size clay model including tooling
• SCCA C5 Trans-Am race car – full-size clay model including tooling and wind tunnel development bodywork
• SCCA Jaguar Trans-Am race car – full size clay model
• C5 Rolex/ALMS full-size clay model, including tooling and manufacture of carbon fiber body work
• Specter Werkes/Sports Corvette GTR (C5 and C6) – design, prototyping, tooling and manufacturing
• SCCA World Challenge Grand Am Camaro GS composite bodywork – tooling and manufacture of bodywork for all teams
• Design and manufacture of exterior components for Cadillac CTS-V and Chevrolet Camaro.

 

ABOUT JEFF NOWICKI

A racer and former GM Design sculptor, Nowicki formed Specter Werkes/Sports in 1990, crafting his vision of track-inspired, premium-minded Corvettes. He hit his stride with the C5 and C6 based GTR models, building about 40 of them and the famous line of Group 6 bolt-on components.

2010 he sold his business and focused on other endeavors, forming Nowicki Autosport Design LLC. His resume, accomplishments, and client support capabilities span the automotive landscape:

• Brand Ambassador for SK, BFGoodrich and Bowman Chevrolet
• Available for driver school instruction.
• Numerous industry contacts, including media, OEM, and motorsports.
• Known for teaching clay modeling/design.
• Nowicki works with OEM engineers and designers for OEM design projects.

RACING EXPERIENCE

Jeff Nowicki’s racing experience brings invaluable insight to performance- and motorsports-focused projects. He won his first of three consecutive SCCA autocross class championships at 18. 

In 1990, Nowicki stepped up to road racing, making an impressive debut winning the SSGT Regional Championship two years in a row and set new track records. He later made his professional racing debut in the International Motor Sport Association's (IMSA) Firestone Firehawk Series as a co- driver with the Billy Hagen/Gene Felton Team at Watkins Glen.

1992, he dominated the SCCA IT class and was recruited for the Morrison Motorsports Corvette effort at the final 24-Hour event in the World Challenge series.

With five SCCA championships under his belt, Jeff Nowicki’s racing achievements also include: 

• Top 10 finishes in limited SCCA World Challenge schedule in 1994, 1995 with sponsorship from Mobil 1
• Drove for Morrison Motorsports Corvette ZR1 team in the 1990s, including the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring
• Podium at the Mosport 24 Hours race in 1996 driving for Pontiac
• Achieved a podium finish with co-driver Andy Pilgrim in 1999 at the Watkins Glen FIA GT race, in a Corvette and Petit LeMans
• Raced a one-off Specter Werkes Corvette for GM Performance Parts in the 1999 24 Hours of Daytona and placed ninth in a 30-car field in the GT3
• Competed in the 2000-2004 Grand Am Rolex series
• Competed in the 2006 SCCA World Challenge TC class with PDMC Motorsports winning two race performance awards
• Competed in selected 2010 Grand Am Continental Challenge Series with PDMC Motorsports in a fifth-generation Camaro.
• Competed in 2012 Grand Am Rolex Series for Team MBR Chevrolet Corvette
• 2018 Tire Rack One Lap of America Class Win for Michelin tire in supplied BMW M4