Bio

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.

 

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, along with the popular line of Group 6 bolt-on components.

In 2010, he sold his business and decided to focus on other endeavors, leading to the formation of Nowicki Autosport/Design LLC. His resume, accomplishments and client support capabilities span the automotive landscape:

• Subject matter expert and third-party endorser for Michelin Tires and Mobil 1
• Available for driver school instruction
• Numerous industry contacts, including media, OEM and motorsports
• Available for teaching clay modeling/design
• 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