The Nitro Performance Guide

NHRA Big Show Sound

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 23:00:00 +0000

LOUD! In this week's episode of The Nitro Performance Guide, TJ Breaks down the sound and vibration as well as breaking down examples of the amazing roar of the nitro cars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. There are facts and we have a good time talking through a run from start to finish and much more! You may want to turn the headphones down for this one.

NHRA Big Show Sound

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:00:00 +0000

NHRA in the Upper East Side

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +0000

TJ the Nitro Performance Guy breaks down the June 2021 TascaParts.com New England Nationals Presented by Bandero Premium Tequila in Epping, New Hampshire from New England Dragway. Enjoy another trip in the Nitro Performance Time Machine as we go back and break down the runs and other things. A good time was had by all.

NHRA in Hotlanta!

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Join TJ, The Nitro Performance Guy for a trip in The Nitro Time Machine as we break down the NHRA Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals from Commerce, Georgia. This was the final NHRA drag race to be contested on the famed Drag strip of Atlanta Dragway before its closing this year. We also talk silly season and much more!

NHRA in Hotlanta!

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +0000

We take a trip in The Nitro Time Machine and break down the NHRA Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals from Commerce, Georgia. This was the final NHRA drag race to be contested on the famed Drag strip of Atlanta Dragway. We also talk about Ron Capps and much more!

It all ends Here. Champions Crowned!

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

This is the breakdown of the final race of the season at the Auto Club Finals at the famed and hallowed grounds of Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California. This is the final NHRA Camping World Drag Race of the season. TJ talks about the release of the 4th generation of Toyota Funny Car, The GR Supra Body was announced. This was an exciting one.

Acceleration Circus across the Mississippi River

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

The track was good, the weather was cool and fast in St Louis the weekend of September 24-26, 2021. In this off-week edition, TJ the Nitro Performance Guy breaks down the Performance from his home race. TJ was present for the NHRA Midwest Nationals from World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois just across the river from the magnificent 630 foot Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri. This is the only race where racers do not wake up in the city and state they will drag race in. It was a wonderful weekend of fast times and huge speeds. This was the second race of the countdown to the championship prior to the Stampede of Speed in Dallas. At the end of the episode, we will preview the final race of the season in Pomona, California. There are several Championships to be decided!

Place Your Bets! It’s Vegas!

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

TJ, the Nitro Performance Guy breaks down the runs from the Dodge SRT Nationals Presented by Pennzoil from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, another of Bruton Smith's masterpieces. There were upsets, huge speeds, quick times, and everything in between all under the cool conditions of Las Vegas in the Fall. This is a long one, but it is certainly entertaining. There are even a few educational moments, as always. Enjoy this Vegas edition of the Nitro Performance Guide.

Getting to Know the Nitro Cars

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:00:00 +0000

TJ Abernathy, The Nitro Performance Guy goes through some interesting facts about nitro cars. There was no race this previous weekend so this is an educational episode so everyone has a firm grasp on what the cars are capable of and why they are so impressive. TJ also breaks down some performance trends looking ahead to the Second to last race this weekend in Las Vegas. In true, Nitro Performance Guy fashion, It is "all over the place." There is more music from TJ at the end, This excerpt from his Second Symphony "Love and War."

Thunder in the Valley

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 20:00:00 +0000

The Nitro Performance Guy breaks down the performance of the nitro cars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series at the Thunder Valley Nationals from Bristol, Tennesee.

Stampede of Performance

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 22:00:00 +0000

The Nitro Performance Guy breaks down the Stampede of Speed Texas Fall Nationals from the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas. Enjoy a relaxed conversation about NHRA Camping World Drag Racing. The ending music is an original arrangement composed by the performance guy himself.