"Are you ready for some Nitro?" A familiar phrase from the Super Chevy Show that is used in all of the radio and television commercials and to open the Pro Show at each Super Chevy Show.

Nitro is short for the most exotic fuel in motorsports.."Nitromethane", this expensive liquid ($30 per gallon) creates excitement and when used in a 526 cubic inch supercharged Chevrolet racing engine it developes tremendous horsepower.

Nine years ago when Super Chevy Show owner/promoter Roger Gustin wanted to improve the Pro Show, he met with two of the best "show" promoters in drag racing, Bill Bader and Duane Nichols for advise.

After discussing all of the feature type race cars avaliable, Gustin was asked, "what would you want to use?" His reply was supercharged Pro-Mods on Nitro. Hence the idea of Nitro Coupes was born. The next step was to convince NHRA's competition committee that these short wheelbase door cars could be safe.

Roger and his brothers, Phil and Bill Gustin soon developed the rules for Nitro Coupes and began negotiations with NHRA to approve this new exhibition class.

The next challenge was to find the racers who were willing to take the risk of building a Nitro burning Pro-Mod with no combination to work with. And it did not come easy for anyone.

The first to accept this challenge was the rebels and mavericks who were the early Superstars of the Nitro Coupe Class, Jim Oddy-Frehahn, Bill Kuhlman, Dave Graytek, and Jeff Brozovich, many more would follow. As time moved on names like John Scialpi, Dan Nickelson, Rob and Randy Adler, Tommy Howes, Mike Swinarski, Bruce Boland, Mel Eaves, and Wayne Torkelson won races and championships.

One of the reasons that Nitro Coupes have proved to be so popular is the fact that they almost all use different type bodies and they look like real cars. However they produce low 6 second ETs at 240 mph.

Nitro Coupes is an exclusive at Super Chevy Shows and with 300 mph jet cars, and wheelstanders the fans always enjoy the fun and excitement....."Are you ready for some Nitro?".