TunerToys

Just got back from the NOPI event here in Phoenix. It sucked! ClutchMasters was the only decent sponsored team that showed up. There were several of the smaller teams, like Sitezinger (sp). It seemed like there were only three to five cars for each class. I got so tired of waiting between rounds, that I left and came home before the final rounds even started. The have increased the drifting portion of the event, but even that hand only one small portable grandstand for viewing.

Totally disappointed. Have any of you hit any of the other, or plan to hit any of the NOPI events in your area?

Craig

stillnoturbo

NOPI....err...you look at their store? Hell that says enough. That place sucks. I don't go to any Import shows or anything anymore. Not to mention they cost an arm and leg to get in.

TunerToys

Oh Yeah, I completely for got to bitch about the cost to get in, $30! plus $7 for parking! I doubt I'll attend next years event.

Craig

Guy-Fast

Wanna know why import racing is dead imo. All the events in california are maybe 2000 people. All gross roots guys all motor street is the only class that has a full field, ya wanna actually have fun and have good races build an all motor car. No repeat no big sponsered cars ever show up. If bisi shows up its huge. Turbo cars that still run 10's. Its not what it once was and really dont see it every going back. Simple fact comes down to to many kids trying to build there own ----,everyone thinks they are masters because of sites like honda-tech. They destory a perfectly good car and swear hondas suck. Then sells the car for nothing and asks his parents for a 20k loan to get a lifted truck.

IntaCooler

Nopi ows me money

theebluecrx

+1.Nopi doesnt come to fl anymore due to low attendance for that reason.I'm lucky the tampa scene here is still pretty strong and we have pretty good local track events/test and tunes with better cars than nopi ever brought/attracted.

Rexula

They're coming to Milan, MI this year. So is Pinks. I'm def. goin to the Pinks show, but hearing how bad NOPI shows/racing suck I really don't want to go.

Guy-Fast

it comes down to the area. Import racing in california use to bring out 25,000+for an event and they were a blast tons of racing records broken etc

Cray91

Can't say that I had ever even considered going to a NOPI event. Everything that I have seen from their site, advertisements, TV shows, etc has made me think that it would suck.

MikeJ-2009

The problem with import racing is that all of us got into this ---- because we were poor. Next thing you know Nopi/NHRA wanna make the whole thing out to be this John Force style of racing where everyone is a "pro". They focus on the "pro" cars (not even real cars anymore) and ---- on the grassroots guys that started the whole thing.

Meanwhile, California speedway sells out a 4pm street legal night at noon, and has to turn everyone else away, while Nopi/NHRA scratch their heads and can't figure out why there are only 3 cars in each class exept sfwd and all motor (most grassroots classes they have).

Cut the nation into divisions and we can all have divisional races closer to home, WITHOUT CIVICS WITH WHEELIE BARS and then the top divisional racers will meet in Colorado or something for a final race of the year.