Nopi is always evolving, sometimes for the better and sometimes not. The judging is ALWAYS hit or miss. Some know what they are lookin at, some look for spoilers and spray painted crap. In the last few years the larger classes seem to get the more experienced judges.
It seemed much smaller this year, but the average car was far nicer than normal. It was equally hard to win based on that I believe. I have said this before and I countnue to stand by it, We in ATL are spoiled w/ guys who continually build cutting edge cars. Take the Honda classes, all the best ofs but one were local cars. Is it because Nopi is here? Nope, these same cars win in TN, FL, even NY, NJ and out west. We really do have the best local cars, and when Nopi moves away, they will feel the impact of leaving the ATL loyal attendees.
This year I give Nopi Nats an 8/10- Cool to get new vendors like WCC, sad to lose others like Falken, DC sports (for a while now) and alot of out of state rides due to gas prices.
GC