So how many of you all think Nopi has what it takes to become "popular" again?

[Doppelgänger]

Yeah, but HIN was a dying trend as well (who could have seen it happening at the time? Hindsight is...).
I think NOPI is overly assiciated with "shows"...which are not where the current trend is. Right now it's "meets"...and the two aren't really different, but there is a clear distinction that comes to mind when you mention a big name meet vs a show. My suggestion to NOPI would be to associate with meets....just getting people together, then see where things go. Maybe instead of the "NOPI NATIONSALS SUPERSHOW" they could try something like "THE NEW NOPI BIG-ASS MEET N' BBQ" lol

[quickdodge®]

Yeah, but HIN was a dying trend as well (who could have seen it happening at the time? Hindsight is...).
I think NOPI is overly assiciated with "shows"...which are not where the current trend is. Right now it's "meets"...and the two aren't really different, but there is a clear distinction that comes to mind when you mention a big name meet vs a show. My suggestion to NOPI would be to associate with meets....just getting people together, then see where things go. Maybe instead of the "NOPI NATIONSALS SUPERSHOW" they could try something like "THE NEW NOPI BIG-ASS MEET N' BBQ" lol

Agreed. People don't seem too concerned about paying $75 for a shot at a trophy. Or even $50 or less for that matter. They will, however, spend $10 to attend a meet in a nice sized area and chill and walk around and check shit out. Same you do at a show, just less costing. And trying out some sort of meet might be a good start for NOPI if they want to delve back into that aspect the "scene."

Here is where I don't see that happening, though. NOPI is still a business and businesses exist to make money. I can't see NOPI putting on a meet the size of an IA meet and not trying to charge folks 3,4 even 5 times an IA admission fee.

[Doppelgänger]

Agreed. People don't seem too concerned about paying $75 for a shot at a trophy. Or even $50 or less for that matter. They will, however, spend $10 to attend a meet in a nice sized area and chill and walk around and check shit out. Same you do at a show, just less costing. And trying out some sort of meet might be a good start for NOPI if they want to delve back into that aspect the "scene."

Here is where I don't see that happening, though. NOPI is still a business and businesses exist to make money. I can't see NOPI putting on a meet the size of an IA meet and not trying to charge folks 3,4 even 5 times an IA admission fee.

Hell, C&O started off as a meet years ago and now has become commercialized with paying vendors and whatnot. Start small...meets on NOPI property (do they still have any physical locations?), move to bigger events. NOPI doesn't have to cover normal operating costs for a meet, just cover the cost of the meet and count any profit as a good day. Sell some sponsor space and maybe display some product on "trendy" cars to show they can compete with the known brands and to show they have today's product. Create a buzz. I see they list the WB's meets and C&O as "sponsored" events on their website...but I didn't even know that until just now. Maybe a meet with their name only?

I've seen one of the guys from NOPI at many of the local meets promoting the NNSS, I understand the footwork of handing out fliers, but they need to go the next step....whatever it may be. I say meets at their main location to get things started.

[quickdodge®]

Hell, C&O started off as a meet years ago and now has become commercialized with paying vendors and whatnot. Start small...meets on NOPI property (do they still have any physical locations?), move to bigger events. NOPI doesn't have to cover normal operating costs for a meet, just cover the cost of the meet and count any profit as a good day. Sell some sponsor space and maybe display some product on "trendy" cars to show they can compete with the known brands and to show they have today's product. Create a buzz. I see they list the WB's meets and C&O as "sponsored" events on their website...but I didn't even know that until just now. Maybe a meet with their name only?

I've seen one of the guys from NOPI at many of the local meets promoting the NNSS, I understand the footwork of handing out fliers, but they need to go the next step....whatever it may be. I say meets at their main location to get things started.

I think NOPI's only main office is in it's same location in Forest Park. They did used to have meets at some of their locations from time to time with the main meet spot being the Snellville store as it was really the only store to have any sort of room. They really couldn't hold meets at their stores, though, because pretty much all their parking lots could only hold a dozen cars at best.

And I get (and am saying the same thing) you when you say they should hold meets like IA does at the same prices that IA charges. I'm saying, though, that I don't see them doing that. I see them not wanting to do anything unless they can make it worth their while.......profitable. You look at Napier and see he charges $10 to go to an IA meet and you can kind of see that he is doing it for the scene. If he makes a little extra, then that's good for him and maybe he deserves it for his efforts. But then you look at NOPI. Being that they are an actual entity, they're going to want to do it for the better of themselves and not necessarily for the better of the scene. They're going to want to charge more and make it a business venture instead of a for the people type ordeal.