shit, i shelled out tons of cash to get my car done in time only to go blow it up in the name of putting on a show for the crowd. no regrets here, i still had fun. all the people complaining about not getting trophies can suck my balls.
shit, i shelled out tons of cash to get my car done in time only to go blow it up in the name of putting on a show for the crowd. no regrets here, i still had fun. all the people complaining about not getting trophies can suck my balls
To be honest and fair, how much total bashing do you think these guys are supposed to endure while sitting on their hands?
It is a huge production to under take. It is a big project. I've helped put on tiny shows and it's a big damn headache. I can only imagine what it's like to put one the size of Nopi Nats. Cut these guys some slack. I know most of the guys personally and I know for a fact that they don't sit around thinking of ways to piss people off as part of their Nopi Nats planning.
There will always be someone somewhere at any show that will not like something. Sometimes they're justified, sometimes they're just cry babies. You will never be able to please 100% of the people 100% of the time.
Hell, I had a judge piss me the hell off this year because of his crappy attitude. Big deal. I'm over it and have moved on. It happens. Maybe he just didn't like the way I looked. That could've made him be a prick to me. I don't know, and this point is water under the bridge.
People, cut these guys some slack. Even Mr. opinionated Glenn is actually a nice guy IRL. We all come off differently on the net and sometimes get our buttons pushed just so it blows the lid off. Big deal. He's human. So is Mike, Mark, Bobby, and the rest of the them. They all make mistakes. So do WE. It is the biggest show by far around here. Give them credit for something. After all, they are right. If you don't like it that bad, don't participate. The truth is that someone somewhere will probably come and take your place. No beef. It's just what it is.
Use NOPI for what suits YOU and YOU will have a much better time at it.
You guys looked amazing.. and I couldnt believe how many people would come up to my car and see the bg logo under the hood and be like.. "Damn they work on supras too?"..
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Just so you know, the Atlanta Motor Speedway went way up on the rent for 2006/2007 contracts. That is the reason for the ticket price increase this year.
Ludacris for $10,000?????????????????????????????????????
Puff Puff pass homey.
Try $100,000 for a 45 min set, but to his credit, he played for over 75 min. Thumbs up to him and the great performance he put on.
Just so you know, I do not see the ticket prices going back down for 2007, since we sign multiyear deals with AMS Track, no matter who performs.
Thanks for the kind words from the entire staff Jaime. Did you check out the turbo CL??? What did you think about it???
holy hail... so thats the reason for it being so high is AMS for the high rent charges?
well it was a low estimate for the Luda concert.. I was throwing out a figure so I wouldn't sound like an ass..
but $100,000 holy fuck... did you have to give him a damn limo, hotel, etc too? even though he's local? what about skidrow? $10,000 LIRL!!
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Originally Posted by NOPITECH
Anytime.
See it????Rode in it, remember?
It runs good. I was very impressed to be honest. I liked how smooth it idles. The intake is LOUD!!!! Personally, I like that though. Very very nice.
Just take it easy on that tranny. They're notorious.
To be honest and fair, how much total bashing do you think these guys are supposed to endure while sitting on their hands?
It is a huge production to under take. It is a big project. I've helped put on tiny shows and it's a big damn headache. I can only imagine what it's like to put one the size of Nopi Nats. Cut these guys some slack. I know most of the guys personally and I know for a fact that they don't sit around thinking of ways to piss people off as part of their Nopi Nats planning.
There will always be someone somewhere at any show that will not like something. Sometimes they're justified, sometimes they're just cry babies. You will never be able to please 100% of the people 100% of the time.
Hell, I had a judge piss me the hell off this year because of his crappy attitude. Big deal. I'm over it and have moved on. It happens. Maybe he just didn't like the way I looked. That could've made him be a prick to me. I don't know, and this point is water under the bridge.
People, cut these guys some slack. Even Mr. opinionated Glenn is actually a nice guy IRL. We all come off differently on the net and sometimes get our buttons pushed just so it blows the lid off. Big deal. He's human. So is Mike, Mark, Bobby, and the rest of the them. They all make mistakes. So do WE. It is the biggest show by far around here. Give them credit for something. After all, they are right. If you don't like it that bad, don't participate. The truth is that someone somewhere will probably come and take your place. No beef. It's just what it is.
Use NOPI for what suits YOU and YOU will have a much better time at it.
Imposter!!! Some Nopi employee hacked Jamies account
I think Skid Row performed for beer. JK. They were not as near as expensive as Luda, just as you guessed.
I forget you rode in it before the event. I am going to have to kill the mechanic for that. So much for the big secret before the event. haha
Yea, the 4" intake tube and filter are louder than the blow off.
Sorry Nemesis, believe it or not, some people in Atlanta do enjoy the NOPI show.
Sorry NopiTech, believe it or not, I have a sense of humor.
I think Skid Row performed for beer. JK. They were not as near as expensive as Luda, just as you guessed.
I forget you rode in it before the event. I am going to have to kill the mechanic for that. So much for the big secret before the event. haha
Yea, the 4" intake tube and filter are louder than the blow off.
Sorry Nemesis, believe it or not, some people in Atlanta do enjoy the NOPI show.
Yeah people from Gainsville and Dalton! I was embarassed(spl) to tell anyone where I was going last weekend! I was just there to hangout with the speedforsale group, got to the show at like 1:30 and left at like 4:30 just because we had enough! didnt want to stay around the car so I didnt have to talk to "BS'ers" the whole time!....Its Gay in my opinion, and I speak for a whole lot of people!
And as the post from nopi forum.....I prolly wont be back....but who really cares?
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lol. Is funny how people say they dont go to shows to TRY and win.. fuck that.. I will never believe that line. NEVER.
Another thing I hear,To make contacts... Most vendors get pissed off when people start talking to them about " sponsorhips ". But dont believe me... thats fine.. but I have witness while My car was in Booth etc. the people working the booth will laugh right after the person lives. Shit, Most of the people working in the booth have no idea wtf is going on in that department.
I used to go to shows, I wanted to fucking win.. I dont care.. spend all that money for what ? Im not going to sit hear and play that line.
Now the NOPI show..hnm.. I honestly wouldnt even call that show a competion as much as it is a social event. Is to damn big and crazy.. But is def fun and is cool see shit you havent seen before, or to take a closer look at a car you seen in a magazine.
Another thing, the NOPI event looks good in your resume for sponsorship proposals.
Before the Hotels use to get crunk as shit.. I went this year to find a ghost town.. lol
If you go to nopi and place in the WILD categories you are good.. But please dont think winning conservative class or whatever it is.. it doesnt mean much.
NOPI NATS : PARTY WEEKEND WITH ALL YOUR CAR FOLKS.
I call the NOPI NATS " CONTROLLED CHAOS " nice oxymoron.
Hey, I didn't tell a soul.....
I forget you rode in it before the event. I am going to have to kill the mechanic for that. So much for the big secret before the event. haha
Yea, the 4" intake tube and filter are louder than the blow off.
Nemesis: I got your joke bud......Glenn's just mad because my car is STILL faster than his.......
i remember when they used to have atleast 4-5 cops at each hotel up and down tara blvd...lol i agree withyou i had fun and saw alot of cars from mags, and i had a great convo with one of the gm reps. but the Zex rep was a ass and didnt know anything. but the hotels used to be the best part of nopi.
The only thing I was excited about was friday night... I just wanted to hang out with everyone, but like stated above "ghost town"
I didnt go to show my car, The thing hadnt been cleaned on the inside for like three months and I rinsed off the outside before the show, left all my junk in it and hung out with everyone at the show, making sure I kept my distance from it cause I didnt want to talk to BS'ers about it, well I ended up with 3rd in my class...lol....so yeah the judging sucked cause there were some nicer cars then mine in my group for sure!
I built my car for the track...I could careless about placing in a car show!
Just like socializing with my friends there!
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This is Kelli...impersonating glenn...didn't feel like logging off and on...lolHey, I didn't tell a soul.....
Nemesis: I got your joke bud......Glenn's just mad because my car is STILL faster than his.......
Okay Jaime...I will turn the boost down in his car...if you will get that loan done...lol...I need cash to turbo the TL....
living in charlotte, the only thing i REALLY like about nopi is the drive down with all your crew
Will do....This is Kelli...impersonating glenn...didn't feel like logging off and on...lol
Okay Jaime...I will turn the boost down in his car...if you will get that loan done...lol...I need cash to turbo the TL....
Well said Jaime!To be honest and fair, how much total bashing do you think these guys are supposed to endure while sitting on their hands?
It is a huge production to under take. It is a big project. I've helped put on tiny shows and it's a big damn headache. I can only imagine what it's like to put one the size of Nopi Nats. Cut these guys some slack. I know most of the guys personally and I know for a fact that they don't sit around thinking of ways to piss people off as part of their Nopi Nats planning.
There will always be someone somewhere at any show that will not like something. Sometimes they're justified, sometimes they're just cry babies. You will never be able to please 100% of the people 100% of the time.
Hell, I had a judge piss me the hell off this year because of his crappy attitude. Big deal. I'm over it and have moved on. It happens. Maybe he just didn't like the way I looked. That could've made him be a prick to me. I don't know, and this point is water under the bridge.
People, cut these guys some slack. Even Mr. opinionated Glenn is actually a nice guy IRL. We all come off differently on the net and sometimes get our buttons pushed just so it blows the lid off. Big deal. He's human. So is Mike, Mark, Bobby, and the rest of the them. They all make mistakes. So do WE. It is the biggest show by far around here. Give them credit for something. After all, they are right. If you don't like it that bad, don't participate. The truth is that someone somewhere will probably come and take your place. No beef. It's just what it is.
Use NOPI for what suits YOU and YOU will have a much better time at it.
Vossen CV3 20x9 & 20x10.5
on Nopi. The first time i went, it was terrible. So in all, i could of entered my "nearly" stock Honda and still beat out modded cars w/ 10X's more money in them than mine
at least your bmw e30's weren't grouped as a whole with ALL 3 series, including new m3's and the like
haha
oh well.
they used to have a classic bmw class but the classes this year, eh, i liked the old classes personally. but this is a society built on capitalism and they are doing what makes money and they are making tons, so props to them for that. however id love to see a class for my old Z and old datsuns and classes for older bmws
and i didnt see the VW class list even tho i was with the durtydubs,
(and stayed till the end with my megaphone for the loudest group haha)
but were there old vw classes since thats what nopi started from?
im too lazy to go look haha
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To be honest and fair, how much total bashing do you think these guys are supposed to endure while sitting on their hands?
It is a huge production to under take. It is a big project. I've helped put on tiny shows and it's a big damn headache. I can only imagine what it's like to put one the size of Nopi Nats. Cut these guys some slack. I know most of the guys personally and I know for a fact that they don't sit around thinking of ways to piss people off as part of their Nopi Nats planning.
There will always be someone somewhere at any show that will not like something. Sometimes they're justified, sometimes they're just cry babies. You will never be able to please 100% of the people 100% of the time.
Hell, I had a judge piss me the hell off this year because of his crappy attitude. Big deal. I'm over it and have moved on. It happens. Maybe he just didn't like the way I looked. That could've made him be a prick to me. I don't know, and this point is water under the bridge.
People, cut these guys some slack. Even Mr. opinionated Glenn is actually a nice guy IRL. We all come off differently on the net and sometimes get our buttons pushed just so it blows the lid off. Big deal. He's human. So is Mike, Mark, Bobby, and the rest of the them. They all make mistakes. So do WE. It is the biggest show by far around here. Give them credit for something. After all, they are right. If you don't like it that bad, don't participate. The truth is that someone somewhere will probably come and take your place. No beef. It's just what it is.
Use NOPI for what suits YOU and YOU will have a much better time at it.
EXACTLY.
the funniest thing is, if nopi were ever to move the event somewhere else, everyone would then complain that nopi left.
go figure right
Im gonna have to agree with paul.
NOPI is WHAT you make of it. I personally think the show part of it sucks, but thats not why i go. I go to meet Stephen papdakis, hang out with Chris Rado, and sit in the skunk2 trailor with David Hsu. That means meeting an networking with people you only see once a year.
People that go to try an win, get over it IMHO. I dont understand the bitching. its been like this EVERY YEAR. half the judges dont know anything, the other half dont care.
i personally will continue to go, especially since i go with a business now. I see people i dont usually see, i hang out, i have a great time, and i leave during the :concert" or "jello contest" and beat traffic
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Anyone on here actually ever try to put on an event this size? Better yet any event? Try on a different pair of shoes and you may understand their response.
I will say this, I never showed until this year, I came into it on day 1 with the attitude I didnt want to be there, I was waiting for some judge who wouldnt give me more than 30 seconds of his time or just do drive on a golf cart and look at it as he kept going, I have heard thats how they work and I wasnt about to spend good money on that shit, for me if I am going to pay to attend a show like that I want to atleast leave knowing I was judged well and I had a great time. Saturday came and most of the day I didnt give NOPI a chance.... Saturday afternoon the judge came and I was actually shocked, he spent a good 5-6 minutes on my car and felt for dirt, felt the paint, etc... He took a true interest in what he was doing. Maybe I lucked out and got the one who cared, I dunno... But after that I realized I was bashing a event I never gave a chance to see how it was. Sunday was a blast and come awards I walked away with 1st in Civic Custom. So I will attend next year because I feel I owe it to myself not only to come back with my crew and support my sponsors, But give NOPI a shot like I didnt fully give this year when I went.To be honest and fair, how much total bashing do you think these guys are supposed to endure while sitting on their hands?
It is a huge production to under take. It is a big project. I've helped put on tiny shows and it's a big damn headache. I can only imagine what it's like to put one the size of Nopi Nats. Cut these guys some slack. I know most of the guys personally and I know for a fact that they don't sit around thinking of ways to piss people off as part of their Nopi Nats planning.
There will always be someone somewhere at any show that will not like something. Sometimes they're justified, sometimes they're just cry babies. You will never be able to please 100% of the people 100% of the time.
Hell, I had a judge piss me the hell off this year because of his crappy attitude. Big deal. I'm over it and have moved on. It happens. Maybe he just didn't like the way I looked. That could've made him be a prick to me. I don't know, and this point is water under the bridge.
People, cut these guys some slack. Even Mr. opinionated Glenn is actually a nice guy IRL. We all come off differently on the net and sometimes get our buttons pushed just so it blows the lid off. Big deal. He's human. So is Mike, Mark, Bobby, and the rest of the them. They all make mistakes. So do WE. It is the biggest show by far around here. Give them credit for something. After all, they are right. If you don't like it that bad, don't participate. The truth is that someone somewhere will probably come and take your place. No beef. It's just what it is.
Use NOPI for what suits YOU and YOU will have a much better time at it.
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well said, i say we should boycot. next year and have our own show somewhere, that will be free or cost very little.
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I didn't attend Nopi this year, but my first time was back in 98. I came down here w/the Super Street tour. The most fun we had was on the tour back then, running racing cars that later entered the show and ended on the cover of the magazine anyone remember a teg called Rising Sun. I used Nopi meet contacts from nopi them selves and Clutch masters and others. In fact my buddy burned his clutch out doing burnouts which gave him the nickname (Clutchmasterflex), the guys from clutchmaster had a guy bring a clutch down from their Newyork office just to help us out and sold it to me @ cost. Now Nopi is a freak show, music concert, somewhat car show. Well they grew and they taken it to the next level. Look @ the drag racing series, they now let V8 run which were outlawed few years ago and they are domestic cars. Since when Mustangs been sport compacts?
mustang became a sport compact right after the supra, rx7, and skyline...
does anyone remember when S.W.A.T , GSP had to be called because of the crazy shit and the burn outs outside on the parking lot?..........it was some wild shit
i think that hapen in '99 or '00? i just can't remember..........
Actually I will challenge you on the contact part boss, it totally works for me. Here's the deal we worked out "this" show. The guys that sell the large transporters/RVs were there. I met them once before at the Year One Exp. We stopped by to say hi and got to talking about Sema and that they needed to get a tranporter there for the event. Well Steve has his DOT lic so we offered to drive it to Sema if they fly us back. They were game on and we called them back Tuesday to work out the details. That is networking. We would have never landed that if we had not be there. I don't just walk up radmonly say hey you need to sponsor me. It's more of looking for the opportunity as it presents itself. Not only did the deal work but we got an offer to do others where we can pick up the transporter bring my car to an event, get paid, and drive my car back. Not a bad deal for just kicking around during the event.
lol....I remember, but most of the kids on this forum were in elementary school then!
it was 00 if Im not mistaken!
The green blazer in the parking lot just going crazy!
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its weird to think that when i started going to nopi alot of kids on this site were in kindergarten.
Yup. First time I hit up the show, most of these people were celebrating birthday number 3 or so. Later, QD.
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How many on here went to the first NOPI Bug-Off in 1988? That was the first Nationals. It was held at the Marietta NOPI store across from Southern Tech. 50 cars and a couple hundred spectators. I was one of the spectators that paid $10.00 to get into the event.
Sad thing is, I was already out of high school for that show.
I graduated in 88 and that next year, went to the show. I went to the first Bug-Off at Lakewood, also. I remember going into the NOPI store when there was one in Conyers. Later, QD.
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91 or 92 was the first year that I went - took several cars, came back with several trophies. Been there every year since, our small group always has brought back at least 1 trophy each year. But the trophies don't mean sh1t....
... still always have a good time though ....
*ahem* Just wanted to remind ya'll...
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registration will be open OCT 1st. Hope to see ya'll there. It's the last one of the season. Let make it good
K....off topic...ban me or whatever
We swept our class, and dominated most others, so I'm happy with the juding system. =)...
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Thats fine.. .. But I did say " Most sponsors " .. I didnt say, you wont be lucky and make some connections.....
Seriously, Im looking at your signature, Im guessing they have help you w/ free products or discounts. But they do that with alot of people.. especially the ones in your sig. No pun intended please
Is a start.. which is good. But, once you start dealing w/ big time budget spenders they you will see what I mean.
Is also, who you know.. sometimes who you know.. gets you futher then you walking up/proposals or anything like that.
and the ford t- bird turbo with wife and kid in the back doing a loooong ass 30 40 feet burn out
i remember going to nopi shows @ Lakewood on the '90 s, lots of low riders,it was kind of like the main event, i think LA VACA wagon was the shit, used to win almost all the events on the jumping competition or somethig.......fun days...
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