NOPI Nationals Cancelled

[jumpin800agl]

July 16, 2008 It is with great regret that NOPI Motorsports, LLC has suspended operations for the summer and fall 2008. This will include NOPI Drag Racing Series, NOPI Drift Series and the NOPI NATIONALS Motorsports Supershow. The company is undergoing an organizational restructuring in light of severe adverse affects of a disappointing spring season. The economy and unfavorable weather resulted in underperformance of all spring events. Michael Meyers, president of NOPI Motorsports, reports that NOPI Motorsports is working with its clients and sponsors to minimize the uncertainty going forward. This is a reflection of the economic times in which we currently live. The countrywide economic and industry downturn has caused a slowdown and tightening of belts. This affects everyone and companies, at all levels, and NOPI Motorsports is no different.

We understand the position this puts everyone in and we hope you can find in your heart to work with us through this terrible time. All of you are our friends and we have felt for many years that we were all a big family.

NOPI Motorsports hates this more than anyone as the many years of hard work, tradition and an industry we helped to shape would come to this.

Please watch nopi.com for future announcements.

[SLOWR/T]

WOW didnt see this coming

[yogi08]

first banks closing... now nopi. whoa nelly haha

[Vteckidd]

saw this coming for years.

Sad really

[SixSquared]

wow....

[tony]

Maybe it can be replaced with a show with judges that are actually objective? Just a thought..

/bitterness

[MeFryRice]

[SixSquared]

I cant find anything about this on their website... link?

[Vteckidd]

its been rumored for awhile. I heard they filed bankruptcy last month.

No word yet officially, even on HT they havent responded.

OP do you work for NOPI? how did you hear this?

[MeFryRice]

I cant find anything about this on their website... link?

[Vteckidd]

someone call up there

[Reaper]

Never been to Nopi, I was actually planning on going this year just to see whats up....oh well.

Just shows how F'd up our economy is....

[quickdodge®]

All everyone has to do is go to their local trophy shop and have a trophy made for themselves. That would be the equivalent of going to NAPI in the first place. Later, QD.

[mitch lab]

wow

[smrlsvtec]

i love nopi

[Nitro]

Maybe it can be replaced with a show with judges that are actually objective? Just a thought..

/bitterness

the man has spoken!!! Sup T?

[blacknightteg]

IA TAKE OVEER!!!! lol

[The BUCKY]

someone call to find out

[Evil Goat]

damn, hopefully it isn't true, but i dont doubt it, they cancelled the Colorado and utah races b/c of this already....we were hoping virginia would still be on as we had a large group of people that were going to go with JJSPEC

[SixSquared]

EDIT

Talked to a Nopi person on the phone... Nopi 2008 isn't happening

[Vteckidd]

Its been CONFIRMED via GM, NEW ENGLAND DRAG WAY, AND YOPARTS.COM and other sponsors, ITS REAL

IT IS CANCELLED

[blackboi50]

AS PER NOPI'S VOICEMAIL

The COLORADO AND UTAH events have been cancelled. The next event will be the New England event. The website and their voicemail say NOTHING about Nationals being cancelled

hope they do the southern nationals............1

[Nissan Sean]

well Nationals id the largest of all the events, i could see them still doing it. --least i hope so. i love NOPI.

[Vteckidd]

Its been CONFIRMED via GM, NEW ENGLAND DRAG WAY, AND YOPARTS.COM and other sponsors, ITS REAL

IT IS CANCELLED


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[DJ Maestro]

I seriously doubt they are going to do much of anything after cancelling this many events. If the event you wanted to happen was going to be put on by NOPI then you can pretty much just put the big red X over it.

Oh well, this works to my favor really now. I had a wedding to DJ that same weekend and I was going to have to tell my peeps that I would not be able to make it to NOPI with them. All worked out in the end.

[DJ Maestro]

Hey Mr. Kidd, you think they'll still put on the Nationals???

[The BUCKY]

lol

[Vteckidd]

Hey Mr. Kidd, you think they'll still put on the Nationals???

No as of now ALL EVENTS ARE CANCELLED.

That means
NDRA/NHRA
NOPI DRIFT
NOPI NATIONALS

Rumor is they filed bankruptcy and are restructuring /closing down

[DJ Maestro]

They could at least still put on the Nopi Bikini Contest. No need to cancel it.

[cruzinbeck]

ok folks I just called and talked with Michael Myers they are canceling NOPI Nationals! Michael said that there was no way they could pull it off, and that the press release will go out in the next day or so.
He stated that he was truly sorry and has spent 20 years building this and thanked everyone for all of their support.
He also stated that Atlanta Motor speedway is trying to work something out to pull off some kind of event that weekend.
He also stated that he didn't know if it would be return for next year, but that is his hopes.
You can reach him at 1-800-277-6674
When I called I did ext 241 listen to Voice mail and then hit 0 when they got on the phone I told them I needed to speak with someone who could confirm Atlanta Nopi Nationals I held for about 10 minutes and then Michael answered.

So I have called and confirmed! They say the website will be updated with the press release.

Take care!

[blackboi50]

ok folks I just called and talked with Michael Myers they are canceling NOPI Nationals! Michael said that there was no way they could pull it off, and that the press release will go out in the next day or so.
He stated that he was truly sorry and has spent 20 years building this and thanked everyone for all of their support.
He also stated that Atlanta Motor speedway is trying to work something out to pull off some kind of event that weekend.
He also stated that he didn't know if it would be return for next year, but that is his hopes.
You can reach him at 1-800-277-6674
When I called I did ext 241 listen to Voice mail and then hit 0 when they got on the phone I told them I needed to speak with someone who could confirm Atlanta Nopi Nationals I held for about 10 minutes and then Michael answered.

So I have called and confirmed! They say the website will be updated with the press release.

Take care!

wow

wait a second....mike myers????? like austin powers??....or waynes world .........hahhahaa

i kidd i kidd.....1

[DJ Maestro]

No, this guy....

[DieselNuts]

this makes me LOL. Nopi turned to shiit when they left VW behind for the new ricer trends...

[Nemesis]

Awww, how sad. LOL

[B18c1Turboed]

NO suprise!!! Glad i sold the car now!!!

[DevilK9]

unfavorable weather resulted in underperformance of all spring events. ...... This is a reflection of the economic times in which we currently live.

I call bull**** on this one. It wasn't the weather that made the events unsuccessfull, it was their lack of management discipline. If managed properly, ticket and merchandise sales are only a fraction of event revenue. Event Sponsorship is where the majority of revenue comes from. If they provided a venue worth being at, actually promoted the events beyond radio ads four days out, and pushed sponsors more than their own brand, forum, and merchandise, they might actually bring in some dough. It also helps not to book venues three hours from the nearest metro area, in a town with only one or two hotels. Did they learn nothing from NOPI New York 06?

It's no secret that NOPI shows have been mismanaged. If you're going to cancel, at least have the balls to man up and say "hey...we f*cked up." Don't try and shift blame.

This is not a reflection of "the economic times in which we currently live", this is a reflection of the consistent selfishness and stubborness of the Meyers duo. Too busy spending all your dough, getting your freak on with skank ass hoes and not enough time dealing with the business of sport compact motorsports and aftermarket part sales. I'm not saying times are tough (this year's SEMA show is undoubtedly going to reflect that), but it's not someone elses fault that NOPI can't survive like many other aftermarket distributors are - it's the fact that they don't know what they're doing and refuse to get help.

I feel bad for them. It sucks to lose. I've lost many times myself - but if you're gonna blame someone, look in the mirror.

Looks like I have a free weekend in September....what to do, what to do?

[mx34life]

DAM THIS **** SUCKS!!!!

[4DRGSR]

No as of now ALL EVENTS ARE CANCELLED.

That means
NDRA/NHRA
NOPI DRIFT
NOPI NATIONALS

Rumor is they filed bankruptcy and are restructuring /closing down

I can confirm this. I just spoke to the savannah store. I used to work at the augusta branch years ago. My business still deals with Nopi, and suddenly, we are getting great deals on everything. I think after a year or two, things maybe back on coarse.

[ash7]

doesn't surprise me... they've been raising their ticket prices for years. Who's going to pay 100+ dollars to go see the same old same old?

-jonathan

[Elbow]

What a shame lol