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Originally Posted by boostedf22c

I raced in the NOPI/NDRA series for a couple years in early 2000's. It was a lot of fun. If you can't have fun at the track with FAST cars racing, boobies, foam pits, drifting, car show, etc. you aren't a real happy person. Yes, it was definitely a freak show, but I had fun. And everyone I went with had fun. That's what it's all about. It drew in a lot more spectators than class racing too, unfortunately.

Honestly, it was a lot more exciting that watching a ton of 10-12 seconds cars that all look the same go down the track, all while complaining about how horrible NHRA is even though they have other options to go racing in. I mean you had the 6 second PRO RWD import, high 7 second PRO FWD cars, high 7 low 8 second PRO 4 cylinder (fwd) cars, mid 9 low 10 second all motor cars. And the couple years I raced in the series it was competitive, had a good turnout, etc

We only had one, and that was NOPI. I'm glad there were there otherwise I'd just be taking my car to the local test and tunes, getting made fun of by all the domestic guys because they are all better....haha. Even though I was running 9's and there were all in the 10's and 11's.

That said, the reason NOPI fail was they let GM and Dodge come in, much like Ford and Dodge is doing in stock, and run all the privateers/sportsman type racers out. I have a strong opinion about that, much like most on here towards what they do. I lived through the NOPI series, I raced in it, saw it do great and watched it fail. And honestly that's what started the down ward spiral.

If you really care to hear....haha.

Oh gezzzzzz.....I wished they would bring NOPI back ! Its just like in NASCAR.....the good ole boys, red necks, die hards, old people or what ever you want to call them just dont care for the foreign cars like Toyota invading their territory and with the drag racing compact engines that sound like pissed off bees and their FWD classes with the slicks hanging out of the fender wells, etc. No matter what you do or say most (unless your a younger type) will never accept them as what a drag car should be. Maybe in time after all of the old gray beards are dead and gone you guys will have a place in the sun but I dont see it happening soon when they make a class for you with a soft index. How many do you get to run durining a heads up class or eliminator run? Besides it looks like an enclosed trailer !