Thread: Nsra 2010

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Just received this info. I also posted this under event forums.
2010 – The beginning of the Plus years



Beginning in 2010, vehicles thirty years old and older will be accepted for participation at ALL NSRA events.



As we head into our forty-first year, it has become an overwhelming majority of our members who are requesting that we open our events. Most are making the request in order for them to be able to continue to participate as a family – parents, children and grand children. The National Street Rod Association has always been and will continue to be focused on making our events a family activity.



The National Street Rod Association remains committed in our efforts to provide our members the very best!



Please be advised this change begins in 2010 and for this year (2009), only the Richmond, Burlington, Sacramento, and Tampa Nationals will be open to 30 year and older vehicles.

That sucks.

One of the main reason I like NSRA events is not having to walk past that other stuff to look at what I want to look at.

I agree. They should have made it 50 years at least. Now we're going to see events that are inundated with '79-'80 model family station wagons, 4-wheel-drive trucks and other boring junk...

I agree, too. NSRA is probably bending to the pressure of the GoodGuys approach - expand membership by opening events to muscle cars and beyond, but even GoodGuys made their cut pre '72.

Being an owner of both a 50's custom and a 30's hotrod I am not pleased with that decision. It's okay for some events, but I would like to see some stay with the pre-49 theme. Especially those that are already at or near capacity, like York. That info implies that Lou'ville will be newer years as well. That's real hard to believe considering they get 11,000 cars there each year. I don't think they are going to be able to handle an significant expansion unless a lot of rodders decide to quit going to Lou'ville.

Originally Posted by mopar34

Being an owner of both a 50's custom and a 30's hotrod I am not pleased with that decision. It's okay for some events, but I would like to see some stay with the pre-49 theme. Especially those that are already at or near capacity, like York. That info implies that Lou'ville will be newer years as well. That's real hard to believe considering they get 11,000 cars there each year. I don't think they are going to be able to handle an significant expansion unless a lot of rodders decide to quit going to Lou'ville.

I know what you mean about York and Louisville---2010 should be really interesting---.

Hell I dont go now because of the heat and chaos

Originally Posted by rspears

I agree, too. NSRA is probably bending to the pressure of the GoodGuys approach - expand membership by opening events to muscle cars and beyond, but even GoodGuys made their cut pre '72.

I agree.....I changed my plans to attend NSRA nats in louisville this year so I can attend the Goodguys in Nashville. Main reason was because my 51 Chevy is too NEW to be in the NSRA nats......I do agree also that 30 years is too new....would like to see it 40 years or so.

When I went to the Louisville, Ky NSRA nats in 2007, I didnt have a rod to enter. We had a great time but I have to admit, I grew tired of seeing 29-34 billet ladin $50K+ hot rods. We had a much better time when we went to the flea market area and found all the REAL hot rodders parked out back on the grassy areas!

Gotta weigh in a bit.

There are NSRA shows that shouldn't be anything but pre '49 and that of course being York and Louisville (and possibly Kalamazoo). A couple of years ago Burlington added through either '72 or '74. I spent quite a lot of time talking to one of the NSRA officials at York about my concerns - and yes, it does concern money to some degree. With that said, what it boils down to is whether or not NSRA could continue to hold shows at fairly difficult to get to venues like Burlington, especially in the midst of leaf peeping season in Northern Vermont. They have gone to the later model cars and quite frankly, I was very pleased with the quality of the cars that were there. Instead of the 'normal' 12 to 1300 cars the first year, there was 1500. If memory serves me, last year there was close to 1800. Obviously not all were super nice - but they weren't before. Actually, I believe that the overall quality was higher then when the pre '49 were the only ones there. Am I still disappointed, yes, but let's be real about street rodding. The sheer number of available and roddable OEM cars is dwindling what with WW2 and a couple of other wars thrown in for the steel.The fact that those cars sitting in barns has gone from a few to virtually none. The hard winters here in the Northeast as well as much of the rest of the US has turned those field/woods cars into a red blotch (there is a '64 Chebbie convert in a nature preserve near me that has rotted to about 18" high). Then there are the 'glass cars. This is a viable option for many - that is until some folks finally figure out how much work is involved to marry a bunch of parts from many manufacturers. Many have the skills, but most don't have the greasy, skinned knuckle ability. This is too bad - but IMO, it has a lot to do with the instant gratification attitude of "gotta get it now" many of the current generation have. They go the ''fox tail and mud flap" kind of mods (whale tail and phart can mufflers for you younger folks)

So what does that leave us but a couple of organizations like NSRA and Goodguys (yes, they are in car attendance trouble as well - at least by what I saw at Rhinebeck the past 2 years) struggling to keep up the quality in their shows. Believe me that NSRA didn't make these changes because they wanted to, they made them to keep in the business of putting on decent car shows, and if they have to change the cut off year, well, it's a fact of life - and we collectively have to get used to it!

Then, of course, there are the Syracuse Right Coast Nationals - and that's kinda "show us whatcha brung" show that just keeps getting bigger - 7-8000 cars last year, well up from the 1200 or so the first 2-3 years. I try to do it in one day and walk so much that I start out a 6'4" at 8:00AM and by 6:00PM am feeling ~4'6" and have still only seen about 75%, and then only fleetingly. So that kind of a 30 year cut off isn't all bad

Sad day if they change Louisville too. The smaller shows may be ok but at least cut them off at 1972. Its all about the $$$$$$$$$$$.....

Originally Posted by WKENDS

Sad day if they change Louisville too. The smaller shows may be ok but at least cut them off at 1972. Its all about the $$$$$$$$$$$.....

Too bad the street roders are going to bail on them.

WOW!!! Might have to consider going to an NSRA event this year!!!! Might be able to see something besides '28 to '34 Fords!!!!!

Unfortunately, you'll be seeing jacked-up '79 & '80 Monte Carlos and Impalas with 26 inch wheels and 30-series tires. Nah, I'll stay home...

Originally Posted by J. Robinson

Unfortunately, you'll be seeing jacked-up '79 & '80 Monte Carlos and Impalas with 26 inch wheels and 30-series tires. Nah, I'll stay home...

Don't know what will be there, but a Hot Rod is a Hot Rod..... Never did go for the limited by year stuff..... I like to see a complete selection of the Hot Rodding world. The quality of the build, attention to detail, and fit & finish is just a whole lot more important to me then what year it came out of Detroit--or the fiberglass mold for the most part.......