{"id":104152,"date":"2014-06-09T02:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=104152"},"modified":"2015-06-25T06:26:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T13:26:58","slug":"eastern-outlaw-pro-mods-crazy-stuff-bristol-nopi-event-four-wheels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/eastern-outlaw-pro-mods-crazy-stuff-bristol-nopi-event-four-wheels\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Outlaw Pro Mods And Other Crazy Stuff From The Bristol NOPI Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – I had never been to a NOPI event so when they joined with EOPM for\u00a0the Bristol, TN event at the famed “Thunder Valley” strip, it was a no brainer.\u00a0 The view is fantastic and the\u00a0light is somewhat unique on the cars, not always, but NOPI picked the\u00a0right week end for sure.\u00a0 What I liked the most was the mix of activities.\u00a0Spectators could go from drift, to car show, to the drags strip, and to the\u00a0various vendors within minutes It was a very nice way to discover new\u00a0things.<\/p>\n

Certainly, I could see how to convince friends, a girl friend, a wife (or both!) to come out for an afternoon and not feel bored if they are not as\u00a0passionate for cars as you are. I loved to see some of the new wraps with texture that are available now. These guys get really creative with vey little amount of\u00a0graphics.\u00a0 Jumping cars were in demonstration mode and they go quite high and wild. It was a fun watch.<\/p>\n

Pro Mods were \ufb01ghting for Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod points and it\u2019s the\u00a0Franklin Family that took the win for the third time this year.\u00a0 Oddly, the\u00a0\ufb01nal was decided during the semis. Randy Weatherford, 2013\u00a0champion and his beautiful blue Camaro had a bye, but the engine\u00a0malfunctioned when he attempted to start the car. The engine had\u00a0enough damage to prevent him from taking the tree and roll the beam\u00a0to go to the next round. That left Jr Ward and his blown black Corvette\u00a0and Franklin for the last pair. Ward has had very encouraging efforts\u00a0this year but not enough at Bristol to stop Tommy Franklin. All Franklin had to do on the next round was to start the car and stage roll and shut off to win the event. It was anti climactic but a rewarding win for the Franklin bunch or sure.<\/p>\n

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