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Questions & Answers On The Plus Years

Why did you pick 30 years and not 20 years? Why have it roll up a year every year?

Why NOT use a cut off date instead like 1972 or 1975. At this rate it won’t be long and we’ll have all the Rice Rockets out there with us!

#1 – 30 YEARS

#2 – CUT-OFFIn 2004, when the National Street Rod Association announced the current Richmond Nationals and the former Milwaukee Nationals. It was decided to use a thirty years and older entry requirement. At the time eligible vehicles were 1975 and older. It was also chosen for the 2007 Golden State Nationals, Northeast Nationals and Southeast Nationals. For 2010 the same thirty years and older entry requirement has been chosen making all of our events the same.

For information…

As points of reference: In 1970, a twenty-two year entry requirement was used (1948 and older vehicles). The eligibility requirement has been in increased by eight years when comparing beginning (1970) to beginning (2005, 2007 and 2010).Of twenty-six states randomly selected, but to include states we hold events in, twenty-one states are at twenty-five years, one is a twenty-six year, two are at thirty years and two are at thirty-five years for DMV issued antique license plates (called classic in one, collector in one, historical in two and pioneer in one).

A cut-off date was discussed but not chosen. Eventually, in another twenty, thirty or forty years, a change in the entry requirement would have to be made again.Having nothing to do with our decision, mention is made that the
respected Syracuse Nationals has a 2009 eligibility requirement of 1980 and older.

Was this decision based on Money?

　#3 MONEY

Money is not the issue. If it was we could…

…Increase any and/or all fees (entry, membership, exhibitor, spectator, swap meet, womens world; et cetera).

… discontinue the event tumblers, Fellow Pages, Safety Program, SRN Top

Participant Prize, Sunday Sweep Stakes and /or Super Prize Program.

Aren’t Street Rods Pre-48 cars?

#4 – STREET ROD

For forty years NSRA has recognized a vehicle 1948 and older or manufactured to resemble a vehicle 1948 and older as a street rod. Others have and will continue to broaden the definition. Knowing our past, is why our event names will change to include the word "Plus". An example is: Street Rod Nationals Plus.

What are we going to call this new organization now?

#5 – NAME

The same as/since 1970- National Street Rod Association and /or an acronym of

NSRA.

How come I wasn’t asked about this decision? How come I didn’t get to vote on this?

#6 – NOT ASKED, NO VOTE

We have been hearing from our members to make a change and what was once the minority has become the majority. Asking not "if" but "when".

Is this decision set in stone? What changes can I expect to be made?

#7 - SET IN STONE

For 2010- vehicles thirty years old and older will be accepted for participation. NSRA has not had any issues with this requirement since we began using it in 2005.

Has NSRA sold to new owners? Is that why these changes have come about?

#8- OWNERSHIP

NSRA’s ownership has not changed.

9. What will happen when the Boom Boxes show up? What about the cars that jump

up and down?

#9 – UNDESIRABLE PARTICIPANT ACTIVITY

Will be addressed as it has been for thirty-nine plus years. Examples include but are not limited to burnouts, open headers, flame throwers, high output stereo systems and street rodders showing pornographic movies by the headquarters hotel pool in 1976.

Where will I park when all the newer cars show up? What if there is No Parking?

#10- PARKING

Participants will be able to park in any area available for participant parking, the same as now and in the past. NSRA has never had an event where a participant was turned away for lack of parking. We will continue to use our event facilities to optimize space for our participants.

I have heard that if I bring my newer car to the fairgrounds it will be vandalized?

#11- VANDALIZED VEHICLES

We cannot prevent damage to anyone’s personal property due to the willful intent of an individual. We have, to our knowledge, never had this occur. We also believe and hope the high regard we have for our members/participants will not be diminished by any act of vandalism.

I am ok with opening up some of the events, jut NOT the Nationals!

#12 – NOT THE STREET ROD NATIONALS

We do not believe it would be proper to ask someone to be a member and attend any or all of our events with the exception of the biggest event we produce.

Will we allow foreign cars in to our event?

#13- FOREIGN VEHICLES

Foreign vehicles have always been accepted at our events. Four example would be Anglias, Jaguars, Mecedes-Benz and Rolls Royce – of which some have been at our most recent events.

At least they gave you the courtesy of a response.

I understand their reasoning for the moving cut off year, but I don't like it. 1972 would have been much better, and so what if they had to revisit the cut off year again in 20 years, or even every 10 years. Hell, they kept the same one for 61 years.

While I know that foreign cars have always been accepted, they were old and pre-49 vehicles. Not the same as a massed produced Asian cars. I have a number of young friends who drive tuner cars but I suspect that very few will show up for the event. First, they are not NSRA members and they won't spend their money to join and then to pay registration fees. Plus, they probably won't have many friends there because the friends can't get in free. and they sure as hell ain't going to pop for $14/day per person just to hang out and look at "old stuff".

I do expect that we will be seeing a lot of new vendors selling tuner stuff and NOS systems, heavy duty speakers and woofers, and go-fast goodies for post-49 foreign cars. All that new vendor space should add to the NSRA coffers pretty nicely.

I suspect the parking lots will look like the segregation era all over again, but this time it will be about cars.

I guess we'll just have to keep an eye out for the ones driven by guys/gals with green or purple spiked hair and try to avoid parking near them. Unless you want to risk being called a "tuner lover".