Confusion of NOPI Drift Miami!?
Posted by Wrecked Magazine on 06 Apr 2008 at 09:01 pm | Tagged as: NOPI
We think we know the winners but we are not sure and here is why:
Juan Henao was deemed at a loss at one point to Zolton but then it was announced after a driver’s meeting and a protest he was able to come back in and he managed to finish in 3rd place. Blake Fuller was looking good but DQ’d for Drifting next to someone until he was eliminated for Drifting to close to someone during a top 16 tandem battle ? The media got ushered off the track at one point? Our team of reporters told us that fines were issued and more calls were mistaken and wrongly done throughout the weekend. Our team that was left to report on the event was really almost confused at who won and how things were determined. For the final four Brian Wilkerson was sent out instead of the “one more time” driver and then it was recalled and something else was continued? Below is the top 3 for the weekend or so we think?
1st- Esteban Falero
2nd-Brian Wilkerson
3rd-Juan Henao
No suprise judging screwed up anytime you have MikeSpeed invovled its bound to suck!And Blake DQ for drifting next to car thought that was the purpose to mirror your opponent and put as much pressure on them as you can.
Just get rid of Mike while this is young and there will be far less problems. Mike you need to learn how to communicate with people in a non-condescending manner. You come off like a jerk 24/7
And they call the a “Pro Series” Hahahahahah!
Oops…it cut my words out….
And they call this a “Pro Series” HAHHAHHAHAHA!
Thats disappointing, i remember hearing about the judges doing some stupid stuff at the qualifier in arizona as well. Things like taking breaks and stopping the day early so they can go do some stupid shit for themselves like go get food and take up the driver’s time who travelled miles to get there for that day.
So here’s the thing - this event was a HUGE mess. The drivers were there, the fans were there, but where were the organizers?
Announcing was horribly lacking. No one in the stands knew what the hell was going on - so they left. Fans were told that certain drift events would happen at certain times and they didn’t so fans were lost. People were totally annoyed.
As an avid drift fan from South Florida, I was so psyched when NOPI was coming here and saved up my $50 to attend. So I was there at the event for the practice runs and the qualifying and the tandems. I waited through the unnecessary delays and the totally off-schedule events and tried to follow as best I could.
The drivers put on an AWESOME show and how cool was it for two Florida boys to place. Killer driving all around and yet the event was so disorganized and such a let down (not that the weather helped).
My advice to NOPI is to get some people in there that can plan the event so it runs on time and that there is great announcing. If NOPI wants to build a drift fan base they HAVE TO do better than this.
GoGo ST and Juan
GO Formula Drift! : )
Aint that the truth Just a Fan! A professional drift series
If I could be one person for a day… it would have to be HAVE TO BE the one and the only MIKE PETERS. Any guy who has done nothing important in the industry and still walks around like he invented the sport, has got to be bad ass. I mean, this guy is so badass that he fines people just to prove that he is badass! I will probably be fined for wanting to be him but hey, its worth it! If I were MIKE PETERS for a day, i could yell and scream at everyone b/c they are idiots, and i am not and then fine them for being idiots!
MIKE PETERS doesnt even have to watch the runs, he basically stares at the track like a kid with A.D.D. and then picks a car randomly. MIKE PETERS doesn’t even need a proper bracket to see which car is supposed to line up and when, DAMMIT THIS GUY IS AWESOME! MIKE PETERS just makes up rule b/c he can… WHO WOULDN’T WANT TO BE HIM?! MIKE PETERS wears blue blockers on purpose, not b/c he wants to look cool!
I would rather have Dan and Tracy up on the judging stand than this guy… actually, I would rather have a person picked at random out of the spectating stands… better yet, the security guard that was directing traffic into the parking lots. Did you see how efficient that guy was, barely a line all day long… he is better qualified than MIKE PETERS! If MIKE PETERS looks back on this event as a positive event, he is sadly mistaken. Anything less than a train wreck that you had to watch is more like it!
MIKE PETERS FOR PRESIDENT!
LMAO
Honestly.. I’m disappointed that NOPI even chose Mike Peters to be a judge much less ‘run’ the NOPI series events.
It’s easy to believe that the NOPI Drift series has set sail for FAIL with Mike Peters at the helm.
The guy is a complete idiot. His driving career is less than stellar and from the previously history, he is unable to stay on a team or hold a job from one shop. This is probably due to the complete diarrhea that comes out of his mouth every time he opens it.
To be able to run a professional series event, you need to have maturity, professionalism, and many other things that this guy lacks.
He obviously does not remember that these events are for the drivers and the fans.. not for boosting his own ego. The guy gets a powertrip because he’s a douchebag and it can be inferred that he acts this way beacuse he is unable to make chicken-salad out of the chicken-shit he calls his life.
BTW. NOPI if you are reading this.
Please fire Mikespeed and give drifting back to the drivers and fans by hiring those that are able to act professional and truly love the sport.
He is a terrorist to the sport of professional drifting.
I don’t even have to be there to know that having Mike Peters running the show would result in a total train wreck. I remember when his only question in the drivers meeting for D1 was ” Do I have time to eat a pizza?”
Seriously though - If NOPI wanted competent management they had the opportunity but they are not willing to pay for it. They had inquired certain companies to manage it but offered ridiculously small amounts of money. To say it nicely - you get what you pay for.
You don’t get the guy at MIDAS to fab up a custom manifold for your 1,000 hp motor do you?
Terry@driftbuffet.com
first day was a great turn out loved it……now the second day was ridiculous, no lie the event felt like it imploded from the beginning……number one rob, and the guy with the tats…..Great job! i really appreciate what you guys did and well you can’t do anything about what happen……but if Nopi is going to continue either have a serious talk with Mike Peters or get rid of him because there was a few stunts he pulled that weren’t right…..there’s 3 judges for a reason and plenty of time to discuss….oh and here’s my favorite quote of the day……”Im sorry rob i made an executive decision i am the head judge and had no time to discuss the matter” Mike Peters………again i hope i don’t get fined for posting this but hey if you keep fining people good luck with the series because i know one thing i ain’t never going to another Nopi event again.
ERNIE, JACOB, and that other dude….BRING EM BACK!!! THEY HAD PROFESSIONALISM!! OR ADVICE TO NOPI…..QUIT NOW WHILE YOUR AHEAD!!(well, not really but….) YOUR EMBARASSING THE SPORT! JUST LEAVE THIS TO THE PROFESSIONALS!…… FORMULA DRIFT,!
YOU DONT SEE THEM SELLING PARTS….NOW DO YA!
You guys are being way too hard on Mike Peters. Retards have no control over their actions.
Wow… I had no idea **** ****** was so… offputting?
Executive decision? WTF does he think he is.. Harrison Ford?
Regardless he’s an retard and thinks he’s god gift to drifting. In actuality, he’s ruining the whole sport for everyone else.
No wonder his gf left him.
Yo seafoodfong…..thats pretty harsh lmao but hey if Nopi doesn’t decide what there going to do with this guy expect there to be alot more drama in the future, remember this is only the first event now imagine how the next few events will be with the disagreement and drama from Mike Peters….
WAKE UP NOPI, last year wasn’t great. This year is already suffering, low turn outs, Tunervision is gone, less sponsorship involvement……mike peters will be the nail in the coffin of what is now the nopi drift series.
nopi drift…….R.I.P.
I am very disappointed in the selection of peters as a judge. I love all the staff at nopi but, did anyone do any homework at all when they chose this guy? Just spend 20 minutes on an internet search and you will pretty much know who you are dealing with. There is no one more ill-suited for this position than him. Just talk to the guy.
I paid money for this event, transported my car down from Philly for this event. Saturday, I CHOSE to boycott qualifying AND boycott the entire nopi drift series until this guy is gone. I will not waste my time and money to be treated like that or to deal with any of this disorganization and especially the dictatorship that is ‘head judge’ mike peters. I will not stand for it!!
I think he needs to get a fine for threatening to fine people way too much.
“It’s important that people should know what you stand for. It’s equally import that they know what you won’t stand for”
-Mary H. Waldrip, Journalist
Dennis G. Mertzanis
well, well, well………
NOPI’s first drift event of 08 looks very similar to NOPI’s first 2007 event.
I thought the second season would kick off to a better swing.
Can we do something about the judges? Did MP need $250 for a gambling debt because he was trying to get that all weekend.
The drivers meetings? How many of these do we really need to have? 3 an event thats kinda wild!
Judges cheering for competitors? - I am speechless here. WTF are you Judges thinking!
I have never heard of any of the situations that came about at this event at any other type of motorsports event.
Congrats to all the winners and congrats to all the competitors that did not compete due to protest.
OUT!
TDC
I love Wrecked Magazine
I love Drifting
I love somking tires
I hate Mike Peters
Do something beneficial and move to another country where you can mess something up there.
-Pissed
I’m with Dennis (it’s a miracle!). I started boycotting in the off season…right after NOPI Nats, in fact. I was sad that a season had kicked off and we weren’t going to be driving. Then I found out Mike was judging. Then I read this. I don’t wish any ill fate on anyone. I wish it would all work out and by the looks of it, the rest of the drivers were hoping for the same thing…since they did show up and all (even after last season). I will pray for the series and the drivers. I’m agnostic, but it looks like they will need every prayer they can scrounge.
P.S.
Wrecked Magazine f0 LyFe
Wow. That is kinda weird, I mean it was forseen after the results of last season that NOPI would be a wrecking ball to the sport. Did not expect them to bring out the dynamite and blasting caps this early. Good job guys, your ability to fool drivers, spectators and sponsors was known but you took it to the next level and accomplished fooling yourselves!
That Guy:
The reason I am being so critical and harsh is because that I do care about drifting. To see a person totally disrespect the people that are paying for his paycheck and weekend (drivers and fans), it really burns me up.
People like Mike Peters are the ones that make the sport hell.
If it’s not fun, then it’s not worth attending. NOPI is going to lose more drivers if Mike Peters remains involved.
”Im sorry rob i made an executive decision i am the head judge and had no time to discuss the matter” -Mike Peters
Anyone got some popcorn? This is epic.
Does anyone now beliebe that the bitch-slap to the face was undeserved? lol
If Mike Peters still has a job and is in St. Louis, he better clean up his act.
If there is any asshattery by him towards anyone, I will walk up to him and punch him in the face.
I already have a commitment from 5 people who will contribute $100 each if I do it.
A. If I go to jail, the money will go towards bond and if needed, an attorney.
B. If he just pussies away like when Bill Sherman b-slapped that plick, I will host the finest party afterwards at one of St. Louis’ finest strip bars.
If B occurs, Mike will be invited, only because his problem may be a lack of vajay jay… I don’t blame his woman for leaving him.
Did I mention that I will seriously punch him in the face and am prepared for the consequences if he starts any BS?
Really, A good punch in the face… a solid one. He will bleed out the eyes, nose and mouth from one punch.
I have been practicing for Mike Peters’ punch in the face. This will not be a little Bill Sherman slap.
He will only get his punch in the face if he deserves his PUNCH IN THE FACE.
I really don’t want to PUNCH MIKE PETERS IN THE FACE; however, I am doing it for us, the people.
REVOLT! (and punch Mike Peters in the face)
I can’t wait until it’s up on YouTube… MIKE PETERS GETTING PUNCHED IN THE FACE for being an asshat.
I think I peed myself…just a little bit.
peters will be the head judge for a while i heard that the reason he got that job and caleb was fired was cause mike peters found some gay homosexual movies that caleb and meyers made in his house and peters has it and is using it to blackmail meyers so he fired caleb and is forever indebited to mike peters
thats depressing. getting eliminated for the thing you’re supposed to be doing when chasing
Hey Nopi - Just hire me and I’ll make sure I’ll do twice shittier job than Mike Peters.
ahhahaha
Well like most people have stated this year started off in a bad way for Nopi, Nopi Moroso was a complete disaster, I notice fans, drivers and media getting frustrated do to lack of planning. someone told me that the drift side of the event was short staff, and the weather didnt help much, but seriously that was sad and to top things off Mike peters was acting like a complete jerk… like a rookie cop on his first week with no donuts, it was more like a cry for attention “look at me I’m Mike Peters I have power respect me”.
3 judges in place, 2 with knowledge and brains and another with a nasty ego, no brains, an power. bad move!
u can hear Mike acting like Hitler with a sandy vagina from the stands, throwing fines, making ridiculous judgments and being completely obnoxious.
is people like this that make the sport look bad and grow slowly, as the sport takes a step forward jerks like this sets it back 2.
I always watched D1GP and the I started to watch Formula D and the judging is fairly similar but in nopi some of the new rules make no sense, I saw poor driving and great driving this weekend but to tell you the truth I don’t know if Mike watched the same event.
later in the day I was informed that some disputes were made and that the first thing out of Mike’s mouth was ” u know u have to pay $150.00 to dispute” and that he kept on about the $150.00 and at times he didn’t want to give the driver the time to dispute. on another time I heard that after they had to shut down the event do to bad weather, the judges lost the score for 2 driver that were in the middle of they’re runs as the track got shut down, another driver got dq for following to close to another driver, and eliminating a driver for dropping 2 tires in a clean run when the other driver kept straighting the car through the run, and also that they didn’t see a driver spin at the last clipping point. if the judges weren’t watching the who is judging and what are the driver running for?, maybe if Mike would keep his mouth shut, use his brain, educate himself on real drifting and let the other judges do proper work thing like this wouldn’t happen. its moves like this will make this Nopi year a complete disaster and hope not cause I like the fact that the east coast finaly got Pro Drifting.
hopefully this Communist rule of Mike Peters will end soon.
MIKE PETERS ehh..
NOPI YOU GOTTA PAY TO PLAY.
and getting his lame ass is like getting, michael jordan in baseball.
SHIT IS WHACK!
the only thing gayer then the movies they made is having mike peters “blackmail” and anal rape your series.
who the f-ck is mike peters? ha ha!
I mean it’s pretty obvious from the beginning when you (NOPI) hire someone that can not:
1. hold a job
2. build a car that stays together and is not a huge piece of shit
3. move somewhere new without being chased out of town a year later
4. stay on a race team
… that you were going to FAIL.
Mikespeed.. please end your miserable life now so we can all enjoy drifting.
L O L.
And this is the reason I stopped actively participating in drift competitions. Since the moment i caught wind that NOPI was going to have a drift series, i knew it would be a fucking 3 RING CIRCUS. Even last year it was a bunch of shenanigans. Drifting in general is going down the drain (thank God) and this is only making it happen faster. Eh, i say keep M. Peters in there and watch everything go down like the Hindenberg! Drifting has long lost it’s “fun” factor and has been replaced with nothing but political bullshit…on ALL levels. It’s not about skill anymore, it’s about who’s shop dick you suck and how much money you have. Keep Mike…keep the normal politics of “U.S. style drifting” alive!!!!!
Honestly, I think Kudzu would make a much better judge.
I bet he would give you enough wiggle room to be cool, but cross him once and you get slapped, cross him twice and you’ll get capped. Kudzu doesn’t believe in 2 black eyes.
Now, seriously: I don’t buy the Caleb-Meyers-Peters homosexual love triangle caught on video theory; however, I would love to see the three of them donkey punching each other in Saint Louis in an inflatable pool full of jello and foam. That would be classy.
Anyways, replace Peters with Kudzu and the matter is settled.
Kenji?
I feel for the other judges, the event was run like the drag racing and car show was the main focus and the drifting was the redheaded stepchild in the corner. They were very short handed and the judges had to actually run the event instead of having an event coordinator running the show while the judges do what they are supposed to do JUDGE.
But yeah I heard alot of bad things about mike that day. I really disagreed with many decisions that day. Nathan won almost all of the one more time runs with estie. I mean I love estie and everything but nate was killing it, then it rained and Estie pulled off a clean runs and nate spun. thats what it took to end it.
I was also really pissed that Jeremy Lowe was DQ’ed for the 2 tire drop on an otherwise VERY awesome run. Now there were people who went completely off course and didnt get DQ’ed
The inconsistent judging mirrors the inconsistent sexual preference of Mike Peters.
mike peters for world dictator!
Either way my boy Estie tore shit up. Juan was super smooth all day. There was def a lack of organization including waiting 15 minutes between runs. It was still fun watching Estie put S.M.D.G and south florida on the map.
I wonder who reads this?
your mom
Thats why i am keeping it grassroot, until there is a decent drift series out there…
Mike Peters is Joke. NOPI loses all credibility in my book just for having him associated with their organization.
I could totally see that Terry-osis. They approached competent judges that had a plan to take NOPI in the correct direction and then choose to go another route because they didnt want to fly someone out to the events from the west coast. Not a huge surprise but a dissapointment. I was hoping for better for NOPI. Hopefully they get their act together.
Either way my boy Estie tore shit up. Juan was super smooth all day. There was def a lack of organization including waiting 15 minutes between runs. It was still fun watching Estie put S.M.D.G and south florida on the map.
Actually, there’s STILL nobody who knows who either Estie or Juan are, because nobody from the media was there. Last year, a lot of outlets gave NOPI a chance. This year, most outlets are staying far far away from NOPI (both with drag coverage as well as drift coverage). Sad to see
Don’t forget the sponsors…you know….the ones who were there last year, never mentioned, and walked away from a lot of good drivers because of lack of coverage.
American Drift Series - IDCR - WDC- D1 - and on and on…….
Bad Management = Series suck or don’t happen!! You would think they would learn from prior failures that have happened and not make stupid beginer mistakes…
His name is spelt Zoltan, Zoltan Hajdu. I love you Wrecked, but try to get the drivers names right.
Congrats to the guys that killed it. Nopi please get your series straight. I don’t think you can handle another repeat of this mess.
That is all. Carry on.
I heard that two women are accusing him og being his baby daddy and that there is a twist cause he one of them is really a man.
I’ll have to wait until he goes on Maury Povich to see what happens.
WDC was harpooned by a few drivers and people who were propogating a bucnh of BS. I wouldn’t lump them in the bad series list. At least they paid your transport and costs to get to an event so they could have a full field. but that’s not the point of this discussion. It’s Nopi’s mis-management of an event.
JAFO:
Since when did Mike Peters listen and learn much less give a chance for someone to speak?
NEVER, because his mouth is always open with fecal matter flowing out from it.
Nothing better then your head judge posting this three months prior! Males you feel confident that he knows what he is doing with alot of time in planing.
http://www.drifting.com/forums/showthread.php?s=6d9d4ea8a5e785c9f8dc4f75f33e737a&p=207930#post207930
That is not his mouth, next time you see him, ask Mike to spit and give you a hint.
“Hopefully they get their act together.”
no they’re too busy going down the drain. your not going to succeed when drifting is just a money maker to you.
Hey Nopi you might want to pay attention obviously there are alot of people who feel this way. Bring back last years judges they were way better and there was no dickhead dictator!
Simon Cowell ain’t got $h!t on this guy.
TAKE MIKE PETERS OUT OF THE SERIES HE IS HURTING THE SPORT MORE THAN HE OR YOU (NOPI) KNOW. ROB AND MATT WERE AWESOME BUT THE DELAYS,LACK OF ORGANIZATION,MIKE PETERS. SO IM BOYCOTTING THIS SERIES TILL THEY ASSURE ME THIS THE ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED.IM BOTH A DRIVER AND SPONSOR FOR THIS BUT I WOULD RATHER SAVE MY MONEY NOW AND GO GET A FORMULA D LICENSE THAN WASTE MY TIME AND MONEY ON THIS B.S.
i tell you what. Mike Peters has come along ways i suppose. i remember back to when i was rewiring his car and he bought us all krystal burgers. apparently they are teflon coated bc i was shitting my brains out not 10 minutes later. Mike flung open the door and greeted my stinky face with his half flacid penis, attempting the whack off.
now look at him! he’s doing the same thing to Nopi. he flings open the door whilst in the middle of creating art and totally jerks off all over it.
consistancy wins races.
myspace.com/durdan
there are plenty of other people out there that could do a hell of a lot better job than peters. he doesn’t have the maturity or skill to properly run the events let alone deal with other people in a manner befitting a business. you have two other guys on board that are far more capable to have in charge.
Here’s an idea. How about anyone criticizing Mike put yourself in his shoes. Not only is it tough putting on your first professional event, try doing it the weekend after someone close to you passes away. Go ahead. Plan an event, then I’ll kill your mother. Then, when you don’t act appropriately, you get angry at people, and “fuck up” the event, I’ll go post on some internet page and call you a loser, a fuck up, and tell you no wonder your girlfriend left you.
Are you guys serious? Don’t judge so harshly. Most of you don’t know nearly as much as you think you do.
Is Mike perfect? No, anyone who knows Peters know he’s done some immature things before, knows he needs to grow up in some respects, knows he can rub people the wrong way, but honestly, how many of you are grown up? Anyone here perfect? Look at the posts you’re making? I can’t believe I’m reading half of this shit.
Pot. Kettle. Black. Drifting fails again, and not because of Mike Peters.
the problem is, sean, that this isnt localized to this one event. you and i both know all the people competing in these events and i have heard nothing but negativity about his attitude and unfairness. its a shame, really. but then again, we all knew that drifting was going to go downhill once the american populus welcomed it with open arms. jesus i miss the good old days. NO ANTS for life. i like Mike. hes a great kid and usually has a good heart. i have seen another side of him, though, that most people dont.. but thats here nor there. We have a great time playing nutball and whatnot, but jesus man… he knows he has an unsavory stigma with people in the community, you would think he would do his best to not exasperate it more.
myspace.com/durdan
CA18_Sean…..
im sorry bro but drifting doesn’t Fail…..Mike Peters does i mean were you there did you see what he was doing? if not think about the situation you have 3 judges, Mike is head judge and i can recall about 3 or 4 times that mike overruled the other 2 due to the fact he had no time and was the head judge……see he didn’t give 2 shits….another thing is when they had an intermission….and they sent a truck to bring water to the judges….the guy in the truck threw a bag of water out the window and rode out…..causing the bag to explode and water bottles were all over the track….Bill Sherman went to pick it up and Mike attempted to kick Bill out of the judges stand due to the fact he was horsing around……im sorry Mike Peters was PMSing the whole weekend and it doesn’t matter if someone passed away or not, if so then he shouldn’t have been there he should have left Rob or Matt in charge….sorry thats my 2 cents…
CA18_Sean….
For every pound of rumor there’s an ounce of truth.
There are MANY MANY associations and event organizers that run good events. Heck, look at Matt Petty.. he’s been running events for quite some time now. Matt Petty is all rock and roll, but he knows when it’s time for business.
Now put in the fact that NOPI is supposed to be a professional event and you have the head judge acting the fool. How is this a professional event anymore?
Hey, what about grace under pressure? There wasn’t any shown this weekend. What’s the conclusion.. the chief is not qualified to lead the tribe.
CA18_Sean…. let me ask you something… how would you feel if you pre-paid for a nice meal at an advertised top-notch expensive restaurant, travelled across the country to get there.. and then once you get there.. TO HAVE THE WAITER DROP A TURD ON YOUR GOURMET MEAL AND THREATEN TO CHARGE YOU DOUBLE FOR NOT EATING IT?
I can see it as being acceptable for a 1st event organizer to not run the whole thing efficiently, but to be a unprofessional jack-ass to boot and chew out the very people that support your event. That’s Ass-hattery.
Maybe there were some personal attacks on here; sorry.. when you’re an ass-clown and show people your worst.. you will get the same in return.
Pot. Kettle. Black. Take Mikespeed’s dick out of your mouth, wipe your lips, and try to think of another root cause that doesn’t involve Mike Peters as to why Miami was Fail.
PS.
Don’t blame it on the drivers, because they are driving for the love of drifting.
Don’t blame it on the fans, because they are out there to support the sport.. not ruin it.
No, I agree Taylor, that wasn’t directed at you or your statements. It was directed towards the kids who are personally attacking Mike and cutting him down with stupid bullshit remarks. There’s absolutely no need for that.
Whether or not Mike is the right person for the job, I can’t/won’t comment about. I’m not running Nopi, I don’t make that call. Its a shame the event didn’t go as planned. Tough shit. Everyone needs to chill out a little bit and have fun. You certainly aren’t drifting for fame and fortune. Stop taking yourselves so fucking seriously. None of you are professionals as evidenced by the way you’re acting here, don’t expect to be treated as such.
And another thing….
A good event organizer and event.. will never turn on it’s participants.
The participants are the ones that keeps the organizer and the events around to hold more.
Be a douche.. get treated like a douche.
Pot. Kettle. Black. Act Professional… be Professional.
K. Thx. Bye.
“Its a shame the event didn’t go as planned. Tough shit. ”
That would be something very smart to say to the guys that drove across the country…. spent a load of money… only to get cheated out of a good event.
Sorry.. there could have been MUCH MORE done to have assured that this event went as well as it could have.
Leave the antics at home.. get off the power trip.. let the people drift.
CA18_Sean……
Sean you have to understand listen here im a fan been a fan since 2001….i love the sport to death and even thou i don’t drift i try my hardest to contribute to the sport…most of the people i’ve came across Drift because they love it and well want to become something doing it, but this show basically ruined it for the fans and for drivers…..not everyone is a pro but remember some of them spend all the paycheck on that car to try to get them somewhere…..
seafoodfong…..
Couldn’t have be better said….
everyone is definately entitle to an opinion. i do disagree that the comments about his g/f and the like are just people trying to hop aboard the ‘lets hate mikespeed’ bandwagon. but on a professional level, he does deserve a fair amount of this. its a shame that he suffered a loss recently. but i agree with seafood. mike’s position with Nopi is a job. its also a job that entails being somewhat of a public figure. all eyes are on you and your actions. if mentally you cant separate personal from work, then miss out on the latter and take care of your personal well-being. but his negligence far spans this past event. once again, mikes a great kid, but he definately becomes complacent very quickly and forms an air of invincibility. XAT and DC were perfect examples of such behavior and it carries over to his Nopi dimeanor. its a shame and i hope maybe he catches wind of this thread, reads it, and takes something from it. i would love to throw another car together and attack Nopi for what i can, but would be extremely apprehensive knowing that this kind of behavior exists here. i love bringing a crowd and to have an ANT back on the track would be amazing. but i’ll admit it when i say that i will be your typical lemming and take the information on this page and let it hold me back from entering into Nopi. its bad enough when Nopi realizes that someone paid their money for the event only to boycott it, but its even worse when they dont get the money in the first place from people being chased away
You guys are missing the point. I am a friend of Mike’s, yes. But I’m not saying he’s right. I’m in no position to say “yes he’s a great judge” or “no he sucks”. I wasn’t at the event to witness it! But I can say its not fair to come on here and cut him down on a personal level. The last two posts accomplished everything all your earlier rants did in a semi-professional manner. Just be nice. What do you gain by talking shit? Its a fellow drifting enthusiast you’re talking about. Have some class…
And just for the record I’ve been around longer than pretty much anyone on here. Taylor and I go back to I don’t even know? Before the first Tampa event? At the St. Pete driving center? secret services? How many of you tough guys remember that? Don’t act like you’re some amazing drifting prodigy, you don’t know shit son. And don’t forget that drifting is about having fun with your friends. Fuck the rest of the bullshit. Its not a real motorsport, no one in real racing takes you seriously. Do it for fun, or don’t do it at all.
So one event didn’t go perfectly. End of the world? Lets punch the organizer in the face? I can’t believe the shit people write on the internet.
yeah man, its been a long time. what was it… in 2000 that people were dogging us for sliding at spots and cops didnt know what to think? and now look. shits changing. i just hope that info like this turns into a much needed wake-up call and maybe will be the reason for a little bit more ‘think before acting’ on Mikes behalf.
*not Taylors post, the last two posts by seafood and that guy. Sorry, time lapse.
Let’s see…
D-Day 1. Police Drivers Training
D-Day 2. Primus. DG event.
Secret Services. John. Matt. Scott. Trogdor.
We shouldn’t cut a guy down on a personal level, but when he treated everyone like a piece of shit, he did the same thing to all the drivers and fans that were out there.. showing love and support for the sport of drifting.
He belittled the drivers.. he belittled the fans.
You still haven’t answered my question of figuring out another root cause of why NOPI Miami was a failure.
One event didn’t go perfectly..
an event that many many people prepared all winter for..
spent alot of money to get their cars ready..
bought fire systems..
spent alot of money to get down there..
.. only to get treated like another asshole on by the Head Honcho.
I am 100% sure that if ass-hattery had not occurred, most drivers would have overlooked the fact that the event did not run so efficiently and would give the next event a shot.
Sean, I agree with you.
You’re absolutely correct, he wasn’t right.
Let’s make it right.. NOPI should reimburse everyone back their funds spent on this sewage retention pond that they called their 1st event.
Oh wait.. that’s not going to happen.
There was a chance to be civil.. Mike Peters blew it.
The people want blood. Give them blood. Tyranny never lasts.
HAHAHAHA since when was secret services just John, Scott and Matt?! John and i OWNED it. i left in 2003. SS closed 8 months after i left. I ran SS from 2000 to 2003. if youve been around, then you should obviously have known that Matt started out as my helper and then took over after i left. I did all the wrench work at SS that built its great reputation that quickly dwindled after my departure hence its short liftspan post-durdan. now im curious as to who seafood is.
this was the worst event I have ever been to in my life.
You left SS, man.
Made sense, that place died shortly thereafter.
John owned a B-series CRiX.
Then there was blangin’ gold rim S13 action from Durdan Perfab.
Look.
The point is everyone was apprehensive about Peters being able to run an event when it was announced.
We didn’t do anything but sit back and watch him confirm our suspicions.
Why? Because his ego wouldn’t have listened to anyone in the first place.
He deserves the shit he’s getting served.
If life was truly fair, he would have gotten a pat on the back and a ‘Bygones, Maybe next time buddy’.
Then we would all be pushovers and chumps.
I’m also wondering who seafood is? TonyMac? One of the other sfl guys?
hahaha i still have 2 of those gold rims. hahahaha its true though. Casey (XAT) gave WAY more than an inch and Mike took WAY more than a mile. seems as though history repeats itself. its a shame, seriously. somewhere deep down im sure theres a rational dude in there… but eventually enough is going to be enough and people are going to voice out through any medium that is available.
so who the hell are you now? haha
deep down we all have some rationality in us, it’s the ego, psychological problems, personal issues, immaturity, and the bullshit filters that prevent some from being rational.
rationality would have produced a tolerable event.
rationality would have kept a lot more friends.
i think it’s a rational move for me to just say that i am someone that spoke what a lot of people have to say.
there’s a lot of irrational people out there.
Well now apparently drivers are going to be fined $1000 for talking bad about NOPI. So be careful out there!
It is a shame to see things go soo bad so quick, this season was Nopi’s chance to put it together and not suck, be a real “pro” series. Just fire Mike, pick up a formula D driver without a ride to judge and not suck.
Those of you sticking up for the douchebag why dont you google him and check out some of his post and see how much shit he talks about other drivers and this was done after he was announced as a Nopi judge. Talking about pot calling kettle black
This issue with NOPI Miami was far larger then any one person, it was a failure as a whole. When you expect judges to run the event at the same time, you set yourself up for failure. Judges are meant to judge and thats it, not worry about who is lined up with who and where everyone is on the grid. Mike, Matt and Rob did a great job with the hand they where dealt. This whole bandwagon bullshit with peters is old and stale.
there’s no bandwagon, the guy acted unprofessionally and is getting called on it. it only appears to be a bandwagon because it’s happened time and time again.
This issue is simply the bi-product of the entire NOPI Motorsports system. Whether or not the NOPI parts business is doing well or not, I don’t know. I wouldn’t buy from them. The fact is, from their “lifestyle” (whatever that means) events to their extremely small vendor/sponsor support, and their complete lack of media coverage, it is no suprise that their “professional” racing series (both drift and drag) are complete crocks of shit. To see this, simply compare them to their competition (which it appears they don’t do). For the lifestyle, HIN kicks their ass! For Drag, the NHRA Sport Compact fills the stands (they couldn’t even come close IN COMMERCE!) For Drift, they have absolutely nothing on Formula D. Sure, they host the NOPI Nationals, but anyone who was there last year could see how badly it was managed. NOPI refuses to spend money on making their show better. It’s the same show every time, year after year. DUDE - IT’S GETTING OLD! If you’re serious about having a professional show/series, invest in it and don’t cut corners like refusing to fly judges from the West Coast. Also, quit self-promoting so much. I mean really, you go to Formula D and there’s a group of banners here and there showing supporters or sponsors and every so often there’s a Formula D sign, but at Nopi it’s like NOPI NOPI NOPI NOPI NOPI NOPI FORUMS NOPI NOPI NOPI NOPI NOPI FORUMS NOPI NOPI NOPI NOPI FORUMS NOPI NOPI NOPI NOPI FORUMS NOPI NOPI NOPI NOPI FORUMS NOPI NOPI SPONSOR 1. Dude, I don’t know this Mike Peters guy, but I do know that NOPI as a whole better start taking their series seriously. Cuz IF YOU AINT GOT NO MONEY TAKE YOUR BROKE ASS HOME.
Mikes behavior was tired and old
“The fact is, from their “lifestyle” (whatever that means) events to their extremely small vendor/sponsor support, and their complete lack of media coverage, it is no suprise that their “professional” racing series (both drift and drag) are complete crocks of shit.”
I agree with this 100%, NOPI seems to not give a rats ass about anyone except themselves and THEIR sponsors. They should direct their attention to drivers and their sponsors (i.e. announcing the drivers full name and sponsors) which in turn would promote themselves further and possibly pick up additional sponsors. NOPI is like the evil twin of FD and unless they change there logistical ways will eventually fail.
In addition, aside from that gay NOPI tuner bullshit that shows up on the speed channel once in a blue moon at 3am, TV coverage is a must. Trying to reinvent something that already exists but failing to promote it and further inform people that are not in the ‘know’ only further hurts, NOPI, the drivers, their sponsors and drifting as a whole.
In respect for the feelings of NOPI Management that is surely watching this thread, let’s refrain from using the word “gay”, as it might cause some irrepairable damage. We wouldn’t want that. It’s ok NOPI, it really is still 1997. We all still want underglows and bumperstickers on our oversized airfoils, and burnout contests are still a motorsport event. We still want to gawk at the same crab infested NOPI bitches we saw last year, and truly, we know a 15 year old horndog that will drop a Jefferson to get a NOPI poster. You are still the new breed of speed, and your drifting competition is truly professional because you pay out so much. We are all impressed by your wonderful website, your lack of REAL televised coverage, your lack of actual drifting knowledge, and we can’t wait to raise our “shockers” and chant your name. It’s ok…you’re not gay. But…..THANK GOD YOU GOT RID OF CALEB!!
i didnt realize it was such a popularity contest and had nothing to do with the drivers skill levels. i will give NOPI Drift about two more events before it is canceled if it is ran like it was this weekend.
i cant believe no one told the judges that the microphone was on the WHOLE time and the crowd heard everything they said….. WTF
CA18_Sean
I understand that people have personal problems, but at the end of the day… if MIKE was unable to perform the job at hand due to personal problems… he should have been professional enough to say, “Matt and Rob… you guys take over for this event” but he didn’t.
AND
If this was the first time he acted like this, then people would be more willing to be lenient on him. But the fact is… this is his character, and there is nothing that anybody can do about that.
There are bigger things going on here and Mike needed to understand that… NOPI is starting a new series, (people have their own opinions if its a professional series or amateur) Mike should have realized that he would be under a microscope. IF he gets a second chance at St. Louis we will see if he handles the event like a professional or in the immature my shit doesn’t stink manner that he acted like in Miami.
Only time will tell.
100TH COMMENT!
FTW!
I was there for D-Day 1. I drove down from Jax. I’ve been in the scene for a long long time.
There are so many improvements Nopi can make.
One being, hire a real event coordinator and let the judges judge.
How much is the fine for punching Mike Peters in the face?
Is the fine per punch?
Is there a quantity discount?
I am just wondering how much cash I need to bring to St. Louis.
kthxbai
…So i’m in Texas right now for the week. it smells, I must be close to mike peters.
this one time in beverly hills, JR Gittin threw Mike off a 2nd story balcony and into a pool for being a douche. he’s lucky JR didnt beat the shit out of him right then and there.
The event was a small clusterfuck, I would contribute most of it to the judges trying to run it all with only 5-6 other staff members most of which are just volunteers that didnt have a lot of expierence.
I dont know why were told to “get off the track”. It wasnt by the NOPI guys, looked it was by the Moroso staff for some reason.
What hotel is Peters staying at in STL?
So, Mike Peters is deleting posts on the “drivers only” forums for nopi drift, the “free” and “open” forum to make the series better. Now he controls our posts.
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SO epic right now
Dennis,
They removed my mod status and gave it to him. Did you try to write Glenn with your concerns? I’m not sure it will help, but at least you would know that you took all the right steps on getting this crap taken care of before you write it off.
Mike ‘SquatsWhenPees’ Peters?
This bashing isn’t uncalled for. Mike has shown his true colors time and time again. Hell, I even have a fuckin’ AIM conversation with him running his dick sucker about people! People are pissed because they spent time and money with the hope of attending a PROFESSIONAL drift event, and they obviously got shafted. Also, take into consideration that while last year had it’s problems, people were understanding of it, as it was the 1st year, and there are obviously gonna be bumps in the road. I should know, as I was one of those people that had to experience many of the problems at the events. However, this is uncalled for, and if people get pissed about it, it’s their right to be as vocal as they want! This is a total shame, it really is. I’m glad I don’t have to deal with it, but I do feel bad for the others, many of which are my friends, that poured their hard work/money/time into this, only to have to deal with a shit talking ego maniac. Hell, if he gets his wig split, then so be it, but bring in someone else to judge, so that the people who worked hard don’t piss away EVERYTHING!
http://www.comfx.com/v.php?d=606469
LMAO!!!
as much as that was super funy, we are getting a bit too personal…lol… this shit had me rolling on the floor.
I didn’t like the Job Mike Peters did as a judge and the lack of preparation from Nopi.
I also notice that the media dont realy care to cover any Nopi event anymore and or they do but is just to point out the drama.
NONE of the judges are worth a shit when it comes to executing a decent event.
Mike Peters is a moron. There is no fixing this guy, he is who he is and there’s no changing that. The only way to do the world a favor is to take any and all responsibility and power away from him immediately.
NOPI’s drift series is SO far from being anywhere close to a ‘pro’ series that they should just allow anyone that’ll pay the $150/event fee to run. Having to ‘qualify’ for a license is complete bullshit.
No real racers or real enthusiasts respect NOPI events nor them as a company.
Mike Myers: you made your money, banged your share of idiot bikini models and ruined plenty of events. Hang it up and stop this garbage.
Also: In case NOPI is reading all of this and thinking that most of these posts are made by stupid keyboard drifters and forum jockeys…
There have been PLENTY of posts made by real drivers who hold not only their stupid fisher-price NOPI License, but also a Formula D license and D1 License.
Myself included.
Idiots.
Here’s to the true downfall of NOPI Motorsports.
This thread has been highly amusing, but ask anyone in the sport compact media that has paid any attention to NOPI attempts at motorsport over the years and they will tell you the same thing – NOPI contests (drag or drift or whatever) have always been disorganized, its staff has always been unprofessional and incompetent, and indeed the only reason they have ever done any of these events is to pursue the almighty dollar. I think repoman summed it up pretty good in explaining NOPI’s failures.
This is America, that is capitalism, and I can accept that.
What I don’t accept – and this is directed to the specific comments from CA18_Sean – is that “drifting is about having fun with your friends. Fuck the rest of the bullshit. Its not a real motorsport, no one in real racing takes you seriously. Do it for fun, or don’t do it at all.” Formula Drift has proven you wrong, Sean.
FD has a pro drift series built on LEGITIMIZING drifting. Go to an FD event and it’s run like a REAL motorsports competition. And FD’s reward for taking drifting seriously? Well-executed comps, packed grandstands and no shortage of advertising/sponsorship opportunities and partnerships. I hesitate to call FD an outright success story, but in relative terms it has proven to be the clear leader among the organizations that put this stuff on.
The other troubling thing about Sean’s remarks is that his indifference doesn’t reflect that many people paid to be a part of the event and are now unhappy. That’s not just drivers – I doubt that fans or sponsors are getting their money’s worth in any NOPI series. When you have so many paying for what amounts to a shitty product, you have to expect backlash.
The NOPI model is borne out of money grubbing, and not true passion. But until fans at large see this, NOPI will continue to rob people blind. Or maybe fans don’t care…I don’t really know. I think everyone here can agree, tho, that NOPI Drift is, at best, a wasted opportunity to really grow the sport. It’s a shame.
My parents are in their 50’s. Neither of them know how to check their own oil or tire pressure, much less be car fans / enthusiasts. They came to a Formula D event 2 years ago, and had a great time. Good competition, an entertaining and well-managed event, and a fun atmosphere.
I’d never bring them to a NOPI event. They would be appalled, and leave within an hour of arriving. They would be confused, annoyed, and ask me why I am interested in that ‘crap’.
Capturing the attention of someone who has no interest in cars and turning a motorsport into entertainment for the ‘average’ middle-class adult will make drifting into a successful, long-term business and a viable career for many. Thankfully, Formula D is making that happen. I don’t think NOPI will ever see that light at the end of the tunnel. They see the dollar in their pocket now and are too busy spending it at McDonalds on happy meals tonight to find out that they could have had Filet Mignon for the rest of their lives had they been smart about it.
oh hai guyz. have fun wit deez muaahh
aw it won’t post photo linx NE more?
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we could have been better off with out that pic
personally I kinda hope NOPI drift stays around. They are like an inbetween sanctioning body for competition where FD is the full pro series but NOPI still has the guy that has a home built car and can come out and compete
florida fail? did i say dat rite?
and props to Wrecked for giving people a forum to air out this NOPI stuff without reprisal.
i would bet good money that if NOPI and Mike Meyers could sue any of us for slander or libel (whatever you call what we’re doing here), oe even edit what is written here, he would… without hesitation and with extreme prejudice!
i wrote this about mikespeed95 aka mike peters on 5/11/2005 almost 3 years ago
“I just don’t like you, you are a cocky f*ck that swears on his own greatness.”
as seen here http://dgtrials.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6944&p=96791#p96791
seems things haven’t changed at all mike peters is still a tool with no real skill so he takes it out on people that are more successful. its too bad that when you stuffed your el camino into the wall in august of 2004 you werent killed. drifting as a whole would have benefited from it a great deal.
take a look around the internet the drift community as a whole thinks mike peters is worthless and now its come to the forefront. I still make all the events and i still spray fire extinguishers on douchebags in the middle of the night. Sleep tight mike speed
I can understand constructive criticism but personal attacks and wishing the guy was dead is a little over the top.
Sad to hear the event was such a disaster. I do wish Mike the best and hope he will hear what you guys have to say and act upon it, in a good way of course ;).
OMFG the guy is an idiot now he is on sfl critizing drivers.
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I’m pretty sure that is every non Damian “I blew up my car and think I should be allowed to bypass qualifying” Bagley, and Dennis “I kept driving onto a racetrack and I’m lucky Aaron didn’t find out or I’d have been kicked out immediatly and banned from the venue, but I got in trouble for it and cried about it” Mertianez incident.”
Uh…. be professional and don’t talk shit about your participants.
Please distinguish between personal and professional.
I love Mike as a friend and would back him (and have in the past) when it comes to personal conflicts. He’s definitely a srange bird, but that makes him who he is.
As a professional, his decissions are his own and stand on their own. I agree with Sean that it is not an easy position to fill, and although Mike has come a long way even from when I first met him in 2006 he still has a ways to go. If the burden of personal life was too much to execute a professional event in a professional manner, there are people he could have called to bail him out. (myself and others I know included)
I was there way back when too and organized and ran half of these back-in-the-day events you guys are talking about, so pulling this “I did it before you” bullshit won’t work…
-Mike Ranlet
All you guys keep saying seperate personnal from professional but the guy your sticking up for is the worst about doing that. He is suppose to be a professional judge(lmfao) and yet after all the heat he took about the way he acted he goes on sfl and talks shit about drivers. He is a tool and will never learn! Im done with Nopi and spending my money on their events.And Im sure I am one of many that feel that way. Thank God Formula D starts this weekend.
Well Mr. John,
seems Nopi will be at a catastrophic loss without your appearance as an obvious top-tier driver. There doesn’t seem to be a John that both posts on SFL, and is licensed for Nopi, Formula Drift, or D1 Grand Prix, but I’m sure your the best there ever is, and the best there ever will be. Seems a lot of people enjoy anomosity of the internet to take out their personal matters.
I think Nopi deserves this for taking three judges, throwing them out on track with absolutely zero supporting staff and expecting them to run the entire event. Its pretty much a slap in the face to drifting when you consider that they took 25k people into the venue all weekend, at $25 a head, yet they aren’t even spending 1/10th of a percent of that profit on staffing their drifting event. Pathetic and a disgrace to the sport.
Step it up Nopi, why don’t you show the drifting community you give a shit, and hire some staff so the judges can do their job instead of everyone elses. Seems Peters is catching all the flack because from what I’m reading he was the only Nopi Employee doing anything on the drift track or trying to enforce any rules. The only actual registered participants who seem upset are this Dennis guy (Who are you by the way and what have you done in drifting? Is it true you drifted on the racetrack while it was shut-down, and got caught, twice, and weren’t even kicked out?). Everyone else is just hopping on the Anti-Nopi bandwagon and bringing up any/all dirt you can find on Peters no matter how unrelated/unfounded it is. Bashing Nopi at this point is fine, they’ve shown their true colors and dedication to the sport; but Peters, although a jackass, went pretty far above his pay-rate and seemingly single-handedly got this event done somehow, cut him a tiny break (Also whats this rumor of his Dad being killed in a car wreck the Friday of the event?). This is getting out of hand.
Also whats up with Bill Sherman in the judging stand and this rumor about Nopi Officials who didn’t even go to the drift track all weekend reversing Nopi Judges decisions? Is there something the fans/drivers need to know about?
It absolutely destroys my brain how Nopi expects its judges to run an entire event. How many staff members does Formula Drift have? Ten? Fifteen? Plus the judges? GET A CLUE NOPI!! You are NOT a Professional Series with THREE drift officials doubling as judges!!! You drag three guys on, and in addition to the job Peters, Flemming, and Petty thought they were signing up for you make them run the whole goddam event? Give me, and drifting a break. Have some consideration for your drivers and give them enough staff to have a pro-caliber event, or take the fucking Pro part out of Nopi Drift. I would ask you to have some respect for your own employees, but I think you established the lack of that with their pay-rate. I think JR hit the nail on the head.
Seriously, if you want a pro event, be willing to spend more than it costs to buy a used 1994 Kia Rio. If what I heard you are paying your judges is true then Nopi as a company is a complete insult to drifting. Honestly as much complaints as I’m reading, my hats off to the three idiots who signed up for the job, because they obviously aren’t in it for the paycheck, and went far above their duty to get this event done for the drivers.
Peters, Flemming, Petty;
Next time use some common sense. Companies will pay you for what they see you’re worth, and obviously the sport of drifting is not worth a rat’s ass to Nopi Motorsports as long as they are making money off ticket sales and they have their Nopi Chick’s around. Get off that sinking ship before it drags you all down. Seems like it might already too late for Peters as he’s taken all the blame for this disaster that should be pinned 110% on Nopi Motorsports and their management, or intense lack of.
Good luck Nopi, hope it doesn’t take another disaster for you to figure out your three underpaid judges who are taking all the heat for your fuck up can’t run an entire event, much less a “Pro Series”.
What a joke. Someone make a “Just say No to Nopi” so I can buy one, make the profits payable to Formula Drift who as much as I hate to say it, seems to give a shit.
Hey Captain Dickhead never claimed to be a driver was a paying customer so show me where I said I was a driver. And my name is John and I dont post on sfl or tampa or drifting I go to catch up on the news and whats going on
in drifting.
And as far as judges running events I did not see any other judges threating a fine every two seconds like dumbass peters.
And take professional out of the head judge peters(lmao) name because once again I dont see the other 2 judges on drift sights talking shit about drivers.
Peters opened himself up for this shit because of the way he acts.A zebra does not change his stripes.
And I as a fan have every right to speak my opinion because we are what helps pay their salary.Customers always right!
As a fan I have attended both Nopi and Formula D events last year and have had good experiences.Except for all the sideshow antics that Nopi had going on the drifting was good. I was planning on attending a couple of Nopi events this year but now I wont waste my time or money. I agree with John about fans having a right to speak their displeasure with a product when it is obviuosly not what was promised.
As a fan I also visit all the drifitng websites I can find to see whats going on because thats the only way to know anything if you are not a driver. So Captain I think your attack was uncalled for because I dont see where he said he was a driver.
Everything I have read here seems to me people have a right to be upset with Mike Peters.
1. He threatened to fine people all weekend
2. He told the other two judges he was the head judge and he made an executive decision.
3. He is deleting upset drivers posts on Nopi forum
4. He goes on forums and talks junk about drivers
None of this speaks of professional behavior from someone who is getting paid to judge a professional drift series.
As drfiting grows as a professional sport the last thing you the drivers need is negative press or attention to the sport because it will turn sponsors and fans away.
Uhh John I work in retail and the one thing I can tell you the CUSTOMER IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT!
The customer is 100% right when you have this many customers complaining about your service and it has become such a big issue.
Then the issue is not your customer. The issue is you.
Many people are complaining about NOPI and Mike Peters.
If they were unhappy with Matt Petty and Rob Fleming, they would have said so as well.
I have yet to see a post complain about Rob Fleming or Matt Petty being a douche at the Moroso Event to the same extent that I have seen complaints about NOPI and Mike Peters.
The problem is NOT that there are people complaining about Mike Peters and NOPI.
The problem is that there are SO MANY people complaining about Mike Peters and NOPI.
The problem lies with NOPI and Mike Peters.
**Directly to Mike Peters**
Your outcome today certainly would have been different if you had TOLD the people at the event that you were overwhelmed and under a lot of pressure.
Instead you chose to be rude, arrogant, and lash out at the very people that PAID to get you there.
Now you choose to make posts that JUSTIFY your behavior?
Now you choose to delete posts that are not in a good light to JUSTIFY your behavior?
MikeSpeed, your problem all these years has not been that you are a particularly unsavory individual. Sure everyone has a right to an ego. Your problem is that you’ve never known when to stop talking or that enough is enough.
The problem is maturity. You are 24 years old and many of your participants are older than you. Even if your participants did/do not act their age, you need to act more mature than you have been.
Like what has been said before; Many people were apprehensive about you being the head judge for NOPI. I am sure that you might have noticed those concerns.
You confirmed all those apprehensions at Moroso.
Be professional, the participants of NOPI that are left are counting on you.
Step up and do the right thing.
Apologize to those that you’ve offended and say that you WILL make things right at the NOPI St. Louis event.
This will get you a long way in life, instead of being a person that has to alway be on the move because of your reputation.
John,
I seemingly made a mistake generalizing you with the rest of the shit-spouters on the internet. I will say I’ve been on SFL and didn’t see anything I thought was out of line, from what I’ve gathered it was more insightful than it was degrading, if this is what you’re talking about, although Peters did edit his post this is what I’m seeing:
http://www.sfldrifters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22906&page=4
Distressed Fan,
I heard about this executive decision, however I’m pretty sure (with how much effort I’m seeing put forth here to dig up dirt on the guy) everyone is aware they did hire Mike as a head judge. The story I heard was after the rain sunday, there were some radio issues and they sent the wrong cars. Nathan Bransz called them out on it, and asked for a practice run since his opponent was accidently given one. Peters consulted his other two judges who said no. Peters seemed to pull the Final say card after that, and decided he’d rather take the heat and be fair to a driver then make a call he felt was unfair. I somewhat agree and can respect that and I will say that someone who is willing to own up to their mistake as a judge is a rarity in drifting from what I’ve seen. Then again that is heresay, I hope someone will clear that up although I doubt it. But if that is the scenario I can’t say anything negative about it other than the judges need to have their shit organized.
Heres one thing I do not understand at all; I don’t understand why everyone is complaining about the fines. They all signed up for a “Pro series” (And were lied to) If you are breaking rules then you are breaking rules, I think this is just a general problem with the drifting community due to how most events are run, and its to be expected when everyone is used to doing things in an environment with no rules.
I haven’t seen or heard any other driver that was attending the event upset at Peters other than Dennis. Nopi is a different story, even at last year Nopi didn’t have a positive allure to it with the drivers. Nopi is and has been just a place to go. My understanding reading the internet (someone please correct me because I am an outside party who like most of you has nothing but heresay) is that Dennis drove onto the road course twice when he wasn’t supposed to, and when all of the judges yelled at him he cussed out and threatened Peters in the pit, then Dennis chose to sit out all weekend. One story even has the judges in the stand trying to get Dennis’s number to tell him to get back on track. Now at the present time Dennis seems to be complaining a lot, when from what I’ve seen for whatever reason (lack of manpower?) Nopi Officials didn’t eject him from the venue, or directly punish him. Dennis chose to sit out the weekend, and now hes bitching about it on the internet? Give me a break! If this is true then whoever this Dennis guy is needs to learn to take a page from his own “Professionalism Pamphlet.” The rest of the people who I’ve heard were threatened fines were breaking rules, which again just goes to show how much of a joke Nopi Drift is and how little anyone takes Nopi Drift seriously. When it takes already overloaded judging panel who you’ve also burdened with running the event 100% turnkey by themselves to have to police the event as well, how can you expect any result other than them resorting to threatening drivers with fines any time they are out of line? Thats pathetic on Nopi’s part. I’ve seen Amateur events where drivers take rules into consideration more than at Nopi, and again this is nothing new.
I think we need to look at the big picture here, Nopi hung their own officials out to dry and surprise surprise, they did a shitty job. I think the respect level show here is conclusive of Nopi to their employees. I will give them some credit, they got better judges than a guy who runs an online website. I’m hoping also someone can clear some of this up for everyone.
I’ll leave it at this:
Michael Meyers,
The customer (drifting) is not happy. If I sat down for a nice meal at a 5 star restaurant and my hostess was also my server and cook I’d walk out. This is not proper management. Step up to the plate, take the professional out of your name until your willing to spend the money to have a pro-level event. I’ve been to a Pro-Am event with more staff than the disaster you tagged as a “Professional Drift Championship” last weekend. About the only thing I saw that was Pro-level from your event was the new uniforms, that from my understanding are didn’t cost Nopi a dime. Figures. I will say way to pinch pennies to a point where the judges had to use Peters truck because you didn’t even give them a golf cart as well, looks great in all the pictures.
Mike Peters,
Get out of this why you can. Take Flemming and Petty with you. Quit trying to be a hero and help out Nopi, they’re not in it for the sport, they’re in it to make money. Open your eyes and quit trying to kid yourself. Nopi is a lost cause. If you keep trying to help Nopi after reading this then you are a fool. Nopi isn’t going to hire any more staff to help you. They wouldn’t even get you a golf cart. I heard you drove your truck from Texas out there, ask Nopi for an oil change since they used your truck and see how that goes.
Rob Flemming,
Didn’t hear much about you this weekend other than you didn’t do much besides judge, but same thing I said to Peters goes to you. From a business perspective good job being the only one level-headed enough who refused to do anything this weekend other than judge. Also like I told Peters, if they won’t give you a golf cart see if they’ll change your oil on your car they made you drive down because they’re too cheap for a plane ticket.
Matt Petty,
Your name is ruined. Get out so people can credit you with some remnants of common sense. Have Eric Jacobs fill your spot, him and Nopi have the same goals. You do not need to be associated with this joke of a series. Why did you even sign up for this? You knew Nopi was a disaster and was in it for the $$$. Did you not listen to anything JR said? I don’t know what the hell Peters told you, but Peters doesn’t sign the paychecks or have the budget, although seeing some of his moves and attempts at doing things for Nopi I’d be slightly interested how it’d go if he (or you) were in control of even 1% of Nopi’s profit from last weekend.
Michael Meyers,
You want to run a pro series, then either pony up and spend the money you need to spend, or GTFO of drifting. You sir are a hindrance to drifting’s growth with your financial ability to have events of this size and seeming desire to make drifting a degrading sideshow for monetary self-gain. I will give you one bit of credit; at least your payouts are decent, they’re the best amateur payouts I’ve ever seen by far. Get a clue, spend the money and hire the manpower to do it right or all of your events are going to be like this.
you guys are the biggest group of whiners….
how was the scoring?
thats the judges duty.
the event was understaffed! NOPI needs to hire more qualified staff to help out with safety etc.
failing people for tech? whose fault is that? you give people a reason to fail you…
why would anyone listen to a bunch of whiners? unless you are more successful than mike myers, then maybe you have some credibility to be heard.
you are telling him his judgment is bad, and if they change the line up, it shows that NOPI’s management in weak and drifting has gotten to personal and forgot that its all about fun, and not bureaucracy and dramatic personal vendetta’s.
LET the JUDGES do their jobs and pull your panties up and just drift hard.
whiners are sore losers.
ok I’ll cover some of the basics:
Fines were only threatened to people breaking rules. We were frustrated, it showed.
The “executive decision” IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII’ll take the blame because im tired of hearing it. After the storm we lost some paperwork, I’ll take the blame for that, sent the wrong cars, I’ll take the blame for that, Nathan Brasz brought it to our attention, and after having Este and Wilkerson make a run when it should have been Nathan and Este, it was only fair to give Nate one practice run I felt, and although it’d make us look like we were unorganized, we WERE unorganized and its not fair to our drivers to penalize them and pass along our situation being overloaded, understaffed and running the entire drift event.
the “drivers forum stuff”
I’m not the only mod on the drivers only forum, Fleming has my password, and Nopi has several employess that clean stuff up. But since its easy to blame Mike Peters sure. also if you want to act anonymous dont spout off your on a limited access forum.
“blake fuller dq for following too close”
no. no.. no. this is why media won’t be allowed near the judges stand anymore, they don’t listen and the bits they get they dont understand. theres a video that doesn’t work anymore, blake straightened out, then dove in, line was way off, then straightened out again while slamming on the brakes after pulling nose to nose with wilkerson, while being about 10′ off of his door. nothing against blake, but to be 100% blunt and honest it was the worst attempt at closing in on a follow i’ve seen in a long time
Either way, STL won’t be like this. 99% of the problems at Moroso were due to us being overloaded, and I had to be an asshole to some people just to get the event over. Bottom line we got an entire event done with three people and some volunteers.
Some of these personal attacks are cute though, I’m not going to throw out some “I’m so cool i get all teh attention” Bs like some other people, im catching flack because im the easy scapegoat out of 3 people who single-handedly ran this event and thats to be expected. When you have to come down on people and they dont like it they’re going to complain. And when you have to come down on them several times you’re gonna eventually not be patient or polite about it. I will say not once did i call anyone a name, however some of the adjectives used to describe their actions were less than G Rated.
Also food for thought:
I’m sitll on good terms with XAT taylor, and im quite amazed at your posts especially knowing your situation with some things. Guess being cool on the internet hate bandwagon is really important to some people.
Tracy Shayhorn and Daniel Willie, Drift Fury and Batlground Engineering had me as a judge for over two years, and asked me to come to almost every event till a fallout at sema in 2008. Just wanted to throw that out there since apparently Ms. Shayhorn would like to insult my judging ability, which in turn based on those facts does nothting but hurt her own credibility.
Dennis, I don’t know what to say other than don’t drive onto a racetrack without permission TWICE. I don’t know what else to say there or why you made such a big deal. The biggest lesson I learned on that is next tie just let the track manager force you to pack up and leave like I was instructed to do after the 1st time you just happened to wander onto the racetrack.
seafoodguy,
my family issues aren’t the drivers problem, and it doesn’t need to be brought to their attention. i was there this weekend to work not to mourn. also since your on the drivers forum, you either were or weren’t there. im going to guess you weren’t there or you’re dennis with another screename, because its very very obvious to me due to your statements you were NOT at drivers meetings. which were long, dragged out, and we went over everything. there was not ONE person that was threatened with a fine that was not told in the classroom the rules for the weekend and the safety stuff. so that comment about “yelling at people with helmets and firesuits in a car” is completely invalid. the only person who got yelled at while in the car all weekend by any judges afaik was dennis. in front of the judges stand, by all the judges, photogs, and other people in/around the stand as we were tryign to setup the course, dennis cuts off the car im in pulling out in front of me then drives his racecar around the track to “drop off a photographer that he had permission to drop off,” which he definately didn’t especialy after getting chewed out the day before for the EXACT same thing.
I’m not going to lie, the situation I was put in i didn’t handle 100% perfect. I honestly don’t konw anyone that would have been able to. I was brought on to get stuff done as the bottom line, and unfortunately it hit the bottom line this weekend and it sucked and we just had to get it done. most of the drivers understood that and we kept all of our drivers in the loop. we didn’t have a pa system, or real communication so we had to have 800 meetings where we had to go over everything as we didn’t have any direct communication with the drivers other than the meetings due to lack of personnel and equipment.
I’m not even going to try to comment on some of this stuff as its not my place, and above my payrate at this point. At STL Myself Rob and Matt will be doing our jobs, judging, and thats about it. Nopi Staff from last year will be onboard to ake care of tech, grid, policing the event etc, so we can just judge. Nopi is trying to hire more people so we don’t have another moroso, becuase we can’t have another moroso and it should have never happened in the 1st place.
bottom line, three judges acting as all the staff, this event was bound for disaster from the getgo. the fact that it finished is a miracle and i think asking for much more than that is being somewhat unreasonable.
I do apologize to people whom i offended, but all the photographers i had to kick off for no shorts/wristbands, the drivers i had to get onto about burnouts/drifting past the exit/driving on track without permission etc, i was just trying to do my job. sammy tiger, juan, zoltan, matt waldin, and several others i had to get onto a little bit understood that and im thankful for that.
Sorry to everyone who was there for a shitty event. I/We tried our best and we all reached our breaking point, and I’m truly sorry for this weekend. This is nothing I haven’t called everyone who was there and told them already, but since a public apology on a blog and an admittance of running a crappy event this weekend was requested, i have no problem being honest and owning up to that.
I’m giong to refuse to comment on anything else. This is what I’d like to clear up, I’m not going to say anything else. I signed up to judge this year and I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to just do my job at STL.
Dont be 100% blunt this is what upsets people tact is a good thing. Even if it was one of worst closings you have seen Blake is a popular driver and you are a professional judge you should not post this kind of opinion on a public forum. Also you get a dig on Tracy why she just agreed with a few people.You claim your a scapegoat no Im beginning to see why so many people are on your case you dont sensor yourself when you speak and I beleive thats why you are catching so much crap. Tell you what I tell my employees before you speak take one step back regroup then speak. Trust me it works and you should try it.
Mike,
I appreciate your honesty with your comment… but here is the thing… you think you had pressure on you at moroso? st louis you will be under a microscope every second that you are there.
Personally, I dont believe that you have the maturity and skill to handle such an event but just do a good job in st louis and prove me and all of the rest of the people that dont think to highly of you wrong…
you do that, then nobody will have anything to talk about.
good luck and godspeed! or should i say mikespeed!
I’m still missing where I discredited your judging ??? Can you point me in the right direction? I said when I found out you were a judge, I wasn’t sad about not drifting this year. It has nothing to do with HOW YOU JUDGE, it has to do with your general character…as I found out while you were living at our shop. Spending 8 hours a weekend with you for a few weekends a year didn’t disclose how you really are, Mike). It only took like 3 weeks of you living at the shop and spending 1 week in Vegas with you to find out how you really get down. I’m sorry, that I just can’t trust you with our hard earned money after what happened between us. You have shown that you can’t be unbiased with your personal attacks of me in the drivers forum. How can you be trusted to judge Dan and I fairly? I don’t want to go thru what I did last year. It’s not worth my time, the stress or our money. My apologies for not wanting to compound my problems with NOPI by adding you into the pot of chaos. It just doesn’t seem like a well spent $100k on or behalf when you think about it. That’s what it takes (at least) to run a team like we did. I’d rather invest the money else where and use our earnings to open a private drift track to feed our drifting habit. At least I will know it’s money well spent and I won’t have to worry about the gray hairs. I think you need to take a step back, survey the situation and be honest with yourself before you keep hollering my name like you have been. I don’t blame you for NOPI’s issues. I do blame you for yours. I am quite intimate with both. I wish I wasn’t, but here we are.
just let him judge and shut the fuck up with your as kissing and excuses now…
seriously,
what does Mike Peter’s opinions matter whether you are a driver, team or a fan..??
accurate and non bias, non-confused, straight black and white judging, is what me as a driver and team cares..
i rather have an idiot who knows how to drift technically and judge, rather than one that is confused on whose side to be on, or isnt sure at the end of the run.
Mike Speed, stay and judge! shut your mouth, and do your judging.
I respect the way you judge.
these people cant handle you telling them they really suck, and their cars are like ass… and they should improve on this and that, but during his judging everyone is looked upon the same eyes.
they are such babies, so hold off on the sarcastic and unthoughtful words comments. we are in the real world of whiners and babies, and you must not ruin their egos, they are all super star drifters…
people already know his sarcasm, so why even let it affect anyone. him as a person has nothing to do with job.
respect his judging, and go race.