Alabama Soundfest and State Finals

 The local retailers along with MECA have teamed up with a few manufacturers to bring Alabama's State Finals to a new level. The show is always a good one, but this year it will be at the North Alabama Fairgrounds in Muscle Shoals. Wild Bill's in Boaz, Audio X in Florence, and Sound on Wheels in Huntsville have teamed up make this one of the biggest events in Alabama. There will be a huge car audio sale with several manufacturers on hand during the show. Incriminator Audio, Memphis, Kenwood, Rockford, and Orion, just to name a few. Batcap will also make an appearance with the famous "Batcap Girls". The shops have promised lots of demo vehicles including Steve Cook's Avalanche. For those who don't care about car audio, there will be a Show and Shine event to show off some nice custom, and classic cars, and trucks. If you ever wondered what your system could hit on the SPL meter, you can get your vehicle tested for $5 on the MECA certified meter. The usual SQ, and SPL classes will be available for competitors, along with the SQ2 2 seat class, and the Show and Shine class. Even if you don't compete, there will be plenty of things to see and do. If you have been in the market for some new audio equipment, this is your chance to catch a lot of different manufacturers in one place, and get a demo of the equipment you are looking for.

AutoFest '09 a huge success !!!!

 

                              

 

 

Written by Steven Street

I watch the stage in anticipation as I relax back into my seat; I was told this is going to be a great show. Within seconds I hear it, the beat of the Roland Drum Machine and as if by magic the band is now on stage. Daryl Stuermer’s fingers battle the guitar. Hearing his fingers slide across the fret board causing the strings to pierce the air with their scream makes me sit up a little more and stare at the stage intently. I can hear when he changes notes, not the sound of the note; I hear his finger’s jumping from string to string. Cue the vocals and Phil Collins steps onto stage and my private concert begins.
The song? “In the Air Tonight” from the 1981 album “Face Value”.

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DEEP SOUTH NATIONALS JOINS FORCES WITH CAN (CAR AUDIO NATIONALS)

Deep South Nationals and Car Audio Nationals will be joining forces for the show on June 20th, and 21st.

Here is the latest update from Rick Sellers.

Deep South Nationals is proud to announce that Ben Vollmer and his Car Audio Nationals (CAN) series will make a stop at DSN 2009!!! This will mark the second year DSN and CAN have teamed up at the June show held in Biloxi, MS.
CAN will be sponsoring the 1 seat class at DSN and will give away $500 in CASH to the winner!!!
To enter the CAN event there is NO entry fee… all you need to do is Join the MotorMusicMag car club! Not only can you be part of one of the most elite car clubs, you also have a chance to win prizes. Join and we'll put your car to the vote.
There are two categories with three sections each. Enter your daily driver, mildly modified car or extreme custom vehicle. Or if you're an installer, enter a vehicle that you've built for a customer. If you and your vehicle are selected, you will be given your own area within our car club section of the website. There you can tell other members and our readers about the custom work you've done and what projects you plan on doing next. Voting will take place through the summer until the SEMA Show, when we'll announce the winner.
For more info go to http://www.motormusicmag.com and set up your profile with at least 5 pictures of you car and install. This must be done no later than June 17th.
The CAN one seat class will run along side the DSN 2 seat class. The contestants will enter the DSN money round and the 3 scores from the driver’s seat will be averaged and the highest one seat score will win the $500
The pre-registration for DSN has started and the CD’s and packets will start being sent on June 1st
To pre-reregister you can send payment 2 ways…
1) Send a check payable to "Deep South Nationals" and mail it to "508 Norwood St. Picayune, MS 39466"
2) Send a PayPal payment to " baseball42_42@hotmail.com" and include a $5 service charge for the PayPal fee’s

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Rick Sellers

Deep South Nationals is held in conjunction with Scrapin the Coast. There will be something for everyone.

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Audio X Sound Challenge

For those that missed Steve Cook’s show last year, here’s your chance.

For those that did attend last year, you don’t want to miss the show this year.

It's worth the visit just to see the shop. Steve's showroom and install bay are among the best I've ever seen. Audio X can handle anything from an entry level system to a full custom built show car and has brands to fit any budget.

Last year we watched Steve blow his windshield on the van, and Tommy “King of Bass” McKinney demo his truck with “In the air tonight” at volume levels I’ve never experienced before. It should be interesting to see what Steve has planned for this year. So bring your car and compete in either the SPL or SQL classes, or just come by and hang out. Here are the details. 

 

DEEP SOUTH NATIONALS / SCRAPIN THE COAST

Deep South Nationals - 2009

Deep South Nationals is a Top 25 Sound Quality Money Round. It will be held in conjunction with Scrapin the Coast in Biloxi, MS at the Gulf Coast Coliseum on June 20th  – 21st  2009.

Several manufactures have already pledged support of the Prize Pot that will go directly to the winners of the Top 25 Round. There will be at least $1000 dollars at stake and I will make updates as more money comes in. Last Year I gave away $4000!!! Also, the winners will receive stunning awards. The 1st place trophy is a 4’ custom painted surfboard. The awards for 2nd – 10th will be custom built metal and plexiglass sculptures, and 11th - 25th place will be 13”x10” full color plaques.

Web Site: http://www.deepsouthnationals.com or http://www.scrapinthecoast.com

Contact - Rick Sellers (601) 590-0419 / rsellers@mc.edu


Scrapin the Coast

•   2007 Mini Truckin “Show of the Year”
•   The Largest & Wildest car show on the GULF COAST.
•   June 20th  & 21st , 2009 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS.
•   Scrapin 2008 had over 2000 car show entries.
•   Seconds away from Hotels, Nightclubs & Casinos.
•   $10,000 in Cash, Trophies, and Prizes.

Deep South Nationals Rules:

Because of the overwhelming interest in Deep South Nationals Top 25 Money Round, we anticipate there will be well over 25 cars vying for a chance to compete in Deep South Nationals (DSN). 

This year we will take Pre-Registration starting April 20th and the packets including Judging CD’s will be sent starting May 15th. The only requirement for registration will be entering either the Usaci SQ event OR the Scrapin’ the Coast car show. The cost of registration will be $85 for pre-registration and $100 for on site.

Deep South Nationals will have a designated parking area under tents on the beach front parking lot at Treasure Bay Casino. Every competitor will be assigned a space at check-in on Saturday night.

DSN check-in on Saturday the 21st  will began at 5 P.M. and end at 6 P.M.  There will be NO exceptions. Judging will began promptly at 6 PM.

DSN will have six top-notch judges. 3 pair’s of judges (6 score sheets) will evaluate every car from the Driver & Passenger Seat (2 Seat Judging) and will score the car to the best of their ability. Every competitor’s score sheet will be totaled, and the low score will be removed from their final score.

DSN’s judges will use a custom disk made for the event with tracks selected by several judges, competitors, and myself. Steve Head has been nice enough to record the CD’s on a very high quality disk. Each judge will also choose one track from their personal disks (commercially available, no CD-R’s) to evaluate each car. This will allow the best cars to rise to the top by being adaptive to all types of music.

There will be power provided in the DSN parking area. Competitors will be allowed to use power supply’s during judging, but are responsible to bring extension cords, battery chargers, and duck tape to secure wires to the ground.

Window coverings other than tint will not be allowed on the windshield or the front side windows.

Deep South Nationals is not responsible for equipment or vehicle malfunctions; this is the competitor’s responsibility. If there is a problem, 5 minutes will be allowed to make repairs.  After 5 minutes, the vehicle must be judged or given a score of zero by that judge.  Repeated repairs will not be allowed. Absolutely no refunds will be given. 

DSN will have one of the best judging staffs assembled in many years. All judging decisions are finals…NO exceptions. There is no appeals process; again, all decisions are FINAL.

Rules are subject to change without notification until Monday, June 12th 2009. At that time event rules will be locked in place

Written by Rick Sellers