LOUISVILLE, KY (10.17.2019) – dBDRA, IASCA and MECA organizations, along with top competitors, sponsors and exhibitors traveled to the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville for the 2019 Car Audio Championship the weekend of October 12th and 13th.
The Car Audio Championship is an extremely important event for the 12volt industry overall. The best in SPL and Sound Quality is showcased on event floor. Staff members of each organization are to be commended for their efforts to produce such a large and successful event. dBDRA’s Wayne and Celise Harris, IASCA’s Moe and Kim Sabourin along with MECA Commish Steve Stern worked tirelessly to bring all the elements together. Celise Harris worked double duty to provide media outlets with press releases for the event. Sponsoring companies and exhibiting companies are to be commended for contributing (time/money/effort) to the success of the 2019 Car Audio Championship. Time and time again competitors, from each organization, showcased their creativity and passion for car audio. A huge 12volt News hat’s off to all!!
Press for dBDRA and the Car Audio Championship, supplied by Celise Harris, is below:
2019 Car Audio Championship is a Wrap!
The 2019 Car Audio Championship wrapped up during the weekend of October 12-13, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. This event was the 6th Annual Unified Finals for the competition organizations of IASCA, MECA and dB Drag Racing. Over 400 vehicles competed in over 50 formats of competition including: SPL (Sound Pressure Level), SQ (Sound Quality), Motorcycle Audio, Kids Power Wheels, Show N Shine and Ride the Lite at Night! The competitors and spectators had a chance to win thousands of dollars in awesome raffle prizes thanks to Kicker Car Audio, DD Audio and Resilient Sounds. The weekend was filled with competitors and spectators roaming over 100,000 square feet of indoor space taking in the sights and sounds of the event.
The Car Audio Championship was made possible by the following sponsors:
Orion Car Audio – Title Sponsor
DD Audio – SPL Arena Sponsor
Arc Audio – SQ Hall Sponsor
Harley Davidson of Dothan – Goodie Bag Sponsor
Incriminator Audio – Badge Sponsor
Kicker Car Audio – Hospitality Sponsor
SHOW SPONSORS
Pioneer Electronics, Sundown Audio, B2 Audio, Ampere Audio, Resilient Sounds, Lord of Bass, SoundQubed, Deaf Bonce, SounDigital and Limitless Lithium.
T-SHIRT SPONSORS
XS Power, JL Audio, Tru Technology, Hybrid Audio Technologies, Crossfire, Avatar, Ohio Generator, Directronix, DC Audio, Slamology, 12 Volt News, Team Flop Box, Team Aint Loud, Team Imperial, TN Bass Racers and Term-LAB
MEDIA PARTNERS
12 Volt News – Gauge Magazine / Slamology
dB Drag Racing North American Championship
(10.17.2019) – The dB Drag Racing Association wrapped up the 2019 North American Finals over the weekend of October 12-13, 2019 with 188 participants competing in the following formats of competition: dB Drag Racing, Bass Race, Top Dog, Psychlone and Bagger Beatz. The event was held at 2 locations simultaneously and the competition was linked via the Term-LAB Measurement System. Competitors competed in: Sacramento, California and Louisville, Kentucky in a head to head bracket style format of competition. The location in Louisville was the main location and was held in conjunction with the Car Audio Championship at the Kentucky Expo Center. The event was a Unified Finals event which included MECA, dBDRA and IASCA.
Trophies were sponsored by Orion Car Audio and awarded in all divisions of competition at both locations. In addition to trophies, all First Place Champions will receive a custom championship ring sponsored by Incriminator Audio. The rings are all silver and customized for each competitor with their choice of stone color and ring size.
First Place Champions in each of 5 formats of competition include:
dB Drag Racing
Street Stock 1K – Tanner Burden
Pro Stock 2K – Team Last Minute
Pro Stock 5K – Steve Willis
Pro Stock NL – Team Subsonic Pressure Robb
Pro Stock Trunk 5K – Jordan Smith
Pro Stock Wall 5K – Team Nemesis Wally
Super Street No Wall – Team Trelo Loud
Super Street 1-2 – Team Soundcheck Kyle
Super Street 3-4 – dB Rev Jay
Super Street 5+ – Team Directronix Dan
Super Street X – Chris Peters
Extreme NL – Team Soundcheck
Bass Race
Bass Race 120.0-129.9db – Team Nemesis Wally
Bass Race 130.0-139.9db – Team Directronix Micah
Bass Race 140.0-149.9db – Clayton Koenig
Bass Race 150.0-159.9db – Chris Peters
Psychlone
Psychlone – No Wall – Team Mini
Psychlone –Wall – Team Bass Freqs Phatboy
Top Dog
Team Bassick – California location
Team Directronix Micah – Kentucky location
Bagger Beatz
Bike 3-8 – LA Audio
Bike 9+ – D and D Motorsports
Quad NL – Jeff Smith
Power Wheels – Ms. Avelyn
Best of Show
Chris Gregory – Kentucky Location
Team RF Brent – California Location
2 World Records were set at the 2019 dBDRA North American Championship
Team Trelo Loud – 168.2dB – Super Street NW
Team Directronix Dan – 171.2 dB – Super Street 5+
The dBDRA awarded personalized custom trophies sponsored by Sundown Audio, to all of the points leaders this season. These competitors accrued the most points in their format of competition. The 2019 North American points leaders are:
A.U. TODD
dB Drag Racing – 2019 Points Champion – Canada
TEAM FX JIMBO
Bass Race and Top Dog – 2019 Points Champion – Canada
TEAM FX DAILEN
Psychlone – 2019 Points Champion – Canada
TEAM DC LUCKY
dB Drag Racing, Psychlone, Top Dog – 2019 Points Champion – Western Region
BRIAN NYMAN
Bass Race – 2019 Points Champion – Western Region
FLEX ISSUES KRIS
Bagger Beatz – 2019 Points Champion – Western Region
WALT JOHNSON
dB Drag Racing – 2019 Points Champion – Eastern Region
TEAM NEMESIS ROBERT
Bass Race – 2019 Points Champion (TIE) – Eastern Region
BRANDON ROSSER
Psychlone and Top Dog – 2019 Points Champion (TIE) – Eastern Region
MISS ADYSEN
Bagger Beatz Power Wheels – 2019 Points Champion – Eastern Region
In addition to the North American Championship event, a 3X competition was held as a kick-off to the 2020 season. Many of the competitors competed in both events in order to get a jump on points for next season. There were a few windshields damaged during the event as well. On Friday evening, the dBDRA hosted an appreciation pizza party in the hall thanking the competitors for a great season and spending late nights competing at the competition.
This event was made possible through the hard work, late hours and dedication of our competitors, judging staff and assistants. There are not enough words to thank all of the judges however the recognition is most deserving.
The dBDRA judging staff in Louisville consisted of: Ray Choy (Canada), Jeremy Weber, Jereme Creamer, Chet Holmberg and Ricardo Espinosa (Costa Rica). The lanes, registration and computer support: Celise Harris, Malissa Creamer, Wyatte Meier and Ciera Harris on Live Stream. The judging staff in Sacramento, CA consisted of: Doug Stockton, Kimo, Wayne Harris and Jeffrey Fernandez.
The Car Audio Championship is made possible by the following sponsors:
Orion Car Audio – Title Sponsor
DD Audio – SPL Arena Sponsor
Arc Audio – SQ Hall Sponsor
Harley Davidson of Dothan – Goodie Bag Sponsor
Incriminator Audio – Badge Sponsor
Kicker Car Audio – Hospitality Sponsor
The competitors and spectators had a chance to win thousands of dollars in awesome raffle prizes thanks to Kicker Car Audio, DD Audio and Resilient Sounds.
SHOW SPONSORS
Pioneer Electronics, Sundown Audio, B2 Audio, Ampere Audio, Resilient Sounds, Lord of Bass, SoundQubed, Deaf Bonce, SounDigital and Limitless Lithium.
T-SHIRT SPONSORS
XS Power, JL Audio, Tru Technology, Hybrid Audio Technologies, Crossfire, Avatar, Ohio Generator, Directronix, DC Audio, Slamology, 12 Volt News, Team Flop Box, Team Aint Loud, Team Imperial, TN Bass Racers and Term-LAB
MEDIA PARTNERS
12 Volt News – Gauge Magazine / Slamology
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