The 12volt Industry Is Crankin’ Up Across the US

SHREVEPORT LA (06.27.21) No doubt about it. The past week was the busiest in well over a year. The KICKER Country Stampede in Topeka KS, Knowledgefest in Orlando, UTV Takeover in Coos Bay OR and Scrapin’ the Coast in Biloxi MS, 717 Car Audio Open House in Mountville PA and Audio Solutions 49 Grand Opening in Florence MS headlined the action. In the coming days there will be an expanded feature covering each event.

The KICKER Country Stampede filled the Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka KS June 24th through Saturday the 26th. A Topeka Police Department motorcycle team escorted the KICKER XRV into town and to the Heartland Motorsports Park. Once on site the recently revamped 82’ XRV was the centerpiece of the KICKER area. The Boom Room in the XRV showed enthusiasts that KICKER is Livin’Loud with a system powered with 40,000 watts of power. Also in the XRV is an impressive show room of the latest KICKER products.

On the massive main stage set up over 40 bands performed. Weather during the KICKER Country Stampede did not cooperate but all members of the crowd were Livin’Loud.

The 3-Day Knowledgefest in Orlando took place at the Orange Country Convention Center Friday through Sunday, June 25th-27th. Over 40 top industry brands occupied the event floor with a full slate of product training sessions.

Jack Bogard, with two Sanford Sound team members Kevin and Andrew, traveled from Sanford ME to attend the event. Bogard related “We really saw a lot of new products and met with industry members. Attending as many training sessions as we could gave us a lot to take back to our store. Vinnie DeStefano really opened out eyes about a sales presentation.”

Morris Hartman, Big Daddy Marketing in the Big Apple, stated “Checked out the latest products in the Kenwood booth with Kelly McDaniel our Eastern Regional. Kenwood is offering such a broad lineup and the new dash cams are great. Seth Halstead did a great job setting the training sessions with Marcus and Josh.The MMATS booth setup also got a lot of attention on the show floor. So great to see people face to face for the first time in over a year.”

The UTV Takeover in Coos Bay OR is the West Coast’s biggest UTV community event took place June 23 through 27th. The event offers over 40 miles of dunes and adjacent campgrounds. Stereo King, from Happy Valley OR was in the center of the action with a huge booth for sales and onsite installations.

Scotty relayed “We knocked it out of the park. On site we had sales team members, Kevin, Bethany, Anthony, Randy and Jacob plus myself along with techs Jon, Matt, Tristan, Cory, Jeff, Alec and Ethan. Reports are this was the largest UTV Takeover event yet. Jeff Oliver, with Oliver Marketing, was on site working to show Rockford Fosgate. BOSS Light Whips were hot sellers too.”

Scrapin’ the Coast in Biloxi MS once again drew a huge turnout of enthusiasts to show their car audio rides and customized trucks.

717 Car Audio, Mountville PA, hosted an Open House on Saturday June 26th to celebrate the company’s 4th Anniversary. The turnout of locals filled the company’s parking lot and adjacent business parking lots also.

Audio Solutions 49 celebrated the Grand Opening of the company’s new store in Florence MS. Wayne Holton as transformed the previous location to showcase PowerSports in the area. His new store will take mobile electronics to a new level in the Jackson MS area.