STILLWATER, OK (10.14.2021) – KICKER Marine Audio is again joining its local dealers and fans in Lake Havasu City, AZ, for the NGK Spark Plugs Formula 1 Powerboat Series, October 15-17, which features high-horsepower racing excitement in 3 classes over 2 days, featuring international powerboat racing stars.
On Oct. 15, the Friday Night Beach Party from 4-8 pm at the London Bridge Beach is sponsored by KICKER Marine Audio. Fans get to mingle with the drivers and crews to learn more about them and their racing equipment. Amid great music–broadcast through the KICKER Marine Audio system–a vintage boat display, kids’ activity zone, museum exhibits, food, Beer Garden, vendors, and a Reunion Social for past racers, families and racers crew members will enjoy the festivities. This special event will be free and open to the public.
The race is part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the city’s founder, Robert P. McCulloch, Jr. who was the first to initiate the outboard championships at Lake Havasu in 1964. The race became a Lake Havasu tradition, drawing competitors from every corner of the globe for high stakes cash and prizes.
As the owner of McCulloch Motors, McCulloch later purchased the then-sinking London Bridge in 1968 and shipped the pieces to the USA where he resurrected the granite blocks in the exact same order over the man-made Bridgewater Channel, a feat that was completed 50 years ago. The London Bridge has since been a tourist attraction in the heart of the Arizona desert.
KICKER Marine Audio, and its local dealers (Wired 4 Sound and Ron’s In Your Ear Audio), and vendors have long been active in Lake Havasu through the performance boating Annual Desert Storm Poker Run and rally. This NGK Spark Plugs Formula 1 Powerboat event gives KICKER Marine Audio and music fans the opportunity to mix high-speed racing with high-octane sound.
Dan Murphy of MurfCo. Inc. KICKER Marine Audio’s long-time Manufacturers Rep Group, that sets up distributors and dealers in the Southwest Region, is teaming up with Lake Havasu’s custom installer Wired 4 Sound’s Jeff Cuvelier at the event. Murphy and partner Frank Zepeda’s “Boom Toon,” a “vintage” 30-foot Starlight 1986 riverboat that was transformed into a runabout double decker party barge, complete with a slide and party poles, will be at the docks. The Boom Toon will join Jeff’s Rinker Flotilla Deck boat. Both are decked with top-of-the-line KICKER Marine Audio speakers, subwoofers, amps and more, and both boats emphasize the company’s tag line of “Livin’ Loud!”
Ron Voegele, of Gatorwraps, installer of large-scale vessel and vehicle wraps said of Cuvelier’s boat, “When he pulls into a cove, everyone else shuts off their stereos because his sounds like a live concert! We get those comments all the time when we play our KICKER sound systems—the sound is that clear!”
MurfCo and local dealers have had long-time KICKER audio affiliations including friendships with KICKER founder Steve Irby, who was a pioneer in the 12-Volt, mobile audio world.
“KICKER Marine Audio finds kindred spirits in the performance boating community,” says Jeremy Bale, brand manager, “This group of racers and fans may be introduced to KICKER through this event and some may certainly know the company from its decades as a mobile audio leader, no doubt used in their tow vehicles. Lake Havasu has been a good location for us with long-time dealers, distributors and installers and we enjoy getting together and engaging with our customers and friends at these events–and to make new friends. We’re happy to support the Seebold family in this race!”
All KICKER Marine Audio’s can enclosures are tough, UV-treated and come in black and white to complement a boat’s color scheme, complete with LED light complements. Horn-Loaded Tower Systems, speakers, subwoofers, amps and media centers are only part of the line, so when you want to “Kick” up your sound system, rely on the brand that delivers the finest quality acoustics and marine-grade components—KICKER Marine Audio.
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