WHEELING, WV (08.05.24) – The Steel Valley Regional 2024 filled the WesBanco Arena from July 19th thru the 21st. Once again the event, orchestrated by Larry Chijner, brought the Sound Quality community together from across the U.S. and beyond. The WesBanco Arena floor was filled with nearly 50 of the most amazing, totally decked out customized vehicles that showcased Sound Quality to the MAX.
Larry Chijner literally lived he Steel Valley Regional for the thirteenth time. Therefore there is no one better qualified to deliver the event wrap up than Larry himself. His words are below along with a few SVR XIII images.
SVR Wrap Up.. Its been a coulpe week and I wanted to thank all the competitors that came from California to Florida to Maine to Iowa and everywhere in USA to support SVR XIII! This years show featured Top 40 SQ Showdown with 3000 Dollar Payout to the Top 10 along with Prizes and Trophies and Prizes up to 20th Place. We also had a Tuner Challenge sponsored by ARC AUDIO and the Winners got 1000 Cash Prize along with a Arc Audio PS8 Pro..We also had IASCA 3X, MECA 4X, EMMA 3X and MASQ 3X. Organizations provided trophies and awards.
First and Foremost I must thank Klifton Keplinger for doing the scoring and running the Tune Off along with registration for the event in the SQOLOGY Concept! The music was Provided by myself along with ICA to be Inclusive to include all the Organizations! Also want to thank his assistant Lori Wallace who helped with scoresheets and tabulations. Lori and Mic Wallace who has attended every SVR we have ever had!
Also helping coordinate the show was Keith Turner and Tarsha Turner with IASCA as well as Autosound Showcase. Doing this show takes a group effort and about a years preparation. Top 40 Judges were Bryan Huston, Brian Mitchell, Tim Goudy and Mike Myers. Due to the Computer glitches in the world many judges could not fly to the event so i want to recognize their efforts. Linda Kobayashi, Jeff Smith, Richard Papasin, Scott Welch. We adjusted the judges we had and the show was fantastic!
The following people coordinated the Organizations. IASCA ..Keith Turner and Harry Kimura. EMMA ..Klifton Keplinger and Mic Wallace. MASQ.. Howard Cantor and Joe Davis. MECA..The Ballingers and Tony Pasquale I will leave the Orgs to announce their own Judges. This year I decided to try and Unify by having all the Orgs at the show and they were responsible for their own part at no charge to the Orgs.
This show could not go off without manufacturers support! Here is a list of the SVRXIII Sponsors:
ARC AUDIO-TITLE SPONSOR…Brian Mitchell
ZAPCO/ESB-DIAMOND SPONSOR…Ernie/Chris/George/Enzo
KARMA MOBILE AUDIO-GOLD SPONSOR-Adam
JLAUDIO-GOLD SPONSOR..Manville/Ian at Garmin
AUDIO INTENSITY..GOLD SPONSOR-Scott Welch
ORCA DESIGN-GOLD SPONSOR..Nalaka Adikari/Nick Wingate
CREATIVE PRODUCTS DESIGN-BRONZE SPONSOR. Mike B
ITALIA HI-FI- GOLD SPONSOR…Dan Merritt/Greg Thompson
RESONIX -GOLD SPONSOR…Nick Apicella
STEREO INSTALLS-TROPHY SPONSOR..David Wright/Bryan
MSC AMERICA-GOLD SPONSOR.@Jeff Smith, Larry Penn
DAVIS DISTRIBUTION -GOLD SPONSOR.Chuck/Nate/Kevin
HYBRID AUDIO -SILVER SPONSOR-Klifton Keplinger
LIQUID HI-FI -GOLD SPONSOR…Ronald K Buffington
Overall i think this was the best Steel Valley Regional yet and just want to Thank everyone. If i missed anyone, please forgive me and i will update the post!! As for Next Year, We shall see. More will be revealed at a later date …In the meantime, I’m getting ready for Finals in Birmingham.
The Results are on the corresponding sites as well as the Top 40 SQ Showdown.. The Winner for the Tuner Challenge was Chris Myers and Mike Myers.
“This show could not happen if it wasn’t for the support of the Industry as a whole. !f you see them, Thank them!” -Larry Chijner
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