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[stazed]

Not a bad turnout, was a good day.
I liked how it was held alongside SPL, made for a much more interesting day.

Congrats to all who entered... same time next year I guess

[shiny_car]

just returned home. had a great time, not surprisingly helped by my success.

the weather was sunny and warm, which made for an enjoyable weekend. a bit of sunburn and wind/dust didn't go astray either.

as above, was good to be competing alongside the dB Drag event, making it more social and entertaining. i enjoyed catching up with many people, and meeting others (finally). also had the opportunity to audition many systems, which is always worth taking, and there were some fantastic setups - not unexpected given this was the best of the best from 3 States.

congratulations to all competitors, especially the trophy winners on both the day, and for their State season. i enjoyed tough competition in my own class, and was thrilled to take out the title by a narrow margin.

personal commiserations to nemesis who had major mechanical probs, so close to reaching Wagga Wagga, and being unable to compete, cos i believe he would have been extremely competitive. i hope the car's back on the road soon!

thank you to the judges for providing their skills and stamina to lend their ears to so many cars. special thank you to marc rushton for seeing through another great [CAASQ] season. i know how much work and $$ he puts into the events, and i'm sure i speak on everyone's behalf to say 'well done'. [CAASQ] culminated in a great Finals event to cap off a rewarding year.

thank you too to Eclipse for sponsoring the [CAASQ]. their contribution and presence assured the success of the 2005 season, and provided excellent, generous prizes throughout the year.

let's see [CAASQ] continue on to 2006, bigger and better!

[PartyJase]

agree with ya stazed - in conjuction with dbdrag it worked pretty well. gave us sq competitors to do while our cars were being judged and gave them a look at the proper side of car audio
also saw a fair few local people who were just walking around checking out cars which is something that has been definately lacking in CAASQ in Vic.

wanna thank all the competitors for making it a great day with some amazing competition. all the classes were tight which is a good indication that there are alot of cars that are raising the sq bar and sounding great which will push everyone harder next year, hopefully to better results.

also thanking eclipse and all the retailers who have put on comps this year for us and made it possible - without them we wouldn't be able to participate at all.

on a final note would like to announce my retirement from CAASQ as i'm departing my home state of vic, so i'd like to wish everyone next year the best of luck to the competitors and the judges who will have to decide between so many great cars! cheers guys for a good one

[s_tim_ulate]

Had a great time as well, couldn't have asked for a closer result in AM street, and it seems it was close across the board.

Big shouts out to Nemesis - Especially after your results at the last round you must have been sounding awesome.

Good to meet some new faces, and looking forward to SQ in 2006.

Cheers

Tim

[Damo95]

i think i'd better post something up here now or Marc will kill (fire ) me...

what a weekend!!
the weather was great, altho i copped both the wind AND sunburn..
the trek up and back was eventful, yet exciting thanx to the UHF CB jargon.. hope none of you guys got sick of Chrissy.. she sure kept me amused..

congrats to all the winners of the State Series and the Finals.. myself included..
To my suprise, i came runner up in Amateur Show with only a handful of points behind Cuzman.. its getting closer as the season(s) go on.. i sure have a few things planned for my between season break to get some valuable points.. i went there, with no intentions of winning anything, just to know that i sounded better than at e-gear.. but the judges thought otherwise..

thumbs up goes to Marc for putting forth this awesome event, and to the guys at DbDrag for letting us run alongside them on the day..
Marc.. you know i'm here if you ever need help with CAASQ next year..

altho major thanks to the sponsors who helped keep CAASQ going thru this year, and hopefully more years to come..
a little pat on the back for me (from me ) for the photos taken on the day, they will be forwarded on to marc over the next couple of days for inclusion to the gallery. and to all those others with cameras too..

i would like to wish Adam the best of luck in getting the car back on the road.. he got as far as albury on our trek north, and thats as far as he got.. major engine troubles prevented him from continuing our trip, but he did come along to support the competition.. top effort mate, thats commitment!!

was good competing against the regulars again, and as a team we will get better as i am here to help all those who might need my assistance.. thats my 'view' on the sport if you say.. help others and promote it, as it helps in the long run.

and it was good meeting some interstate faces..
- Marty (Fhrx).. your a champ mate, was great talking to you finally.
- Mr_bob.. good work on the judging, and chatting to you was a pleasure.
- Lexarse (is that it?).. your car is real nice dude, wish i could buy it..
- Woody.. top effort with Judges Choice mate, and good luck next year in Pro Show.. at least you now know what needs to be done to give Shiny a run for his money.. loved your install, real neat!
- Stazed.. was good chatting SQ to you most of the time.. oh, and the KK's..

PartyJase.. will be sad to not see you competing next year in our homestate, but at least dont give up on the sport and get a new setup happenin in WA.. for another assult.. you know you want to..

Ok.. i think thats long enough for now..

[MRS.TEK]

WOW....We just got home today, we left with the others yesterday from Wagga, but myself, Marc, Rob, and Kel ended going to Yarawonga/Mulwalla for the night and headed home today.

What a great event it was, couldnt have have asked for a better time, lovely weather and great company.
It was good to meet some new faces from QLD, and some from NSW.
I had a great day also getting away a bit and shopping with the girls (Kel, Chrissy, Leah and Crystal) we had a ball.

It was such a shame that Adams car played up. Would have been good for him to enter and for us to get to know Mary-ellen (sp) a bit better.

It was a fun trip up and just as fun on the way back, we stopped at the Ettamogah (sp) pub for drinks and to stretch the legs a bit. (The TeamCAA stickers is still there on the front window after 3yrs)

Im sad to see you go Partyjase, the last couple of comps we have all gotten to know you alot better and your a top guy, just quit work and stay plzzzz LOL

Thanks to Eclipse and all the judges on a great day, and congrats to the ppl who didnt think they would win anything ie. Damo95, i know you were so wrapt. Also conratulations to Team OZ on there win in DB Drag.
And the cup is still in Victoria thanks to DEFNYA, good job.

And last of all, thanks Marc. You have done a great job this year, cant wait for 2006!!

Thanks to all you guys and girls who made an effort to come to this, looks like there WILL be a 2006 in CAASQ!!

Cheers

[Dogo]

sounds like it was a great event.
gotta be a pile of photos coming ... ?

out of interest, do u get any of the noise from the SPL-ers interfering with the SQ-ers ?

Edited by Dogo, 12 December 2005 - 01:09 PM.

[MRS.TEK]

Dogo, on Dec 12 2005, 02:08 PM, said:

sounds like it was a great event.
gotta be a pile of photos coming ... ?

out of interest, do u get any of the noise from the SPL-ers interfering with the SQ-ers ?

Nah i dont think there was. They were in the hall we were out on the grounds.

[fuddbutter]

im burnt
im tired
im broke
im damn sick of listning to Colours...

but damn that was a fun weekend!

good to meet a few new faces and have a good time with some old friends.

jas you have to drive over next year to defend your title

i think there is a few guys who will never look at a possum with a frighten look on its face the same again. :0

for the last 1/2 of the trip me and kel were trying to work out what car we will get for next years comp :ninja: got some idea's and some new ideas for the setup, gotta keep my title for a little while haha..


anyway got some tophys to go polish

[shiny_car]

MRS.TEK, on Dec 12 2005, 01:44 PM, said:

we stopped at the Ettamogah (sp) pub for drinks and to stretch the legs a bit. (The TeamCAA stickers is still there on the front window after 3yrs)

that's gold! i was in that convoy of cars heading up to Final Battle way back then and remember witnessing that sticker being planted there!

[John L]

shiny_car, on Dec 12 2005, 02:58 PM, said:

that's gold! i was in that convoy of cars heading up to Final Battle way back then and remember witnessing that sticker being planted there!

Hehe - I was at Final Battle 2 weekends ago thinking about that convoy ... can't believe the sticker has lasted that long - and we thought we'd get in trouble for putting it there

[fuddbutter]

the plan for next year is to start getting stickers put of for every year we go past and what for (eg: CAASQ Wagga 2006)

and have a few beers

[nemesis]

cheers guys/gals

yeah was a shame we couldn't get all the way there, it was a risky move trying to take it in the first place, and i guess if sh*t' can go wrong, it'll do it at the worst of times hey - but we tried, and we'll be back next year, freaking oath! B)
on a side note i'd like to thank everyone for their support over the weekend, bascially felt like crap as you's can well imagine and was just the thing to have everyone so supportive, especially MaryEllen (my missus) who sat with me in the service station for nearly 11 hours (yes, eleven hours) while my old man and his mate drove up from melb to try and put the calais on a trailer to at least tow it to the event. of course being late on a saturday morning meant no tow trucks anywhere, and no means of help in another state, so we were basically stuffed it they hadn't have come up....man i could go on for ages, but i'll keep it at that and congrats to everyone who competed and especially those who managed a trophy - i'll see you's next year! and to the retiring jase, top job chief, hope it all goes well over there

[ultim8DTM5]

Congratulations to all the winners and competitors, hope to see you there next year.

[PartyJase]

thanks adam but i was more disappointed that the calais broke down coz was looking forward to the competition with you. would have been mighty close but i had my money on u

hey rob we could copy JJJ and instead of "paint the drum" we could plaster CAA stickers all round the joint. oh and you have got me wondering about coming back for finals next year with a whole new car and being broke coz i spent all my money on car audio. also that eclipse amp is one of their new icepower amps. 2x250w.

Edited by PartyJase, 12 December 2005 - 06:44 PM.