Round One of MEASQ held at Phatt Audio Concepts was a great success.

The weather was spectacular and sunny.
A big crowd turned turned out .... some new faces competing for the first time .... some of old faces back again for another year .... Lots of great looking cars on display and quite a large number of spectators too.

A big thanks to Sam, Brett & Joe for hosting the event and providing the fantastic BBQ.

Thanks to Marc and the girls behind the scenes, Ness, Sara, Mandy, Tiffany and all the judges for a terrific day.

Results from memory are as follows:- (If I've got any wrong I'm sure some one will let me know)


Intermediate Street

1st - Indro Pangestu (Honda Jazz)

2nd - John Yanaki (Falcon AU XR8)


Intermediate Show

1st - Damian Tennant (1995 Commodore VS)

2nd - Willy Lin (Maxda RX8)


Expert Street

1st - Tim Groves (1998 Mitsubishi Magna)

2nd - Alan Sornig (Falcon EF XR6)


Expert Show

1st - Blue WRX (Sorry I don't remember the owner)

2nd - Justin Maiuto (Holden Gemini)



And now a few pics of the day .....

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Damo's fantastic display
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Broadz Imaculate WRX
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Cuz's Sensational Gemini
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A happy Brett with Sara
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A bit of tongue from Marc & Blankey
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.... and it wouldn't be an SQ round without a pic of Damo
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WOW.. what a day to kick off the 2008 season of MEASQ!!!!!

Thanks to Sam, Brett, Joe @ Phatt for holding the first comp of the year.. always supporting MEA, MEASQ & its members.. good to see..

Thanks to Marc for running the comp once again, and the judges for dedicating their time to judge, enjoy, and comment..
And.. allow time for discussion afterwards!

Thanks to the ladies for adding up all the totals, and co-ordinating the winners..

Thanks to the competitors for making the comp what it is.. its you (and me) that make the comp just as much as the people running it..
And congrats to all the winners also.. *pats self on back*

Some nice cars out on show, and many pics were taken.. not sure how many out of the 180 i took will get uploaded but i'll see..


ok.. all the thanks are done.. so my personal review..
was a good day, altho a long one.. i awoke at 7:20 with a mad panic idea, then a 2 hour session cleaning the car for the comp (hadn't had a proper wash in months!).. relaxed, packed the car and hit the road.. was a nice leasurely cruise to Braeside, getting there early.. which gave me plenty of set up time, once i knew what was happening..

set up show, as alan showed above, and set out to take lots of piccies, give demo's and tours, and enjoy myself!! and all that i did.. haha
had a great day, mingled with members/competitors/judges and gave/received advice/tips as per usual..
finally left ~9pm.. was buggered, but thoroughly enjoyed the day..

sorting thru/uploading pics now, so they'll be online soon!!

Bring on Round 2 in ~6 weeks time..
i've got little work to do, and a few tricks up my sleeve...



OK.. pics have been uploaded....

gallery is HERE!!

some pics from my camera..


^^^ doolz-gti's car.. nice install!


^^^ the rx-8...


^^^ the mad professor simon sees something in my camera lens..


^^^ Alan (sierra) taking a pic of me taking a pic of him (our measq tradition)..


^^^ Dan (broadz) taking a pic of me taking a pic of him..


^^^ thats a bike!!


^^^ Timmeh being uber-geek..


^^^ broadz's show quality wrx

As always - thanks to the judges, admin and event hosts ("the Phatt boyz").

It was a great start to the season, nice weather, good turnout, good food, good people! It was nice to have the Gemini competing again too. Got some good feedback and was stoked to have got the scores I did with a half completed install. It should all be done by next comp hopefully.

Bring round 2!

What a great day, other then being badly burnt... thanks to those who pointed out how "red" i looked!

Congrats to all the winners (and runner ups)
Justin's Gem looked brilliant as always, even without subs scoring very highly
The "Blue STi" was absolutely gorgeous, from the laser cut STi speaker grilles to the custom made amp and scanspeak 4ohm speakers
Damo's "cruzer" with the OEM style install, better then ever before
Joe's "doolzgi" also looking very good
Willy's RX8, absolutely beautiful in every way, a true credit to PAC.

It was good to see plenty of other nice cars, doors open for everyone to see, especially the GTRs!

Oh and, at this rate i'll be back in the wrx next comp, the guy that was coming from syd to look at it never rocked up... So until I sell it, i'm forced to keep entering the rex with the JVC h/u (no time align or x-overs) and only boston coax's in the front

great photos guys. looked like another top event.

congrats to all competitors and winners.

Was there a novice street class?

^^ there was a novice street class, there was 3 cars entered, was very tight competition in there and i would like to see all the cars there again next time in intermediate street, i think they have what it takes to go well with them!
the cars sounded quite nice!

Congrats to Timmy too! good to see you back up there again! first comp in ages.
All the cars i judged in Expert street were very very nice!

im dissapointed i had to take off so early though, had to go to an engagment party and i missed out on the results

hi from the dorky 4 eyed boofhead (i was the one in the red tshirt and red shorts).

its awesome to meet people on this forum inperson. everyone was so friendly and willing to give demos even when the judges were trying to get into the car

great day and lots of fun

thanks to the phatt team and everyone with mea/caasq that made this perfect day possible

i beg everyone whom has a stereo installed to give the competition a go. Its great fun. If you dont have one ready to go come along for a chat and listen to the awesome setups.

regards jonathon

Looks like it was a great event, wish I could have made it, had all intentions to but things came up at the last minute
Congrats to all the winners

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!


Was a great day, great to see a lot of new faces!
Thanks to Sam, Brett, Joe from Phatt, Sams bro for cooking the bbq, Ness for organising everything...Oh and Marc for uhhh.... what did you do? (That's what you get for calling me a bitch, bitch ).
Haha!
Was a great day, and Marc is still "The Man!"
Was an awesome experience to judge alongside Bruce, he has a lot of experience and advice to offer
Always good to hear such a diverse range of nice sounding cars:)

Looking forward to (competing in) Rd. 2!!

From every1 here at Phatt Audio Concepts, we would like 2 extend an invitation 2 the pants party! ( Ok, this is a joke here )
I would personally like 2 thank every1 4 making it such an awesome day! reminds us y we do it! Marc, u r still the man and will always b! ite! and thank u 2 all the judges and the rest of the m.e.a crew
Congrats 2 all the winners and runner ups, he he and 2 all other entrants, without all of u there would b no comp! keep it comin i say! hec, i'll even enter the next round, i got inspired by all the great systems i heard and saw..
also thank u 2 all the spectators bring more friends 2 the next 1 and lets c how big we can grow this thang! lets prove we r the breast! mmmmmmmmmmm

No ... don't listen to him ... don't bring more people = more work!

hey this is my first post on here!
I came along on Saturday and entered the novice street class with my Burgandy VS Statesman, I went home just before the results as well but got a mate to pick up the sheet. I ended up with 105/135. I lost points for not having a fire extinguisher and bass being just a bit heavy.

Iv never entered a SQ comp before and didnt have it tuned before hand but was happy with the results
Does anyone know what car/score won the novice street class?

p.s. Also thanks to Damo95 for taking a pic of my ride! ur show setup was neat

I am very interested what sort of setups and gear the novice cars had.

As I may have a go at the next event I would like to know what I may be up against.

gear doesnt matter, as long as u have it well set-up

for example, timmeh won his first comp - in intermediate street (though it was amateur street back then) - running audioline amps, jaycar sub, OLD clarion headunit and cheap cadence splits



come along in any case - even if u dont compete (though i highly recommend it) - its a great way to meet people and hear a whole range of gear (and see various installs)

I also entered the Novice class on Saturday with my Blue VT Commodore. I am a long time fanatic but first time competitor and enjoyed the day greatly. The judges were very helpful and gave me plenty of quality feedback on my system with improvements i could make, and i have already started.
Only one issue was i had to leave early before the presentation of the winners and was unable to collect my score sheet. If anyone can help me and let me know what i scored this would greatly be appreciated.

Hi invsbl .... If it was you that emailed me regarding your score sheet, I did get it and forwarded it on to Ness. She just hasn't had a chance to scan it in so it can be sent to you.

She just said she should be able to get it to you by tomorrow night (late). Sorry for the delay

Its all good, i still have another month anyhow to prepare and am looking forward to next event.

Hi invsbl... i've just emailed your score sheet now.