It's been a long time coming, but I finally have a front stage in my car. The system isn't finished, and is probably far from being in an event winning state - but it is going, and well enough (hopefully) to be worth entering.

Back to the point, does anyone know yet when the next NSW event of CAASQ will be? Sorry if this has already been asked, but it's been two years or more now since I've been capable of entering, and so I'm eager as hell to get back out there and support CAASQ the best possible way I can - through competition.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of the new faces out there, and looking forward to the challenge of competition. Between TheTick, Mad89 and the usuals from the FHRX (like HypeSTi and Marty himself, of course!) it's always guaranteed that there will be some excellent systems competing in NSW. Hopefully this year there will be some other new additions to stir things up as well

While I'm at it, who else is planning to compete in NSW this year? Feel free to give a quick bio on who you are, your competition / audio history (if any), which class you plan to enter in, and which brands / products will be representing you.

Helps to avoid this being just another 'next event' thread, and also helps to add a human element to the competition.

It will be the end of March. I'll post up a date either today or tomorrow. Probably the last weekend in March.

I'll be there. Am St.... once i beat Rick, im retiring

ive always said theres not enough people competing out of spite!

nice thread muzzy!

anyways, im all for us NSW people introducing ourselves etc. last year with only the two 'thrown together' rounds not many people knew eachother etc, (well mainly i didnt know anyone ) so i didnt really get a chance to listen to the stereos that i wanted to.

i hope that this year will be different and ill get to audition as many systems as possible, meet more of the NSW people and have a great time throughout the year, just like VIC and QLD seem to (at the moment we are the forgotten state! )

anyways, so here goes...

Im Rick (mad89), im 17, from the gong, and ill be competing this year with my car, seen below:
http://www.caraudioaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=77316

ill be competing in Amatuer Street, as per the 2006 season. For brands and other stuff, see my signiture.

i think that just about covers it for me, so post up, and introduce urself... if u see me or my car at the comps, dont be shy to come over and have a chat etc...

i cant wait for the season to start, and i look forward to meeting some more of the NSW competitors from all classes, and listening to a few systems.

Hi, i'm Antony.

I like long walks on the beach and sunset dinners.....

no really.

anyway, 24, the shire, am street (will be trying to beat trism after he beats rick)

The ute in my sig is what i'll be competing in for the first comp, might change for the second.

Will be good to see everyone at the end of march and put some more faces to names.

Antony

Hi I'm Anthony, 24, and I have a system that's just been thrown together and purchase randomly both new and second hand (but all installed by Marty). I'm looking to compete in my second comp, and probably wont be making any new changes until later in the year with a new hu, so the scoring at least should be consistent. I'll be interested on how I score in comparison to the prior year as I I have some ok equipment but now my speakers have had a chance to run in.

Looking forward to meeting everyone and having a good season.

good idea mate, here goes

my real names miko.. pronuonced MEEKO no im not a girl, mums abit out there is all

anywayz, system consist of

DLS ps6 tweeters and x-overs

stock 1986 saab midrange for the time ebing.. gotta glass some pods for my dls mids

running them is a kicker IX252 suppliying all of a mindblowing 2x25WATTS!!!

then got a jl12w3v2 in a crapty, self built box

running off an Alpine MRV-T500

i am planning to enter am street this year, however am a little dubious nwo that i can see what im up against... i thought am would be more am than it is haha

but anywayz, thats me and my system... looking forward ot meeting you all at round-1

cheers

Jono, poisoner, Hz 1 tonner.

i built ricks system..... well he did but i did all the tuning.

I forgot to introduce myself and my setup!

I'm Peter/Pete or whatever, and I'm always easy enough to find - the quiet dude hiding off in a corner somewhere...my competition history has sadly been limited for a bunch of reasons. The only event I competed in was roughly two years ago at the No Limit, where I placed around 6th in ameteur street (around middle field). I competed back then with what was my first complete system consisting of:
*Pioneer DEH-P5650 head unit
*Morel Pulse splits running off an ARC 2100-XXK
*IDMAX 12 running off an Audison SRx2S

Solid enough gear, but unfortuantely I managed to get my tuning way off before the event - I put that down to inexperience.

Since then I've been going through gear and setups faster then J-lo has gone through husbands, and have gained a great deal more experience in the process.

As in the past, this year I'll again be limited by time and income thanks to work full time study, but I've already made sure that my Sundays are free for the competitions. Thanks to financial and time limitations brought on by study, all year long my system will mostly be a work in progress, and a test mule for the major vehicle upgrade I have planned at the years end.

Firstly if you are intimidated by my sig, don't be. The "installation in progress" title is very true to itself, and at the moment that setup is only 50% completed at the most. I own all of the gear listed, nut only some of it is actually in my car, and the setup itself still far from finished.

I'm going to keep my actual competition gear / setup a secret for the time being, for the sake of a bit of extra fun. The event itself will serve as my 'official' unveiling of my new look setup (or at least part 1 of it) and after the event is finished I will update my own thread in the rides section with details and images of the setup in it's current state.

What I will say is that there will be some Rainbow gear in there, and the car will be available for audition to anyone who hasn't heard Rainbow, or who's just interested in listening to it.

Given it's current state of completion, I'm pretty happy with it's performance but that said, I can hear that it's still nowhere near it's potential.

I was umming and ahhing over whether to compete in Ameteur Street of Pro Street, and have decided to go in the latter because:
1) I love a tough challenge, and Pro class will force me to compete at a higher level
2) Pro classes are always short of competitors
3) I don't want to intimidate new competitors with the cost of my gear

Hope to see a bunch of you are the event, and in advance I wish the best of luck to all of the years competitors



Don't be concerned. From memory Mad89 dominated last year against some much more expensively equipped competitors - just goes to show it's not just what you have, but what you do with it.

If you win you get a trophy and a smile... if don't win you get to hear the winning cars, and get tips from pros on how to improve your score for the next event. Usually the advice is very valuable, and if you take it you're almost guaranteed to signifnicantly improve your score (and sound) next time around.

You really can't lose!

also the sausage sizzles are pretty good.

hehe yeh, as long as funds permit ill be making the 800k round journey

Hi im Brad glad to hear this is coming up.Will be in am street and by the early replys looks like this class will have some numbers.I went to the comp at fhrx last year and loved it so im going again for sure.

800kays! pull ur finger out. its like 400 round trip id say. how much further south from w'gong are you? coz syd is 90-120kays depending on what part of south syd you go to. from gong.

I'll be there.

They weren't 'thrown together' at all Rick. You want to organise and pay for this upcoming one so you can see how easy they are to throw together perchance?

pull your finger out rick. and ASK next time

I'm excited, ive been im the garage since 5am "preparing"

Likewise!

These days I'm dead set obsessive about having my audio right where I want it, and there was one niggly little issue in one niggly little area that I spent all of Sunday trying to clear up.

I managed to run an Optima D34 flat, so long did I spend listening and tuning... anyone who's ever owned a D34 would know how hard that is to do!!

It's improved now, but still not where I want it.

Welcome to SQ Pete...

hmm. maybe i worded it wrong...

i meant that we didnt have a official season like VIC and QLD did, with the whole leaderboard etc etc...

dont get me wrong, i know that all events in CAASQ (for all states) arent just thrown together, they do cost money, time and effort to setup and organise...

i apologise if my comment was misinterpreted marty

mm make that around 600 kays, i live bout 200 kays south of the gong

Any announcements today?

Just one from me... after uni today I spent another three hours in my car. This time I set everything back to point 'zero' and started from scratch with the tuning, using my little 'tuning tool'. I think I've finally got it spot on. It's still not perfect, as there are weaknesses that I simply can't get aroundt, which are direct results of my current configuration.

That said, it's performing well beyond what I expected to achieve in it's current state. Given the amount of gear thats still missing I think it's as good as I will get it with the tuning tools I have available (i.e. my ears and a couple of disks).

Eager to get it into competition now and see how I go

Hey fellas - my names Rob, im from Canberra and im looking at having a go at a comp or 2 this year, I have never been in a comp before and i have only ever had pretty basic systems (HU, Amp, Spilts and sub totalling about $1000 being the biggest one i have had, some of the gear was second hand etc)

Right now i am selling my current car (RX7) and going to purchase a newish commodore, I have already bought a set of Focal 165KP's for the front stage, and will be buying other gear in the near future to set up a basic but hopefully decent SQ system.
(I really should buy the car before i make any more audio purchases)

I guess i would compete in Novice class? I wont be able to make the first comp in March, I will be on Holidays in Melbourne if it is on the last weekend, and the car wont be done by then, but if there are any other comps in the future that are not much farther then Sydney (one in Canberra would be great!) i will try and attend to have a go, listen to some great systems and meet some new people.

i dont even know if there will be a novice class this year, there wasnt last year for N.S.W anywayz...

Hi im Adam, im looking forward to attending this year as it will be my first. Dont know what class i'll be going into (hopefuly someone will point me in the right drection on the day). I dont know what my system is supposed to sound like so i'll try figure that out before the end of march..../me runs off to have a go at this thing called "tuning".

looks liek there might be a few competitors this year.. so does anyoen knwo if there is actually going to be a novice class??

Would be good if there was a novice class - oh well if not ill join whatever the lowest class is anyway

If there is no novice class, then the lower class should be Ameteur.

This should be sufficient for most people, although it would be nice to see a novice class to make beginners feel a little more comfortable with entering.

get in there and have a go. im excited for my self and to see so many others just coming to have a go. not to compete jsut to enter to see how they stack up and to get some usefull feedback!!!

it all depends on what components im going to be able to afford by then.. if i can atleast get some new 4 inch drivers then ill give am a shot but otherwise id feal alot more comfortable in novice seein as i dont even have eq's, T.A or vaiable x-overs oin my hu etc..

Most people in Ameteur don't have those things, so even though they are good features to have you can still get good placings without them if the system is well installed

muzzy is right. last season i had that old school sony deck. it had VERY limited tuning features, with only a 'bass' and 'treble' adjustment, which is essentially a 2 band graphic EQ. 'bass' was centred at 100hz, and 'treble' at 10khz. rather limited i say.

only other adjustments was via the crossover, to try to pick the best crossover points.

nothing extensive by any stretch of the imagination.

the gear you have mazda, is sufficient (ANY gear is). you just need a starting point (a round/score sheet), then work from there to get it sounding good.

haha yeh... well see how i go

yeah, well at you all have subbass, im just getting my splits judged...

i know.. why dont we put my sub bass... and your splits together haha

my problem is the lck of moutning options for my splits so imma be running 4 inches in the dash, maybe if we put our cars next to each other ??

haha

Don't worry guys, I've got a similar major weakness in my setup as well, so none of you are alone.

I'll not reveal exactly what it is until after the scores have been released, as I'm curious to see if anyone will pick up on it

I did actually consider fixing the flaw, but intentionally decided I'd leave it as is for this first round just for fun and good times. Keeps things interesting, and gives me something to do for next time

Apologies guys, I've been quite sick this week so I'm a little slow off the mark so to speak. The date for the first round will probably be the 24th or failing that definately the 31st (both saturdays).

I have been chatting with Marc too about the comps and a full years calander will be up shortly.

SATURDAY! dammit (work) ill be there (sick leave!). thanks marty, i kno u have probably been poked and prodded about a date and u have delivered.


EDIT: im a spaz at spelling

awesome!

thanks marty. 24th would be awesome as i have a uni exam on the 31st.

woo hoo.. thanks mate.. i got 3 weeks to procure some funds

thanks for your efforts

Thanks heaps champ

Will see you there!

Have work on Satudays, but I should have no trouble getting the day off.

That's the nice thing about:
1) Working casual
2) Having a mate as your manager

ill be there, but prob in teh old car, and with front stage only...

im in the middle of installing my bostons...my amp is on its way...ill just run passive for the first comp

still deciding if im gunna install the 9855r

do it matt!

bostons are in, 9855r is in, atm, just running passive off the h/u, and already im impressed. they already put out more midbass thatn my focals did amped...

cant wait!!



edit: bluetop in and secured.....

NICE matt!

got ur license back too i hear?

awesome

edit: maybe u should update ur thread?
http://www.caraudioaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=64285

nah, im thinking ill just start a new one lol

Hey Marty


NSW State election on 24th march

hmm good point

i have a uni exam on the 31st, lol can we make it the 7th? (or even any sunday? 25th, 1st, 8th)