Well what can I say? Despite the weather, today was awesome.

Firstly a huge thanks to all those (friends and family especially) who came to pay their respects to Adam.
There may have been a few teary eyes, and the sky certainly shed a tear on us, but spirits were high and all had a good time!

Thanks to Marc, the judges (and honarary judges, Rich and Simon), sponsers, Mick @ Rock Lock, and everyone else who made this event possible.

Was great to hear some very nice systems, and the nail biting results were very impressive. Competition was so tight, many results were taken to a count back. Congrats to all the winners!

And a pat on the back to Jay for his microphone prowess. Never a dull moment with his bickering behind a mic.


Cheers

We'll I just walked in the door.

What a weekend! started off not on a great foot for me not getting to ballarat untill after 9pm when I'd planned to get there around 4pm however....

After this mornings minor hiccups getting the PA going (I've just signed ordered some Speakon connectors so it wont happen again) I had a ball. Unfortunately due to the weather and the shear number of cars to judge I didnt get a lot of "social" time - sorry guys.

I would like to say a big thankyou to all the local boys who turned up for the event in both SPL and SQ it was good to see!

And a HUGE thankyou to Adams family for making the trek up. I've got to admit it really made the whole ordeal finally really hit home for me and it was quite emotional to have the priviledge of judging Adams toy. Once again thankyou!

And of course congratulations to all the winners! - well actually to all competitors the level of the competition seems to be getting higher each competition. I've never judge Am-Street class before and I've got to admit its a very closely contested class!

was a great day, but friggen' cold most of the time! ballarat didn't disappoint with its 'ballarat weather'!

nice to catch up with people again. i'm missing the competition side of things - well, with a 'proper' system installed. had a bit of fun entering my car with its completely stock system.

being an impromtu judge today allowed me to sample a heap of great systems today. some very impressive stereos, and all were at least very good.

big thanks to mick, the host, from Rock Lock. it must be a challenge to be the main organiser of such an event. and of course, many thanks to marc and the rest of the crew for putting on another top event. the turn-out of car and competitors was impressive.

and of course, it was a day to honour adam, and a proud day for his family. his car and stereo never fails to impress. it meant a lot to everyone to have 'ADZ.1' participate.

congrats to all competitors and winners.

Another great event .... even though it was cold and there was a bit of drizzle it certainly wasn't enough to dampen anybody's enthusiasm.


Big thank you to Mick from Rock, Lock & Roll for hosting the event and supplying the sandwiches for lunch, and to all the judges, helpers and sponsors without whom these events would not be possible.


Also a special thanks to Adam's family and friends for comming up to the event, I had a chance to check out Adam's car for the first time .... very impressive indeed.


Was good to catch up with everyone again and get to meet some of the Ballarat locals and also have a listen to some damn good audio systems.

And to mirror what's been said numerous times, I really most humbly appreciate everyone making the trek to Ballarat (or just to VicPark for any locals) and standing in the rain and cold - it was really an invaluable experience and I've taken a lot on board - straight back into the workshop in hopes to be better prepared for round 2.

I've got some pics I tried taking between patches of rain, should I post here or start a new thread for those just wanting a look? There's only about 25 or so...

Actually, now am unpacking and did anyone happen to pick up some yellow ear protection? Can't find the set I took out ... not a big deal have another set, just hoping...

From all the guys i've spoken to so far this sounded like quite an event. Congratulations to all those that placed and made the trip. And a hard earned well done to everybody else. Seams like we have a few new judges, wonder if they can hear any good . SOunds like i missed a good one, but hey, at least i got to work .

Thanks to Marc, Dan and MEA for making these things possible.

Congratulations to all involved!

Sounds like it was a great day, hopefully see you next time

Had a great weekend.

Round 2 was great - it was cold but everyone was smiling the whole day.
And on Saturday even the restaurant and hotel room were great ( I can recommend the deluxe room at Seymours on Lydiard , and Jasmine Thai on Sturt )

Thanks to all that came and supported the day. Those who didnt - do so next time. Thanks also to the AstinaGT members who came and supported me.
I think Adam would really really appreciate the family and friends making the trip and running with his awesome car. Its such a great car - the awards were well deserved !!

Someone stick up some photos - apparently I was grinning like crazy when I got my award

Hey guys,

Wow! That was one of the most enjoyable events yet. To look over and see all of Adam's family, so very proud, and socialising with the competitor base was remarkable. I've told you you're all most welcome at the events and I'm sure I speak on behalf of everyone that we'd love to see you guys and Adz' car at future events. Mary-Ellen, I of all people know how tough yesterday was for you as well, and Adam would be very proud of you. You're very strong and we'd love to see you at the events as well.

Michael from Rock Lock - you're a star mate! Thank you so much for your organising, and the sandwiches and cakes etc were awesome! We hope to see you at the Melbourne events and staying involved in CAASQ.

Egear / db JAY / Kirk / Brett - Thanks for organising the dB Test, you did a great job and added another aspect that's entertaining between SQ cars being judged. Jay - You are The Man! But we'll see at Wagga

Vanessa (Ness) and Robyn - The Scoresheet Sisters Oh and Coffee Runners Thanks so much for your help, it makes our job so much easier. You girls rock!

SQ Judges inc. shiny, pulse_r and of course Blanketman and Hollywood (show judges always go unthanked!) thanks guys. Shiny and Simon thanks for volunteering to judge - it certainly meant yesterday didn't need to drag on any longer in the cold and wet. It was good to see that even with a shake up of judges yesterday, there were some consistent results. Maybe our CAASQ Judges aren't tone deaf after all??

It was nice for me to not have to judge and be able to socialise and enjoy the day. Thanks to all our judges for allowing me to be able to do this.

And finally, a HUGE thankyou to all the competitors who made the trek to Ballarat. It's nice to see more social groups forming and catch-ups happening away from the competition day. To me this is what makes CAASQ worthwhile - the opportunity to meet friends and get away.

Really looking forward to the Round 3!

Let's not forget our sponsors who make this possible each season:

Also the leaderboard is now updated.
Scoresheets are being scanned in now and will be available shortly.

Have received some PM's and Emails already. Those that have not already contacted me and supplied an email address, please email me at admin@emediatetech.com

big thanks to all involved in making this event happen, i think for a regional event with very little local 'advertising' there was a decent presence from the local boys who were pretty happy to get a run on the termlab and see what their stereo's could really do. not to mention brian, a new face for the sq scene who rocked up and had a go and seemed pretty keen to come to another event
thanks to mick for organising, and the sandwiches and slices!!!
the judges, especially the 'new recruits' richard and simon, you did a great job with the number of cars that were there and the weather which didnt quite manage to stay clear for the whole day (hey, its ballarat)...poor jason and lochie had to endure the rain everytime they decided to judge a show car
to jay for his constant enthusiasm on the mike, getting all involved in the fun 'decibel' day, your a champ....side comment, boston g5 subs go off!! (sq tuned and i got 134.3dB playing music)

finally to adam's family and friends - it was great to see you all there, talking to the mea community, we all feel for your loss and its great to see adz' car still competing and doing very very well....hopefully (i dont doubt it) we will see ADZ.1 at Nationals

See you all at the next event (provided its not in Echuca!!!, lol)

yeah, good work from the guys running the SPL testing.



oh, and how could i forget? 2 coffee runs for the day! awesome!

What a freezing cold windy day

I had fun, judging competing and chatting, although most of the time I was just following Kirk around judging.

good to see some new faces in the throng. I really like the park setting - except for the muddy feet

Congrats to all the WINNARS!!!1!!111!!

I speak for me, Jess and Andrea when I say we had a great time (Even if a certain Italian dish and it's exodus via her nose did make Andrea's Sunday a little hard........), and we are looking forward to more regional events!

Big thanks to Mick for hosting, to all the judges/admin and the sponsors for helping make the awesome event that it was.

Congrats to all the winners too!

wow.. what a day..

had my support crew (kyla & miniwalks) rock up at mine before 6:30 so we could cruise around to meet up with Adam's family for a memorial cruise to ballarat, with a few detours (and pick ups) thrown in..

get to ballarat to sun & blue skies.. that didnt hang around long tho.. but i managed to get a few pics of all the cars.. and people.. which i'l put up some time this week when im home..

ok.. onto event reflections..
thanks go out to adam's family and friends for trekking up to ballarat for the comp.. and ensuring that 'nemesis' lives on.. congrats on taking home 2nd (after countback) and judges choice.. was well deserved..

thanks to Mick (rock, lock & roll) for organising the event..
thanks also to the score counting ladies.. job well done..
thanks to the judges for battling the ballarat weather and judging well, show and sound..
thanks to jay for providing the entertainment on the mic.. your a crack-up mate.. love ya work..

also congrats to the winners of the classes..

i managed to take home 1st place in Amateur Show, as well as Most Improved.. sure brought the enthusiasm back to compete.. i'll be there next round.. wasnt able to do the full show like i hoped, but the hard work paid off..

only downside.. the damn wetness.. and freezin cold temps.. i couldnt feel my ears by the end of the day.. but was well worth it!

was a great day, first time heading up their. me and my mate scuba headed up their to have a look at what goes and on and simply enjoy ourselves.

was made to feel more then welcome and everyone was ready to have a chat about anything and show off their cars.

big thanks to everyone. really made my day enjoyable.

will be their again and in the future will be competing.

Okay, by no means a comprehensive coverage but here's the pics I took on the day - admittedly, was chatting away and missed some things but its a start if anyone else took anything to add...



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Okay, maybe bit overboard on the pics but better to have too many than not enough!



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Apologies if I've taken this too far, thanks for a look...

Not at all mate! Everyone loves seeing pics, and you have some good ones there

You can also send all the pics you have to Marc and they can be put in the CAASQ gallery section on this site too......

Who's is that killer toyota with the amazing Focal A-Pillars? More of that please!!

Was a great day, even if a little cold!! A big thanks to both the SQ and SPL organisers, hopefully next time I'll get a run on the TermLab, although I'll be lucky to hit 120dB Cant wait for next round, and am stoked @ being 3rd, especially considering the systems I'm up against!

Here is my pic from the day... Marc, you never did tell us what you were doing....

yeah, those focal a-pillars look awesome...what car, class, more details dammit!!

top pic there timmah

Thats Foosballer (Stuart) and its a Yari hatch

VERY nice install!

Top guy as well. If Stuart is at the next comp guys make yourself known to him I'm sure he would be only too happy to have you check out his car.

Oh and Am-Street

BLOODY COLD

that's how i would sum up round 2.

But a bloody good day it was though.

great to catch up with everyone as usual.

thanks to EVERYONE for putting up with my crap while i was running the SPL side of things i can say i had a ball doing it. (and would do it again if need be)

Congratulations to all the winners, but for me the highlight was to see Adam's family there getting behind in what he loved best.

looking forward to round 3 where ever that may be.



Marc can you please explain what was going on in "that" photo????

hey guys sorry to disrupt the thread but im not sure where i should be asking these questions? im hoping to compete at the next round in novice class and since im all new to the audio scene i was wondering before entering do i need to fill in a form and send it or can i fill one in and bring it on the day? also out of curiosity are there awards in the novice class (not expecting to win but curious to see how i perform and gain some knowledge/experience) if i have any other questions where can i direct them to?

question answered via pm

Once again, another good day everyone! The weather wasn't that bad

After no sleep (due to clubbing Ballarat style) and a being p-ssed off in the morning with my stereo coz I'd f----d around with it too much, I'm stoked with the result! Watchout Alan! haha

jez

Had a great day!

Was my first real go on a TL and although i didn't quite get what i was hoping, i did learn alot, and had a ball!

Big thanks to everyone who made it possible, and big thanks to Jay for keeping us entertained on the mic.... damn your a funny bugger!

I managed a 137.6 @ 54htz

Sweet comp! weather was a downer, but still had heaps of fun.



Good catching up with everyone and see you at Round 3.



Hopefully there will be more people hitting the clubs! Had a sweet night at Bended Elbow for all that didn't come.

very nice day , i tried to chat to alot of people.

Damo top sound .............cors

thanks cors.. i sure didnt mind showin my setup off..
if any1 wants a demo in future, just ask..

justin.. marc has too much on his plate to do the gallery..
i heard there will be a dedicated caasqvic gallery member some time soon.. lol

jay.. your a laugh mate..

Yeah, the day was good although the weather could have been better!



Firstly I would like to that Adam's Family for attending this event, and bringing Adam's beast in for another succcessful round, I know this must have been an emotional time for all of you, I know I felt it a bit. I hope to see you again at future SQ events with the international, would love to have a demo.



Also to Mary-Ellen for being so strong & like Marc said: hope to see you at future events, by the way thats a nice BMW you have there!



Big thanks goes out to all the judges (thanks to Sam & Richard for the great feedback- on my part), "The scoresheet sisters" (as Marc put it), and to Rock Lock & Roll for hosting this event, also to all the competitors who entered and to all the winner's on the day especially Damo, (I know you'd eventully claim that 1st place title, you deserve it mate), also cant forget Marc for orginizing the event, thanks heaps!



Cant wait for the next event should be a good one hope the weather is better, see you all at round 3!

Scoresheets have all been sent out to those who have contacted me.

got it - thanks.


Now the equipment is in I need to catch up on the 'safety' criteria ( 3/10 ) and engine noise ( 2 / 20 )

With those extra 25 points I would be very very happy with the score.

are you keeping the results a secret guys?

From the leaderboard + the usernames I could remember :

Round 2 - Rock, Lock 'n Roll - Ballarat - VIC ( Sunday, May 20 )

Amateur Street

1st Place : Sierra - Alan Sornig ( 1995 Ford XR6 )
2nd Place : nemesis - Adam Smith (Rest In Peace) ( 2001 Holden International )
3rd Place : jbs - Jeremy Bassett-Smith ( Holden Berlina )
4th Place : Timmeh - Tim Blencowe ( 1991 BMW 318i )
5th Place : Shona Moore ( Subaru Liberty )

Amateur Show

1st Place : Damo95 - Damian Tennent ( Holden Commodore )
2nd Place : Andrea Maiuto ( Suzuki Swift GTI )

Pro Street

1st Place : Bruce Emblin ( Toyota Corolla )
2nd Place : Domza - Dominique Stampek ( 2000 Ford Falcon )
3rd Place : s_tim_ulate - Tim Groves ( 1998 Mitsubishi Magna )
4th Place : Pulse-R - Simon Tremlett ( 2001 Nissan Pulsar )
5th Place : ROCKLOCK - Michael Withers ( 2005 Holden Astina )

Pro show

1st Place : RadMaz - Robert D'Angelo ( 2004 Mazda 6 )
2nd Place : Cuz - Justin Maiuto ( Holden Gemini )
3rd Place : shiny_car - Richard Mar ( Alfa Romeo 156 )

cheers for the sheets mark. Thanks to all involved in making a cold/rainy day quite enjoyable (and go along quite quickly!). I think the fact that it didnt drag on helped make it more enjoyable.

Congrats to all the winnars/contestants. Thanks to the judges and organisers and the scoring girls.

Next time Im either tuning with the seat in the driving position, or I'm driving there with the seat in the tuning position - My score tells the rest of the story .

Was great to see Adz family there flying the flag. I'm sure he would have appreciated that greatly!

Looking forward to Rnd 3 - as long as its not in Echuca!

Alan + Adam = 114
Me and Jbs = 112

Me + my 25 lost points = 112

Where did you lose them Dogo? I thought they were taken from you for bad behaviour. I saw you whispering in Kirk's ear.

Did you have your left and rights back to front?

And Tim, where was the difference in our points? I didn't lose any in the Safety or System Noise so not sure how our placings were decided. I guess they didn't like the money you left on the seat

pm me man, we can compare notes. remember, if there are even points, the winner out of a tie is from countback.

do we have any results from the SPL? i know it was a test 'n' tune, but would be to nice to know how everyone went

the count-back is based on the subbass/midbass/midrange/highs/linearity scores.




the imaging and staging is not as important as smooth clean sound.

DB livin life.. check the vic thread

thanks

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Victoria Park

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Marc perving on the girls.

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shiny_car & Mary-Ellen.

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Robin & Ness.

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Spyne .... taking notes of system settings.

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Domza, Blanketman & Damo95.

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Jessy, s_tim_ulate, Cuz, Dogo & Mrs Dogo (Sorry I forgot your name)

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Andrea & her award winning Swift.

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Zion & Gorilla nuts.

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SICK even the 'trol got in a couple of happy snaps!

Dad will be impressed to see his trailer in the snaps too

Good photos Alan - helps people put faces to names too!