MECA competitors, little help..

[AndonD454 10+ year member]

I am thinking about getting into competition a bit.. I was hoping i could enter the amateur street class. I have no other history in spl or sq comps.

Problem is, the rules say that amateur competitors cannot have any employment history with any company involved in the 12v industry.

I worked as seasonal help for best buy for one winter. Will this disqualify me from the amateur class?

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[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

were you in the car audio department? if so I think that means you're automatically out of AS. But nobody's gonna check your work record.....

 

[AndonD454 10+ year member]

yep.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

sorry andon. but hey AS doesn't have fun rules to me anyway in my opinion. Can't use test tones, only one battery, you do passes with the car off, blah blah blah. S classes are cool. I never even did AS. And with your vehicle, you'll get loud QUICK. Sure ohio is the most competitive state (when you look at MECA world finals winners in Street classes), but you can do well.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

I figure that I could easily win state in AS. However, I'm going to sign up for S1 just because the rules are a lot more fun.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

^ u gonna be at casper right? if so ur gonna kick my arse

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

^ u gonna be at casper right? if so ur gonna kick my arse

Yeah I'll be there. My shit still isn't all together yet, but I should have it done in time. If you'd like some time on the TL before the show starts I'd be glad to help you out. It would make your real run a lot easier.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

I've been on the TL and I'm just not putting out good numbers for some reason. ONce CC is over I'm gonna start all over again, probably with a bigger sub (only running one 12" L7).

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

I've been on the TL and I'm just not putting out good numbers for some reason. ONce CC is over I'm gonna start all over again, probably with a bigger sub (only running one 12" L7).

What have you done on the TL? When I meet you at Caspers I'll look over your setup and see if I can give you some suggestions. I do have some experience with aero port boxes for trunks.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

highest was 139.4 at the headrest //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif. 155.7 at the port (freakin 15db loss from port to headrest). no testing at the kick or windshield

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

sorry andon, kinda jacked your thread

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Nobody will care that you worked part time at BB.

If you want to run AS, go ahead. The scores are usually quite a bit lower in AS which makes competing in it fairly easy for newcomers.

Street on the other hand.....

 

[bumpincrv 10+ year member]

can somebody post the rules to AS for me

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

^ they're on meca's website for free as with the whole rulebook

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

highest was 139.4 at the headrest //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif. 155.7 at the port (freakin 15db loss from port to headrest). no testing at the kick or windshield

I could defiantely help you get higher up there.