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We have 6 events this weekend, coast to coast. Click the link to get info.

Our newest Manufacturer Member is one of the oldest, most respected brands in car audio, Digital Designs. Thanks to Kevin Doyle for bringing Team DD to our lanes! MECA competitors may now list Team DD as an official MECA Team in their results.

We have 4 events cooking this weekend, 2 in East Tennessee at The High Voltage Show on Saturday and Sound Factory’s annual “Smokies Spring Slam) on Sunday. SQOLOGY in ILllinois at Mobile Audio Plus is SQL only, and it’s SPL only at the SPL Smackdown at Audio Anarchy’s Spring Showdown in Louisiana, both on Saturday.

Click on name of event, in RED, to see flier or graphic for the show.

The following are paid competitors for SQL classes on June 8-9th:

List Updated 5/17/19 @ 1:15 PM

Sound Quality
Stock
Chuck Whitney (PA)

Street
Eric White (VA)

Modified Street
Joe Davis (OH)
Jared Knight (OH)
Mick Shuck (OH)

Modified
Marcus Derr (IN)
Scott Hall (OH)
Bruce Miller (WV)

Modex
William Grimme (IN)
Shannon Price (IL)
Shawn Thomas (SC)
Kara Zimmerman (IL)

Extreme
Ben Zimmerman (IL)

Master
Emily Meyers (IL)
Mike Nicholls (CA)

Install
Stock

Street
Tom Meyers (IL)
Eric White (VA)

Modified

Extreme

RTA Freq Out
Eric White (VA)

SQ2
SQ2
Eric White (VA)

SQ2+

We have a 2X SQLOLOGY event in Clarksville, TN and a 2X event at Bristol Sound in Santa Ana, CA this weekend.

Audio Specialists is the host for SQOLOGY Clarksville III with Vinny Taylor bringing the ears.

This is Bristol Sound’s 1st MECA event, with Richard Papasin in charge of the judging lanes.

Check the Event Schedule to get the flier for each event by clicking on the underlined name of the event. All the details will be revealed.

The SQL Rule Book has been finished and online for about 3 weeks at:  www.mecacaraudio.com/2019SQLRuleBook.pdf

The SPL Rule Book is complete, with a few edits since posted for club review:
www.mecacaraudio.com/2019SPLRuleBook.pdf

We received good input from members, and made these changes:

• Judge Points – now Judges receive 1st place points in their class(es).  They do not compete, but are listed in a separate Results event for tracking Judge Points, with score of (0) zero.
• Cutting of metal/modifications permitted in M1, M2, and M3.  Please see Rule Book, Modified Division section, to review what is allowed.
• Vehicle registration and insurance statement changed.  A vehicle cannot be shared at a contest.  Vehicle registration and insurance declaration will not  be required in the Rule Book, but a waiver must be signed declaring vehicle responsibility on the score sheet or event log sheet.  M4, M5, Radical XC, and Radical X vehicles are exempt.
• MECA Members who want to compete at the World Finals Soundfest must compete at (1) 2X or 3X contest with the vehicle they are going to use at Finals.
• For Radical X and XC classes, the sensor is placed in either the driver’s or passenger’s kick panel area.  These are the only 2 options for X and XC sensor placement.

Thanks again to the Rules & Ethics Committee for their time and thoughtfulness that goes into our Rule Books.
Thanks to the MECA Members who took the time to send input and thoughtful suggestions.

Thanks to the good people at Metra Electronics for adding Raptor to our list of Manufacturer Members.
All things Raptor can be found at www.raptor-online.com, with interconnects and accessories for all levels of installs.

The MECA booth at CES 2019 is #20448B in South Hall 1. Richard Papasin, Linda Kobayashi, and Allan Shaffer will be at the booth and walking the North Hall floor on Thursday and Friday. They will be at the CES Showdown event, Saturday, 1/12, with 3X SQL and SPL contests.

MECA World Champs are receiving their rings and posting pics, so It’s time for the official pics to be posted. MECA awarded 61 rings to World Champs, based on results of the 2018 World Finals Soundfest.
Rings feature SQL, SPL, or MECA logos, depending on the League and contest class.
Rings are engraved with the Champion’s name and contest class.
Thanks to Orion for sponsoring the 20th Anniversary World Champions rings.

2018 Rings pics all sides

http://www.mecacaraudio.com/2019SPLRuleBook.pdf

Our 2019 SPL Rule Book is ready for review at this link.

Please note changes that the R&E believed were required:
Pressure Class numbers increased for Trunk classes.
XC included, the way we did it at Finals.
Due to lack of participation and to get back to our roots, the XTC class has been removed from the program. Anyone who has competed in XTC thus far in 2019 may have points reassigned to XC or Radical X classes, or another Sound Pressure class. Or, if not going to participate, a refund will be issued, unless the score was posted at a charity event.
There have been several tweaks to rules in all classes, so please read the General Rules and Division Rules that apply to your build, and competition plans.
We will be adding a sentence or 2 clarifying “commercial vehicles” before the Rule Book is “set in stone”, about 2 weeks.
Please address any questions or concerns to mecacaraudio@comcast.net.
Thanks to the R&E Committee for getting the job done so well and in a very timely manner!