Finals WinnersCommissionerPoints ChampionsSpecial Recognition

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Finals Wrap UpThe dBDRA would like to thank all of the competitors, sponsors and manufacturers that participated in the 2013 Car Audio Championship. The multi-location event took place during the weekend of October 19-20, 2013. dBDRA competitors in both Sacramento and Huntsville competed against one another as part of one large event. With the LIVE broadcast feature of the Term-LAB SPL Meter, the contestants were able to compete head to head via the internet. In many cases the elimination rounds were head to head across the country. At the end of the weekend, almost half of the winners were from the West Coast and the other half from the East Coast. Championship rings were awarded in First place and Trophies were awarded for Second - Eighth place. As the dBDRA moves forward into the 2014 sea-son, we expect to host many more head to head, multi-location events. As technology continues to advance, so will the sport of dB Drag Racing. We invite everyone to join in on the fun!

FEBRUARY, 2014

North AmericAN chAmPioNS

class competitor Name SPL FomaxStreet Stock Team SSC - Dan 150.8 57

Street Trunk Jordan Smith 153.9 50

Street A Team WCA - Ana 157.1 57

Street B Lakecountycaraudio Alex 157.2 60

Street Max Team Sound Impressions - Eric 156.7 47

SS NW Jim Jean 163.1 57

SS 1-2 Gary Fletcher 164.5 62

SS 3-4 Beau Boren 164.8 65

SS 5+ High Output Audio 166.7 60

Extreme Craig Butler 180.1 61

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competitor Name SPL Fomax rtA install totalGary Killian 153.1 21 96 100 408.1

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Location competitor Name total PointsHuntsville, AL Willy Hinz 112,235

Sacramento, CA LCCA Stephen 20,565

2013 FINALS HIGHLIGHT EDITION

Commissioner’s Report by Sam Horn

As always, I thank you

for your support!

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The 2014 dBDRA finals in Huntsville, Alabama and Sacramento, California (satellite location) was a great competition and a fun weekend. It was my 9th Finals and it will be remembered as one of my favorites. I felt blessed to meet

competitors from different regions that I have only seen on the dB Drag Racing Face book pages.

A couple of items that I would like to share...dBDRA was excited to showcase our technology. One of our technologies is the

dBTV Internet competition, which is where two competitors can compete head to head in bracket style elimination format in two different locations in real time.

Top Dog (winner take all format) was new in 2013 and it was fun to watch competitors increase their skills in this format at the finals. Our presentation (the lanes) is a stage we set for you, the compet-itor, to compete in. We appreciate your time and effort and wanted to provide you with the best experience possible.

Many new friendships were formed and also some new rivalries. I truly look forward to 2014

Pictured L to R: Richard Bultron (Panama), Wayne Harris, Jeremy Weber, Emily Horn, Sam Horn, Mikhail Shevchenko (Russia), Sam Horn IV

2013 dBDRA Points ChampionsEastern Region - dB Drag Racing and Bass Race Mike Mack A few words from Mike... “I had 3 ties with Thomas O’Brien at World Finals in the 149.9 Base Race class. It was definitely a new experience for me driving from Ohio down to Huntsville, Alabama for the Car Audio Championship. I ended up with 13 trophies at the event. Two of the trophies were special awards for the East Coast points champion in both dB Drag Racing and Bass Race. I had a great experience and I can’t wait to start the season of this year with a new build. I am hoping to have (4) 15’ jugs 4 MMATS 4 K’s this year. I am hoping to get that world championship ring in Bass Race. Thomas O’Brien is already calling me out at slamology and I’m hoping to see him there to see what happens. Thomas is a good competitor and I and hope to see both of us there at finals again next year battling it out. As for my two special awards, I was very grate-ful for Sam Horn and Wayne Harris for recognizing my points championships and giving out the awards. I will see everybody this season as I start it off with the May 17th show at Horizon Audio in Ohio.”

Western Region - dB Drag RacingTeam SSC Dan

Western Region - Bass RaceTeam Bassick - Nyman

Western Region - PsychloneTeam Audio Connection - Bill

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2013 dBDRA Special RecognitionNeill Barber Neil Barber has been competing in dB Drag Racing since the very beginning of the organization in 1998. Over the years Neill has racked up over 2200 points competing in both dB Drag Racing and Bass Race events. Neill is a great competitor, a great guy and has been a great supporter of the dBDRA. We thank Neill for his years of brand loyalty. Our hats go off to Neill! (Jimmy Rutherford (R) Neill Barber (L)

Willy Hinz & Cody Allard Willy and Cody did a great job in the Top Dog com-petition at the Finals. Willy had an impressive total of 112,235 points at the end of the competition while Cody ended up with 28,710 points. We would like to thank all competitors that competed in Top Dog. The runs went well into the very late hours of the night, or should we say, early morning... All of the competitors are true die hards!

Terry Brocks Terry Brocks is a veteran dB Drag Competitor. He has been competing since 2000 and has racked up over 3000 points during his career. Terry is a guy that will just make you smile. His charismatic personality has made him somewhat of a global icon. Way to go Terry!

Roger Beauchamp Roger was the competitor that traveled the farthest to attend finals this year, by making the long trek from Alberta, Canada to Huntsville, AL. Although Roger was closer to the West Coast location, he and his family, chose to experience the Huntsville venue. Roger competed for 1 season back in 2000 and then took a hiatus for several years before jumping back into the sport in 2013 and accruing near-ly 300 dB Drag / Bass Race points during the season. We applaud Roger for his dedication to the sport. And I believe the oil and gas industry thanks you as well.

Craig Butler Craig is an Extreme competitor that has been competing in dB Drag since 2004. Craig has attended 8 World Finals events and countless multi-point events to rack up over 1100 career points. As an Extreme com-petitor, this is nothing to take lightly. The travel time and expense for these trailered vehicles is something that takes a bit of cash, good brakes, a stur-dy tow vehicle and a lot of patience. When Craig start-ed competing, in 2004, his highest certified score was 149.5 dB. Now Craig is up to 181.1 dB and we expect to see some even bigger numbers this year!

Mike Van Horn Mike is the 12 Volt News GURU. His passion for the 12 Volt Industry is unsurpassed and if you have not subscribed to their news channels, you MUST. #12voltnews. We are extremely thankful for all that Mike Van Horn has done for the industry!!!

The Car Audio World Championships of 2013 was the first major show I had attended in over 3 years and it didn’t disappoint. I say that because I was hoping to rekindle that flame I used to have for the industry. That flame that I seemed to have lost with all the TV shows and cameras that turned what I loved into a 20 hour a day job that I despised. After 2 days of attending the show I am happy to say that flame is back and so am I. Don’t get me wrong, the show was not what I remembered and it was very evident that the industry is still recovering from the economic fallout experienced in 2009 by the entire country. That being said It was clear that the drive to compete and to be loud was still there and as long as the competitors are invested in the industry the organizations involved will keep putting on shows and that is why this industry will never die.

The main differences I noticed was the absence of the larger audio companies and their demo vehicles. That was a little disappointing but RE Audio and MMATS

Audio showed up with two monsters that shook the stadium ground. Watching my son and daughters faces when those two beasts played was worth

the admission. I was also happy to see the absence of the major

audio companies was substituted with the presence of smaller startup companies that

normally wouldn’t get the chance to be seen at this type of venue. This made me question whether or not I even missed the larger companies. As the weekend progressed and the sounds of subwoofers burped in the background I realized that the industry I love is still here, it has just changed a little and change isn’t bad, it’s just

different. With that realization concluded I left the World Championships feeling that

excitement again for the industry I love and look forward to attending future events. Maybe I will get back in the lanes and compete again or I will just be a spectator but regardless I look forward to the 2014 season.

2013 Car Audio Championshipby Cabe Sipes

Cabe Sipes

The Pressure Mounts At this year’s Finals, there was a 10 way tie for the 8 elimination spots in the 139.9 class. A huge kudos to all 10 Bass Race Competitors.

• Jay Staub (AL) • Matt Azam (AL) • Roger Beauchamp (AL) • Team Nemesis – Derrick (AL) • Scott Lankes (CA) • SSB Tim (CA) • Team Bassdrop Afrobass (CA) • Team SSC Jose (CA) • TEAM SSC Lance (CA) • Team SSC Stephen (CA)

All competitors had to qualify again for the 8 elimination spots for BASS RACE 139.9 class. Each competitor qualified with a perfect score of 139.9 on Saturday. Sunday morning the Judges scrambled the competitors back to the lanes and informed them that the 10 competitors would have to re-qualify again. The best eight scores would move to the elimination round brack-ets. Two competitors would not advance and they would be done competing for the national champion-ship. SSC Jose was eliminated from the competition when he busted out with a 140.0. SSB Tim came up short with a 139.8 and failed to make the brackets. All the other competitors were able to duplicate their perfect qualifying scores and advanced to eliminations.

Battle Royal Continues During Eliminations When two competitors tie in Bass Race, they have less than 30 seconds to reset their stereo systems before the tie breaker begins. The pressure can be unbelievable. The 129.9 class final round competitors, Willy Hinz (AL) vs Clayton Koenig (AL) put on a Bass Race clinic. The winner of this round wins the championship and the ring. Both competitors come out strong and stayed strong. The convention center goes quite as they battle it out. They tie once, twice, three times and keep tying for an unbelievable 11 rounds. In the end, Clayton edges Willy and Clayton wins the ring. The 139.9 class quarter finalist Jay Staub (AL) and Team Nemesis – Derrick (AL) tie for 4 rounds. Jay Staub competing in a loaner vehicle was not set up to operate his stereo from outside the vehicle, which of

course is the 4th tie breaker. On the fourth tie breaker, all Jay could do was turn on his stereo and close the door. Team Nemesis advances. In the 149.9 semi final bracket. Mike Mack (AL) and Thomas O’Brien (CA) went toe to toe for 3 ties. They were competing against each oth-er in two different states. Winner would advance to the finals. Mike Mack, using a borrowed head unit from Steve Mick (AL), and with a little coaching from 129.9 champion Clayton Koenig (AL), was dialed in. Thomas’ system was playing strong. On the 4th tie breaker Mike Mack, edged Thomas. Mike advanced to the finals against Gary Killian(CA). Who would have guessed it, but Mike and Gary tie with a 149.9. This made 4 straight INTERNET COMPETITIONS ties for Mike in the 149.9 class. On the next run Gary edged Mike and took the championship and the ring.

Fit to be Tied

From the dB Drag Racing / Bass Race Facebook group

Thanks everyone for posting!

Tie Breaker in SS 3-4 One of the highlights ties of the night was in the Super Street 3-4 semi finals eliminations, Public Disturbance (AL) and Beau Boren (AL) tied with of score of 164.0 dB. Beau advanced to the finals with a winning score of 164.8 in the tie breaker and goes on to win the Super Street 3-4 class.

They Said YES!!! Two of the Finals competitors in the Sacramen-to location both proposed to their girlfriends at Finals and they both said YES. Gary Killian (top photo) was the first up, followed by Thomas O’Brien. (bottom photo)

Congrats to the happy couples!

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