Category: Press Releases

IASCA Worldwide has chosen a date and West Coast location for SPL competitors unable to attend the main SPL location for the 2023 IASCA World Finals.

The IASCA World Finals West Coast satellite event will take place on October 1^st in the Pavilion at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center in Salem, Oregon. The venue offers 50% more space than last year’s event allowing for more vehicles and better traffic flow throughout the event.

“With the increase in West Coast membership and the desire to attend a West Coast Finals event, finding a larger venue to accommodate was very important to meet the needs of our West Coast members.”  said IASCA President Travis Chin. “The Pavilion at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center was an ideal choice to meet those needs.”

The IASCA World Finals East Coast date and location will be announced in the very near future.

“We’re working on a combined East Coast Finals event with EMMA, MASQ and ISPLL.” Chin continued to say “I believe it’ll be one of the strongest Finals events in recent history!”

West Coast satellite location competitors will be able to pick up their pre-registration packets and set up on September 30^th.

For more information on IASCA Worldwide and the 2023 IASCA World Finals, visit iasca.com or contact President Travis Chin at travis@iasca.com. For more information on the West Coast SPL satellite location, visit https://oregonstateexpo.org/facilities/the-pavilion/.  And for more information about IASCA events, visit https://iasca.com/events/.

IASCA Worldwide creates a new SPL format called ‘Demo Boxing’. Based on the popular IASCA Bass Boxing rules, Demo Boxing comprises of two classes; Wall and No Wall. Competition determines the top two qualifiers in each class who battle against each other in a final 90 second round to generate the highest average SPL over that time frame. The highest average 90 second score will be the Event Champion.

“Demo Boxing is a simple and fun format designed to allow competitors to show off their systems to an audience and compete for awards and CAP points.”  said IASCA President Travis Chin. “As the world of car audio competition evolves, IASCA Worldwide’s goal is to bring positive, challenging and fun competition formats to car audio enthusiasts and competitors and entertainment for all those involved.”

The format offers competitors the option to compete with any or all doors and windows open, whichever works best to increase their average SPL number over the time frame.

Demo Boxing will make its debut at SoundCheck Customs in Lafayette, IN on March 26^th, 2023. Subsequent events are scheduled  for April 1^st, 2023 at Kollars Kallout in Niceville, FL. and  Sight & Sound Audio Connections in Centralia, WA on April 16^th,2023. For more information on IASCA Worldwide and the IASCA Demo Boxing, visit iasca.com or contact President Travis Chin at travis@iasca.com. For the rules of Demo Boxing, go to https://iasca.com/download/spl/2023-BB-Rules.pdf. For more info on shows, go to https://iasca.com/events/.

With a successful 2022 IASCA season behind us, IASCA President Travis Chin would like to thank all IASCA Members, Sponsors and Judges for their support and participation during the season.

“The 2022 IASCA season was a huge success, certainly a very positive sign over 2021 and since the COVID pandemic. It was great to see many new competitors, as well as veteran competitors, at events across the country.” said Chin “I would like to thank each and every one of them who helped IASCA grow in 2022. The 2022 IASCA World Finals were once again very exciting and did not disappoint.”

The 2022 IASCA World Finals were held at three different venues; for SQ (Sound Quality), the event was held at the Cowan Center in Lebanon, MO. The Judging staff included many long time SQ names that have history through the years, including:

Keith Turner

Harry Kimura

Mike Myers

Justin Silva

Andrea Paulson

Shazad Rahaman

Scott Welch

SPL competition was held in two events, one east coast and one west coast. The East coast event took place at the Farm Bureau Expo in Lebanon, TN and the west coast event at the Linn County Fairgrounds in Albany, OR. Many record scores were set at both events and officiating these competitions included IASCA SPL Judges from across the country, including (judges and support staff):

Scott Sinde

Jeremy Taylor

Ray Pimley

Salvador Vargas

Jose Vargas

Joey Perry

Christle Perry

Tamesha Ledford

“I would also like to thank all IASCA Sponsors at Finals and throughout the year” Chin continued to say “Their support reinforces that car audio competition has great value to our industry and we will continue to bring them and our members first class events throughout the 2023 season.”

Sponsors include:

Sundown (https://www.sundownaudio.com)

Karma Mobile Audio (https://www.karmamobileaudio.com/)

Italia HiFi (https://www.italiahifi.com/)

Crystal Audio Solutions (https://crystalaudiosolutions.com/)

Autotech Engineering (https://autotechengineeringusa.com/)

German Maestro (https://www.german-maestro.de/)

TRU Technology (https://www.trutechnology.com/)

Zapco (https://www.zapco.com/)

Arc Audio (https://www.arcaudio.com/)

B2 Audio (https://www.b2audio.com/)

Audio Concepts

Sky High Car Audio (https://skyhighcaraudio.com/)

Surf City Soundoff (https://www.facebook.com/groups/526553134043246/)

Kamilche Dental Center (https://kamilchedentalcenter.com/)

“The work hasn’t stopped since Finals ended though.” Chin stated “We’ve been working on the 2023 rules for both SPL and SQ, 2023 World Finals plans are under way and many major events on the 2023 schedule are being finalized, some of which may be announced prior to this press release, including the Surf City Soundoff, Slamology and the Summer Showcase. We will also be conducting Judges Training seminars in the spring, both nationally and internationally. There’s a lot in store for 2023  and I’m looking forward to yet another successful season of IASCA competition!” For more information on IASCA Worldwide, visit iasca.com.

The 2022 IASCA World SPL Finals West Coast location will take place at the Linn County Fair & Expo in Albany, Oregon. The event and is scheduled for October 23^rd, 2022.

“The show will be in the Santiam Center at the Linn County Fair and Expo” said IASCA President Travis Chin. “The building has 21,000 square feet of column free space and is ideally suited for our type of event.”

SQ Finals will take place on Oct 8^th and 9^th, 2022 at the Kenneth E. Cowan Civic Center in Lebanon, Missouri, in conjunction with MECA and EMMA. MASQ has also been incorporated into the SQ Finals on the weekend, bringing four SQ organizations together for an even bigger SQ event.

 
SPL Finals East will be held on November 12^th and 13^th, 2022 at the Farm Bureau Exposition Center

Lebanon, Tennessee, minutes away from Nashville, in the main Exhibit Hall boasting 45,000 square feet of room for up to 200 cars.

“This year’s events are competitor focused and we’re getting some really exciting things lined up for the shows” Chin continued to say “Final details are still being worked out regarding logistics and accommodations for each event. We will notify everyone as those details are finalized.”

Invitations for qualified competitors will begin to be sent out via email early September. Qualified competitors must accrue 75 C.A.P. points (Competition Award Points) in their format to qualify for an invitation to their respective event. For those wanting to view their point standings, the list is available on https://iasca.com/downloads/ under CAP. For more information on IASCA Worldwide and the IASCA World Finals, visit iasca.com or contact President Travis Chin at travis@iasca.com. For more information on the Linn County Fair and Expo and the Santiam Center, visit https://www.lcfairexpo.com/services#SantiamCenter.

The 2022 IASCA World Finals will take place in three locations, one for SQ and two for SPL, in conjunction with MECA and EMMA.

“We’re looking forward to working with MECA and EMMA again on hosting combined finals events.  Every year, we keep improving what we offer to competitors to give back for supporting the organizations.”  said IASCA President Travis Chin.

SQ Finals will take place on Oct 8^th and 9^th, 2022 at the Kenneth E. Cowan Civic Center in Lebanon, Missouri, in conjunction with MECA and EMMA. The event will be located in the Center’s Exhibition Hall which boasts 34,000 square feet of space to house up to 170 sound quality vehicles.

SPL Finals East will be held on November 12^th and 13^th, 2022 at the Farm Bureau Exposition Center

Lebanon, Tennessee, minutes away from Nashville, in the main Exhibit Hall boasting 45,000 square feet of room for up to 200 cars.

West Coast IASCA SPL Finals will be held near the end of October, as venues are currently under review.  Scores from the West Coast Finals will be combined with scores from the East to determine the World Champions at the SPL Finals East event.

“This year’s events are competitor focused and we’re getting some really exciting things lined up for the shows” Chin continued to say “Final details are still being worked out regarding logistics and accommodations for each event. We will notify everyone as those details are finalized.”

Invitations for qualified competitors will begin to be sent out via email early September. Qualified competitors must accrue 75 C.A.P. points (Competition Award Points) in their format to qualify for an invitation to their respective event. For those wanting to view their point standings, the list is available on https://iasca.com/downloads/ under CAP.

For more information on IASCA Worldwide and the IASCA World Finals, visit iasca.com or contact President Travis Chin at travis@iasca.com.

East Wenatchee, WA, September 11, 2020 – IASCA Worldwide announces decision regarding INAC SQ Finals for 2020

The 2020 IASCA SQC and IQC INAC events have been cancelled and the season extended to 2021.

“I’m saddened that we weren’t able to finalize a deal with the venues we were working with, for a collaborated Championship SQ event with Aggieland.” said IASCA President Travis Chin “With everything going on in today’s world, securing a location was very difficult, therefore we had to make a decision we didn’t want to make. We’d like to thank everyone involved who worked tirelessly to try to make the INAC events in 2020 a reality.”

As with IASCA SPL formats, 2020 memberships have been extended and are valid through to the 2021 season due to the pandemic situation.

2020 rules will carry on into 2021 with a few tweaks if needed. CAP points will carry over into 2021 for all IASCA current members, SQ and SPL.

“There are many local events still taking place all across North America,” Chin continued to say “please continue to support these shows and earn points for the 2021 INAC Championship. These event promoters are also working very hard to bring you these shows and they deserve our support.”

For more information on IASCA Worldwide, visit our website at www.iasca.com, our Facebook pages or contact IASCA at travis@iasca.com.

East Wenatchee, WA, September 7, 2020 – IASCA Worldwide announces decision regarding INAC SPL competitions (IdBL and Bass Boxing) for 2020 season

The 2020 IASCA IdBL and Bass Boxing INAC events have been cancelled and the season extended to 2021.

“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been extremely difficult to locate a suitable venue capable of hosting IASCA IdBL and Bass Boxing INAC events for this year” said IASCA President Travis Chin “therefore we felt it best to extend the 2020 IdBL and Bass Boxing seasons through to 2021.”

As previously announced in May of this year, 2020 memberships will be extended and valid through to the 2021 season due to the pandemic situation.

“We’re sad to have to make this announcement,” Chin continued to say “but, as we are in the latter part of the year without having secured a suitable venue, we had to make a decision that was in the best interest of the competitors. We ca now focus on delivering a top notch event for our members in 2021.”

For more information on IASCA Worldwide, visit our website at www.iasca.com, our Facebook pages or contact IASCA at travis@iasca.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 12th, 2017 – IASCA 3X Sound Quality and SPL competitions at 2017 Surf City Sound Off

The 6th Annual Surf City Sound Off and 18th annual Surf City Car Show, hosted by Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Oregon, will take place August 26th and 27th, 2017 and feature a Triple Point IASCA Sound Quality and SPL World Record event.

“Thanks go to Scott Macrae, Direct Marketing Manager of Chinook Winds, for IASCA’s initial involvement with the event” said Moe Sabourin, Director of Operations for IASCA Worldwide “Scott approached Northwest Director Travis Chin about IASCA participating at the event and we’ve been there ever since. What started as a small event on the beach in Lincoln City 18 years ago has turned into one of the largest events on the west coast and one of the largest IASCA events on the West Coast as well. We’re proud to be part of the event.”

The Surf City Sound Off is a nonprofit event that has earned the support of over 24 industry members, from manufacturers to retail dealers and distributors in the region. Proceeds from the event are donated to Angels Anonymous of Lincoln City, who provide immediate and basic services to those in need.

The event will feature both IASCA and dB Drag competitions, and Competitor entry to the event is only $10 per format/class. Competitors interested in participating can register online at https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3547942/Surf-City-Soundoff-2017. All competitors receive a free event t-shirt with their first paid entry.
Major exhibiting sponsors include:
• SounDigital (Exhibitor)
• B2 Audio (Exhibitor)
• Full Throttle Battery (Exhibitor)

Contributing sponsors include:
• Shok Industries (6th year sponsoring the event)
• Second Skin (6th year sponsoring the event)
• ARC Audio
• Compustar
• Hush Mat
• Sundown Audio (Exhibitor)
• AudioControl
• Pioneer
• Rockford Fosgate (Exhibitor)
• Hybrid Audio
• Phoenix Gold
• Kenwood
• Taramps (Exhibitor)
• JY Power (Exhibitor)
• The Stereo Store
• Platinum Car and Marine Audio
• Sight & Sound Audio Connections
• Stereo King (Exhibitor)
• Audio Northwest
• Pierce Audio (Exhibitor)
• NWSPL
• Team Bassick

For Vendor and competitor info on the Surf City Sound Off, contact Scott Macrae at (541) 996-7964 or scottm@CWCResort.com. For more info on IASCA, visit www.iasca.com or contact Moe Sabourin at moe@iasca.com. For more information on the event visit www.chinookwindscasino.com.