I floated this idea about a year and a half ago in the old school showoff thread. At the time there seemed to be alot of interest and some discussion took place about how an Old School Car Audio event would work, what would constitute "old school" equip. etc. Just wondering if anyone has given any further thought to such an event?
It would take ALOT of work to organize and coordinate. I don't have the time to do it all but, would be willing to help as much as I could. Maybe we can use this thread to toss out ideas and evaluate the level of interest that is out there?
Just a few thoughts to get things started...
1. Where to hold such an event?
Given that nothing like this has ever been attempted, I would suggest as geographically centralized a location as possible. More specifically, I think a park or even a warehouse area might be better. Maybe there is even a car audio store owner who would be willing to host it in his parking lot?
2. What equipment would be allowed to compete?
Very subjective and sure to be a point of contention. Without turning this whole thread into 'what is/isn't considered old school', it might be best to consider a cutoff year. Maybe pre-1997 (15 years old)? Just a thought, by no means in concrete.
Next, would a participant's entire system need to be "old school"? Another touchy subject. Components would be the toughest I suppose. Maybe just an agreed upon percentage of the overall system then?
3. Rules for judging.
We have many options available to us. We could simply use the rules of a governing body as they existed at the time of the cutoff date, use modern rules or simply make our own.
Heck, it could be that no one is even interested in such an event. Or this might all be beyond what anyone here is willing to get involved with. We can talk it thru though. All opinions and input is valued.
It would take ALOT of work to organize and coordinate. I don't have the time to do it all but, would be willing to help as much as I could. Maybe we can use this thread to toss out ideas and evaluate the level of interest that is out there?
Just a few thoughts to get things started...
1. Where to hold such an event?
Given that nothing like this has ever been attempted, I would suggest as geographically centralized a location as possible. More specifically, I think a park or even a warehouse area might be better. Maybe there is even a car audio store owner who would be willing to host it in his parking lot?
2. What equipment would be allowed to compete?
Very subjective and sure to be a point of contention. Without turning this whole thread into 'what is/isn't considered old school', it might be best to consider a cutoff year. Maybe pre-1997 (15 years old)? Just a thought, by no means in concrete.
Next, would a participant's entire system need to be "old school"? Another touchy subject. Components would be the toughest I suppose. Maybe just an agreed upon percentage of the overall system then?
3. Rules for judging.
We have many options available to us. We could simply use the rules of a governing body as they existed at the time of the cutoff date, use modern rules or simply make our own.
Heck, it could be that no one is even interested in such an event. Or this might all be beyond what anyone here is willing to get involved with. We can talk it thru though. All opinions and input is valued.