loud hall SQ solution for Finals

First topic message reminder :

Let's not wait and "ftd" this situation. I learned something this weekend. What about assigning time slots? Let's say the pre-registrants can choose from open time slots when calling in to register. These times will be early and late...dodging the loud show floor times. First come first serve. Once those slots are gone, you will be judged during the event. If you miss your judging time, you are DQ'd unless a judge can swap a time with someone else.
Let's say we have 30 SQ entries...you allow 30 min for each car. sound is the only thing of concern for time slots. install will be judged while the hall is open and lit off for the public. this essentially lets usac run less judges as well. First judging slot at 730am, resume at the close of the show. Judging would be starting friday night.
This is just an idea I wanted to throw out.

lol

Your in luck, there is a starbucks at the Hilton on the walk from the hotel to the civic center

jsketoe wrote:

I prefer Starbucks. lol...bring that.

For you John, anything brother! How about a Blueberry Scone too?

Starbucks close? wow...I'll do my presentation in 5 minutes. It took me 8:50 at IASCA. LOL

I like this idea for sure, less ambient noise the better. Ill sacrifice sleep for this idea......

Yall folks obviously don't drink much at these shows. I be damn If I show up early in the morn. That requires drinking till the early morn because if I stop I will fall asleep. Hey that is what my Partner is for right Chris?

hey bro...I'm talking like you schedule your own time within what is available when you register. Get that crap out of the way Friday night. Party hard.

SQ-LS400 wrote:

Yall folks obviously don't drink much at these shows. I be damn If I show up early in the morn. That requires drinking till the early morn because if I stop I will fall asleep. Hey that is what my Partner is for right Chris?

Dude, if you need to, I have a porch that you can crash on....

I schedule Chris to take care of it, LOL!!!! I start drinking once the car is parked in the floor and stop drinking Sunday morn to sober up and drive home that night. That is how I do it. Actually I need a new temp drinking partner. For some reason I don't think Mickey is gonna be that person.... LMAO

SQ-LS400 wrote:

Yall folks obviously don't drink much at these shows. I be damn If I show up early in the morn. That requires drinking till the early morn because if I stop I will fall asleep. Hey that is what my Partner is for right Chris?

I agree , but it might be to our advantage (the no hablo inglish didn't work for me ) for an excuse for the presentation "I WAS TO DRUNK WHEN I DID MY PRESENTATION "LOL

LOL ... This should be a great finals !!!

SQ-LS400 wrote:

That is how I do it. Actually I need a new temp drinking partner. For some reason I don't think Mickey is gonna be that person.... LMAO

why is that?

I guess as long as we are not drinking Patron......he is all in.....

T-Town Invitational.............Outback Steakhouse...................3 bottles of Patron.....................
Mickey got spanked by the waitress.............................


Memories!!!!!!!

Ok, Mickey and I ate at Cheesecake Factory at T-Town, where was I when this Outback situation happened?

BTW, Chris, when is a good weekend to bring you my car?

Chris's Studio Civic wrote:

I guess as long as we are not drinking Patron......he is all in.....

T-Town Invitational.............Outback Steakhouse...................3 bottles of Patron.....................
Mickey got spanked by the waitress.............................


Memories!!!!!!!

Let's not forget.....

Omaha........Hooters.......$800 drinking tab at hooters......Cab racing/mooning each other on the freeway.......more drinking at the hotel bar.....

Wait the more drinking at hotel bar was just me and Adam since everyone else was drunk already (see hooter tab comment)

bump for no response recently and fear of a loud hall at Finals.

wow...what a horse. lol

so since Ralph says we are good to go at Shreveport and locked the topic. I would like to see this issue addressed. I brought this up a long time ago, I know competitors I have talked to like this idea. Ralph? can this happen? Tim said to post this out there and let everyone discuss. I haven't heard anything against it and the feedback here shows the same stuff I have heard. Ball is in your court. I just know there are some cars that were at Finals last year that don't want to be judged in that environment again...I wasn't there, but these aren't just 'guys' saying this. People I know and trust told me this. I will be GLAD to help schedule this if we can start working this out August 1. This type of thing can not be last minute.

ps...Shreveport Convention Center needs a phone call from you because I had a local guy call plus I have called and no one said anything called mobile elec expo/heatwave/Finals is reserved for that weekend there.

http://www.shreveportcenter.com/calendar/index.cfm?startdate=40787

Like I said in gen discussion...probably only a paperwork thing...looking out for usaci.

jsketoe wrote:

bump for no response recently and fear of a loud hall at Finals.

First-thing in the AM or after the show closes (or on Friday night before the show opens), whatever. The hall needs to be quiet. You can't properly judge a car in 110 dB+ ambient noise floor.

Team Hybrids and Hybrid Audio commited months ago to supporting this show with people and cars, instead of the big IASCA money show the weekend before. Let's make it great, please.

I think we can overcome all these challenges and make it a great USACI finals

A quiet hall with time slips would be great to have. I'm a little tired of trying to put a tune on the truck with a 110db noise floor in the shop just to have a workable USACi set of tunes.

I am willing to help out in any way I can to make this happen.

I am all for it. It is easier for me to sleep while the sound judge is listening....................and judging!

It would be so nice to know someone cares from the office.

Yea, and it would be so nice if it were to snow this month too. But I am not sure which one has more likelihood of being true.

I have an idea I am working on. Might have SQ in the entry hall......

I just thank you for reading through this and knowing what many of us have been discussing here and at shows. I didn't go last year, like I said earlier, so I am not familiar with the entry hall. I'll leave that to others to discuss.

I think the event hall would work great ralph.

As long as the doors into the main hall stay closed the entry hall should give us a farily quiet noise floor. BUT is it large enough to fit 30+ cars?