Scott Buwalda's Presentation
Scott defintely can be helpful and shares his knowledge with others very free-ly........... what he wants you to know anyways !!! The man has his secrets too. As far as the repetition goes, I'd say this........... it had me tuning out. It was my little voice saying "enuf already with that". I don't care if that's the current public speaking trend of effectiveness.......... as what stuck out in my mind was the same "blah, blah, blah" that got repeated over and over, not the details of the system that I SHOULD have been thinking about. That repetition became a distraction from the important stuff.
I'd have to say that the toughest thing to max out on is creativity points. But you can get them.
As for public speaking, it's part of the deal of competing. Practice. Video your presentation and watch it or have others watch it. Nail it.
I'd have to say that the toughest thing to max out on is creativity points. But you can get them.
As for public speaking, it's part of the deal of competing. Practice. Video your presentation and watch it or have others watch it. Nail it.
Well, for those looking for more info, hereès an article on him and the car....
http://www.m-emag.com/article.asp?se...article_id=485
http://www.m-emag.com/article.asp?se...article_id=485
Hello great white Canucks (and some Americans I can see):
I have lurked here before (it's been a while though), and came across this thread. Hopefully it's not too late to chime in!
Thank you all for your comments...the good comments which are food for the soul, and the bad comments to help me improve...
To address a few things:
Yes, one of the judges was none other than Gordo. At about this hour, Gordo was in the middle of a severe case of heat exhaustion.
Yes, I was redundant. Whip me with a wet noodle. I'll try better next time. Me---> [img]graemlins/blah.gif[/img]
Fazes---you don't like me? [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
Jamie, yes, Mark had me up by 19 or so in creativity. It was the difference.
Dave-MacKinnon and DWVW: thanx so much for your nice comments. And Dereck (if I can say this without sounding conceited), the stage depth in my car is my favorite as well.
Analyte free water is laboratory-grade deionized water. Water is not conductive without the presence of minerals. Analyte free water has no minerals.
Yes, I compete a street car in the ultimate class. Yes, my car is different than the mainstream glass install. Yes, I am going to mention that in my presentation, as often as I feel necessary, to ensure that my car's best characteristics come through. Yes, I said "attention to detail" too often. Yes, I mentioned the other installation styles in my class, in the spirit of competiton, and to highlight my car's strengths (anyone care to mic the other ultra pro and expert competitors and see what we hear?). Yes, after a post SBN wrap up and double-check of the scores, it was determined that Mark Eldridge and I *tied* in sound quality. Yes, I have 150 hours into my installation, and it holds its own in sound quality (and in a few cases, wins because of SQ---I placed 2nd of 3 in daytona), against cars with two- and three orders of magnitude more time invested.
Who's coming to SVR??
Scott
I have lurked here before (it's been a while though), and came across this thread. Hopefully it's not too late to chime in!
Thank you all for your comments...the good comments which are food for the soul, and the bad comments to help me improve...
To address a few things:
Yes, one of the judges was none other than Gordo. At about this hour, Gordo was in the middle of a severe case of heat exhaustion.
Yes, I was redundant. Whip me with a wet noodle. I'll try better next time. Me---> [img]graemlins/blah.gif[/img]
Fazes---you don't like me? [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
Jamie, yes, Mark had me up by 19 or so in creativity. It was the difference.
Dave-MacKinnon and DWVW: thanx so much for your nice comments. And Dereck (if I can say this without sounding conceited), the stage depth in my car is my favorite as well.
Analyte free water is laboratory-grade deionized water. Water is not conductive without the presence of minerals. Analyte free water has no minerals.
Yes, I compete a street car in the ultimate class. Yes, my car is different than the mainstream glass install. Yes, I am going to mention that in my presentation, as often as I feel necessary, to ensure that my car's best characteristics come through. Yes, I said "attention to detail" too often. Yes, I mentioned the other installation styles in my class, in the spirit of competiton, and to highlight my car's strengths (anyone care to mic the other ultra pro and expert competitors and see what we hear?). Yes, after a post SBN wrap up and double-check of the scores, it was determined that Mark Eldridge and I *tied* in sound quality. Yes, I have 150 hours into my installation, and it holds its own in sound quality (and in a few cases, wins because of SQ---I placed 2nd of 3 in daytona), against cars with two- and three orders of magnitude more time invested.
Who's coming to SVR??
Scott
Scott, will you be my friend? I'll put the wire away. Honest.
Words can't describe the level of your setup.
I could see a fault with this analyte free water.. if the container happens to leak and by chance happen to get water on the amp or terminals. As the water rolls off it may pick up mineral material from the amp and then it wouldn't be analyte free anymore. I could be wrong as it may not pick up anything due to the specific gravity of the minerals versus the water, but I just had to put in my few words.
Words can't describe the level of your setup.
I could see a fault with this analyte free water.. if the container happens to leak and by chance happen to get water on the amp or terminals. As the water rolls off it may pick up mineral material from the amp and then it wouldn't be analyte free anymore. I could be wrong as it may not pick up anything due to the specific gravity of the minerals versus the water, but I just had to put in my few words.


