ok, what about those of us who would spend a year improving the vehicle BEFORE entering any competitions, and build it to meet or exceed all of the standards, because we (ok, lets get to it, "I") want to not only ahve a great sounding system, but also to win rookie class? or at least make it to finals.

I woukld say you are one of the "few" I had talked about earlier. Most people won't take that time to do so.

John Vroom

Competed in IASCA in Canada...

It's too bad about the low turnouts in SQ. I know there’s a bunch of people out there with quality systems that would do VERY well under IASCA rules...but they don't have a desire to compete at all.

Either Canadians are too conservative to care about bragging rights or they simply don't want to advertise their hard earned systems publicly. Most say “why bother”

As I am fond of saying these days "Bring it"

John Vroom, my biggest supporter.

I think I can just about hear the "are you competing yet" taunts coming my way.

I don't agree with that Pete, I refuse to believe someone would jump in feet first into competition without having a clue what they're getting into.

I have been around the competition scene for 2 years now, I know I'm still not ready for competition...I still don't know as much as I would like to know before I start into it....I know a bit about the rules and I know what judges are looking for....but I'm still trying to learn more before I start into competition.

I don't want to be caught off-guardby something I've done that a judge points out to me....I want to know exactly what to expect, that's why I go to as many shows as possible...I also know several people that compete...I realize some people don't have that option, but that's the beauty of the internet.....you can talk to just about anybody that competes on the net.

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No offence, but I think that taking 2 years to prepare for you rookie class is just slightly over doing it. Remember, this is suppose to be fun and a way to learn about car audio.
I started competing in the mid 90's and I would say I learned more in the first year at compitions, than I did "researching" on the net and such. No I didn't win all my comps in the first year, but the amount I learned helped me go undefeated my second year. That is also the year I got to attend finals.
I am not saying being prepared is wrong, and that you have to absolutly jump right in, but I think that a few people do get scared away when they hear of people that spend countless hours getting a car ready just to compete.
The "rookie" category is designed for people with entry level systems to gain experience and then advance to higer levels.
I dunno...I guess I am just stoked on getting new people out and not being intimidated.

Of the one show I went to that had an SQ portion, I believe I was the only 1 of 4 persons that had previous competition experience. I know for sure that 2 of the 3 had no previous experience. It was a sanctioned IASCA event too, so there definitely are complete noobs to the competition game that want to enter and compete.