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Augusta, GA Nov 16th BBQ SQ meet and MECA 2X.
So it's like this...
The weekend after Al's event I'm going to be at the house cooking BBQ. If you guys happen to show up and want to BS, have beverages, and listen to cars I'll have BBQ for you guys as well.
Just sign up so I know how much to cook. For travel 30815 will get you close. As we get closer to the date message me for the address.
Since none of you have been here before:
We're on 3 1/2 acres. I've got plenty of parking both on asphalt and on grass.
Power is available outside for those that may need it, but limited. If you think you'll need power bring an extension cord.
Will have ribs and pulled pork Saturday afternoon/evening for those that come.
If anyone wants to come to the place Friday afternoon/evening that's also fine.
Just give me a heads up if you are. Might have ribs Friday night as well.
Also: If you're bringing kids there is a pond on the property.
If anyone needs or wants to tune I have a couple of indoor spaces that can be used Friday night or Saturday. First come first serve for those spots.
This will also be a MECA 2X event for SQ only with the exception of SPL for the BOBOS guys. MECA info is here: https://mecaevents.com/events/2718
So plan on being ready around 9-10am and hanging out all day for food and such. Firepit and all that night. I'll have the gate open at 7am.
So yeah...bring the usual. Your car, camera, music, canopy, cooler, chairs, family.
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Welcome to the dark side, Jason!
I'm planning on being there.
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Looking forward to finally seeing you.
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This should be a lot of fun. Wish I could attend.
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Looking forward to finally seeing you.
I always look forward to the hugs [emoji847]
(Wait, did I think that or type that?)
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Thanks to Jason and family for putting on such a great event. You are such wonderful hosts, your home/property are awesome, and the food was outstanding! Also, much appreciation to Mike Flanagan for coming out and judging this group of knuckleheads. I've got some drone footage that I'll post up after I get home and edit it.
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Jason hosted an excellent meet! Wonderful venue for a meet / comp - plenty of space for vehicles, excellent space for hanging out in doors when needed (especially for meal times and for those not actively involved in the car audio activities), and an amazing smoker for the hundreds of pounds of amazing meats (trying to get all of my superlatives in for Mic[emoji12]).
Like many times with these kinds of meets - the weather app shows something so promising on Tuesday, by Thursday it is really iffy, then by Saturday it is pure yucky.......but it could have been worse - raining sideways and 40 degrees. The rain didn’t dampen the spirits or likely keep anyone from attending.
Very cool to have some first time attendees of a meet / comp - I know John and John come to mind - I believe there were a few others as well. And a couple cars competing that haven’t before - Nick and Al.
Thank you to Mike Flanagan for judging and providing extremely helpful feedback to all of the competitors. That is what makes comps so useful. I had missed Jeff’s truck at Finals, so I was glad to get a thorough demo on Saturday, and it was very enjoyable for me to have Jeff sit in and explain several parts of the decision points and thoughts on potential changes. The truck sounded phenomenal.
Thank you so much Jason and Mina - very impressed to see Meghan basting the ribs like a pro - awesome job there! And lastly apologies for the kissy lips at Bella.....just happens without conscious thought [emoji12]
I only got a handful of pics.
Very cool shelter the previous owner provided with the house ‘just in case’
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Al’s beautiful truck - well done my friend!
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The King!
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Hate I had to miss it. I imagine it was a great great time.
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Now that I've had time to recover...
I hope everyone had a good time. Seemed like it.
We had expected some of my wife's military friends to come but they didn't show so there was a lot of food for everyone. Hope everyone enjoyed it.
If I was scatter-brained I'd say I'm sorry, but it's honestly pretty normal for me. This weekend especially. I felt like there were a thousand things to do but in the end I think I could've relaxed more.
I couldn't tell you guys how many miles I walked on the property or how many flights of stairs I got in. My legs are saying "Quite a few".
The rain that was supposed to be here Friday and gone Saturday kept hanging around. Ended up with drizzle off and on all day Saturday. Not enough to make you seek shelter, but just enough to keep things wet. The nice weather we thought we were going to have Saturday came on Sunday - after everyone was gone. That system moved slower than they thought it would.
There were several new competitors and the usual suspects from here that we all know. I know Thomas, Chris, Al, and Nick competed for their first time. I think it may have been Josh's first time as well.
Had a couple of guys that have never competed in SQ come to have a chance to learn and listen to cars so that was a good thing.
As much as I wanted to get the Chevelle together there was so much other stuff I felt I needed to do so we'd all have a clean space to hang out and BS. The picture Jason posted above of the car is how it looked when I threw it together for Virginia state finals in 2018. I hadn't touched it since right after finals when I pulled the front apart to work on gauges and relocation of the horns/mids. There's a lot of work left on the car to do properly and instead of slamming it together to get it playing, I want to do it right and be done.
Anyway...
Just wanted to thank everyone for coming. Wife and I had a good time with everyone and Belladog loved the attention everyone gave her (because she's not spoiled at all is is completely attention starved https://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum...lies/laugh.gif).
