The great beginning
Another key dealer event in the annual EMMA calendar, L&J’s
proprietor, Lee Frost is a regular competitor who hoped a home advantage
would help secure top spot in the Master up to 7 channel category.
The
venue began to fill up at 9:00 and they just kept on coming. One of the
best turnouts for an EMMA event yet, it was proper rammed! (Check
out the vid here)
As has become traditional, the experienced classes ran
on Saturday and once again Experienced Unlimited threw up the closest
competition yet.
And by the end of the day, the top two just could not be separated on
either sound or install which we believe to be the first time this has
happened in the world!
A call to “mission control” in Germany revealed that we
had to give two first places and a third to Ian Edgars Beautiful Renault
van. Paul Sleigh’s ubiquitous Honda and Kevin Hall’s improving
Jeep, respectively. Ian had travelled all the way from Dumfries, proving
a worthy if unexpected joint winner of round three.
Other highlights from
the Saturday included an experienced 3-channel winner without a driving
license, experienced 5-channel competitor with
6 Rainbow co-axials mounted across the dash and a naked man on a pedal
car. Nice.
By Sunday, the mood was overcast. Partly as a result of the
fantastic party on the Saturday night but mainly due to the rain, dam
British weather!
A decision was made to judge sound only due to the inclement weather.
We had the right judges for the job with Carlo Corbin, Jas Suman and
Lee Frost accompanied by Mark Turner, Turners Alarms & Audio, Ben
Murray from the Sound Gallery and our very own little Kenny.
Competition
in Advanced and Master Classes is getting tighter all the time. Lee Frost
was hoping his home advantage and a good deal of work
since ISTS would secure him the points, but he hadn’t reckoned
on the incredible support provided to Team DLS by the Swedish technical
experts. By installing a pair of specially reworked mid range drivers,
Nigel Skingley squeaked the competition by 2 points. Although visibly “gutted” Lee
was quick to shake hands with his fellow competitor, reinforcing the
sporting and friendly atmosphere of EMMA competition. The UK’s
Super Cup Entry, belonging to Kim Lanigan was third whilst ESPL saw six
entries.
A proper start into the Season
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