About us
Introduction
First off, I want to welcome everyone to N.B.A.C., otherwise known as National Bass Association Comp. I, Davy Well, started back in 1994 with my first bass competition. I competed locally and really took interest in car audio. By the time 1998 came, I really got into the car audio scene with Meca, with Steve Stern being a mentor to me all these years. I retired in 2022 from competing but still wanted to be around car audio, because of the love I have for car audio and the people/competitors. So, in 2023, I started following Basswars and got involved in becoming a Middle TN judge. Well, in October 2024, I hosted my first finals and decided it’s time to complete my dream and run a sound organization myself someday soon. Here we are. N.B.A.C. welcomes you.
Where fun times are in the lanes and good times with a family feeling. Lets get loud…..
Guidelines rules
Points system
Competitors will be required to accumulate 60 points per class per season . Now only top 4 will receive points as follows. 1st=10pts, 2nd=8pts, 3rd=6pts, 4th=4pts. Will have competitor of the year , points champion in each for SPL and grudge warz. Regionals will be are 3x point event along with couple other 3x events, also along with 2x events, and 1x events throughout the season. Price is as follows. 1x > $25, 2x >$35, 3x >$40. No memberships. N.B.A.C will not issue any type of refunds. All sales are final. As long a competitor has the required points per class will be eligible to compete at finals. For vehicles competing for finals, vehicle your plan on using for finals, must compete at one show, unless within a reason such as engine blows up, or vehicle gets involve in some kind of wreck, and can not make it to finals, competitor may switch to another vehicle that qualifies for that same class.
Classes
Burp Classes 30 secs Music Classes 45secs average
Basic Street 0-400 (50hz cap) Basic No Wall 0-500 Basic Wall 0-400 Port Battle Hardcore Extreme Whirlwind Street 0-400(50hz cap) Semi Pro Street 401-800(50hz cap) Semi Pro No Wall 501-900 Semi Pro Wall 401-900 Whirlwind Street 401-up(50hz cap) Pro No Wall 901-up Pro Wall 901-1600 Whirlwind Trunk Pro Wall Extreme 1601-up Whirlwind No Wall 0 -700 Basic Trunk 0-350 Whirlwind No Wall 701-up Hardcore Extreme Whirlwind Wall 0-900 DB Dash (random number cash pot) Whirlwind Wall/Hardcore 901-up
Clamp Classes 30 secs burp
Novice Street 3k(50hz cap) Novice Trunk 5k Novice No Wall 7k Novice Wall 10k
Street Class rules
Street class is for street cars that are daily driven and can play under 50hz. Street made up for the average off the street consumer for basic everyday listening stereo system. This class includes all sedans cars, hatch back, SUV’s, jeeps, vans, trucks. All street class will have a 50hz cap even the clamp street 3k class. Only single conductor/amplifier will be allowed to run in basic street class and novice street 3k. All panels such as door panels, pillars pieces, sun visors, headrest, seat belts, and all seats must be bolted in vehicle, headliner. Now for SUV’s are allowed to remove the 3rd roll. All street vehicles enclosures must remain in cargo area and not exceed pass top of rear headrest of any vehicle, expect for ext.cab trucks the enclosure must stay below the rear window line. All includes top of surrounds on woofers, anything mounted to enclosure needs to be behind b pillar in a extended cab truck. Single cab trucks can either enclosure behind seat, or with a console box can’t exceed pass the front seat bolts has to remind below the rear window line. In SUV’s, jeeps amplifiers can be mounted underneath rear seats. Batteries must remain in the cargo area of vehicles, expect for pick up trucks, can be in bed. Trunk cars can remove the trunk liner if needed. No cutting of street class vehicles is allowed. No trapping of the sensor ,and only one person allowed in vehicle opposite side if sensor. Sensor place in front of b pillar anywhere competitor like.
Trunk Class
Basic Trunk class has to have backseat in vehicle. amps may be mounted on back of rear seat. Enclosure along with sub woofers and also the port has to remain behind the trunk opening behind rear of seat. Must have both front seats ,seatbelts, sun visors ,all pillar panels and door panels, floor board carpet, headliner. Any cutting or vent removal ,will be not allowed in basic trunk class.
No Wall Class
No Wall class is made up for vehicles that can remove rear seats, have wood door panels, wooden roof no more than 3/4″ thick. Can remove 1 front seat. Must still have front seat belts, no lexan or plexi glass windshields, no wooden consoles. Will allow 1 stripper pole in cabin area. No frequency cap. Enclosures, all audio equipment must remain behind b pillar. Enclosure must not be sealed off on sides and top, must be able to see between the sides of enclosure and panel of vehicle, also from top of enclosure from room, at least minimum 3″ clearance . Can not have enclosure up to B pillar and have it sealed off meaning no beauty panels added to sides or top for a sealed purpose. No trapping the sensor, only 1 person in vehicle opposite side of sensor. Sensor place in front of b pillar anywhere competitor like.
Wall Class
Wall class is design for the more advance competitor. No freq. cap, can have wooden roofs up to 1.5″ thickness, wooden door panels, wooden console. Dash and windshield must look oem, but will allow double windshields, no lexan, or plexi glass windshields will not be allowed. Enclosure cant exceed pass the b pillar. Can remove seats and seatbelts. No trapping of the sensor with only 1 person allowed in vehicle opposite side of sensor. Sensor must be place front of b pillar anywhere competitor like.
Hardcore X class
This class was design for anything is allowed to do to a vehicle. Cutting of vehicle ,lexan,or plexi glass windshield, concrete inside of vehicle, is allowed. Enclosure can’t not exceed pass the b pillar, and the sensor place in front of b pillar forward anywhere the competitor like.
Novice clamp class
This class is design for competitors to clamp amplifiers to the wattage allowed in each class. Street class is the only class that will allowed for single conductor/amp, and a 50hz cap. the above guideline rules for each class will still follow.
Port Battle class
This allows the competitor to be able to place the sensor inside the ported enclosure, to reach maximum spl.
DB Dash class
This class is made for the competitor that likes to chase a number without going over in the 30sec time run. The judge will give out a decibel number from 125db- 140 db range. Choice of music. Music has have note changes. Up to 2 runs only. This is a none point class. Cash pot grows till someone hits the targeted number, then it starts over again.
Grudge Warz class
Broke class is design for the basic competitor class where every speaker from 3″ to 8″ speaker size has to remain in factory location up to 10 speakers. Allowed up to 2 sets of tweeters, mounted in doors only, no compression horns will be not permitted in broke class.
Street class
Is design to have a little more speakers from 3″-up to 10″ mid range speakers. Can have pods, but nothing on roofs, all pods have to stay below window line including trunk, hatch backs, suvs, truck beds, and speaker pods have to be secured to vehicle not loose sitting. Will allow up to 25 speakers.
Modified class
This was design for the more advance competitor to run more than 25 plus speakers. can have speaker pods, and roof mount enclosures.