N.B.A.C

Classes

                                                                                             Classes are calculated by cone area of subwoofers only

National Bass Association Competition

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Consumer Street

 Basic Street 0 – 300

 Semi Pro Street 301 – 600 

Pro Street 601 – Up

Street class was design for sedan, hatchback, also trunk cars. Also pick up trucks, SUV’s,  jeep, and vans.  All panels pieces  must be in vehicle, also including headliner, head rest, seats, sun visors, seat belts. In SUV’S 3rd role may be taken out, which means any part of the audio must not exceed pass the 2nd row rear seat bolts.

In single cab trucks, the sub box and amps must remain behind the seat unless have a sub woofer console, then the console con not exceed past the front seat bolts. Ext cab trucks the enclosure  including any part of the subs, can not exceed over the rear side window line. All audio must not exceed past the b pillar. Batteries can be in bed of trucks.

All sedan cars, hatchback, vans,  and even trunk cars enclosure must remain in the cargo area only, along with batteries and amps, buts amps can also be mounted on back seat. Jeeps, suv amps may be mounted underneath the rear back seat behind the front rear seat bolt.  Trunk liner can be remove. No cutting is permitted  of anywhere in the vehicle to created  more space, or exceed a higher spl. No stripper poles or any kind of interior bracing is not permitted.

Sensor placement will be allowed anywhere in front of the B pillar , not breaking the plain of the back part of the front seats in a lock up right position. Allowed up to 1 persons only in vehicle during run opposite side of the sensor placement,   No  RPM restrictions, nor voltage limit. No stripper poles in vehicles allowed. Doors open or closed, windows up or down. Up to 2 runs allowed after that will be $5 additional run. Unless there is equipment failure will allow 1 extra run. When it comes to borrowing a vehicle, no same vehicle will be allowed to run in the same class division. No trapping of sensor will be premitted.

Advance No Wall

Novice No Wall 0-360

 Basic No Wall 361-760

Semi Pro No Wall 761-1060

 Pro No Wall 1061-up

No wall class was design for cars, trucks,  SUV’S, where you can remove all the seats behind the b pillar, and enclosure  and or amp rack/ battery rack can not exceed pass the b pillar. Wood roofs, custom door panels, are permitted. To determine a no wall  is that the enclosure has no more than a 3″ width gap from roof to top of box, and no more 3″ gap from side of enclosure to side panel of vehicle. Enclosure must not pass b pillar.  Must have seatbelts in vehicle, and may remove 1 front seats. Strippers poles or interior bracing is permitted.

 Sensor placement anywhere in front of the B pillar, and no trapping of any kind will be permitted with sensor.  Allowed up to 1 persons only in vehicle during run and opposite side of the sensor placement  . When it comes to borrowing vehicle , no same vehicle will be allowed to run in the same class division.  No RPM restrictions, nor voltage limits. Doors open or close, windows down or up. Up to 2 runs allowed after that will be $5 additional run. Unless there is equipment failure will allow 1 extra run.

Pro Wall

Novice Wall 0-400

Basic Wall 401-900 

Semi Pro Wall 901-1600

Pro Wall 1601-up

Pro Wall class was design for vehicles to have the option removal both front seats. Wood headliner, wood door panels, wood console, are all permitted. Dash and windshield must remain factory look.  Double windshields,   laxen  windshield can be  permitted as long as it  looks factory,without bolted in or any brace down middle. Enclosure must remain behind the b pillar.

Sensor placement front of B pillar . No trapping the sensor will not be permitted. Allowed up to 1 persons in vehicle during run opposite side of sensor placement . No RPM restrictions, nor voltage limits. Doors open or close, windows down or up allowed. Up to 2 runs allowed, after will be $5 additional runs. Unless there is equipment failure will allow 1 extra run. Vehicle can not be run by other teammate or person in the same class division this will not be allowed in any class.

Trunk

 Basic Trunk 0 – 300

Semi Pro Trunk 301 – up

Trunk classes was design for trunk cars only.

Sensor placement front of B pillar forward not passing plain of back of front seat in up right lock position. Basic  trunk must have all  seats in vehicle. Must have all OEM factory look panels such as door panels, headliner, sun visors, all pillar panels.   Its not necessary to have trunk liner carpet in trunk area.  Semi pro trunk can be allow for the removal of the back seat. Can have false floor in place of seat with amps mounted to.  No cutting or grinding of any kind  allowed.  Enclosure must remain in  trunk of vehicle and must not pass  opening of trunk of vehicle, including any part of the box. Can have amps  on the back seats mounted. Basic trunk back seat has to remain in car all times . Batteries must be in trunk area of the vehicle.  Trunk lining maybe remove. No trapping the sensor will not be permitted. Vehicle can not be run by other teammate or person in another  class division this will not be allowed in any class. 

Will have 30  sec run. No RPM restrictions, nor voltage limits. up to 1 persons in vehicle during run opposite side of sensor placement. Up to 2 runs allowed, after it’s $5 additional runs.

Port Battle

Port Battle was design to allow sensor be place inside the port area. Will have 30 secs to run. 2 runs allowed after is $5 additional runs. Unless there is a equipment failure will allow 1 extra run.

Stand and Pound

Street
Trunk
No Wall
Wall/Hardcore X

Design to pull up , sensor is place 30″ from door jam. Will have 30 secs average playing music with no test tones must have a break in the note change more than 3 different note changes. Sensor can be place either side of vehicle, can be place anywhere in door opening but sensor can’t break plain of inside vehicle door jam. Can have 1 persons inside vehicle during run. Same vehicle cant be run  by another competitor in same class division. Bracing allowed. Up to 2 runs allowed after $5 additional runs. Unless there is a equipment failure will allow 1 extra run.

Hardcore X Burp

This class was design to burp with no freq. cap. Vehicle built to the fullest from floor build ups with steel or concrete or wood, Concrete, steel cages, lexan or double windshields, wooden, steel roofs, steel, wooden dashes and consoles are all allowed in this class. Anything goes in this class. Sensor placement forward in front cabin area.  Sensor placement facing forward in front of B pillar.Up to 2 runs allowed 30 secs, after that $5 additional runs. Unless there is a equipment failure will allow 1 extra run.

Music Classes

 How to determine what class am I in

Whirlwind

Trunk     Street

No Wall 0-800    No Wall 801-up

Wall 0-800     Wall 801-up

Whirlwind class was design for vehicles to play for 30 secs. No freq cap, but music has to have a break in notes. Bracing will be allowed. Can have 1 persons in vehicle during run. No doghouse boxes or dog bowls or any bowls of any kind will not be allowed to used to increase spl. Only one competitor name will be allowed to run a vehicle that has not already run in a class division , so a competitor can not run same vehicle in the same class division.  No RPM or voltage limits. Sensor placement anywhere in front of b pillar forward no breaking the plain of the front seat backs in up right locking position. Allowed 1 seat be taking out. Only 2 runs will be allowed after that will be $5 additional runs. Unless there is a equipment failure will allow 1 extra run

Motorcycle/Golf cart/ Power wheels

This was  a class design for open cabin systems to be able to compete and have fun seeing what decibel your system can produce in  average scoring of 45 secs. You will have 45 secs to play what ever song or songs of choice to produce the most average spl. Sensor placement is place in the seat  and with the sensor facing forward. You will be allowed to hover you and other people around the senor to make a close in area since the sensor is in open area. Just be sure to keep music or song of choice clean.

Grudge Wars

These classes are design to go head to head after cards are drawn for classes with 3 or more competitors in a class. Each competitor will have 1min  to play   music as up to 3 judges walk around each vehicle that is playing at the time to decide which vehicle sounds better to move on to next round. Only one person will be allowed to run the classes that they are put in, and no one else will be allowed to run the same vehicle in any class once that person is registered in a class or classes. The same competitor may run multi classes as long as you fit in that class.You as the competitor will be allowed to sit in vehicle, reach in anytime while during your run. Each class is base on speaker count. BROKE CLASS is all factory speaker location with grills over the speakers, basically a factory look with only one set of tweeters can be mounted . Can change out to after market speakers, does not have to be factory. STREET CLASS is up to 20 speakers. All speakers need to be secured to the vehicle, some kind of way, bungee or ratchet straps, screwed or bolted down, or hinged holding speaker boxes or pods down. MODIFIED CLASS is same as the street class rules but with the speaker count up to 40. EXTREME CLASS is anything goes with speaker count over 40. O

All class divisions are calculated by cone area only

Size       Cone Area       Sq. Area

6″       28            36
8″       50            64
10″      78            100
12″      113           144
15″      176           225
18″      254           324
21″      346           441

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