Mobile Sound

If you plop down thousands of dollars for a high end car audio system and think that you have the loudest system in the world, you’re so wrong. I used to think that expensive cars, not the supercar ones but the luxury cars, have the best car audio systems. And for some, being the best means being the loudest. But even if you drive an upscale BMW or Mercedes-Benz with a powerful car audio system, it will be blown out of the water by a rugged looking early 90s model owned by a dB drag racer.

And just what is dB drag racing you ask? Well, dB is for decibels and from that I think you know what dB drag racing means. According to the sports’ site: “dB Drag Racing is an auto sound competition format where competitors compete against one another to see who has the loudest car stereo system.”

dB drag racers have their own creed which is:

• I will never operate my system in a manner that will disturb those around me.
• I will never operate my system in a manner that could result in injury.
• I will never operate my system in violation of the law.
• I will do my best to represent the sport of dB Drag Racing in a positive fashion.
• I will conduct myself in a professional manner while participating at events.
• I will do my best to support those companies and retailers who support our sport.
• I will always abide by the dB Drag Racing rules when competing and will do my best to insure that others abide by the rules as well.

The vehicles used in this sport are sometimes beat up and have been modified to carry powerful speakers. Batteries supplying power to the speakers are also loaded into old cars. Thousands of dollars are spent by competitors on their cars just for a shot at having the distinction of having the world’s loudest car audio system.

As you can expect, the sports has its own rules and some of them are:

• The program material being played must originate from a source unit that is specifically designed for installation and operation in a 12-Volt auto sound environment. This includes cassette decks, CD players and changers, DVD players and changers, VCR’s and VCP’s, MP3 units, AM / FM / Satellite radio tuners, and any other playback device that is specifically designed for installation and operation in a 12-Volt auto sound environment.
• The program material may consist of music, test tones, or any other type of recorded audio signal.
• The program media may be from a commercial source (such as a CD you purchase) or a custom, homemade recording.
• Tone generators, frequency multipliers, harmonizers, etc. are prohibited.