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Team Zapco Shows Up With a Purpose at Spring Break Nationals. April 2, 2008     Team Zapco had an outstanding showing this year at Spring Break Nationals bringing home 20 awards with 5 competitors. In attendance this year for Team Zapco at SBN were Matt Roberts, Kirk Proffitt, Steve McIntyre, Joe Karpus, and new to the Team, Lee Byerly. Team Z also had an SPL competitor this year that took home First place in both the events that she entered. Andrea McIntyre, with her Jeep Power Wheels, brought home a First place in MECA kids MK2 class with a 140.1 and MECA kids drive by SPL with a 122.8. We just want to congratulate all of the Team members that showed up for SBN this year and give them a BIG Thank You for representing this company with such class and integrity. Results form the show is listed below. Matt Roberts IASCA Pro 1st IASCA ISQC 4th MECA Modex + 1st MECA Modex Install 1st MECA RTA Freq Out 1st Kirk Proffitt IASCA SQC 2nd IASCA ISQC 2nd MECA Street + 1st MECA Street Install 1st MECA RTA Freq Out 2nd MECA SQL Best of Show BOS Lee Byerly IASCA Pro 4th MECA Modex + 3rd MECA Modex Install 2nd MECA RTA Freq Out 4th Joe Karpus IASCA Amature 1st MECA Modified SQ 1st Steve McIntyre IASCA Pro 2nd MECA Modified + 1st MECA Modified Install 1st Andrea McIntyre MECA Kids MK2 1st MECA Kids Drive By SPL 1st Pictures from the show will follow shortly. Once again we would just like to thank all of Team Z for coming out and supporting a great sport and our company.

Team Zapco’s Newest Member March, 25 2008       Team Zapco would like to welcome to the ranks Andrea McIntyre. Andrea will be competing this year for Team Zapco in the MECA kids with here Jeep Powerwheels. At her first outing as a member of Team Z, Andrea did the team proud bring home 1st place in drive by SPL with a score of 121.2dB and a 2nd place in SPL with a score of 138.6dB. Andrea’s next show will be Spring Break Nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida where she will face off with her fellow team mate and reining MECA kids Drive By SPL Champ Gavin Proffitt. We just want to wish them both the best of luck, and welcome Andrea to Team Z.

Team Z Starts Off The Year With Wins at Freeze Fest and Sound Off Nationals Modesto, Ca    Team Zapco started off the year on the right foot with wins at Freeze Fest in Lebanon, Tn and the Sound off Nationals in Louisville, KY. In attendance for Team Zapco at Freeze Fest were Kirk Proffitt, Steve McIntyre and new Team Zapco Member Rick Washabaugh. Steve McIntyre Represented Team Z Solo at The Sound off Nationals in Louisville, KY. We just wanted to thank all our Team Members for doing a great job at the shows this early in the system. Lets keep that momentum going right to Spring Break Nationals. Detailed results are below. FREEZE FEST Lebanon, TN 2/10/08 Steve McIntyre SQL Phat Car BOS SQL Phat Install BOS Modified Install 1st Modified + 1st Kirk Proffitt SQL Best of Show BOS Street + 1st Street Install 1st Rick Washabaugh Best of the Best of Show BOS Modex +  2nd RTA Freq Out 1st THE SOUND OFF NATIONALS Lousiville, KY 2/23/08 Steve McIntrye Modified + 1st Modified Install 1st SQL Best of Show BOS SQL Phat Car BOS

SPL 3000.1 Makes its debut at the 2008 Sacramento Autorama Sacramento, Ca         On February 8th, 9th, and 10th Mark Fung of Stereo Solutions of Redding, Ca debuted a new force in the SPL lanes at the 2008 Sacramento Autorama.  Mark was running the new Zapco SPL 3000.1 Class D amplifier in his 1992 Honda Civic hatchback. Mark competes with his hatchback in DB Drag in the Super Street class as well as in USACI in the Pro Stock class. In his class Mark beat the closest competition by 3dB with a score of 153.4 and a 152.7. We would like to congratulate Mark for his wins and look forward to him Testing the New SPL speaker line from Zapco.

2007 Dealers of the year and Rep of the Year January 2008 Modesto, Ca      All of us at Zapco would like the thank and congratulate the Zapco 2008 Dealers of the Year. In no particular order Seasick Wake of Ranch Cordova, Ca who produce some of the finest wake Board accessories on the market today did extremely well last year using the Zapco RH16.2 as well as the I-Force I-6.2 in there tower speaker pods. Enriched Mobile Electronics of Santa Rosa, Ca who can be thanked for not only representing Zapco with the highest integrity and quality also were able to produce some beautiful show pieces for Zapco to use at many dealer events including CES. Detailed Sounds of Caldwell, NJ who are responsible for some of the most hi-tech and beautiful installs on the east Coast. Quality work, customer service, and ingenuity is what Detailed Sounds is all about. Also this Year we would like the Thank Peter Moore of Polaris Sales and Marketing. Peter earned Rep of the Year for 2007 for Zapco. Peter covers Northern California and the Bay area. Zapco would like to thank Everyone mentioned above and we look forward to having another great year with all of you.

Team Zapco Ends the Year Strong With the competition season coming to an end Team Z finishes out the season strong. With 4 state finals and MECA World Finals in the books Team Z took home 76 awards. Here is the Break down in no particular order. Kirk Proffitt World Finals Street Install WC World Finals Street + WC Alabama State Finals Best of the best of Show Alabama State Finals SQL Best OF Show Alabama State Finals Streeet Install SC Alabama State Finals Street + SC Alabama State Finals RTA Freq Out SC Georgia State Finals Best of the best of Show Georgia State Finals SPL Best Of Show Georgia State Finals SQL Phat Car Georgia State Finals SQL Best OF Show Georgia State Finals Street + SC Georgia State Finals Street Install SC Kentucky State Finals Best of the best of Show Kentucky State Finals SPL Phat Car Kentucky State Finals SQL Phat Car Kentucky State Finals Street + SC Kentucky State Finals RTA Freq Out SC Tennessee State Finals Best of the best of Show Tennessee State Finals Street + SC Tennessee State Finals Street Install SC Tennessee State Finals RTA Freq Out SC Steve McIntyre World Finals Modified Install WC World Finals Phat Install World Finals Phat Car World Finals Modified + WC Alabama State Finals SQL Phat Car Alabama State Finals Modified + SC Alabama State Finals Modified Install 2nd Alabama State Finals RTA Freq Out 2nd Georgia State Finals Modified + SC Georgia State Finals Modified Install SC Georgia State Finals RTA Freq Out SC Kentucky State Finals Phat Install Kentucky State Finals Modified + 2nd Kentucky State Finals Modified Install SC Tennessee State Finals SQL Phat Car Tennessee State Finals Modified + 2nd Tennessee State Finals Modified Install SC Matt Roberts World Finals Modex Install 3rd World Finals Modex + 2nd World Finals SQL Phat Truck World Finals RTA Freq Out 5th Georgia State Finals SQL Phat Truck Georgia State Finals Modex Install SC Tennessee State Finals SQL Phat Truck Tennessee State Finals Modex + SC Brian Young World Finals Modified Install 2nd World Finals Modified 2nd Alabama State Finals Modified 2nd Alabama State Finals Modified Install SC Georgia State Finals Modified 2nd James Stanton World Finals Street + 4th Alabama State Finals Street + 3rd Georgia State Finals Street + 3rd Kentucky State Finals Street + 2nd Tennessee State Finals Street + 3rd Joe Karpus World Finals Modified WC Alabama State Finals Modified SC Georgia State Finals Modified SC Jeff Smith World Finals Extreme 3rd Alabama State Finals Extreme 2nd Georgia State Finals Extreme 2nd Kentucky State Finals Extreme SC Mike Vanmol Alabama State Finals Modified + 3rd Will Reinholtz World Finals Modex + 3rd Randy Kunin Kentucky State Finals Extreme 3rd Missouri State Finals Extreme SC Missouri State Finals SQL Best Of Show Missouri State Finals SQL Phat Car Bill McDowell Georgia State Finals World Finals Tennessee State Finals Rick Washabaugh World Finals Extreme WC World Finals Best OF the Best Of Show For the Year Awards That MECA hands out a couple of Team Zapco Members brought home some hardware for those as well. Kirk Proffitt Brought home the award for Competitor Of the Year Matt Roberts brought home the Sportsmanship of the Year Award Steve McIntyre Brought home the SQL Spirt Award And Zapco brought home Manufacture of the Year. Also with a Big win at world finals was our youngest Team Zapco Member. Gavin Proffitt took home a World Champion Title In MECA Kids Drive by SPL with a socre of 118.4. Thats right folks he busted out that number on his Power Wheel with some I-force gear. Bob and I would like to thank each and every member of Team Zapco and their families. All of you should be proud of all your accomplishments this year. You guys are not only great team members but outstanding competitors. You are always willing to lend a helping hand, ear, or tool to any of your team members or even the competition. Even your families join in the fun and support the team with the same dedication you all do. Team Zapco has become more than a competition team, this team has become a family that us at Zapco are proud to be a part of. We are looking forward to seeing you all next year and having a great 2008. PS. All you Guys and Gals that were missed in the lanes this year let us know what you need to get ready for 08!!

The Zapco Family

Young Gavin Proffitt For the Win

Team Zapco with another strong showing at Elite Summer Nationals. Team Zapco had another strong showing this weekend (8/11-8/12) at one of the biggest events of the year and tune up for finals, The Elite Summer Nationals in Spartanburg, South Carolina.Team Z was nine strong going into this weekend and put up some impressive stats. When the dust cleared Team Z had taken home 29 awards which included 13 1st place awards. Also half of the Top 10 was owned by Team Z. Top Team Z competior went to Matt Roberts taking home 6 first place awards including number 1 out of the top 30 ( Best car of the Show). We would like to congradulate all of Team Z for having a great show. Here is how it broke down..... Jason Pellino Matt Roberts AMA Street 2nd Semi Pro Street 1st Top 30 6th SQC 1st Modex + 1st Kirk Proffitt Modex + Install 1st Street + 1st Phat Truck BOS Street + Install 1st Top 30 1st RTA 2nd SQC 2nd Brian Young Top 30 5th Modified 1st Modified Install 1st Will Reinholtz Rookie 2nd AMA Ultimate 1st Top 30 19th Ultimate SQC (2 seat) 1st Modex + 3rd Wayne McKenzie Top 30 21st Pro Ultimate 3rd Top 30 17th James Webster Modex 3rd Randy Kunin "Hebrew Hammer" Extreme 4th Top 30 3rd Joe Karpus AMA Street 1st Modified 2nd Top 30 8th

Team Zapco Puts on Clinic in Dawsonville Team Zapco Dominates Dawsonville Show. A Black Flag flew Over Dawsonville 7/7/07 One fourth place, one third place, four second place, four best of show, ten first place……….bringing home 20 trophies with 5 competitors………..priceless.  Doesn’t really matter how you say it Team Z opened up cases of Whoop Ass in Dawsonville. This past weekend Team Zapco did the company proud in Dawsonville, Ga. 5 Team Zapco members were able to bring home 20 awards. New comer to Team Z Brian Young brought home 6 awards himself. Oh and all the awards were won with Reference or Digital Reference amps. Great Job guys and keep up the great work. Here is the break down. IASCA Rookie 1st Brian Young Amateur Street 1st Joe Karpus 2nd Jason Pellino Semi pro 1st Matt Roberts SQC 1st Matt Roberts 2nd Kirk Proffitt 3rd Joe Karpus MECA SQL BEST OF SHOW Matt Roberts SQL PHAT TRUCK Matt Roberts SQL PHAT CAR Brian Young SQL PHAT INSTALL Brian Young SQL Street + 1st Kirk Proffitt 82.5 SQL Modified 1st Joe Karpus 79.5 2nd Brian Young 79 SQL Modex 1st Matt Roberts 84 SQL Street Install 1st Kirk Proffitt 84 SQL Modified Install 1st Brian Young 81 RTA FREQ Out 1st Kirk Proffitt 37 2nd Matt Roberts 33 4th Brian Young 30

Enriched Mobile Electronics and Downtown Autobody of Santa Rosa, Ca team up to attend the 7th Annual Peggy Sue Car show. This past weekend Enriched Mobile Electronics and Downtown Autobody of Santa Rosa, teamed up to attend The 7th annual Peggy Sue car show in Santa Rosa, Ca. The Show was a four day event that where entries got to participate in Cruises, Poker Runs, Chili Cook offs, and Vendor displays. Over the four days, four different venues were used to hold the event. Bob and I attended the show Friday through Sunday and we were very impressed with the event as a whole. All styles of cars were welcome at the show from hot rods, street rods, customs and stockers. All were impressive in there own light. Enriched and Downtown did not disappoint either with the four impressive cars they displayed in there booth. First off was a 1969 Chevelle, nicknamed “RATBITE”, displayed a full Zapco system consisting of 2 DC reference amplifiers, Reference components front and rear and a Comp 12” sub. Not only were spectators impressed with the system but the Blown 502 under the hood had people taking a second look. Also on display from the two companies was a 1956 Ford Thunder Bird. Now  what the team at enriched did with this install was make it completely stealth. The inside of this vehicle was completely stock. The CD player and changer were mounted in the trunk and controlled via a wired remote that tuck up under the dash when not in use. For amplification the T-bird uses a DC650.6 to power 4 5.25” speaker in the cab, 2 6.5 speakers in the rear and one IDQ 10” sub that takes care of the low end duties. And lets just say that the black paint job on this T-bird is incredible.  Next car on display in the booth was an insane Pro Street Olds 442. This thing is just awesome. The 442 sported a full I-force system that consisted of an I-450 running I-force speakers front and rear. Also on display on Friday and Sunday was the Infineon Raceway FJ. We just want to take our hats off to Enriched Mobile Electronics and Downtown Autobody for turning out such beautiful cars, and to the promoters of the Peggy Sue car show for such a wonderful event. Please Enjoy the following pictures.

A Gem From the Islandsa On June 2, 2007 attendees at the Good Guys hot rod show in Pleasanton Ca got a special treat from the Hawaiian Islands, a Yellow 56 Chevy pickup sporting a ton of extras. Not saying there was not a ton of impressive cars at the show but this 56 most definitely stood out with its beautiful yellow paint job, huge fuel injected 502 big block Chevy, and not to mention a stellar Zapco/Alumapro stereo system. The system Consists of a DC Reference 650.6  running a Pair of Zapco CK 13.2 components active in the kicks and a pair of Alumapro Alusonic 8” in the doors.   The system was designed and built by the Zapco Rep of the Year, from Hawaii Edric Taura. The Truck was built and painted by the owner Darren Iseri of Oahu. The Truck will be featured soon in Street Truck Mag. Coming from two Vehicle Builders, Bob and I must say this is one of the finest most detailed builds we have seen in a long time. Great job Darren and Edric. Cant wait to see what you guys build next.

Enriched Mobile Electronics of Santa Rosa, Ca builds Demo Car for Infineon Raceway Enriched Mobile Electronics of Santa Rosa, Ca has teamed up with Infineon Raceway to build a state of the art demo vehicle. This car will be on display at all the Infineon Raceway events as well as numerous car shows that the team at Enriched attends throughout the year. The vehicle is a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser that the team at Enriched decked out with a full Zapco System. The system consists of Zapco I-Force 6 ½  components front and rear Running off a Zapco Reference 360.4. The low end was taken car of with a Zapco I-Force 10” running off a Zapco Reference 500.1. The System also consists of a Playstation 3 that is mounted in the rear tail gate, that can be played on using the 23” LCD that is mounted in the rear of the vehicle. Great Job guys!!

Un-authorized internet sales Buyer Beware It has come to our attention that product originally sold as export to Canada is starting to show up back in the U.S. market. Beware that product sold as export, that comes back into the U.S. market for sale, carries no warranty or service with Zapco. Here are some things to remember when buying Zapco product: No sales over the internet are authorized by Zapco except on the official Zapco Website under the “Stock Room” section at www.zapco.com Warranty and Tech services are void if the following occur Product does not have original Zapco serial number. You can call us to verify. Product is NOT purchased from an authorized Zapco Dealer. Zapco product has a 3 year warranty if installed by an authorized Zapco Dealer. This warranty is void if; Product does not have original Zapco serial number. You can call us to verify. Product is NOT purchased from an authorized Zapco Dealer.

Zapco Speakers Win at North Ga Nationals All though Team Zapco was only 3 strong at The North Georgia Nationals this past weekend the team still managed to do some damage. Competing in the show from Team Zapco were Matt Roberts, Joe Karphus and Mike VanMol. The Team ended the day with two First place trophies, a Second place trophie and a best of show. Another high point was Matt and Joe were able to bring home the two highest point total for the show out of all competiors. Matt finishing with the highest score of all competiors at the show did this with the Zapco Comp Speakers in a just finished install in his work van. Great job guys and keep it up.

Team Zapco dominates Spring Break Nationals 2007 SBN 2007 was a great show for Team Zapco. With 9 competiors Team Zapco took home 21 awards. Here is the break down. Kirk Proffitt ( MECA) Street+....................... 1st (MECA) Best of show (MECA) Street Install................ 1st (MECA) RTA Freq Out............. 2ndGreat Job guy (IASCA) SQC.......................... 2nds!! Joe Karpus (MECA) Modified ......................1st (IASCA) Amature Street........... 2nd (IASCA) SQC ..........................4th Matt Roberts (MECA) SQL Phat Truck (MECA) Modex..........................1st (MECA) RTA Freq Out.............. 1st (IASCA) SQC ...........................3rd (IASCA) Semi-pro Street............1st Mike Dunne (IASCA) Rookie.........................2nd ( only by 1 point) Jason Pellino (IASCA) Amature Street.............4th Rebecca Allen (IASCA) Amature Street ............9th Steve McIntyre (MECA) Modified +.................... 1st (MECA) Modified install .............2nd (IASCA) Pro Street....................6th Mike Van Mol (MECA) Modified + ....................2nd (This car has I-Force Amps) Tyler Shers (MECA) Modex........................... 2nd

Team Zapco At MECA Judges Training and The Regional 2007 The Judges training went excellent! Steve (President of MECA) Decided to use three Zapco equipped cars for the Judges Training. Matt Roberts's Truck was used to demonstrate the MODEX Class (formally Custom), Joseph Karpus's Tacoma was used in the Modified Class and Kirk Proffitt's TL was used in the Street Class (Formally Stock). The team Zapco members walked all the judges through vehicle verification, described the system and pointed out what modifications put each car in each class. After each car was put in the right class Matt and Kirk proceeded to sit in there cars with each judge and walk them through what they were suppose to be listening for. For the competition side of things here is how the show ended up Matt Roberts: SQ-1st Modex class Steve McIntyre: SQ-3rd Modified + Install 1st (highest score of the day) Joseph Karpus: SQ-1st Modified Kirk Proffitt: SQ-1st + Best of Show. Great Job guys!!

Team Zapco had another very successful show this weekend at the Elite Summer Nationals in Spartanburg SC.   The following were the results:   Kirk Proffitt 4th Place IASCA SQC 1st Place MECA Stock+ 4th Place overall SQ Challenge Round   Will Reinholtz 2nd Place IASCA Amateur Ultimate 14th Place overall SQ Challenge Round   Matt Roberts 2nd Place IASCA Amateur Street 1st Place IASCA SQC 2nd Place MECA Custom 3rd Place overall SQ Challenge Round   Justin Polk 1st Place IASCA Amateur Ultimate 2nd Place IASCA SQC 1st Place MECA Custom 1st Place MECA Custom Install MECA SQ Best of Show 2nd Place MECA RTA Shootout 9th Place overall SQ Challenge Round   As you can see we had several 1-2 finishes between teammates this weekend.  Also having 3 of the top 10 in the SQ challenge was quite a show.   With Team JBL taking home 10 placements this weekend I think this was the first time we surpassed them at an event with 16 placements for Zapco !!!