The 411
Show Name:
Custom Sounds Texas Heatwave
Venue (city/state):
Travis County Expo Center, Austin, Texas
Spectator Attendance:
35,000
Total Vehicle Entrants:
More than 1,500
Special Awards Given:
A few hundred trophies were given out to the top winners of their classes. The Best Of winners received trophies that were more than 8 feet tall.
Fast Facts:
This was the 18th year of the show, and it was huge this time around. If you're like us and you like to walk around to see trucks all day, then this is your kind of show. It was hard not to have a good time when there were so many clean vehicles present and interesting characters walking around. Even though it was raining on Friday, there were more vehicles than ever. Even though the weathermen were correct about it raining for the first two days, they were wrong when the sun came out all day on Sunday.
Special Events:
For all of the mobile audio fans, there was a USACi competition. Entertainment during the day included a freestyle BMX show, a motorcycle stunt show, a burnout contest, a monster truck car crush, a truck tug of war, and new this year was a special dragging contest. On Saturday night, there was a live concert with Grammy award-winning rapper Chamillionaire. Sunday played host to a hydraulic hop-off and a bikini contest, followed by the awards ceremony.
Sponsors:
Amercan Racing, Army National Guard, Audiobahn, Cherry Bomb, Custom Sounds, Drop 'Em Wear?, Kenetik Audio, Maximum Altitude, Meguiar's, Memphis Car Audio, Nitto Tire, NOS Fuze Beverage, O'Reily's, Scion, Soundstream, Street Beat Customs, and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco.
Contact For Future Events:
www.heatwaveinc.com