Take 3 guys, put them in a car for 1600 miles with a normal radio that has two deck speakers and some questionable factory door speakers. I think we made it to the thruway in Henrietta before we realize we really need some attention on the audio system. While we can talk about cars for days, as we have now put to the test, the car is in desperate need of a better audio system.

As if to rub it in and poke fun at our lack of tunes, the Rockford Fosgate Evolution X showed up to represent their relationship with Mitsubishi at the 2009 Mitsubishi Owners Day.  It was very cool to see a built audio car again, though some people went over expecting to see performance parts.  I have some respect for the work, as I have strong roots in the car audio business, working for some of the shops around town when I got out of college.  I have fond memories of the scene which used to revolve around car audio and the innovations which really made the car manufacturers pay attention to the audio in the car.  Ok I will admit it, I completely whined like a 4 year old, asking for a sound system, knowing I had to drive 700+ miles to get home.

Of course their system sounded good from across the parking lot, and all we need is something that can cut through the drone of a 3″ inch exhaust at 75 MPH.  The fiberglass enclosures were encouraging, though we would need one speaker apposed to the whole back seat.  The cage was well hooped, but purposeful for holding speakers, not saving your life on the track.

We happened to run into the guys who brought the Rockford Fosgate car the night before the MOD event, eating dinner at the restaurant.  It is hard to miss a car with speakers on the hood, disguised as rally lights.  Great bunch of guys, and very approachable.  While could have easily out powered the band they brought in, they were pretty good about not out staging the guys on stage.  When the band cleared out and the music went up in the Rockford car, it sounded awesome.

Rockford Fosgate has the systems in many of the new Mitsubishi cars.  I know their system came with the Sight Sound and Speed package that I purchased when I bought the 2008 Evolution X, that I now own.

Dear Rockford Fosgate, if you guys ever feel like retrofitting a 18 year old car so that 3 guys can survive 3500+ miles of driving across America between race tracks, let us know.  We leave May 1st 2010.