Glenroy Sinclair, Assignment Coordinator

Yumi of Yumi Hi-Power, one of the finalists in the car stereo competition to be held in May Pen, Clarendon, today.- Contributed photo

More than 30 motor vehicles, including posh cars and panel vans, will face off today in an intense, nine-hour competition on the outskirts of the bustling town of May Pen, Clarendon.

Unlike at the Dover Raceway, where the battles and rivalry take place on the track, the participants today clash in a high-tech car stereo sound competition, which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., at Leiba's Esso Tiger Market, May Pen.

"They are challenging for over $1 million in cash and prizes. The finals is set for October 28, at the Sun Island Village on Chelsea Avenue, off Half-Way Tree Road, St. Andrew," said Dexter McLaughlin, one of the promoters of the event.

McLaughlin further explains that already there has been quite a buzz in Kingston among auto enthusiasts after the first elimination round at Chelsea Avenue recently. He said one such person, Tony Lue, commented that "If the Chelsea Avenue round is anything to go by, then what patrons will get is the ultimate automobile lifestyle show, that is much more than a car show, with all the frills of customised and personalised auto comforts, auto 'audiophilia' and hot chicks coming out to strut their stuff on the catwalk."

Top-class auto show

Confirming what the patron said about the first elimination round, a spokesman for High Impact Media - the organisers - told reporters at an informal gathering on Wednesday, September 19, that the final show, to be held on October 28, in Kingston, will have all the necessary ingredients to make it the Jamaican equivalent of any top-class auto show held in the USA.

Today's show promises a carnival-like atmosphere, with sophisticated, high-tech stereo sounds blaring music of all sorts, plus the challenge and hype created by half-naked, pretty girls, as they do their thing on stage to qualify for the finals of the Miss Dream.

The participants will be asked to do their thing in three one-minute segments for the judges to decide who advances to the next round of the various classes.