Rockford Corporation has always believed that the more our industry prospers, the more Rockford will prosper. For this reason Rockford Corporation helped found I.A.S.C.A. Rockford employees co-authored the first National Autosound Challenge Association (N.A.C.A.) judging sheet and rule book. This organization eventually became the International Autosound Challenge Association.

In 1985, Rockford Fosgate marketing wanted to take the concept of contests that was being promoted by Doc Thunder and put it into a format that would expand the awareness of quality high-end car audio. With the help of John France, Rockford Fosgate created, outlined and defined the goals of sound quality, installation and weighted sound pressure level as determining factors of a winning system.

This original sheet was very simple and easy to use. I.A.S.C.A. uses very much the same scoring sheet to this day. Rockford Fosgate created the challenge package to help dealers learn how to promote contests. At this time Rockford Fosgate even supplied the judging sheets and the judges. Time went by and everyone saw the value of promoting through contests. Rockford Fosgate decided to share our experience in this sort of promoting to the entire industry in a meeting at the WCES.

We felt it would benefit the entire community if all manufacturers supported the same judging format. This led to the formation of N.A.C.A and later I.A.S.C.A. We dreamed of our efforts turning into something like N.H.R.A., but to see it actually happen has been like watching history being written.