I need advice on entering contest

Find a contest team and go along with them to see what it's all about.

Definitely get qualified as a judge and judge a contest.

There are a lot of lessons learned and maybe sometime I'll write about what I've learned as this is my first year on the circuit.

There's some good ideas here, I'm sure a few will be posted.

More later.

Smokin'

Sept. 16-17, Pine Bluff, AR - KCBS contest.

http://www.smokeonthewaterbbq.com/

Check the KCBS calendar at www.kcbs.us for events in your region.

There may be other contests - but this is the first I could find with a quick pass.

Try the National bbq news,it will give the other sanctioning bodies.

BBQ News

david,
just enter a contest near you.
download the sanctioning bodies rules and go have fun.
cook what you know, the way you know and let the chips fall where they may.
but the cool part is the people that you will meet. that's how we met tom and his wife and dave out of clearwater and it will just restore your faith in humanity to see that there really are great people out there and if you want to find them all you have to do is go to a contest and enter and just try. one other piece of advice is just tell the rep that you are new at this and you just can't believe the help that you will recieve
jack

David,
Before you cook a contest you need to practice. Setup just like you are at a contest and cook to a contest schedule. Do everytthing including building your boxes. Timing and getting comfortable with the pace are critical to being sucessful at contest.

Thanks everyone. I am going to an event this weekend just to observe. Fred do you have a place in Hot Springs. will be there next month. My Mother lives there.

David

Sure do. Give us a call. 5016559796.

I went to an event this week-end just to check things out.

The first place we approached had a Fast Eddy. The guy was at his first event.

We learned a lot and next month going to Hartford to look around again.

David

david.

ask away. The best way is if you can get a team to mentor you, but ask all the questions you need and I'll be happy to help (as I'm sure others will).

No dumb or silly questions. I think I've learned a ton at each contest. Done my first 7 this year and have enough notes to confuse even me.

David,

Were you at the LI event, if so that was me.

Notes???? your supposed to take note's at those things,... thats what is wrong with me.


Yes Smokin... I am impersonating a Pellethead right now, but dont tell anyone....

kingfish...emailed you about ribs. Did you get it?

No sir Smokin if it went to the forum e-mail it was wrong, I just updated.

mikeoliver1@houston.rr.com

Sent it "replying" your email question, but just sent it again, let me know if you get it.

Russ