What's your competition dream?

[smokeasaurus]

My dream? Shucks, it's all ready happened. My first BBQ contest, me and the team won Grand Champion!
Apex, NC. Pelletheads.Com team. 2012. Not even close, since then.   My next dream? Beat Tuffy Stone in ANYTHING! 

OD

Good Luck you old buzzard, Tuffy is a perfectionist     Rather see ya kick Myron's tail 

[tnjimbob]

I've already achieved my comp dream of a GC, but now I'm not sure what I want to achieve from here on out.

I had the good fortune to cook all last year with a couple of guys and we had a very successful year competing in Backyard division, mostly KCBS comps. We had 2 GC's, a reserve and another GC at a local comp that was non-sanctioned, but used KCBS certified judges. This was out of seven comps. That level of success will spoil you.

For this year, I am competing as my own team with an old friend in a few comps. Hope to do half as well as I did with the other team last year, but beyond that I have no idea what I want to do with competing.

[TwoPockets]

Biggest Competition Goal...I am a very fortunate and "lucky" fellow and have reached about all my competition goals.  The list of my goals in this wonderful hobby as I did them.

1. Try not to finish DAL in my first contest
2. Win my first meat category
3. Win my first Reserve or Grand Championship.
4. Qualify for the American Royal and the AR Invitational and cook in these prestigious events.
5. Get a bung into the Jack...win an invite to this great event. This World Championship contest was my biggest dream in contest cooking and I was fortunate enough to compete in it 4 times.

Dream Competitions other than the Jack Daniels that I never got the opportunity to cook in.

1. Harpoon Championship in Vermont
2. Caribbean Competition in San Juan PR
3. Fairbanks Alaska Contest
4. Dillard Georgia Contest

Why do I compete...are you kidding, it's all about the BBQ Groupies!!!

For me, it's the camaraderie and the lasting friendships you make with this great hobby along with all the fun in doing these events. My goodness, to get to cook, camp, drink some beer, listen to great music, maybe to hear your name called and win a little money, it doesn't get any better than that for a contest cook.

I wish I could still do it but the age thing is catching up with me.

Dave

Dave my dream is to one time cook something as good as you do, still working on it.

And I remember one of your avatars with that BBQ groupie on it.... that would be a dream come true too.

[Scallywag]

Not much in the way of comps up here.. I would like to see that change. I'm with Meube.. if my family likes what I put out I'm a happy camper.

[TMB]

Not much in the way of comps up here.. I would like to see that change. I'm with Meube.. if my family likes what I put out I'm a happy camper.

So true,  but remember if Kimmie likes it then it's burnt so I know not to use Kimmie's  judgment for comps!   

[Old Dave]

Mr TwoPockets,

Here is that picture of one of my favorite BBQ Groupies.



This young lady in one of the Ben-Gals Cheerleaders who represent the Cincinnati Bengals.

[Old Dave]

Mr Scallywag,

There are some comps in your area...wouldn't one of these work for you?

2014 Competition Calendar
(subject to change without notice)

 
Date   Event   Location   Cdn
Classic
/ WHog   
Amateur
Virtual
Circuit

CSBBQA
Judges
Course   City   Contact   Phone   Prize Board   Notes
May 31/Jun 1

BBQlympiques   Doyon Cuisine   CC   AVC   
NO
Brossard, PQ   Patrick Goessens   
514-212-0247
TBA   Second annual
June 7
Orleans Amateur BBQ Championships   Romantic Fireplace & BBQ   -   AVC   NO   Ottawa, ON   Mike Pilon   613-834-1777   $500 Romantic Gift Certificate & WEBER WSM   Third annual
June 7
LaSalle Smoke Off   Gil Maure Park   WH   AVC   NO   LaSalle, ON   Paul Dufour   519- 966-4400   $5,000   First annual
June 14
Qing for Life   New Hamburg Fair Grounds   WH   AVC   YES   New Hamburg, ON   Theresa Dietrich   519-662-1142   $10,000
Las Vegas
WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIP   Second annual
Date   Event   Location   Cdn
Classic
/ WHog   
Amateur
Virtual
Circuit

CSBBQA
Judges
Course   City   Contact   Phone   Prize Board   Notes
June 15
Beerlicious   
The Beaches

-   AVC   ?   Toronto, ON   Jen Murphy       TBD   Amateur
June 20-22
Hog Wild Pork Fest   Renfrew Fair Grounds   Both   AVC   NO   Renfrew, ON   Jeff Woito   613-433-0968   over $5,000   Canadian Classic, Whole Hog and Amateur
July 6   TBA   TBA   Inv   ?   NO   TBA   TBA           Invitational
July 19
Maitland River BBQ Competition
Listowel Fairgrounds   -   AVC   ?   Listowel, ON   David Kloostra   519-347-2619   Amateur and Bonus classes   
Second annual
July 19
Shawville Chicken & Rib Cookoff   Main Street   -   AVC   NO   Shawville, PQ   Christina Hall   819-647-2979   WSM and a Weber One-Touch
($500/$200 value)   Third annual
Date   Event   Location   Cdn
Classic
/ WHog   
Amateur
Virtual
Circuit

CSBBQA
Judges
Course   City   Contact   Phone   Prize Board   Notes
Aug 3
Smoke over the Speedway   Beat the Heat 150   -   AVC   
Aug 2
Sauble Beach, ON   Jason Thom   519-374-4651   Amateur $2,600   First annual Amateur
Aug 9
Smoke on the Water   Cochrane, ON   -   AVC   
Aug 8
Cochrane, ON   Bill Pudim   705-272-9490   Amateur   Second annual
Aug 22-24

Smoked to the Bone   
Gloucester Fair
Ottawa

Both   AVC   Mar 15   Ottawa, ON   Harley Bloom   613-851-3567   
$20,000
Las Vegas
WORLD FOOD CHAMPIONSHIP

CDN CLASSIC, WHOLE HOG, AMATEUR. People's Choice
pending
Belle River Whole Hog   KC Hall, Emeryville, ON   WH   AVC   ?   Belle River, ON   Jules Mailloux       TBA   WHOLE HOG
Date   Event   Location   Cdn
Classic
/ WHog   
Amateur
Virtual
Circuit

CSBBQA
Judges
Course   City   Contact   Phone   Prize Board   Notes

[Scallywag]

Thanks for the info! I'm gonna look into this!

[Jaxon]

I don't have any aspirations to compete - even as much as I like cooking outdoors.
I love the outdoors experience most when it can be shared with friends and family. Then my goal is to be able to help them have a good time together and serve some food that we can all enjoy. (and don't screw up)

This Friday I'll be livin' the dream. Albert & Sylvia, Dee, Don, and Michael (H O S) - hopefully his wife - will be here for a cookout. We have spent some time together at the Fall Gatherings and it's gonna be great having them right here on the patio for the day. It is always such an honor when folks come over for food and fellowship.
Tommy and LA have been here.  LA will probably tell you it's like visiting an "old-folks" home compared to his get-togethers. I AM old folks...still fun, though.

Let the countdown begin...