Ok,make all the plans you want,I GUARENTEE the contest will NOT happen on the dates they have listed on the KCBS site.If I were you I would schedule the time off at work,make your room reservations,and heck go buy all your meat and supplies for those dates as well.I however being that I spoke to the organizer of this event at a comp recently would do nothing at all anfd again,wait until entry forms,website,etc. are up AFTER the first of the year. The organizer IS speaking it up at the CBBQA forum,take a look.
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Have a nice day. Don't worry be happy.