I believe that they have one every year prior to the Hudson Valley Ribfest. It's run by the events organizers. You may want to check out their site or shoot them an email.
How far is Hudson Valley ?
I would do if there was a close one...Not driving 4 hours
Maybe they should have one close since there seems to be contest popping up in our area..
We did one in connecticut last year it was 10 mins from ferry its was run by the guys
who ran that big comp that was cancelled they still might be doing it.