Since Tony and Anita are good friends, some may say I am biased... But as an organizer, I understand the true intentions of their setting up this event. Bottom line, I think they want this to be fun, and simple, and enjoyable to everyone. I think it will be good for barbeque as a whole...
Our event up in Kingsford has a lot of things going on besides the competition that can make an organizer very old, very fast. This event is meant to be simple.... and just bbq. From a judges standpoint.. they should have a ton of them... Judges don't care about the money, they just want an event to do. And there are a lot of judges down that way looking for events to do.
I have talked to some of our local teams who don't get to do many events. They like the sound of this contest because it is another chance to get comp experience... it won't cost them a lot... and it won't be a huge cost weekend for them.
For some of the teams that are close to Montello, it will be a much easier choice as to being there or not. For teams from further away I think it will be a balance of.... the size of the pot.... or the size of the entry fee (and meat and fuel)... Either way, I think a good number of teams will show up for this event. Many of them will most likely be less experienced teams, but not all.
As an organizer I have to admire the fact that Tony and Anita are trying to think outside of the box and come up with some new ideas on how we can continue to build barbeque comps here in the midwest. It's always better when we work together to help build the positive aspects, and pleasures of Q.:grin:
