[desertdog]

Mike,

What does the 2009 schedule look like so far?  Any new contests planned that we do not know about? 

[Thom Emery]

I hope so we want to cook in AZ at least 4 times

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

Yes, we are justing waiting to lock in dates and Prize $$.

2 Pulte cook-offs, 1 in Feb/March, 1 in Nov.

1 in the works up in Lakeside

1 in the works up in Flagstaff

1 hopefully in the works in Tucson.

Still hopeful we can get the one in Anthem we have been working on off the ground as well.

We should have between 4 - 8 contests next year.  Should be a good year here in AZ once again..

[Tex A Que]

Hey Mike,
Any updates for 09 events?

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

Not yet, we won't be sitting down with any of the sponsors until the first of the year.  Hopefully by the 1st or 2nd week of January we have some updates for you.

We do have the BBQ Crawl set for Saturday, January 17th though, so put that on your calendar for now..

[force]

Do you know where the crawl is going to be?

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

We are going to be visiting some of them on the East side of town, Mesa, Tempe, etc.  Still have not locked down which ones yet.

[ddog27]

Are the Pulte ones in the same place as 2008?

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

As of right now, Yes, that is what they are telling us. 

We will be locking some of these down right after the new year, so stay patient for a week or so. 

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

Just an update, we are finalizing details on 2 cook-offs, probably both IBCA between now and April.

As soon as we get all the details locked down, we will announce them.

Pulte is all set for November again, it's going to be bigger and better than last year with more prize money and more events going on along with the BBQ Competition.

[RangerJurena]

This has become a total thread hi-jack.

seems like the initial thread was about the 2009 upcoming events?  For those of us that are thinking about diving in, perhaps it would be better if you "professionals" had a private forum.

Seems to be some "one upmanship" going on here.

So, what are the upcoming events again?

[Jaybird]

What thread isn't hijacked at some point or another. But this is an open forum with opinions and views. Some are just not broken down and catagorized like some people would like. I think your answer is on the first page of this thread, that's all there is so far.

Oh yeah, and dive in and just do it. You will have the time of your life. Too much fun.

 

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

You are correct, it was getting off topic.  I have split all the talk about KCBS and IBCA.  You can find it here  http://www.azbarbeque.com/forums/upcoming-events/sanctioning-bodies-kcbs-vs-ibca/

Let's keep this one about 2009 events.

[force]

What about 2010?   LOL............

[Thom Emery]

We may have one one
at a very nice water front resort in San Diego
Aug 2009 I will keep ya posted
SD in Aug is AOK w/me

We want to cook AZ this Spring and Fall