• July 4th Event CANCELLED!!: July 04, 2007

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

Hey all, our first kickoff event for the Arizona Triple Crown will be this July 4th up in Prescott Valley in conjunction with their great July 4th Celebration.

This will be a 3 category contest, Ribs, Chicken & Hamburgers.  I will post the rules early next week for the event and should have registration forms available by then as well.

Prize money is TBD, however the Grand Champion of the event will receive a free entry into the November Triple Crown event out at Rawhide.  We will also be paying out to the top 3 places in each category as well as a GC and Reserve.

Entry fee will be $150 and it will be a 100% payback, meaning that all the money from the competitors will be paid back in prizes.  We are also working with the town of Prescott Valley as well as several sponsors, so we are hopeful that this prize fund will go up.

Turn in times will be later in the afternoon, so arriving in the morning on July 4th, cooking and leaving that evening will be possible.  If you want to come in on the 3rd and stay until the 5th, that would be fine as well.

Please respond back and let us know if you are interested it joining us for this great event.

It is being sanctioned by AZBarbeque, our first Sanctioned event..

Hope to see you all out there, I know it will be a blast.

[ddog27]

I love this! I will be cooking BBQ on the 4th anyway, so why not win some money?? 

[ron b]

might just have to bring my wsm out to this one 

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

Hey all, the registration forms should be ready by the end of the week.

It will loosely follow the IBCA rules.

Chicken - 6 or 7 pieces, sauce has to be cooked on, Thigh, Wing or Leg

Pork Ribs - either cut is OK, sauce has to be cooked on 6 or 7 ribs.

Hamburger - Has to be beef, you can add in what you like, but remember, you are out to please a group of judges.  Min 2 hamburgers with Bun (has to be enough for 7 judges to taste)

You can arrive on Tuesday, July 3rd after 3 pm and have to be there by Wednesday, July 4th at 10 am.  Meet turn in times most likely will be at 2 pm Hamburger, 3 pm Chicken, 4 pm Ribs. 

There is a limit of 20 teams, so the first teams to sign up, the better.

Cooking methods are:  Fires must be wood, charcoal or propane.  Pit may include gas or electricity to start natural substance and for full cooking if desired.  This means, if some of you lurkers only have a propane grill, you are welcome for this contest as well.

The Grand Champion of this event will receive a Free entry into the November Triple Crown Event (Southwest International BBQ Cook-off), so make sure you put your best food forward as the stakes are high.

Hope to see everyone there.

RV's are allowed, but there are no hookups.  Right now, we do not have electricity either, but we are working on that.

[BBQCZAR]

Mike,put me down for the event ! What are the entry fee's and where do we send them ? I am in, I am in,I am in !!!!

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

The entry Fee is $150, but it is 100% payback in prize money, so that's a great deal...  Plus we are hoping to pick up some great sponsors that will enable us to offer some more great prizes.

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

Here is the Registration form and the Rules Form.  Both need to be completely filled out and returned with your entry check.

Should be a great event.  I'm really looking forward to it.

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[BBQCZAR]

Mike ,the rules and regs pdf opened ok for me ,but the pdf for application does not,error message says "it is a damaged file",can you send me copy of the registaration form ?Thanks ! Looking forward to the event,should be fun !

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

Tim,

It opened OK for me, but I will e-mail you a copy as well.

If anyone else is having problems opening it, let me know and I will e-mail you a copy too.

Thanks,

Mike

[BBQCZAR]

thanks !

[BBQCZAR]

Mike,where in Prescott is the event being held ? Just curious where we will be doing the cook-off at. BTW,got the app and it is going out today.

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

Tim, I'm not ignoring you, I just don't know the name of the park.  I am trying to get that info.  Should have it by Monday afternoon.

I did get your registration and a few others already.

Remember, this is a 20 team event, spaces fill up fast, especially since we are allowing propane cookers in this one, so get your registration and $$$ in fast to lock down your spot. 

What a great way to spend the 4th.  BBQing, hopefully winning some $$$ and seeing a great fireworks display.

Hope to see you all there. 

[BBQCZAR]

No problem Mike,I was just wondering where it was being held,there is plenty oif time.I am looking forward to this event.I think it will be a fun day,everyone better get in on this soon,spaces are going to be gone quick !

[Mike (AZBarbeque)]

Ok all, I just heard back, the name of the park is Mountain Valley Park. 

Address is:

8600 East Nace
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314

Take Hwy 69 to Robert Road, go North to Nace Lane, then East to the Park. 

Map of [8138-8299] E Nace Ln Prescott Valley, AZ 86314,  US

Now, let's get the registrations coming in.  We need 20 teams.  Remember, a free entrance to the November Triple Crown event is  up for grabs.  Not too shabby..

[rab]

This is going to be a great bbq.  Afterwards get  to kick back and enjoy the firework show.  BBQ and fireworks who could ask for anything more.