so i didn't go to this last year but went the year before that when a drink came with my kit. this year i get a kit but the ticket that said "good for one frre drink" was not, it was a voting ticket. and no way in hell i'm going to give $3 for bottled water in the stadium. this served to greatly mar an othrwise enjoyable day and location. seriously veven some of the bbqbooths were confused. this really needs to get clarified so next year i can plan ahead.
Yeah, I think they ordered the tickets at the last moment. Next year will be far more organized. We were dealing with a new venue and some serious temporal obstacles. We've gotten tons of feedback from the teams and the public. The weather couldn't have been any better. We realize we need to expand the bathroom options next year also.
The Drillers did a great job of taking care of all of the concessions, but I agree their should be some additional options.
There were several $100k rigs this year, but Jon Russel's Que Crew won Grand Champion towing their little black smoker behind their pickup truck. I stayed up all night tending the fire and talking with Jon and Russ, and after tasting some of their stuff early in the morning, I had a feeling they were going to walk off with some cash!
Just goes to show, it's not the size of the smoker, but what's in it that counts!