Bakersfield’s Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship

May 21 – 22, 2010

Bakersfield, California

This was the second annual contest for Bakersfield Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship.  100% of net proceeds benefit the Children's Medical Center (Children's Miracle Network) at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.  The contest was held at Stramler Park, a very interesting place to find.  Everyone’s GPS and Map quest had some different way of getting to this park.  Most everyone that we talked too missed a turn some place and had to back up and regroup.  Think we have it now so next year we will be able to get it right the first time.

Steve, Ted, and Ardith left Lancaster around 9 am and was it ever windy!  The wind had been blowing in Lancaster for the past 2 weeks around 30 miles per hour most of the time.  We drove the back way into Tehachapi and did by pass some of the wind.  It was even windy in Bakersfield but not as bad as Lancaster.  Toni and Ron drove from San Bernardino and saw a big 18 wheeler overturned in Mojave due to the wind. 

We had a chance to eat at the Wool Growers for lunch on Friday.  It’s a Basque style set up with salad, beans, french bread, summer salad, french fries and your entrée, delicious!

The venue at this BBQ contest was great; we were on grass and had an outstanding spot.  We were next to Smitty’s Smoke Patrol and Brazen BBQ.  Both teams are so nice and we enjoyed their company all weekend long.  Our cousin Charlene and husband Duwaine came from Porterville for the day. 

We did very well overall taking 4^th out of 54 teams.  We got 13^th in chicken, 4^th in ribs, 1^st in pull pork, and 31^st in brisket.  We would like to thank Kelly and Kathleen McIntosh for another outstanding judging event.  Mike George was a great promoter having everything the BBQ teams would need when they needed it.  We are definitely looking forward to coming again next year.