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MAY 2019 BarbecueNews.com - 22 Smokin’ Times Official newsletter of the OUR MISSION The mission of the California Barbecue Association is to teach, enjoy, preserve, and promote barbeque as a true American food. To help vari- ous children’s charities in California by conducting barbecue events throughout the state of California. Board of Directors CBBQA.ORG ToY COMMISSIONER Eric Gorham, [email protected] MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Marcia Montgomery, [email protected] Business Membership Tracy Allen, [email protected] SMOKIN’ TIMES EDITOR Kathleen McIntosh, [email protected] 2019 CBBQA Yearly Membership Regular Membership..................$36.00 Business Membership..$75.00 Officers PRESIDENT Stephan Franklin, [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT Ed Williams, [email protected] Treasurer Jim Kirchner [email protected] SECRETARY Jerry Aguilar, [email protected] Stephan Franklin, Ed Williams, Jerry Aguilar, Bryan Wood, Sylvie Curry, Kyle Casazza, Scott Rodriguez Non-BoD Appointees 8th Annual Santa Anita Racetrack Winner’s Circle Double BBQ Competition Santa Anita Winner’s Circle day one Grand Champion with 709.1428 points, 1st place chicken with 180 points, 1st place brisket with 180 points and day two Grand Champion; Burnin and Lootin All photos courtesy of Fire It Up Events By Sylvie Curry It was proclaimed that the show must go on! A few weeks before the event Santa Anita Racetrack was the focus of an investigation on why there was an increase in accidents over the past three months related to a number of million- dollar horses on the track. Horse racing did resume over the same weekend as the SAWC8 BBQ competition. One of the best venues for a BBQ Competition in Southern California is the Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia, CA. The promoters, Ben Lobenstein and Ric Gilbert brought the event back for the 8th year with the support of Santa Anita Racetrack administrators and sponsors MAK Grills and Snake River Farms. The only major difference was that the teams this year were relocated to the parking area near the public entrance to the track. This was understandable be- cause of the prior month events track officials chose to minimize access to the in-field. The teams were overjoyed that this double header (two day) competi- tion was not cancelled. The $15,000 cash prize package in addi- tion to a Snake River Farms Brisket Challenge with an additional $500 to each days first place brisket winner and a Gateway Drum Smoker to the overall cumulative score brisket winner prompted many teams to sign up in ad- dition to the fantastic venue. This event would be limited to no more than eighty

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Smokin’Times

Official newsletter of the

OUR MISSIONThe mission of the CaliforniaBarbecue Association is toteach, enjoy, preserve, andpromote barbeque as a trueAmerican food. To help vari-

ous children’s charities in California by conducting

barbecue events throughoutthe state of California.

Board of DirectorsCBBQA.ORG

ToY COMMISSIONEREric Gorham, [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORMarcia Montgomery,

[email protected] Membership

Tracy Allen, [email protected]’ TIMES EDITOR

Kathleen McIntosh, [email protected]

2019 CBBQA Yearly MembershipRegular Membership..................$36.00

Business Membership..$75.00

OfficersPRESIDENT

Stephan Franklin, [email protected] PRESIDENT

Ed Williams, [email protected]

Jim Kirchner [email protected]

Jerry Aguilar, [email protected]

Stephan Franklin, Ed Williams,Jerry Aguilar, Bryan Wood,Sylvie Curry, Kyle Casazza,

Scott Rodriguez

Non-BoD Appointees

8th Annual Santa AnitaRacetrack Winner’s Circle Double BBQ

Competition

Santa Anita Winner’s Circle day one Grand Champion with 709.1428 points,1st place chicken with 180 points, 1st place brisket with 180 points and

day two Grand Champion;Burnin and Lootin

All photos courtesy of Fire It Up EventsBy Sylvie Curry

It was proclaimed that the show mustgo on! A few weeks before the eventSanta Anita Racetrack was the focus ofan investigation on why there was anincrease in accidents over the past threemonths related to a number of million-dollar horses on the track. Horse racingdid resume over the same weekend asthe SAWC8 BBQ competition. One ofthe best venues for a BBQ Competitionin Southern California is the SantaAnita Racetrack in Arcadia, CA. Thepromoters, Ben Lobenstein and RicGilbert brought the event back for the8th year with the support of Santa AnitaRacetrack administrators and sponsorsMAK Grills and Snake River Farms. Theonly major difference was that the

teams this year were relocated to theparking area near the public entrance tothe track. This was understandable be-cause of the prior month events trackofficials chose to minimize access to thein-field. The teams were overjoyed thatthis double header (two day) competi-tion was not cancelled.

The $15,000 cash prize package in addi-tion to a Snake River Farms BrisketChallenge with an additional $500 toeach days first place brisket winner anda Gateway Drum Smoker to the overallcumulative score brisket winnerprompted many teams to sign up in ad-dition to the fantastic venue. This eventwould be limited to no more than eighty

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Santa Anita Winner’s Circle day one Reserve Grand Champion; Papa La Rue’s BBQ

Santa Anita Winner’s Circle day one 1st place porkand day two 1st place brisket with 180 points;

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Santa Anita Winner’s Circle day two1st place chicken;

Smoked Seduction BBQ

Santa Anita Winner’s Circle day two Reserve Grand Champion; Big Poppa Smokers

2019 CBBQAToY PointStandingsAs Of 4.1.2019

1) Ridge Route Boys BBQ2) Lady Of Q3) Big Poppa Smokers4) Simply Marvelous BBQ5) Burnin And Lootin6) Smokin It Up BBQ6) Mudville BBQ8) Old Town Franklin BBQ9) Toot & Stinky’s Cali-Q10 )2LiveQ

teams including seasoned competitors as well as rookieteams wanting to experience cooking at the racetrack withaccess to the track to view of million-dollar horses exercis-ing during the early morning and racing during the day.

Jerry Aguilar of Burnin and Lootin was cooking solo thisweekend, running his own boxes and traveling each day tohis home to take care of family returning during the earlymorning hours to start cooking. He managed back to backGrand Championships (Day 1 and 2) while taking a big leadday 1 in the SRF Challenge with a 180 brisket and finalizing

Santa Anita Winner’s Circle day one and day two1st place ribs; 7-8-9 BBQ

Santa Anita Winner’s Circle day two1st place pork with 180 points;

Big B’s Down N Dirty BBQ

the highest cumulative score in brisket to win the GatewayDrum Smoker.

Special thanks to MAK Grills and Snake River Farms fortheir sponsorship of this event, Woodford Reserve, Ric andBen for bringing us the 8th Annual Santa Anita WinnersCircle, KCBS judges, our KCBS Reps and the Santa AnitaRace Track staff for making this venue something to re-member.