Que and Cruz

Just got back from competing at Que and Cruz in Louisa, VA. As always Bill Small puts on a top notch contest! We did good with a 7th place overall out of 61 teams with a call in ribs (4th) and a call in brisket (10th). Looking forward to hitting Easton next weekend!

**Big congrats to Big Ugly BBQ for a perfect 180 in desert!

6 In a row

Wow - this coming weekend in Frederick, MD will be 6 contests in a row. Thats a lot of work! Results are up on the website, but seems like ribs and pork are hitting, chicken is either 1st or 30th and brisket is also hit or miss. Will it all come together this weekend? Only time will tell .....

Wish us luck!

Annapolis, MD - Grand Champions!

Dan H, Chris and Tracy cooked on the new trailer for the first time, and I'm thinking we'll keep it. It is an awesome addition to the team and helped us walk as Grand Champions at the inaugural Annapolis competiition this weekend. 1st place Chicken, 1st Place ribs and 8th place in Pork and Brisket. I won't lie, it felt good to have everything click again after a dismal Salisbury, MD finish.

Next up, Roc City!

I like it!

Cooked on it for the first time and it feels VERY comfortable. Can't wait for its first comp next weekend. Here is a pic:

And it beats the sh*t out of a canopy! Thanks to Extreme BBQ Trailers for the custom build.

Trailer update

Well Kaiti and I made it back to the East Coast with our new toy, the official 3-Eyz mobile invasion unit. Made by the great folks at Extreme BBQ Trailers, this beast is sure to turn some heads at Annapolis in two weeks. Bringing it to the house today to install some e-track and finally empty my garage (Teri will be so happy). We'll have some graphics applied and it will be ready to rock n' roll! Sorry George, new sound system is also be installed, so it will be louder and more obnoxious................................


Will post some pictures later!

Salisbury, MD

A great start! 5th place ribs out of 116 teams. Pretty nice :) That is until we see the results of the other categories. I mean, when you have to turn to the second page of a results sheet, its never really a good thing. Check out the web page for those double digit numbers.... Rather than get down though, we are already plotting and scheming on how to improve in Annapolis. And with "only" 48 teams there, we have already moved up in the rankings!

Gearing up

Well 3Eyz comp season is almost here. Salisbury, MD is just a couple days away and we are all prepped and ready to roll. We are looking at about 18 competitions this season, so stay tuned!

Update

Uggghh, is it time to start competing yet? No....not yet up here in Maryland. We are busy planning our season and beginning to pay our entry fees though. The schedule is shaping up to be another busy one, but a BIT less than 2010.



Although the competition gear may still be stowed away, trust me, you all are lighting up the rub sales. We've gone out of stock twice in the last couple weeks due to high demand. I'm guessing that there is quite a bit of planning and stocking up going on across the country right now!

So, just wanted to say THANK YOU to all our customers :)

More "off season"

So what are the guys from 3eyz up to? Not much really. I know I've spent more time on the cruise forums lately than BBQ as Tracy and I will be going on our first cruise next month. Chris has getting to know his family again, and Dan Mc has cooked enough BBQ at his restaurant to think about opening a salad bar (I made this up).

Tuesday, the team will be heading for some stress relief at the Music as a Wepon Tour up in Hershey, PA. Can't go wrong with Korn, Disturbed and Sevendust.

And since Little Rock has been postponed, it looks like the off season is extended to April....now where did I put that remote control?.....

The off season

Man did we have a busy season. Full time jobs and 23 comps is quite the handfull. Whats strange is that after the season is over, all I want to do is compete again. Give me 2-3 weeks and I become one with my couch (which is where I am now!).

That said, gimme another couple weeks and planing for next season will be well underway. Not to say we haven't done anything, just been ssssllllloooowww. We have a new sponsor, Huntington Customs, a new Sponsored team, Whiskey Bent BBQ and a couple new retailers too. Plus, its true, this season we WILL have A/C and heat in a bigger trailer. Thats living large to us, well, as long as we don't look at Black Cat BBQ's rig, lol.

So, bear with us, things will get active around here again soon. For now, enjoy your time with the family and the Holidays!

I just like this pic

Smithfield, VA

3Eyz @ Smithfield, VA Thanks to Mike Fay for the pic!

Another season down

As my grandmother used to say..."well, thats it then!". Another season done and in the books. We finished with a total of 21 contests for 2010 and 14 of those were top ten finishes. We are thrilled with those stats but there is always room for improvement. And thats what the offseason is for, dreaming, scheming and practicing!

For now though, time to watch some football!

A weekend off

Well, thats 7 comps in a row and I'm pretty beat up. My arm hurts from trimming, injecting and lifting, my feet hurt from standing so much, my back is tight from driving, my legs are still scraped up from wearing shorts all weekend, every weekend. Still one more comp next weekend in Smithfield, but have one weekend off to recover. So what do I do?

Cook and judge BBQ of course! I'm cooking some ribs now and judged my first comp last night at the Galvinells Hog Fest. It was a great experience and made me want to judge a KCBS contest. The presentations and food ranged from "sucked real bad" to "outstanding".

So....more next weekend after 3Eyz competes in a MBN contest!

Sorry

I know, I know, lack of posts recently. For that I am sorry. Just finished contest number 5 in a row and there isn't much time to anything other than work and compete. We still have Chambersburg next weekend (Chris and Dan going head to head again), going to the Jack (Big Ugly's team) and then Smithfield, VA MBN contest.

And then? Try and forget BBQ for a couple months. No practice, no new recipes, no packing, just nothing. At least, thats the plan........ we all know I can't do that.

Once we are done with this year, I'll post my thoughts from our marathon season and trust me, I have many!

In the mean time, "good smoking luck", lol. :)