The event will be in the garage area of the infield and judging will be at the Media Center. The Raceway address is 1301 Harry Byrd Highway in Darlington, use Gate 39A, the turn 3 tunnel. Please note: Be prepared to show something to associate you with SCBA…your hat, apron, nametag or gold sheet will suffice. After you go through security, please proceed through the tunnel and follow the SCBA judging signs to the media center.
This year, there is not a Friday night judging event. However, there will be a covered dish dinner in the media center for cookers and any judges that would like to participate. If you plan to participate in the dinner, please contact Tesa Culbertson at Tesa@aiken.pd.com . Tesa is in charge of the dinner and will let you know what you need to bring
On Saturday morning, please arrive before 9:00 am to give yourself time to sign in and mingle with other judges. Table assignments have been made for this event, so please check the sign in sheet for your table assignment. The judges meeting will start sharply at 9:00am.
Judges will NOT be allowed in the cooker area prior to judging for any reason!
Please let me know if you will be receiving an apron or hat so that we can be sure to have the correct supplies on hand.
We will be judging butts and ribs. Butt turn in will start at 9:50 am and end with the final horn at 10:10 am. Ribs will follow with at turn in time starting at 10:50 am and ending at 11:10 am.
Important Reminders:
*Please let me know if you have a family member cooking at this event. If so, you will be unable to judge, but may perform other duties.
*No talking at the judges table concerning the samples you are judging until after the scoresheets have been collected.
*Please feel free to mingle with cook teams after all judging is completed. Be very careful about what you say to the teams or how you answer any questions they may pose. We do not want to injure the integrity of the SCBA.
* We may ask for volunteers to assist some teams in serving. If you agree to help, please do not wear your SCBA hats, aprons, etc. while assisting a team.
Lastly, if you signed up to judge this event, we expect you to show up. If your schedule changes, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your spot to someone else. If you are currently on the waiting list, at this time your services are not needed.
We look forward to seeing you in Darlington and please travel safely.
Thank you.
Marcia Adkins
SCBA Marshal for Darlington
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