The Ohio Smoked Meat and BBQ Festival needs some help this year… So this is a call to any teams within range.

There are only 10 teams signed up right now, and the even is coming up on October 19-20, 2007. They’re asking for teams to just commit to being there; you can pay your entry when you show up. Just go to this link, fill out the form and fax or mail it in.

This isn’t a perfect competition, but it has something that a lot don’t have. The site is gorgeous, and the fall color in that part of Ohio is hard to beat. The weather may be cool or even cold, but it’s not that hard to dress for it. It’s a relaxed competition, and can be a lot of fun.

There is more info available at their website, http://www.ohiobbq.com. This is the first of all Ohio KCBS competitions, and, even though there are a couple of new ones, I’d rather have 3 than 2 in Ohio.