THE SMOKE MECHANIX
THE SMOKE MECHANIX is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 14th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They finished #1850 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2013
latest Mar 28, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.26 · weakest Brisket (156.28)
Road miles
16
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
634.54 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 155.4284 | 158.57 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166.2856 | 158.2400 | 162.26 | top 34% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 150.8570 | 157.43 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 151.4288 | 156.28 | top 49% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.0744 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
- First call Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2856 Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA | 14 / 29 (645.0744) | 15 (161.7028) | 17 (158.2400) | 9 (164) | 10 (161.1316) |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA | 17 / 33 (623.9998) | 19 (155.4284) | 3 (166.2856) | 25 (150.8570) | 21 (151.4288) |