The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Brixia 4 Star Championship (Sep 10, 2016).
- last seen Sep 13, 2014
- back Sep 10, 2016
THE PIT CLUB
THE PIT CLUB is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Italian Barbecue Championship (2014). They finished #2268 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2014
latest Sep 10, 2016 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.68 · weakest Chicken (153.29)
Road miles
1,215
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 507 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
647.01 / 720
3 Master contests · 1 GC
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2268 (61 pts) | #2347 (61 pts) | #2164 (96 pts) | #2267 (71 pts) | #1747 (136 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.3712 | 147.9312 | 153.29 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 166.3200 | 156.5028 | 162.27 | top 41% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.3316 | 158.8456 | 164.78 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.1428 | 164.5828 | 166.68 | top 25% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IT
1 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
First title
Jun 14, 2014
Italian Barbecue Championship
Opponents faced
55
finished ahead 29 times, behind 28
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 13, 2014 → Sep 10, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score651.3368 Brixia 4 Star Championship
- Most recent contest Brixia 4 Star Championship
20149 milestones
- First tracked contest Italian Barbecue Championship
- First call Italian Barbecue Championship
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Italian Barbecue Championship
- First overall top-10 Italian Barbecue Championship
- First overall podium Italian Barbecue Championship
- First Grand Championship Italian Barbecue Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.6172 Italian Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.3316 Lowlands BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1524) Lowlands BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2016 | Brixia 4 Star Championship Brescia, Italy | 23 / 26 (651.3368) | 23 (159.3712) | 16 (163.9772) | 21 (158.8456) | 9 (169.1428) |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Lowlands BBQ Championship Diksmuide, Belgium | 7 / 26 (641.0740) | 23 (147.9312) | 13 (156.5028) | 4 (170.3316) | 4 (166.3084) |
| Jun 14, 2014 | Italian Barbecue Championship Perugia Italy | 1 / 8 (648.6172) | 8 (152.5600) | 1 (166.3200) | 2 (165.1544) | 2 (164.5828) |