We actually we shot 2 pumpkins more than a mile that day. We’re the first Pumpkin Chunker in history to break a mile. View the Guinness World Record (tm) for “farthest distance to fire a pumpkin” here!
2010 - Big 10 Inch Breaks a Mile!!!
On September 9, 2010 in Moab, UT, the Big 10 Inch launched a 9 lb 12 oz La Estrella pumpkin 5,545.42 feet, that's 1.05 mile (1.690 km). Thin air (a mile high), a perfect pumpkin, favorable conditions, and the Big 10 Inch did the rest.
We actually we shot 2 pumpkins more than a mile that day. We’re the first Pumpkin Chunker in history to break a mile. View the Guinness World Record (tm) for “farthest distance to fire a pumpkin” here!
We actually we shot 2 pumpkins more than a mile that day. We’re the first Pumpkin Chunker in history to break a mile. View the Guinness World Record (tm) for “farthest distance to fire a pumpkin” here!
2009 - Big 10 Inch Wins Their 3rd World Championship!
Friday’s wind knocked all shots down but at day’s end we were in third. Saturday, with a slight tail-wind we moved up a notch, just 10 feet behind the leader “Old Glory”. A warm final day with a slight crosswind saw our 4162.65′ shot sail to victory.
The wet growing season meant all teams had some bad pumpkins. Sunday’s results included half dozen pies. Our win can be attributed to good luck, firing over 30 practice shots and a beer bath of Victory Hop Devil.
The wet growing season meant all teams had some bad pumpkins. Sunday’s results included half dozen pies. Our win can be attributed to good luck, firing over 30 practice shots and a beer bath of Victory Hop Devil.
2009 - NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD!!!
On Nov 1, 2009 in Moab , UT, the Big 10 Inch broke the Guinness World Record (TM) for “farthest distance to fire a pumpkin”. We heaved a La Estrella pumpkin 4623.5 feet (1409.22 m)!
2008 - World Championship Punkin Chunkin
Three teams joined the 4000 foot club this year. We however, consistently shot poorly. We equaled our 1999 shot, but the world has moved on. The vagaries of vegetables plays with you each year. There are so many variables that it becomes a crap shoot. That said, 8th place really sucks.
2007 - The Big 10 Inch Has Risen Again!
On Friday, the first day of the 2007 competition, we were ahead with a shot of 3490 feet. The current champ, “2nd Amendment”, gets to shoot last each day. Theirs went 63 feet farther.
The winds from offshore hurricane Noel shifted from NE on Fri, to right into everyone's barrels out of the N on Sat. We had the best shot that day at 3416 feet, beating the champ by 178 feet.
Sunday, the winds died down somewhat and came out of their prevailing NW. We fired the best pumpkin we’ve ever had for a 4211 footer. This bested all others by 631 feet that day and matched our best shot in 2005.
The Big 10 Inch is now 2-Time World Champions!
The winds from offshore hurricane Noel shifted from NE on Fri, to right into everyone's barrels out of the N on Sat. We had the best shot that day at 3416 feet, beating the champ by 178 feet.
Sunday, the winds died down somewhat and came out of their prevailing NW. We fired the best pumpkin we’ve ever had for a 4211 footer. This bested all others by 631 feet that day and matched our best shot in 2005.
The Big 10 Inch is now 2-Time World Champions!
