Punkin' Chunkin' 98

This year I finally made it to Punkin' Chunkin', the world championship of pumpkin launching.  This event is held in Deleware every year, and draws tens of thousands of people.  The contestants build machines that throw eight to ten pound pumpkins enormous distances.  The Alumium Q36 Pumpkin Modulator broke the world record and won the event with a throw of 4026 feet.

Photos

The photos are in no particular order.  Some day I will get around to putting captions with each one.  Each photo links to a very high resolution version.