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The 2007 "Bell & Howard Chevrolet" Pumpkin Chunkin Competition
The 2007 Pumpkin Chunkin Catapult Competition will be held at the Bill Davidson Model Airplane Field off Signal Hill Drive in Statesville.
Directions to Pumpkin Chunkin Launch Site (Bill Davidson Model Airplane Field)
From I-77:
Turn at exit 50 and go toward Signal Hill Mall as you turn on East Broad Street (Signal Hill Mall is East of I-77 as it goes North/South)
Turn left at the stoplight onto Signal Hill Drive. This will take you behind the mall going toward the McDonalds
Go past the McDonalds and turn right at the sign for Bill Davidson Model Airfield. This will be just before the electrical substation on the right. Signs for the Pumpkin Chunker Contest will be posted.
From Davie Avenue:
Turn onto Simonton Drive (the road right near the I-77 bridge)
Turn right on Signal Hill Dr
Right past the substation on the left, turn left at the Bill Davidson Model Airfield Sign. This is just before the strip center entrance. Signs for the Pumpkin Chunker Contest will be posted.
The 2007 Crossroads Pumpkin Fest Pumpkin Chunkin' Competition is coming soon, November 3, 2007 and the Crossroads Pumpkin Fest
along with Bell and Howard Chevrolet want to see you make those pumpkins go. The launch will start at 8:30 that Saturday
morning with teams and devices arriving by 8:00 am. Below you will find the PDF links to the 2007 registration form and rules
of the competition. The rules this year have some changes from last year so please review them carefully and contact me if you
have any questions.
Click HERE to download the 2007 Pumpkin Catapult Rules.
Click HERE to download the Pumpkin Chuckin Application Form. 
The competition will likely occur at the Statesville Golf Center again this year but this has not been confirmed. I will let
you know as soon as this or another possible site is definite. The competition this year is in two categories, a Junior and
Senior Division. The target distance for the Junior Division is 75 yards and the Senior Division target is 150 yards. The
maximum base of the catapults will be the same this year, 12 ft x 6 ft, with each team making a total of 6 throws. Teams will
pick the division in which they expect to compete. Prize money is $500 for the Senior Division and $250 for the Junior
Division with each division champion receiving a trophy. There is also a $20 registration fee for each team that should be
included with your registration. Checks should be made out to the Crossroads Pumpkin Festival.
The registration deadline is October 26 and the device must be checked for safety by an event official before they can
participate in the event.
Time (and pumpkins) fly when you are having fun so get started on your medieval devices of pumpkin destruction and we hope to
see you at the Pumpkin Chunkin' Competition this year. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Your Pumpkin Fest Catapult Coordinator,
Doug Knight, Ph.D.
Physics Instructor Mitchell Community College 500 West Broad Street Statesville, NC 28677 Office: 704-978-5432 Cell: 336-909-1711 dknight@mitchellcc.edu |
Featured Entertainment
Steely Pan Steel Band from Appalachian State University Full Throttle Bluegrass Band The Verge
Festival Directions
From I- 77: Exit 50, head west on Broad Street 1.5 miles into downtown Statesville. From I-40: Exit 150, head south on Center Street 1.5 miles into downtown Statesville. 
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