Photos from the
2008 Girard Pumpkin Chucking

This year, six entries arrived
to show-off their chunkers.

Master of Chuckin' Event
Mike Cowden, President Girard Chamber of Commerce

Entries in the Air Cannon Division
Girard Fire and Rescue (left)
Bruce's Welding (right)

Entry in the Mechanical Division
Illinois State Physics Department

Trebuchet Entries

More Trebuchet Entries

Chunker Announcer, Mayor Bruce Pitchford
and Becky Shaw

This van, donated by Cowden's AutoBody, Inc., felt the full force of the Girard's Fire and Rescue Air Cannon.  Thanks Jimmy Wilson for that great aim!

Chuckin' from the sky !
Pilots Bob and John Crum flew antique planes and chucked pumpkins from the sky.

The Winners of the 2008 Pumpkin Chunkin were:

LONGEST CHUCK
Bruces Welding - 3185 ft.

MOST ACCURATE
Girard Fire and Rescue

LONGEST CHUCK BY MECHANICAL
Illinois State Physics Department - 1048 ft.

TRAVELED THE GREATEST DISTANCE TO COMPETE
Jon DeFriese, Fairbury IL - 135 miles

HAD THE MOST FUN
Cowden's Crushers, Cowden's AutoBody, Inc.

WE HOPE
TO SEE EVERYONE BACK
FOR PUMPKIN CHUCKIN 2009