Re: World Championship Cabbage Chuck

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:44:12 +0000

The cabbage chuck will be held on Saturday, September the 18th, 2010. Last year we had the addition of a ballista. They also changed the format of the chuck to a free for all target shoot that was a lot more fun for the chuckers and the crowd. For more info go to cabbagechuck.com. This is the new site with a nice video that runs on the home page.

Re: World Championship Cabbage Chuck

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:05:56 +0000

Thanks for the info. I need to redesign the contests section (and a lot of other stuff). When I'm done though, I'll be sure to include this one.

World Championship Cabbage Chuck

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:51:38 +0000

As the name suggests this competition throws cabbages instead of pumpkins. This was done because the town of Shiocton has a sauerkraut factory causing the local farmers to grow a lot more cabbages than pumpkins. The competition hosts all types of hurling machines. In the past they have had about ten to fifteen different trebuchets, broken into medieval and modern categories with prizes being handed out for both, one catapult, and the big feature air cannons. Each year there have been three air cannons at the event all being run by the Peeters Boyz Toyz team. The main cannon has a 60' barrel and shoots cabbages around 1500' and bowling balls 1.5 miles. (They were actually unable to find the bowling ball but a few months later a hunter was walking around the woods and saw it laying there) The competition is broken into two parts. In the morning there is a distance competition and in the afternoon taget shooting. In the target portion they have sponsored targets set up in various locations and you receive $50 per target you hit. Here is a link to a video shot at the event http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS9OepeTELc

If you wish to compete in the event email moc.rr.wen|sinedtapts#moc.rr.wen|sinedtapts