After a one year hiatus, the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association has signed a deal with Dover International Speedway to launch pumpkins.
In a déjà vu inspiring announcement, WCPCA officials detailed their plans for the 28th Punkin Chunkin event to be held on the grounds of Dover International Speedway. A similar announcement was made last summer, but the 2014 event was canceled.
“We just didn’t have time last year to put the event together up there,” said WCPCA’s Frank Shade.
For years the event had been held at a farm in Sussex County, but a lawsuit filed by a volunteer who was injured at the event scared off farm owners from hosting the chunk. That lawsuit was settled on undisclosed terms earlier this summer, but with this new arrangement the pumpkin tossing event is back on.
The event will be held on Nov. 7-8, but it will be a different type of chunk this year. Shade described it as a throwback to the event’s roots. Every pumpkin toss won’t be measured, which means attendees will see more shots because chunkers won’t have to wait for the crew measuring the distance to clear the field.
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