WCPC 2010 - Day 3
Posted Nov 07, 2010 by Matt | Tags: launches, WCPC
The final day of the 2010 World Championships of Punkin Chunkin saw major winds kill the distances of many teams, but there were still some nice shots. In the trebuchet division, none of the top 3 machines from Day 2 shot any further, although First in Fright shot a solid 1815' into a stiff headwind. Tired Iron also shot less, so 1443' was his top shot. Shenangians recovered from a disasterous free fire shot Saturday morning that resulted in missing the day 2 shot and popped a 1391' shot into the wind, the machine is certainly capable of more. Hokie Hurler shot less again, so 850 was it's final top distance of 2010, they are not sure why it shot so much less this year.
Now for the movement section. We squeezed 100 more pounds of counterweight on for a total of 800 pounds (this was not a simple addition mind you, we had to carry the weight part way up the ladder, but for one shot it was fine). The shot blasted nicely through the wind for a whopping 1309', easily a personal best and netted us 6th place when Prawn shot in the 1000's. Launch-Ness Monster got disqualified for their sling getting thrown downrange, but the shot went over 1600 feet with around 2500 pounds of weight. There was also a little movement among the other trebuchets, but the standout was Merlin shooting a pumpkin into his crossbar for the second day in a row, leaving them with 200 feet as their top shot for 2010. Once the final numbers are in, we will post a final standing in the division. Congratulations to Pumpkin Hammer finally winning after 9 years, 4 second-place and 2 third-place finishes.
Torsion saw the three top finishers all shoot great shots into the wind. Roman Revenge topped 2800', Onager topped 2100', and Chucky 3 also topped 2800 feet, edging Roman Revenge by a handful (11?) of feet. Great job by that division, the only mechanical divison to ever have all of the top 3 shoot over 2000 feet. More to come later.
