Stout Jumps Grand Canyon in Chair

by Merdley Girston

The National League of Rollerchairball’s top-rated player, Kyle Stout, recently achieved a feat that even Evel Knievel could not. Last Saturday, in front of a crowd of a couple people and on national television, Stout ramped 10 miles across the Grand Canyon in his chair.

Although no evidence exists, some people believe Stout attached a rocket engine to his chair. The ramp used in the stunt was purchased at a Walmart in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the only place which sells ramps narrow enough to shoot a person to the stars.

Stout’s sister and fellow player, Brianna, waited just east of Reno to pick up her brother when he landed. Stout ended up a little off course, however, and landed in the Rio Grande. After several hours, Brianna located her brother and the duo returned to the Canyon.

Television commentators asked Stout what propelled his chair. He answered, “I put a turbo-charged in-line one-cylinder bulldozer engine on it.” Later he added, “I believe I achieved this feat because my engine was like five whole horses pulling me.”

Stout landed safely by pulling the ripcord on his chair, which ejected a 12-inch diameter parachute. The chute helped slow his chair, which reached a maximum altitude of 50,000 miles. When asked what advice he has for kids, Stout said, “Never try this at home.”



This story was a winner of the NLR’s High School Writing Contest.. Winners of the competition received publication on the site, alongside other content from Rollerchairball Quarterly Magazine.



Posted on May 16th, 2008 by kyle and filed under RQ |

One Response

  1. travis arruda Says:
    June 26th, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    hey when are you going to put mine up ? its been a while since i won

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