The Big D in the Desert is almost here!

From the website:

It’s the World Flying Disc Federation Distance Championships, and Discraft is proud to announce our second $10,000 Big D Bounty. The current world distance record of 250 meters (820 feet) by Christian Sandstrom of Sweden has held since 2002. If you set a new record* with a Discraft driver, the Bounty is yours!

• What: WFDF Distance Championships (Big D in the Desert)
• When: April 5-7, 2008
• Who: Event is open to anyone
• Sanctioning: Official WFDF sanctioning
• Where: at Ivanpah Dry Lake, California (Primm, Nevada, at the NV state line, about 40 miles out of Las Vegas).
• Entry fee: $30 USD.
• Registration, hotel and more info.

The folks over at Disc Golf Values are putting on a distance tourney in Primm, Nevada. This is apparently a pretty fun time, and has been going on for some time. Register for the tourney by going here.