55 teams will contest this year’s men’s and women’s races, up 5 from last year. That’s what we like to see. Mission #3 of the buggy alumni association coming up spades. Even though we’re up 5 teams, there will be only 19 heats which is 6 fewer than last year. The trick is that since hill 1 was repaved this summer, buggy can once again use all three lanes and set up some action-packed heats.
Now that the heats are settled and it is 9am Friday morning, the auction is open for bids! Head right on over to
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- the first $1,000 we raise goes straight to the jumbotrons. If we can’t contribute our piece, they won’t be back next year
- every auction-winning bid gets doubled thanks to a super amazing pledge from an anonymous buggy lover. Help us make the most of this opportunity and max out the $2,000 they have pledged.
and the heats are:
Update: There were few last minute changes to the heats which are now marked in orange …
- Phikap will not be entering a Men’s C
- CIA C moved from lane 2 to lane 3 in Men’s heat 2
- CIA A moved from heat 7 to heat 6
Trivia question that I don’t have time to look up: When was the last time PiKA didn’t have the first seed? Bonus points for the last time they were down in 3rd seed.
Marissa says:
If you mean actual seeding instead of heat order, I’m guessing last time PiKA didn’t have the first seed was 1999, although back then even if we had top seed we chose the second to last heat. This year don’t the times work out that they have the second seed and the heat selection process is back, which means they chose to go before Fringe. It is early in the morning so there is a very good chance my math is wrong.
Carleton says:
Is this the first time there’s been a Women’s D team?
Marissa says:
Yeah, my math was wrong.
Shadydude says:
Yea, this is the first time ever that there is a women’s D
TommyK says:
So they changed the rules on number of teams allowed?
Carleton says:
No. Unless that change was made on May 4th, 2009.
See Section 4.3.2 of the rules.
Sam Swift says:
The rule did used to state a max of 4 mens and 3 women’s teams, but it was changed to 4 and 4 sometime in the last few years.
the cook says:
if you allowed fewer women’s teams it would be a Title IX violation
McCue says:
Marissa — they have 3rd seed.
McCue says:
Also, Duane, hilarious.
Carl says:
I think the last time PiKA did not have the 1st seed was 2000.