The time has come, Raceday will soon be upon us and teams are in the home stretch. Buggies are qualified, Heats to be selected and prep is to be made for Friday this week when everyone will hit the course and compete for the trophy. Going into truck, Many teams were missing rolls or even pass tests, but everyone put the pedal to the metal and with a little help from Sweepstakes managed a staggering amount of rolls. The teams that were all missing pass tests were able to grab them on Saturday, leaving only one real past test on Sunday, but several accidental passes.

Lead Truck Auction is on its way: For those of you who have been wondering, we are in fact doing the lead truck auction again this year. Heat selections are tonight, so the bidding will be ready to go tomorrow morning. More info later in this article.

Raceday Preview: This report will not be nearly as comprehensive as previous weeks since we will be coming out with our famed members only Raceday preview. So make sure you check out this page for more information on how to become a member and be sure to check out the membership roster if you think you already donated this year.

Site Issues and Updates: I try and pride myself on being timely with these reports, but because you all have been so awesome in uploading your fantastic pictures, we ran out of room and had to pull a quick shuffle to get us enough space for what is sure to come this week. So I apologize for this being later than usual, but with all that’s coming out this week, I’m sure you’ll forgive us.

In Attendance

Key: Qualified | Short on Rolls

Org	Saturday	Sunday
AEPi		Kamikaze
Apex	Phoenix	Phoenix
CIA	Impulse, Orca, Ascension, Freyja, Quasar	Impulse, Orca, Ascension, Freyja, Quasar
Fringe	Beacon, Bissa, Bedlam, Banyan	Beacon, Bissa, Bedlam, Banyan
PiKA	RD2013, Chimera	RD2013, Chimera
ROTC	Shrek	Shrek
SAE	Lucy, Rubicon	Lucy, Rubicon
SDC	Vice, Bane, Avarice, Malice	Vice, Bane, Avarice, Malice
SigEp	Kraken, Mamba, Peregrine, Barracuda	Peregrine, Barracuda, Pandora
SigNu	Bungarus Krait	Bungarus Krait
Spirit	Kingpin II, Zuke, Seraph, Haraka, Fuko	Kingpin II, Zuke, Seraph, Haraka, Fuko

Observations (Saturday Gallery | Sunday Gallery) Continue reading →

We’ve come to the last weekend before truck, which means there will not be a full Rolls Report next week. Instead all BAA members will receive the members-only Raceday preview. So if you haven’t done so yet, now is the time to become a member. Check out this page for more information on how to become a member. Be sure to check out the membership roster if you think you already donated this year.

With a disappointingly slow weekend to end March, April brought us what we have been waiting for and a small taste of what’s to come in under two weeks. There were still a few incidents, but sweepstakes picked it up over last week and was far more efficient at getting people off the course and keeping rolls on schedule. This weekend had pass tests a-plenty which, when combined with some very fast rolling buggies made for many exciting moments in the chute.

This was also the first weekend that we had every org out both days. Everyone is feeling the pressure, and there is no time left to take a day off. Drivers have been getting qualified, but there are still many that need a few rolls here and there, or haven’t yet been able to complete the pass test.  It will be a scramble going into truck weekend as teams try and qualify their remaining drivers.

In Attendance

Org	Saturday	Sunday
AEPi	Kamikaze	Kamikaze
Apex	Phoenix	Phoenix
CIA	Impulse, Orca, Ascension, Freyja, Quasar	Impulse, Orca, Ascension, Freyja, Quasar
Fringe	NBXIII, Bissa, Bedlam, Banyan	NBXIII, Bissa, Bedlam, Banyan
PiKA	RD2013, Chimera	RD2013, Chimera
ROTC	Shrek	Shrek
SAE	Lucy, Rubicon	Lucy, Rubicon
SDC	Vice, Bane, Avarice, Malice	Vice, Bane, Avarice, Malice, Rage
SigEp	“Dora”, Peregrine, Barracuda	Mamba,  Peregrine, Barracuda
SigNu	Bungarus Krait	Bungarus Krait
Spirit	Kingpin II, Zuke, Haraka	Kingpin II, Seraph, Haraka, Fuko

Observations (Saturday Gallery | Sunday Gallery) Continue reading →

After finally starting rolls last week, Teams were getting back into the swing of things. Everyone was rolling well, but it seems like teams are getting in a semester’s worth of stops in these few weeks we have left. Despite the crashes, stops, wheel losses and other issues, most teams are still getting things done and already have a few combinations qualified for Raceday. We still have one weekend left before Truck weekend, here’s hoping teams can sort out their issues and become the lean mean racing machines they need to be.

In Attendance

Org	Saturday	Sunday
AEPi	Kamikaze
Apex	Phoenix
CIA	Impulse, Orca, Ascension, Freyja, Quasar	Impulse, Orca, Ascension, Freyja, Quasar
Fringe	Banyan, Bedlam	NBXIII (BAMF), Bedlam, Banyan
PiKA	RD2013, Chimera	RD2013, Chimera
SDC	Vice, Bane, Avarice, Malice, Rage	Vice, Bane, Avarice, Malice, Rage
SAE	Rubicon	Rubicon
SigEp	“Dora”, Mamba, Barracuda	Mamba, Peregrine
Spirit	Kingpin II, Seraph, Haraka, Fuko	Kingpin II, Haraka, Fuko
No-Shows	ROTC, SigNu	AEPi, Apex, ROTC, SigNu

Observations (Saturday Gallery | Sunday Gallery) Continue reading →