As we hope you are all excited for, our Annual Lead Truck Auction is back this year and we think it will run smoother than ever! This will probably be one of the more thrilling Racedays in recent history, so you won’t want to miss out on a chance to see the whole race this year.
There are a couple significant changes we are making this year that we want to make sure you know before things get underway. If you have any questions, be sure to email us or comment below, we want to address as much as we can before the Auction.
New Auction System
First off, we will not be hosting the auction ourselves. We are finally moving to a pre-existing option that is free for us to use, and allows us to be free to focus on the important aspects of the auction, rather than the underlying architecture. Moving to a new system doesn’t mean everything is changing!
Things that are DIFFERENT:
- You will be directed to a new page for actual bidding
- You will need to create an account with the auction site rather than one with us
- You can set up email alerts if you are outbid
- Bidding on Finals will function differently (explained below)
- There may be some ads not from or related to us in any way
- We will be able to
Things that are the SAME:
- You can still bid on every heat (Including finals)
- You can still place a reserve or proxy bid to bid for you
- You will still redeem them the same way on the course
- You still need to make your donation via CMU’s system
- You still need to be over 18 to ride in the truck
More than Just Heats
This year we are planning on introducing some non-Lead Truck related items to the auction. This way, those of you that won’t be making the trip back to campus will still be able to participate. There are currently only a couple items that we are planning, but they will be customized for the winner. Because of the nature of these items, they will have a higher starting value, but we think they’ll be well worth it.
Winners of these non-truck items will be contacted separately to work out the details of the customization and any shipping needs.
Changes for Finals Heats
As we mentioned earlier, bidding on Finals heats will work differently this year in that, you will no longer be bidding on the same item. Picks for heats will be split up into multiple items meaning that you will be able to bid for multiple finals picks. For example, you could bid separately for 1st pick of the men’s finals and 2nd pick of the women’s. This will also allow you to potentially win multiple finals heat picks, though for the sake of inclusiveness we strongly encourage you to only bid for one of each men’s and women’s picks.
Again, Please ask us any questions you might have so we can make sure everything is clear. Until then, make sure you’ve joined or renewed up as a member for this year to make sure you get the Raceday Preview without delay!