Month: September 2022

TL;DR: New team on the course, multiple wildlife encounters

Org	Saturday (9/24)
Apex	Molotov, Phoenix, Solaris
CIA	Roadrunner, Emperor, Kingfisher, Equinox
Fringe	Burnout, Blind Faith
PiKA	Banshee, Raptor
Scaife Construction Vehicles (SCV)	Crane Truck¹
SDC	Vanity, Avarice, Inferno
SigEp	Barracuda
Spirit	Inviscid, Kingpin, Zuke, Seraph

Please submit any photos from this weekend here:

9/24: https://cmubuggy.smugmug.com/upload/JQgDL9/guestupload

View photos here:

9/24: https://cmubuggy.smugmug.com/2022-2023/Fall-Rolls-Sept-24/

The one day of rolls this week started with a parked car on the course that couldn’t be towed² followed by a 10 minute delay due to a truck coming onto the course to pick up a crane from the Scaife construction.

Apex: New driver in Pheonix came to a controlled stop during their first roll due to some wildlife on the course. They were pushed up into the chute and finished the roll safely. The rest of the day went quite smoothly for Apex, it was exciting to see a large group out again!

CIA: 4 out of 6 of CIA’s caped driver/buggy combos are already at max carryover for the semester. Nothing else to note for them! Smooth day with some full hill 2 push-offs.

Fringe: Fringe seems to be continuing to take things slow this year, with only two buggies out this weekend. Rumors of a new build are floating around, but we are yet to see anything out on the course just yet!

PiKA: During their first roll of the day, Banshee came to a controlled stop due to some deer on the course. Other than that, it was smooth sailing for PiKA.

SDC: SDC started the day by sending two of their buggies down with about 8-10 bags. These were two new drivers who had tough times making it around the course last week, so, although they looked a little silly, it was still a good thing. Later in the day, Vanity lost a wheel in the chute, and the driver was extracted. EMS checked them out and everything was okay!

SigEp: SigEp continues to take it slow with just one buggy out on the course this weekend. No issues!

Spirit: Spirit had a strong day up until after their last roll of the day when one of their buggies began to have braking issues. The safety chair had a quick chat with the team and everything was settled.

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Footnote:

¹ https://cmubuggy.smugmug.com/2022-2023/Fall-Rolls-Sept-24/i-tQhCsfv/A

² https://cmubuggy.smugmug.com/2022-2023/Fall-Rolls-Sept-24/i-cgk3CRC/A

TL;DR: Sweeps and teams are killing it, 12 driver/buggy combos already at max carryover! The rest of Pittsburgh (humans and wildlife), however, seems to have forgotten about buggy, as was clear by the multiple pedestrian/biker/deer incidents this weekend.

Org	Saturday (9/17)	Sunday (9/18)
Apex	Molotov, Phoenix, Firefly, Solaris	Molotov, Phoenix, Firefly
CIA	Roadrunner, Tempest, Kingfisher, Equinox	Roadrunner, Emperor, Kingfisher
Fringe	Burnout, Blind Faith	Burnout, Blind Faith
PiKA	Banshee, Raptor	Banshee, Raptor
SigEp	Barracuda
SDC	Inferno	Avarice, Inferno, Bane
Spirit	Inviscid, Kingpin, Seraph	Kingpin, Seraph

Please submit any photos from this weekend here:

9/17: https://cmubuggy.smugmug.com/upload/JHhPMQ/guestupload
9/18: https://cmubuggy.smugmug.com/upload/3vqgCL/guestupload

View photos here:

9/17: https://cmubuggy.smugmug.com/2022-2023/Fall-Rolls-Sept-17/
9/18: https://cmubuggy.smugmug.com/2022-2023/Fall-Rolls-Sept-18/

Apex: Apex had a smooth second day of rolls, but Saturday was definitely a lot more interesting. They had a huge group out to help (20+ people), and lots of enthusiasm! One of their new drivers in Pheonix already hit max carryover for fall rolls. However, on their second roll on Saturday, a car came up the hill from chute barricade. Solaris (the lead buggy) had been released from top of hill already, but the other buggies were held at the top of the hill. The car quickly exited at panther hollow and Maggie, and thanks to swift reactions from sweeps and radio club, the Solaris driver never even saw the car. On their fifth roll of the day, Solaris and Maggie came to a controlled stop after the stop flag due to a stop for the previous team later in the course. Thankfully no noteworthy incidents for Apex on Sunday.

CIA: CIA came in strong on Saturday, rolling up to four buggies at a time. The team was involved in two stops on Saturday. First was with Equinox, when the driver came to a controlled stop near the transition flag. Somehow, this buggy was passed by the safety car, but the driver seemed to be okay and safe. On their fourth roll of the day, Tempest came to a controlled stop in the chute due to a goggle issue. CIA was back on Sunday with only three buggies, but seemed to have a pretty smooth day.

Fringe: Fringe is taking it slow this year, bringing out only two buggies (and a small group) for both days of rolls this weekend. They had a pretty smooth weekend, other than one accidental pass on their second roll of the weekend.

PiKA: The safety chair was very on top of PiKA on Saturday, many spot safeties, and stopping them for a missing hatch attachment on at least one occasion. They had a pretty smooth day, with only two drivers out (both of which hit max carryover this weekend). On Sunday, one flagger threw a stop flag on the course during one of their rolls due to some geese on the road. Driver stopped successfully, and then finished the roll.

SDC: SDC had a smooth Saturday, but a couple of issues on Sunday. During one of their first rolls that day, the Avarice driver failed to turn into the chute, and hit one of the bridge barricades. The driver was checked out by EMS, and totally okay. Much later in the day, during it’s first roll, Bane stopped near the Panther Hollow bridge due to excessive vibration. The driver was fine, but chose not to continue rolling for the day.

SigEp: SigEp had a large group of people out on Saturday with just one buggy. Barracuda has a large carbon patch on one side, and rumor has it that they are working on a new buggy!

Spirit: Spirit had a super smooth weekend with 3 buggies out on Saturday, and 2 on Sunday. After this weekend, 3 out of their 5 caped drivers are already at max carryover for fall rolls.