Rolls Report September 27: One Great Saturday

It was Great Race Weekend in Pittsburgh, which means no permits for Sunday Rolls. In past years that meant cancelling the full weekend, but this crew didn’t let that stop them; they still rolled on Saturday morning. This was a very efficient day of rolls, with almost no incidents to speak of. The teams got a lot of practice and another returning organization made their season debut, read on!


Who’s that coming up the hill?

OrgSaturday
ApexSolaris, Molotov
CIAEmperor, Kingfisher, Goldfinch, Roadrunner
FringeBaltic, Bermuda, Blind Faith
PiKARaptor
RobobuggyShort Circuit, NAND
SDCParanoia, Avarice
SpiritKingpin, Zuke, Inviscid

Photos: Saturday Gallery (upload)

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Fall 2025 Buggy Enhancement Grants

I am overjoyed to announce that 100% of the grant applications we received for the Fall 2025 grant campaign have been funded! Thank you to all of our applicants for taking time to assemble such strong applications!

Caroline Kiesnowski received funding to install an electrical hookup for the shared mill that resides between the Fringe and Apex shops.

Adithi Phadke received funding to build RTK data loggers for SPIRIT Racing Systems.

Frank Robb received funding to purchase FIA impact data recorders for potentially the entire fleet of rolling buggies. The grant funds hardware for any rolling buggy, so please reach out if you are interested in collecting this data for your team.

Wade Gordon received funding to purchase software and equipment to facilitate getting real time footage from a drone to the broadcast truck.

Rolls Report September 20 and 21: Parties on Flagstaff

Another weekend of beautiful weather for buggy! We had two smooth days of rolls with only a few incidents, and all were just the type of actions you would expect to see as new drivers start gaining speed. We saw the same 6 orgs out again this weekend, we hope to see a few more returning teams back soon, read on for more details!


Roadrunner rolling out, one of 5 CIA buggies from this weekend

OrgSaturdaySunday
ApexHelios, Solaris, MolotovHelios, Scorch
CIAEmperor, Kingfisher, Goldfinch, RoadrunnerStarling, Emperor, Goldfinch
FringeBlackbird, Bermuda, Blind FaithBaltic, Bermuda
RobobuggyShort Circuit, NAND
SDCLust, Paranoia, AvariceLust, Paranoia, Avarice
SpiritKingpin, Zuke, InviscidInviscid, Zuke

Photos: Saturday Gallery (upload) / Sunday Gallery (upload)

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Rolls Report September 13 & 14: Back Earlier than Ever

Welcome to Sweepstakes 2026! Dan Becerra, your duly elected rolls reporter, back for another year where I will do my best to report on the teams, the incidents, and the storylines leading up to Raceday (April 9 & 10!). This is the earliest calendar date for rolls since the BAA has kept records of this (back to at least 2008). Kudos to the five large independent orgs and Robobuggy making a quorum for this early first weekend. Read on to see which buggies came out this year including at least one not seen for a while!


Blue skies, empty lawns, and a group of people staring at one very specific patch of road – it’s buggy season!

OrgSaturdaySunday
ApexHelios, SolarisHelios, Scorch, Molotov
CIAEmperor, Starling, KingfisherStarling, Kingfisher, Goldfinch
FringeBaltic, Blind FaithBlackbird, Baltic
RobobuggyNAND, Short CircuitNAND, Short Circuit
SDCLust, ParanoiaLust, Paranoia
SpiritKingpin, Zuke, SeraphKingpin, Zuke, Seraph

Photos: Saturday Gallery (upload) / Sunday Gallery (upload)

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100+ Years of Buggy History – 2022

Table of ContentsIntro & 1920; 1921-1923; 1924-1927; 1928-1932; 1933-1935; 1936-1939; 1940-1945; 1946-1949; 1950-1953; 1954-1956; 1957-1959; 1960-1963; 1964-1966; 1967-1969; 1970-1973; 1974-1976; 1977-1979; 1980-1983; 1984-1986; 1987-1989; 1990-1993; 1994-1996; 1997-1999; 2000-2003; 2004-2006; 2007-2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; Recap & 2020; 2021; 2022

This week, the 100+ Years of Buggy History series continues on its “fourth school year post-Raceday” schedule and brings you…2022! After a 2 year postponement, we’re finally able to celebrate Buggy100! It’s the first Raceday of the post-COVID era, though “post-COVID” is a bit of a misnomer since COVID affects at least 1 team on Raceday. It’s also the first Raceday of the post-Skibo Gym era, meaning one fewer lane for teams to roll in. And mother nature made for a rocky return in the Spring. But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?

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