Rolls Report November 9 & 10 : Rain Dance

Thanks again to those who joined us for Homecoming and Mini-Raceday last week. We hope all of you enjoyed reviewing some actual buggy data! This weekend had two smooth days of rolls with no buggy incidents. The most notable thing was a little rain Sunday, and the most notable thing about that was how notable it was (as Pittsburgh is in the midst of a drought)!


Credit to Guillermo Gomez for this Scorch action shot

OrgSaturdaySunday
ApexMolotov, Scorch
CIARoadrunner, Emperor, KingfisherRoadrunner, Emperor
FringeBurnout, BlackbirdBlackbird
RobobuggyShort Circuit, NANDShort Circuit, NAND
SDCVice, Bane, LustVice, Bane, Lust
SigNuJaeger
SpiritInviscid, Zuke, SeraphInviscid, Seraph, Kingpin

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

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Rolls Report November 2 & 3 : Mini Raceday!

Welcome to the 2024 Mini Raceday Rolls Report! Thanks to the preparation and very cooperative weather this year, the teams had built up some impressive speed this fall season.The weather was a little chilly but we still had some impressive rolls, read on to see!

OrgSaturdaySunday
ApexFirefly, ScorchFirefly, Solaris
CIARoadrunner, Emperor, KingfisherEmperor, Kingfisher
FringeBaltic, BlackbirdBaltic, Burnout, Bumper
SDCVice, Lust, BaneVice, Avarice, Bane
SpiritKingpin, Zuke, Seraph, InvisicdKingpin, Zuke, Seraph, Invisicd

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

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Rolls Report October 26 & 27

This was an eventful weekend out on the buggy course! After two weeks off for Fall Break, the teams returned and wow- we had a lot going on. A team making its season debut, freshly painted Hill 1 lines, mechanical failures in the chute, Buggy Halloween costumes, and a rogue police car causing a very concerning incident on the course.

OrgSaturdaySunday
ApexFirefly, MolotovScorch, Molotov
CIARoadrunner, Goldfinch, KingfisherEmperor, Goldfinch
FringeBaltic, Blackbird, BurnoutBaltic, Blackbird
SDCVice, Avarice, BaneVice, Lust, Bane
SigNuBungarus Krait
SpiritKingpin, Zuke, SeraphKingpin, Zuke, Seraph, Invisicd

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

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Rolls Report October 5 & 6: Finally Fall

The Buggy teams returned to the course this past weekend after a week break. Temperatures cooled off, but the buggy teams were heating up with some full Hill 1s, another returning Greek team, and a few incidents that come with teams building speed and helping new drivers try out the course. All the hallmarks of an exciting weekend of rolls- read on for more!


SDC had the most buggies out this weekend- almost the full rainbow

OrgSaturdaySunday
ApexFirefly, Solaris, ScorchFirefly, Scorch
CIARoadrunner, Emperor, GoldfinchRoadrunner, Kingfisher, Goldfinch
DGInsite
FringeBumper, BlackbirdBaltic, Blackbird, Burnout
SDCVice, Inferno, Vanity, AvariceVice, Avarice, Vanity, Bane
SigEpKraken, Hydra
SpiritInviscid, Zuke, SeraphInviscid, Zuke, Seraph

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

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No Rolls Report: Meet 2024-2025 Sweepstakes!

Rolls were not held this weekend due to the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race. This 10K winds from Squirrel Hill near Frick Park down to Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, necessitating many road closures and detours. (Given the weather we had this weekend, we might not have had rolls anyway.)

Fear not, buggy fans- we still have content to bring you this week! The Sweepstakes committee was kind enough to take time from catching up on sleep to share a little bit about themselves with our alumni. These are the people that really make buggy happen, and I speak for all alumni when I say- THANK YOU! Read on to meet them!


The Great Race Start Line (@thegreatrace on instagram)

The roads were closed Sunday for runners, not buggies- weird!

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Rolls Report: September 21 & 22

The second weekend of rolls this year brought more good weather, more teams, and more animals and bikers in need of chasing off of the course! A mostly clean Saturday was followed by a Sunday with a few minor incidents to report as the teams bring on new drivers and/or added some speed from last week. All the details below!



Apex and Spirit at the bottom of Hill 1 on another beautiful day of rolls!

OrgSaturdaySunday
ApexFirefly, ScorchSolaris
AtlasMonacoMonaco
CIAEmperor, Roadrunner, KingfisherEmperor, Goldfinch, Kingfisher
FringeBlackbird, BurnoutBurnout, Bumper
RobobuggyShort Circuit, NAND
SDCVice, Inferno, Avarice, LustInferno, Vice, Avarice
SigEpHydra
SpiritZuke, InviscidZuke

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

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Rolls Report: September 14 & 15 – Welcome Back!

Buggy is back for another year: welcome to the 2024-2025 season! A new rolls reporter is on the case this year- and I first want to thank Bryan Arsham for compiling these reports from California last year!

This weekend featured great weather, very few incidents, and even one new buggy! As we start this year, a quick reminder: these reports don’t happen without many people helping out- more details on how YOU can help at the end of the post! Now let’s get to the teams:


Spirit ready at Hill 2 for the first roll of the season, with the new Highmark Center in the background

OrgSaturdaySunday
ApexFirefly, Solaris
CIAEmperor, Goldfinch, RoadrunnerEmperor, Goldfinch, Roadrunner
FringeBlackbird, BurnoutBlackbird, Baltic
SDCLust, BaneLust, Inferno
SpiritZuke, SeraphZuke, Seraph, Inviscid
RobobuggyShort CircuitShort Circuit

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

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2017 Membership Info and Undergraduate Alumni Networks Challenge

If you’re reading this, you must be very interested in Buggy. And if you are, you definitely want to be a BAA member this year.
Members get exclusive perks, most importantly access to the highly anticipated Raceday Preview, which has everything you need to know about the teams and races. And you get to know you are supporting all the events we hold and the other things the BAA does to help make Sweepstakes run smoothly.

CMU is trying something new this year where they are running a challenge for every network and providing a potential cash reward! The challenge revolves around graduates from any Undergrad program at CMU who have never donated before. The best part is, ANY amount counts (e.g. the low low price of a BAA membership) and while we hope you send it our way, it can go towards any organization or program you want! Here are some more details:

  • Challenge will run between April 2 and Aprill 22
  • We will be posting weekly updates throughout
  • With 50 new people, we receive $500
  • With 100 new people, we receive $1000

If you’ve never before been a member, this is the perfect time to become one! To become a member, all you have to do is donate $10 or more to the BAA.

Should we make either of our goals, the money from this challenge will go towards the improvement of the cmuTV Raceday broadcast and help cover the costs of the production when sponsorship coverage is insufficient.

See our current membership list below which will be periodically updated. To help speed up the process of getting you on our list, or if you don’t see yourself on there and you think you should be, send me an email at danbecerra[at]cmubuggy.org with the receipt.

Click here to view the list!

Cheers,
Dan