It’s Finals, Finals, Gotta Get Down for Finals…

We hope you haven’t lost your voice cheering yet because it’s Finals day! See below for our last day of Carnival events.

Exhibition and Finals Races & Lead Truck Rides: 8am-12:30pm

Where: Buggy Course, Tech-Schenley-Frew or online from cmuTV

This is the main event! Join us live on the course as races kick off at 8am EST starting with some exhibition heats include the Reunion Race, and the first ever Staff & Faculty CIT vs MCS!
As always, cmuTV will be streaming the races: https://cmubuggy.org/live

Spring Carnival Booth & Sweepstakes Awards Ceremony: 4pm

Where: Midway Stage, The Cut

Cheer on your team as all awards and trophies are handed out and join in the celebration!

Rain location: McConomy Auditorium, 1st Floor, CUC

It’s Prelims! Here’s your list of Friday events

Good morning Buggy fans, it’s the day we’ve been waiting for! Your handy-dandy event list is below.

Preliminary Races & Lead Truck Rides: 8am-12:30pm

Where: Buggy Course! Tech-Schenley-Frew and online from cmuTV.

The 99th anniversary of the races kicks off at 8am EST! Join us live on the buggy course, or online via https://cmubuggy.org/live

Tag your posts with #buggy99

History Of Buggy: Showcasing Reunion Years: 1:30-3pm

Where: Midway Reunion Tent

Come relive the excitement of Buggy with Buggy Alumni Association archivist and guru Tom Wood (E 1974), featuring Reunion years 1969, 1994, 2009, 2014 and 2018. Vintage buggies on display.

Buggy Recap & In-Person Finals Auction: 7pm-10pm

Where: Hough’s Taproom, 563 Greenfield Ave

Missed your chance to ride in the truck for Prelims? Join the Buggy Alumni Association at Hough’s Taproom for some spirited discussions about the preliminary races and bid in-person for the live Lead Truck Auction! The Pens at Islanders game will also be on if you want a great place to keep up on Playoff Hockey.

Ramping up to Races… BAA Thursday Events

Raceday is tomorrow! Here’s a list of what is happening today.

Sweepstakes Design Showcase: 12pm-2pm

Where: Weigand Gymnasium, CUC

Come view the current and latest buggy designs and talk with the teams. Plus, kids 12 and under can build and race their own LEGO® buggy on our custom-built track!

BAA Student & Alumni Panel: 12:30-1:30pm

Where: The stage at Design Showcase

Join us for a rousing panel discussion comparing stories between students and alumni.

The panelists this year are Tom Felmley, Linna Griffin, Annie Black, Adam McCue, Duane Delaney, and Hunter Rideout. The moderator will be BAA office Jeremy Tuttle.

BAA Welcome Back: 7pm-9pm

Where: Fuel and Fuddle, 212 Oakland Ave

Join the BAA for a casual “welcome back to Pittsburgh” event to kick-start the weekend. Reminisce at Fuel & Fuddle in Oakland about buggy days and debate who will be the lead contenders this year. Head to the basement of Fuddle to join us!

It’s Buggy Time! BAA Wednesday Carnival Events

WRCT Pre-Broadcast: 7-8pm!

Where: Your radio or Computer

Tune in to hear current students and alumni share their predictions for this year’s races, listen locally on 88.3 fm or online via wrct.org.

We will be keeping an eye on as many of our social medias and chats as possible, so send us your questions, share your thoughts and we’ll respond on air!

Speakers are: Adam McCue, Will Weiner, Jasio Santillan, and Willie Clark!

Lead Truck Auction Prelims Closes! 11pm EDT

Where: https://www.32auctions.com/baa2019

Make sure you get your bid in before auctions close. It’s the chance to watch your favorite heat, feel the wind in your hair, and hear “SIT DOWN” because you’re not allowed to stand up in the back of the truck but we know you all try anyway!