Summers for the BAA are a bit slow (as we all know), but that doesn’t mean things don’t happen!
We hope many of you have kept your eye on the forums over the past few weeks and for those of you that have, you might have noticed that we have a new person interested in being an officer!
Jeremy Tuttle (SDC ’10) has thrown his hat into the ring for VP, and with no objections or opposition in the forums, it’s time to officially vote him in! Continue reading
Last week, Sweepstakes elected it’s new committee for the 2016-2017 school year and for the first time in a few years, they managed to elect a full team all in one meeting.
Your Raceday 2017 Sweepstakes Committee members are:
Chairman: Enosh ShacharAEPi
Junior
Assistant Chairman: Ryan BarrettPiKA
Sophomore
Safety Chairman: Linna GriffinFringe
Senior
As you all may know, we here at the BAA have our own Committee. This year, we added some new roles to better fit our unique situation. I owe these officers a huge debt a gratitude for the work that they put in this year and I can not thank them enough.
BAA Officers for Raceday 2016
| Role | Person |
|---|---|
| Rolls Report Coordinator | Natalie McGuier |
| Treasurer/Fundraising | Dan Becerra |
| Raceday Preview/Wrapup | Aileen Dinin |
| New Team Outreach | Connor Hayes |
| Regional Coordinator |
As you may notice, we are still missing some key roles that could help the BAA better keep up some functionality we already have in place. Over the next week, I encourage everyone to join in on the 2016 elections thread where we will try and layout some possible new roles and nominate people for the roles we are currently missing.
There has been a lot of great discussion happening in the forums recently, and I look forward to what we can come up with to help grow the sport and our community!
This Friday at 4:30pm some local buggy people will be meeting up at Wigle Whiskey and take part in Wigle’s Barrel Roll event kicking off their summer season.
Any local Buggy fans and/or students are invited to join us for the walk starting at their Distillery and ending at their barrel house in the north shore near Penn Brewery. There is no age restriction, however you must be over 21 to try the Whiskey (or other alcohol). Our max team size is 16 people, so sign up now if you’re interested! The walk will begin at 5pm.
For more info about the event, check out this post.
Those of you that join us will receive:
Sorry this is so late, PiKA took me fishing and left me at the lake:
Carnival weekend. What a great time for students to relax from school work, sleep more than 4 hours a night, and celebrate Beta finally being gone from campus. This year’s buggy competition could be the most exciting yet, having the chute finally paved for the first time since the school took the word Tech out of its name. Many teams look to break SDC’s record time. Will anyone finish in under 2 minutes? Will the buggy be just beyond reach at the end of hill 5? Will SDC win again? Let’s look into it.
Starting off with the shake up everyone 100% saw coming. Looks like CMU finally caught on to the problem they have with substance consumption, and due to disciplinary action, PiKA will not be racing this year (kind of). But no! Without PiKA who will be there to vomit in Maggie Mo? Introducing the Fishing Team. They have acquired PiKA’s buggies and drivers, however, their push team can not consist of 5 brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha, so expect them to be recruiting around campus, which may actually make them faster–which they desperately need if they want to win.
WHAT HAS SPIRIT BEEN DOING IN THE OFFSEASON?? Spirit came from being only slightly a contender last year to the org many think could be a frontrunner in 2016. Revamped with a pretty new push team, a new buggy, and all around new culture, their roll ups are better than ever, expect them to leave their mark on raceday. Rumor is they stole the key to SDC’s buggy room.
Looks like racing has become uncool if your name starts with Sigma. SAE, Sig Ep, and Sig Nu have had poor attendance this year at rolls. I don’t think we’ll actually know if they’re any good until raceday. After Sig Ep’s strong performance last year, it’s a shame that the brothers care more about underwhelming Greek Sing shows than buggy.
Sorry, I know why you’re all here, let’s get to the predictions:
Men: Expect a bit of a shake up from Spirit, and more of the same elsewhere. PiKA The Fishing Team, will now have last pick of lane, and this could hurt their overall performance. SDC and CIA remain staunch contenders, with Fringe as a second tier team hoping their raceday performance can shock some people.
Spirit A
SDC A
Fishing A
CIA A
SDC B
Fringe A
Spirt B
Sig Ep A
CIA B
Apex A
Women: Expect more of the same as previous years here, SDC will remain dominant, Spirit with increased buggy speed could create a scare. CIA and Fringe have solid push teams.
SDC A
CIA A
Spirit A
Fish A
Fringe A
The Field
AEPi: THEY ARE THE BEST. At getting last place.
Apex: Football players for pushers? Won’t make your buggy any faster
CIA: SDC’s little sister, maybe you can hold their trophy?
Fishing Team: Maybe under a different name they’ll catch the push bar
Fringe: What else can we steal from PiKA without being too obvious?
Phi Delt: You should race against the robo buggy, it’d be close
PiKA: They’ll be in same same place they were on day 2 last year, exhibitions
SAE: Who are you? You’ve never been to rolls before
SDC: Your push team is as bad as the campus events you hold
Sig Ep: I heard you couldn’t find a driver, the fraternity was too focused on guys
Sig Nu: Is the one new pledge you got going to help on raceday?
Spirit: It took a girl to get you boys in line? s/o Hope
With a little over 10 hours to go, we are more than halfway to our goal. The top bid right now is for Men’s Finals 1st pick, at a whopping $101, but many heats are still at their minimum first bid of $10. Keep on bidding! Full information can be found here. Email danbecerra[at]cmubuggy.org with any questions. Good Luck!
Tonight at 8pm EST, hear us share our stories and predictions for this year’s races live on WRCT 88.3 and WRCT.org
You’ll hear the voices of these awesome people:
-Anthony Pacella
-Edward Cao
-Dan Marsh
-Will Weiner
-Ben Matzke
If you’ve donated, check your emails for a nice surprise of what you’ve all been waiting for! Make sure to check your Spam folders too!
Please contact us at admin [at] cmubuggy.org with any issues!
Then go Bid!
Here’s a quick run-down of all the Buggy things happening this carnival. We can’t wait to see you at all these awesome events!
Our Twitter will be getting frequent updates through the weekend, so if you haven’t yet, be sure to give a follow so you know what’s going on when!
9am EST – Truck Auction Begins
A post with the link will go out Tuesday morning when the Truck Auction goes live. Don’t miss your chance to sit in the Lead Truck and watch the entire Race first-hand. We’ve been working with sweepstakes and we should have the best view yet this year!
8pm-9pm EST – WRCT 88.3 Pre-Raceday Broadcast
Join us on the airwaves as our local group of Buggy fanatics talks through this year’s events and our predictions for Raceday. We’ll be live on 88.3 FM and streaming at wrct.org
11:59pm EST – Truck Auction Ends
At midnight Wednesday, the Truck Auction will end. All winners will be contacted with their winning and further information that you will need on Raceday. Remember to check-in next to the Alumni tent on the day of your heat and fill out your Waivers! You will not be allowed in the Truck without one.
12pm-2pm – Buggy Showcase
The new format of the Design Competition known as Buggy Showcase will be happening in Weigand Gym. Come by and check out all the new buggies and chat with teams and other alumni. Be sure to put your vote in for the People’s Choice Design Award too!
12:30pm – Buggy Timing and Data Collection
At the Showcase Stage, Shafeeq Sinnamohideen will give you the low-down on how data is collected during our weekend rolls and what all those numbers mean!
8pm – BAA Social Hour
Join us at Hough’s (533 Greenfield Ave), the only bar in Pittsburgh with a Buggy on the wall. We’ve reserved the lower area by the tap wall so you won’t need to worry about it being too crowded. Remember though, the Greenfield Bridge is currently just a cliff, so you might have to go the long way around.
8am EST – Sweepstakes Prelim Races
Join us on the course and cheer on your favorite team, or listen via WRCT 88.3 or stream it live via cmuTV. Send us pictures of your remote-watch parties wherever you are in the world!
12:30pm-1:30pm – BAA Luncheon
After the races, be sure to stop by our new luncheon location and relax with other alums while grabbing a bite to eat. We’re hoping for another awesome raceday, so we will be outside at the tennis court patio. Rain locaiton is Breed Hall in Margaret Morrison.
1:30pm-2:30 – BAA Panel
We have an awesome panel of people from across the buggy spectrum including several of our supporting groups lined up to answer your questions and share their experiences. Come by, ask them questions and listen to their stories.
9am EST – Sweepstakes Finals and Exhibition Races
Join us on the course and cheer on your favorite team, or listen via WRCT 88.3 or stream it live via cmuTV. Send us pictures of your remote-watch parties wherever you are in the world! We’ll be having our SigNu v. PiKA grudge match and possibly some additional ones.
12:15-1pm – History of Buggy Presentation highlighting the Class of 1991
Join Tom Wood for a presentation on the history of Buggy with a focus on the class of 1991 for their 25th Reunion Celebration. Open to all alumni and will be taking place in Steinberg Auditorium.
4:30pm – Awards Ceremony
Cheer with your team as the awards are handed out at the Midway tent on the CFA lawn.
Thanks to one of our dedicated alumni, we have speed data from rolls on April 2. Using a multi-camera system, Shafeeq was able to calculate terminal Freeroll speeds and rollout speed (i.e. buggy speed after leaving the chute). The table gives the time of the rolls, the team and buggy name where known, as well as the speeds in miles per hour. The Rollout:Freeroll Ratio is an estimate of how much speed the buggy preserves through the chute.
Worth noting is that Spirit, CIA, Fishing Club, SDC, and Fringe are all consistently reaching >32mph in the Freeroll. Of this group, Spirit and Fish hold most of the top slots with Fringe, SDC, and CIA keeping pace close behind. What may turn out to be exceedingly important is that CIA and Fringe maintain more of their speed through the chute compared to Spirit and Fish. Though, SDC is coming out (unsurprisingly) as the most well-rounded team of the bunch.
| Time | Team | Buggy | Freeroll (mph) | Rollout (mph) | Rollout:Freeroll Ratio |
| 7:20 | Spirit | Inviscid | 35.9 | ||
| 7:21 | Spirit | Zuke | 35.1 | ||
| 7:27 | PiKA | Raptor | 34.2 | ||
| 7:29 | SigEP | Kraken | 30.7 | ||
| 7:33 | PiKA | Banshee | 35.3 | ||
| 7:35 | SigEP | Kraken | 30.8 | ||
| 7:38 | Apex | Phoenix | 26.9 | 10.8 | 0.401487 |
| 7:43 | SDC | Bane | 32 | ||
| 7:44 | SDC | Havoc | 31.2 | 12.9 | 0.413462 |
| 7:46 | Fringe | Bissa | 34.7 | 17 | 0.489914 |
| 7:47 | Fringe | Beacon | 30.8 | 14.3 | 0.464286 |
| 7:49 | Spirit | Inviscid | 35.7 | 17.2 | 0.481793 |
| 7:49 | Spirit | Zuke | 34.5 | 14.2 | 0.411594 |
| 7:50 | Spirit | III | 32.4 | 12.9 | 0.398148 |
| 7:51 | Spirit | II | 31.7 | 12.9 | 0.40694 |
| 7:52 | PhiDelt | Perun | 30.4 | ||
| 7:55 | PiKA | Raptor | 35.9 | 17 | 0.473538 |
| 7:57 | SigEP | Kraken | 27.6 | 7.9 | 0.286232 |
| 7:57 | SigEp | Pandora | 26.9 | ||
| 7:59 | AEPi | Kamikaze | 27.5 | ||
| 8:03 | CIA | Icarus | 35.1 | 18 | 0.512821 |
| 8:03 | CIA | Equinox | 34.7 | 18 | 0.518732 |
| 8:04 | CIA | Impulse | 30.7 | 11.8 | 0.384365 |
| 8:07 | SDC | Malice | 35.7 | 18.2 | 0.509804 |
| 8:07 | SDC | Orange | 33.6 | 15.8 | 0.470238 |
| 8:08 | SDC | Bane | 31.7 | 13.8 | 0.435331 |
| 8:09 | SDC | Havoc | 31.5 | 14.6 | 0.463492 |
| 8:11 | Fringe | Beacon | 33.5 | 16.4 | 0.489552 |
| 8:11 | Fringe | Bissa | 33.5 | 15.6 | 0.465672 |
| 8:11 | Fringe | Primer | 31.3 | 12.8 | 0.408946 |
| 8:14 | Spirit | Inviscid | 35.9 | late | |
| 8:15 | Spirit | III | 32.4 | ||
| 8:15 | Spirit | II | 31.2 | 11.2 | 0.358974 |
| 8:34 | PiKA | Raptor | 35.3 | ||
| 8:36 | SigEP | Kraken | 29.1 | ||
| 8:38 | Apex | Phoenix | 30.4 | 8.1 | 0.266447 |
| 8:41 | CIA | Icarus | 34.5 | ||
| 8:42 | CIA | Equinox | 33.1 | 16.1 | 0.486405 |
| 8:42 | CIA | Impulse | 14 |
