With clear skies and temperatures in the 50s and 60s, eight teams made it out and put on a good show for us spectators. There were new drivers still meandering down the hill with a slew of bags, but also some vets putting down times that would be competitive in April. Three buggies ended up in the bales, and some others got close enough they could smell the hay on the way by.
In Attendance (buggies listed newest to oldest)
| Org | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| AEPi | Kamikaze | Kamikaze |
| CIA | Freyja, Renaissance, Firebird, Quasar | Freyja, Renaissance, Firebird |
| Fringe | Borealis, Bedlam, Blizzard | Borealis, Bedlam, Banyan |
| PiKA | Chimera, Knightfall, Zeus | Chimera, Knightfall |
| Pioneers | Chaos | |
| SDC | Avarice, Malice, Addiction, Rage | Avarice, Malice, Addiction, Rage |
| SigEp | Peregrine, Barracuda, Pandora | Peregrine, Barracuda, Pandora |
| Spirit | Seraph, Fuko, Haraka | Fuko, Haraka |
Observations (Saturday gallery | Sunday gallery) Continue reading
Now that I’ve built some serious suspense by coming out with this report 4 days late, I hope it lives up to the hype. Sorry for the delay, don’t get out of the habit of checking on monday mornings. We’ll get back on schedule.
The carnival weather was out already for the last weekend of rolls before truck weekend. Temperatures were in the low 60s on Saturday and low 50s on Sunday to greet the 14 orgs ramping up to raceday. The list of incidents is long compared to the details about who is doing well, but don’t let that fool you, it’s just easier to note the mishaps. Many of the mid-tier teams are making serious charges towards competing for trophies, and the regulars are quietly perfecting their skills and building their teams. Every roll is being timed and reviewed. Every transition matters to pushers old and new. It’s almost raceday.
Two days of genuine good spring weather (45-50°F and mostly sunny) provided the first real weekend of rolls, and the teams made it an exciting one. With three new buggies and enough incidents in the chute to make a driver blush, it took extra long to sort out and write about here at headquarters. Our apologies for the delay, we plan on sticking to Monday mornings in the future.
Pittsburgh finally let buggy have a nice dry course for the weekend, so CMU stepped up and provided the torrents of water on Sunday. Thanks CMU! Saturday was sunny, 40-45 degrees, and over 2 hours long thanks to the end of day light savings. Sweepstakes got through the roll order 3 full times despite a fair number of stoppages. The first 40 minutes of Sunday went smoothly, but then