Hello again all you crazy buggy enthusiasts! Whether you’re new to the sport of buggy or just here reading for inaccuracies, I welcome you to the 2019-20 season with this first Rolls Report. Here, you’ll find pictures, data, snarky commentary, or whatever else I feel like including in the follow up to this past weekend’s rolls practice. So let’s get started.
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100 Years of Buggy History – 1921-1923
Table of Contents: Intro & 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, 100 Years of Buggy History takes a look at the early 1920s: 1921-1923. It’s a period full of interesting designs and controversies, plus some rule changes as the students worked to make the sport endure. And…history was made, with the first ever women’s team competing against the boys, 55 years before women’s teams were welcomed more generally into Raceday.
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100 Years of Buggy History – Intro and 1920
Table of Contents: Intro & 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
Introduction
For those of you who haven’t been refreshing this site every 5 minutes since Raceday 2019 ended, this year is the 100th anniversary of Buggy at Carnegie Mellon! This year’s Raceday, which we are affectionately calling “Buggy 100” (#Buggy100), takes place on April 16-18, 2020, so make sure you’ve got the dates marked on your calendar.
Continue readingNew Officers for the 19-21 Term
Ballots have been counted and we are excited to announce our new officers for the 2019-2021 term!
Communications Officer – Linna Griffin
Reporting Officer – Jasio Santillan
Webmaster – Krishan Taylor
President – Michael Darcy
Please help us welcome in these new officers as we start transitioning and ramping into some summer projects and of course dive deep into planning for Buggy 100!
BAA Officer Elections for Raceday 2020 term – Last Chance to Vote!
If you have not voted yet and would like to, today is your last chance! This year we have 3 no-contest races, and one contested. All terms are for two years with potential for one re-election to the same position for a second term.
CONTESTED RACE
President
Mike Darcy (SDC)
Matthew Gallabrese (cmutv)
NO-CONTEST RACES
Communications Officer: Linna Griffin (Fringe/sweeps)
Reporting Officer: Jasio Santillian (Apex/sweeps)
Webmaster: Krishan Taylor (Fringe)
The ballot form will be open through Tonight.
BAA Officer Elections for Raceday 2020 Term
Hello Buggy Alumni community, thank you for your patience while we prepared our nominees and ballot for you all. The time has finally come for the new cohort of officers to be elected to the BAA Board. All members have already been contacted with this information, so if you have already voted, thank you! Otherwise, here’s all the info you need:
Buggy 99 Volunteer Appreciation and Compubookie (finally)
Now that we’ve all had a chance to recover a bit from this year’s intense races, we’re going to take a moment to look back and thank those who were generous enough to donate some of their time and energy to help organize & plan, lend their voices for events, and sit behind the scenes during the races to make sure everything ran as smoothly as possible. Thanks to their efforts, everyone was able to enjoy the races without spending the entire time in the shadows.
One quick note, if you were nominated to an officer position, please remember to respond before Sunday April 21st.
What an Incredible 99th Year!
First and foremost –
Congratulations to all Teams!
The competitive spirit and amount of effort pushed forward this year was visible in the results and every team should be proud of what they accomplished this year. Below we list out all of the additional awards that were announced and handed out during the Saturday ceremonies as well as a certain article that missed their deadline so hard we’ll only have time to release it later this week.
Quick Plug
Before we get to the goods: Nominations for next year’s BAA Officer’s closes TONIGHT at 11pm EDT*. We will be reaching out to all those who were nominated tomorrow with elections voting opening this Friday. If you, or someone you know is interested in being a part of the BAA in one of the roles that will be opening up, OR if you believe there is a role that should exist but doesn’t currently, let us know via the form below by hitting that “Nominate Now” Button!
*Self-nominations can be set to admin@cmubuggy.org until the start of elections and write-ins will always an option.
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.