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Rolls Report: September 16 & 17 – Happy New Year!

Posted on September 18, 2023 | by Bryan Arsham | Leave a Comment

Shana Tova to those who celebrate! This weekend marked the start of not only Year 5784 on the Hebrew calendar, but Year 103 on the Buggy calendar! That’s right – We’re back for the 2023-2024 Buggy Season! And what a weekend it was. It was a mix of new and returning this weekend – new and returning students, new and returning teams, new and returning wildlife, and new and returning road hazards.

Some new wildlife: A wild Shelmet appears!

Org	Saturday	Sunday
Apex	Molotov, Scorch, Solaris	Firefly, Solaris
CIA	Emperor, Equinox, Kingfisher, Roadrunner	Emperor, Equinox, Roadrunner
Fringe	Baltic, Brimstone	Burnout
Frontier	Barbie	—
SDC	—	Avarice
Spirit	Kingpin, Seraph	Inviscid, Kingpin, Seraph

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

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First weekend of rolls canceled

Posted on February 14, 2009 | by carsenkline

The sweepstakes committee cited below-freezing temperatures as the reason for canceling both days’ rolls. Regardless, only a handful of orgs were caped and ready, and backup for chores looked thin. Stay tuned for next week.

First day of freerolls

Posted on October 12, 2008 | by carsenkline | 4 Comments

It was an exciting morning as ten teams turned out for the first day of freeroll practice. The sun was shining, buggies were bagged and lots of new drivers took the wheel to kick off the ’08-’09 season. The Sweepstakes committee did a great job of getting things moving and keeping the momentum through the morning. Here’s how the teams faired:

Pioneers, and Beta did not roll. CIA did Beta’s chores for the day, and the Phipps barricades were guarded by three of CIA’s six drivers.

KDR had a very short first day on the course, hitting the curb near transition after being the first buggy to roll for the year. They scratched the rest of the day.

SAE/Kappa: This combo team of SAE and Kappa Kappa Gamma brings back SAE’s late 90s buggy, Rubicon, and gives Kappa’s sisters a little more refined machine than Ursula. First roll, hatch dragged through the chute. Second roll, the driver lost visibility and made a beeline for the monument, nearly hitting it before making a sharp right turn towards the curb and stopping just in time.

AEPi: Big attendance, two buggies (Zephyrus and Camo).

SigNu: The Zoo rolled King of Spades, Tenth Commandment, and Skua. A memorable hill 5 was pushed by this guy:

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