{"id":1334,"date":"2011-04-04T08:01:10","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T12:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2023-09-03T07:48:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T12:48:45","slug":"rolls-report-april-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2011\/04\/rolls-report-april-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolls Report: April 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"pre-truck weekend\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-rqxcxg9\/0\/8f27d334\/S\/DSC_9017-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThe last regular weekend of rolls of the year was starting to feel a little bit like truck weekend already as teams set up by the start line and put down their fastest times. \u00a0Saturday was rained out by about 90 minutes of rain that just happened to come down between 5 and 7am. \u00a0Sunday&#8217;s weather was decent though, with temperatures in the mid 30&#8217;s but calm winds and clear sun that made it seem warmer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Attendance<\/strong> (buggies newest to oldest, [rolls needed to qualify], <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">my guess for A team<\/span>)<\/p>\n<table class=\"data\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Org<\/th>\n<th>Sunday<\/th>\n<th>not out<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AEPi<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Kamikaze<\/span>, Zephyrus<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CIA<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ascension<\/span>, Freyja,\u00a0Renaissance, Firebird<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fringe<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Bonsai<\/span>, Borealis, Blizzard, Brazen [8]<\/td>\n<td>Bedlam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KapSig<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Apache<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PiKA<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">RD2011<\/span>, Chimera, Knightfall [1+PT], Zeus<\/td>\n<td>Nemesis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pioneers<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chaos<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SAE<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Rubicon<\/span> [PT]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SDC<\/td>\n<td>Bane, Avarice, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Malice<\/span>, Psychosis, Rage<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SigEp<\/td>\n<td>Peregrine, Pandora<\/td>\n<td>Mamba [5], <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Barracuda<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SigNu<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Krait<\/span> [7+PT]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spirit<\/td>\n<td>Mapambazuko, Seraph, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fuko<\/span>, Haraka<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Observations<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\">Sunday gallery<\/a>)<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-4nvsVf5\/0\/9895138d\/Th\/DSC_9016-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>A number of orgs (SDC and PiKA for sure in addition to SigEp and Spirit who are always down there, maybe another) set up their tents around the bottom of hill 1 on Sunday which I thought was pretty cool. \u00a0Apparently SDC did the same thing last year, but in general this is a new trend. \u00a0Sweepstakes initially tried to discourage it because it means blocking things up that aren&#8217;t normally blocked during rolls, but the teams insisted and were allowed. \u00a0There&#8217;s normally only a buzz down there on truck and raceday, so it added some &#8220;raceday is on the horizon&#8221; energy to the air.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"apache\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-Hrf2zPf\/0\/23c2226b\/Th\/DSC_9000-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-wLkVdjC\/0\/8a3136c6\/Th\/DSC_9113-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>KapSig got the body of Apache painted although they forgot the hatch. \u00a0They did indeed get all that bondo from last week sanded smooth and it looks pretty good. \u00a0CIA was still in the paint booth with Ascension which got some sort of a very nice and shiny clear coat. \u00a0I&#8217;ll say it again, I think this buggy is CIA&#8217;s best looking since Streetcar.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-RVwtV2R\/0\/3ecac5ba\/Th\/DSC_9025-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Spirit brought out a new bright orange compound in a thick flat profile on Xootr rims. \u00a0The wheel situation is more complicated than ever, and it is almost completely impossible to talk about &#8220;Org X&#8217;s wheels&#8221; because almost all teams are rolling on more than one variety. \u00a0Fringe and PiKA especially will go by on a single roll and show off 3 or 4 totally different types. \u00a0CIA and AEPi have multiple compound colors, SigEp has a couple of different profiles, and of course Spirit is always coming out with something new from the wheel lab. \u00a0It seems among the orgs with resources to experiment, only SDC is\u00a0visibly\u00a0 consistent. \u00a0They&#8217;re rolling all of their buggies on the same white tires they&#8217;ve had since the spring of 2009 and that PiKA and Fringe have since used on some, but not all of their buggies. \u00a0Of course, plenty can change in a wheel without me being able to see it.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-SLvm82K\/0\/6f0f136a\/Th\/DSC_9119-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Spirit&#8217;s Zuke spun on its last roll of the day after showing some hints of instability earlier. \u00a0She made some pretty light contact with the inside bales after spinning 180. \u00a0Some analysis in the chute thought that she needed to release a bit more after the apex and swing it out wider, but these are fine lines we alumni draw from our comfy spots behind the haybales. \u00a0Spirit drivers have a tough job, but they&#8217;re doing better and better at at. \u00a0Video of the spin at the bottom of the post.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-chZHMdn\/0\/a6cb66a1\/Th\/DSC_9062-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>PiKA&#8217;s Nemesis was not rolling after its strange-looking crash last week. \u00a0It is already qualified, so they might be fixing it in time for a truck weekend return, but rumors on the course were that it is done for the year. \u00a0That would be a significant loss considering Nemesis rolled Men&#8217;s A last year. \u00a0Nemesis&#8217; driver, Diane, is now driving Knightfall and needs to get her pass test done next weekend.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-GnQnhpS\/0\/7fc5792c\/Th\/DSC_9100-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Someone noted in the comments that there were no news items about SigEp last week and I have to agree with the replying commenter who noted, &#8220;no news is good news.&#8221; \u00a0I am often at a lack of things to say about SigEp but they are out there rolling consistently and reliably every week. \u00a0I was surprised not to see their new buggy Mamba or their two-time A team Barracuda rolling this weekend.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-v8Z7dkc\/0\/4a221203\/Th\/DSC_9083-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Pioneers was driving a follow car with the\u00a0license\u00a0place &#8220;SPIN&#8221;. \u00a0I can&#8217;t see how that&#8217;s good for anyone&#8217;s mojo.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-gr8PNMt\/0\/efce1394\/Th\/DSC_9103-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-KFHr9td\/0\/5dee5331\/Th\/DSC_9123-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-fTrjxcr\/0\/c9ad06b0\/Th\/DSC_9116-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>The times were exciting again this weekend with 7 of the 9 orgs posting new fastest times of the semester. \u00a0KapSig and SigEp were the teams resting on their laurels. \u00a0Fringe&#8217;s new Bonsai owned the pole position again with SDC&#8217;s Malice close behind. \u00a0Pika pulled out all the stops on their RD2011 for the first time and it was\u00a0successful\u00a0enough that their reps in the chute were visibly excited and I&#8217;m picking it as the favorite for their A team especially with Nemesis missing. \u00a0Chimera was in the neighborhood, but not knocking on the same doors.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2010-2011\/Spring-Rolls-Apr-3\/i-cW3mmB6\/0\/af488aaa\/Th\/DSC_9095-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Unfortunately, the gap is widening a bit after the top 3. \u00a0CIA threw down their best of the semester with Renaissance on their first roll, beating their previous best by over 10 seconds. \u00a0That&#8217;s interesting because their new buggy Ascension had been their leading candidate on previous weekends and was also much faster this weekend, but distinctly behind Ren&#8217;s one impressive data point. [<strong>EDIT<\/strong>: \u00a0ok, CIA says this probably isn&#8217;t true, and it is quite an outlier, so take Ren&#8217;s time with a grain of salt. \u00a0Ascension was also a big chunk faster than ever before (~6 sec) though, so positive changes either way. \u00a0 <strong>EDIT 2<\/strong>: \u00a0Renaissance&#8217;s\u00a0 time is confirmed to be a typo] Spirit also shaved some important seconds off their previous best with both Seraph and Fuko topping their sheet. \u00a0Those were the two buggies testing their new orange compound, so maybe they&#8217;ve got a winner there.<\/li>\n<li>SigNu and SAE were conspicuously absent from the roll order considering they are not qualified and could use the practice. \u00a0SigNu&#8217;s head mechanic notified me that their driver woke up with a fever on Sunday which makes sense since I thought I saw their tent in place. \u00a0That&#8217;s some real bad luck considering she needs 7 rolls and a pass test, but I&#8217;m guessing they&#8217;ll make it happen over truck so long as we get two days of rolls. \u00a0SAE only needs a pass test on Rubicon, so maybe they can team up with SN to get that done while everyone else is running their dress\u00a0rehearsals\u00a0next weekend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spirit&#8217;s Zuke spinning in the chute:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2011-04-04 Zuke spin\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LVdoeEK3vwI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s ready for some truck weekend?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last regular weekend of rolls of the year was starting to feel a little bit like truck weekend already as teams set up by the start line and put down their fastest times. \u00a0Saturday was rained out by about 90 minutes of rain that just happened to come down between 5 and 7am. \u00a0Sunday&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rolls-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1334"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9277,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334\/revisions\/9277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}