This is almost too surreal, and I hardly believe it myself, but… \u00a0I have found the missing compubookie article…<\/p>\n
Before I left work today I received a voicemail from the UC desk. The message told me that there was a letter addressed to me in the Sweepstakes mailbox and though it was addressed to me, I would need someone from sweepstakes with me to pick it up. Curious, I stop by the UC and find Josh in the Student Activities office. The mailbox turned out to already be empty and the letter was attached to some parking passes I had to pick up anyway (thanks Kaycee).<\/p>\n
To BAA\/CMUbuggy<\/p>\n Ben Matzke<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Inside was a single page double sided printout with the Compubookie 2013 Article.<\/p>\n I am still trying to figure out if this is actually happening, but here’s what was written on the page:<\/p>\n Compubookie 2013<\/p>\n This spring has been a tough one for all teams involved. Look for excitement in the chute due to the lack of practice and the quicker than normal ramp up of speed by most teams.<\/p>\n Lets jump right into the predictions:<\/p>\n The women’s races will see five A teams and one B team in the top 6.<\/p>\n Starting off at 6th place will be the women of Spirit A. The PiKA women will barely edge out Spirit with a better downhill performance, good enough for 5th place.<\/p>\n At the line in 4th place, we will see SDC B with one of their many fast buggies. A strong women’s push team will place the SigEp women in 3rd place. Next, the 2nd place trophy will be taken by Fringe A, once again falling to a stronger SDC.<\/p>\n SDC A women will catapult one of their quick buggies to another 1st place finish.<\/p>\n 10th place for men will belong to CIA A with their moderate speed and comparatively weaker push team. Next we have Fringe who will skate into the 9th spot with \u00a0their B team.<\/p>\n Following Close behind will be Spirit with their B team. Spirit has been looking stronger than ever in both pushing and the freeroll. SDC’s \u00a0dominance as of late in the sport of buggy will see their C team slide into the 7th spot for the men’s races.<\/p>\n Finishing before SDC C will be Spirit A with a 6th place finish. Expect Spirit to improve on their performance from recent racedays with a better roll and a quality push team. SDC B will finish well ahead of Spirit A for a 5th place finish accounting for one of SDC’s three top ten teams.<\/p>\n The 5th place trophy will go to Fringe A. Fringe will see a lower finish than in years past due to the absence of Bonsai on the course and their apparent lack of organization as a team this year. Expect PiKA to finish at a respectable 3rd place with their new small buggy and average A team pushers.<\/p>\n SigEp A with their impressive downhill performance and strong push team will edge out PiKA and Fringe for the second sport on the leader board.<\/p>\n Ultimately, no one will challenge SDC A with their polished buggy, push team, and knowledgeable mechanics. SDC will take home the 1st place trophy for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n As always, I will see everyone at the races, but you will not see me.<\/p>\n Predictions:<\/p>\n Men’s:<\/p>\n Women’s<\/p>\n The Field:<\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Editorial Update: The Buggy Alumni Association has no interest in promoting commentary about members of the buggy community based on race, religion, sexuality, old tired reputations, or anything else unrelated to the sport. \u00a0We love buggy and so do the students participating in it; that’s what matters. \u00a0We won’t republish any such content in the future no matter what long-standing moniker claims authorship. – S. Swift 4\/17\/13<\/strong><\/p>\n The page is now in the hands of the Tartan, who I assume will make their own post. 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SDC: It’s about time they add a third win.<\/del><\/p>\nCIA: Are you compensating for something with your B1R?<\/del><\/p>\nFringe: Where are your buggies, it’s time to start rolling.<\/del><\/p>\nPiKA: Tiny buggy…tiny push team.<\/del><\/p>\nSigEp: Taking it up the chute higher than normal.<\/del><\/p>\nSigNu: If your buggy was the size of your chapter you might have a shot…for Day 2.<\/del><\/p>\nSAE: better at painting lions.<\/del><\/p>\nApex: Congratulations for getting your training wheels off.<\/del><\/p>\nROTC: Stick to drones.<\/del><\/p>\nSpirit: You won term 2, doesn’t really matter you’re still going to lose.<\/del><\/p>\nAePi: Who?<\/del><\/p>\n