{"id":3329,"date":"2015-04-13T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/?p=3329"},"modified":"2023-09-05T08:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:09:25","slug":"rolls-report-april-11-12-truck-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2015\/04\/rolls-report-april-11-12-truck-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolls Report: April 11 &#038; 12 &#8211; Truck Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As usual, this report is going to be a bit trimmed down from what\u2019s been coming out so far this year. If you want to get the full report make sure you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmubuggy.org\/join\">join up and become a member<\/a>\u00a0to get this year\u2019s Raceday Preview. The Preview will be coming out in the next few days and it is chock full of great info and some fun articles. We&#8217;ll give you the scoop on who to look out for this season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2014-2015\/Spring-Rolls-April-12\/i-nHjdM7d\/0\/f2803784\/S\/DSCF5870-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Truck weekend generally went smoothly, if a bit slow. All teams were frantically getting as many rolls as possible with this being the only two-day weekend of the season. Amazingly, all teams managed to qualify completely so there are going to be no need for any exemptions. Saturday photos will be posted this evening, there were some format issues that prevented them from getting out earlier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualified<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"data\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Org<\/th>\n<th>Buggies<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AEPi<\/td>\n<td>Kamikaze<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Apex<\/td>\n<td>Ember, Phoenix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CIA<\/td>\n<td>Equinox, Icarus, Impulse, Ascension<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fringe<\/td>\n<td>NBXV, X1, Beacon, Bissa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PiKA<\/td>\n<td>Banshee,\u00a0Raptor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SAE<\/td>\n<td>Lucy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SDC<\/td>\n<td>Bane, Malice, Rage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SigEp<\/td>\n<td>Kraken, Barracuda, Pandora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SigNu<\/td>\n<td>Bungarus Krait<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spirit<\/td>\n<td>Inviscid,\u00a0Zuke, Seraph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Observations<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/2014-2015\/Spring-Rolls-April-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saturday Gallery<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/2014-2015\/Spring-Rolls-April-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday Gallery<\/a>)<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2014-2015\/Spring-Rolls-April-12\/i-3K8X7Xk\/0\/c2f0451d\/Th\/DSCF5890-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Unlike last year&#8217;s truck where teams had gotten up to speed and were actually preparing for raceday, this year it seems all teams were still treating this weekend like they had more time. All the top contenders from previous years were looking slow and while they haven&#8217;t had a lot of time this year for real practice, teams holding back on truck could lead to a very similar raceday this year as last year&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2014-2015\/Spring-Rolls-April-12\/i-xGHZz9S\/0\/5207ef1e\/Th\/DSCF5869-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Of all the buggies and drivers that attempted qualification, only two didn&#8217;t make it, and those teams seem to have planned for it. Apex was attempting to qualify a second driver in Phoenix, but with their veteran driver having taken all the rolls last semester combined with the fact that they were originally attempting 4 other drivers, it seems it was doomed from the start. CIA had probably their worst incident of the season when Orca slammed head-first into the bales and was subsequently scratched for the remainder of the weekend. Word is she was put on the quick wheels and given a mighty push to make her pass test, but she was unprepared for the sudden the extra speed and was unable to compensate through the chute turn. SDC also wisely chose to scratch Avarice and Vice without even giving them a chance this weekend. They instead went and qualified Rage and Bane without too much trouble since both were already close from previous mornings.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2014-2015\/Spring-Rolls-April-12\/i-zbMDB9P\/0\/52b5d4f6\/Th\/DSCF5884-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>In an unexpected turn of events, Fringe managed to qualify 4 buggies where we were only expecting them to get 3. Adding X1 into their list of raceday buggies we will actually get to see how the experiment stacks up against the other teams. Despite losing one of their combos this weekend, CIA still has 4 qualified buggies and will be the only other org fielding D-teams this year.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2014-2015\/Spring-Rolls-April-12\/i-KSmLQxm\/0\/9388d392\/Th\/DSCF5898-Th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Sluggish pushers aside, teams have also looked sluggish down the freeroll except\u00a0from a few select standouts. SigEp, who historically waits until truck to put on the &#8220;fast&#8221; wheels, wasn&#8217;t looking incredibly impressive and there was only a little bump in speed, not the amazing leap that we&#8217;ve been expecting. SDC, possibly in an attempt to qualify without further incidents, also looked significantly slower than we would expect, keep in mind that everything is relative of course and a slow SDC is still quite zippy compared to almost everyone else. Spirit and Fringe boosted a little, but the real standouts this year are CIA and PiKA. Banshee has been topping the charts all season and has only been picking up speed and seems to be the clear freeroll king this year. In a surprising turn of events CIA has found some fantastic new wheels and has been matching SDC&#8217;s and PiKA&#8217;s rollouts into hill 3. We&#8217;re not sure if the speed actually matches, but it&#8217;s damn impressive none-the-less.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to get the whole low-down from this weekend and really prep for this year&#8217;s raceday, be sure to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmubuggy.org\/join\">join up and become a member<\/a>\u00a0for your yearly Raceday Preview.\u00a0Raceday is only a few days away, don&#8217;t fall behind all your friends and rivals by missing out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lead Truck Auction &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Is now LIVE! Let the bidding commence and get a chance to see your favorite heat while you lead the pack around the course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As usual, this report is going to be a bit trimmed down from what\u2019s been coming out so far this year. If you want to get the full report make sure you join up and become a member\u00a0to get this year\u2019s Raceday Preview. 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