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Table of Contents<\/span><\/strong>: Intro & 1920<\/span><\/a>; 1921-1923<\/span><\/a>; 1924-1927<\/span><\/a>; 1928-1932<\/span><\/a>; 1933-1935<\/span><\/a>; 1936-1939<\/span><\/a>; 1940-1945<\/span><\/a>; 1946-1949<\/span><\/a>; 1950-1953<\/span><\/a>; 1954-1956<\/span><\/a>; 1957-1959<\/span><\/a>; 1960-1963<\/span><\/a>; 1964-1966<\/span><\/a>; 1967-1969<\/span><\/a>; 1970-1973<\/span><\/a>; 1974-1976<\/span><\/a>; 1977-1979<\/span><\/a>; 1980-1983<\/a><\/span>; 1984-1986<\/a><\/span>; 1987-1989<\/a><\/span>; 1990-1993<\/a><\/span>; 1994-1996<\/a><\/span>; 1997-1999<\/a><\/span>; 2000-2003<\/a><\/span>; 2004-2006<\/a><\/span>; 2007-2009<\/a><\/span>; 2010<\/a><\/span>; 2011<\/a><\/span>; 2012<\/a><\/span>; 2013<\/a><\/span>; 2014<\/a><\/span>; 2015<\/a><\/span>; 2016<\/a><\/span>; 2017<\/a><\/span>; 2018<\/a><\/span>; 2019<\/span><\/a>; Recap & 2020<\/span><\/a>; 2021<\/span><\/a>; 2022<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This week, the 100 Years of Buggy History series heads to the mid-1960s, where it’s a threepeat for Beta’s 00! Plus, we’ve got a bunch of new buggies, additional Finals, a number of incidents, controversies, and even some curses, and the introduction of a present-day staple, the Buggy Book!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1964<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Raceday<\/span>: Prelims on Friday, May 1 at 10:00am; Finals on Saturday, May 2 at 10:00am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sweepstakes Chair<\/span>: Bill Faircloth (Chair; SAE)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Race Results<\/span>: (1) Beta \u2013 00 (2:31.5*<\/strong>); (2) SAE \u2013 Maroon (Bike) (2:33<\/strong>*); (3 \u2013 TIE) Beta \u2013 000 and PhiKap (2:37.7<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design Comp<\/span>: (1) SigNu \u2013 Lizard; (2) PhiKap – Shamrock <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weather<\/span>: Sunny, 56-63 Degrees on Friday; Sunny and Windy, 61-65 Degrees on Saturday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1964 saw a number of new or significantly modified designs hit the course, one of which paved the way for Beta to break through for the first time in the post-war era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n