{"id":5622,"date":"2019-12-27T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/?p=5622"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:51:01","slug":"100-years-of-buggy-history-1970-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/12\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1970-1973\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Years of Buggy History &#8211; 1970-1973"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Table of Contents<\/span><\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/09\/100-years-of-buggy-history-intro-and-1920\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Intro &amp; 1920<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/09\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1921-1923\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1921-1923<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/10\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1924-1927\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1924-1927<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/10\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1928-193\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1928-1932<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/10\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1933-1935\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1933-1935<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/10\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1936-1939\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1936-1939<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/11\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1940-1945\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1940-1945<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/11\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1946-1949\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1946-1949<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/11\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1950-1953\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1950-1953<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/11\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1954-1956\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1954-1956<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/11\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1957-1959\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1957-1959<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/12\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1960-1963\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1960-1963<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/12\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1964-1966\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1964-1966<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/12\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1967-1969\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1967-1969<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2019\/12\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1970-1973\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1970-1973<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/01\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1974-1976\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1974-1976<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/01\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1977-1979\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1977-1979<\/span><\/a>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/01\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1980-1983\/\">1980-1983<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/01\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1984-1986\/\">1984-1986<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/01\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1987-1989\/\">1987-1989<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/02\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1990-1993\/\">1990-1993<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/02\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1994-1996\/\">1994-1996<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/02\/100-years-of-buggy-history-1997-1999\/\">1997-1999<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/02\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2000-2003\/\">2000-2003<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/03\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2004-2006\/\">2004-2006<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/03\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2007-2009\/\">2007-2009<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/03\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2010\/\">2010<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/03\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2011\/\">2011<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/04\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2012\/\">2012<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/04\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2013\/\">2013<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/04\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2014\/\">2014<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/04\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2015\/\">2015<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/04\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2016\/\">2016<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/05\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2017\/\">2017<\/a><\/span>; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/05\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2018\/\">2018<\/a><\/span>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/05\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2019\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2019<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2020\/05\/100-years-of-buggy-history-recap-and-2020\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Recap &amp; 2020<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2024\/09\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2021\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2021<\/span><\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2025\/09\/100-years-of-buggy-history-2022\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"11205\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2022<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, the 100 Years of Buggy History reaches a turning point with the early 1970s.  A tragic event in 1971 nearly ended the sport, but the organizations got together to implement significant changes to the safety rules.  We also had some new organizations, a bunch of new buggies, and even new roads!  Plus, we have our first official predictions, and Carnival makes a move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1970\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1970<\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Raceday<\/span>: Prelims on Friday, April 17 at 9:00am; Finals on Saturday, April 18 at 10:00am<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sweepstakes Committee<\/span>: Harold Herre (Chair)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Race Results<\/span>: (1) PiKA A \u2013 T-2 (<strong>2:28.50<\/strong>); (2) Beta A \u2013 825 (<strong>2:29.60<\/strong>); (3) Beta B \u2013 00 (<strong>2:33.00<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Design Comp<\/span>: (1) Beta; (2) DTD; (3) ATO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weather<\/span>: Cloudy, 60-70 Degrees on Friday; Sunny, 50-55 Degrees on Saturday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Buggy Book<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmubuggy.org\/files\/buggybooks\/buggybook_1970.pdf\">1970 Buggy Book Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 50th Anniversary of Buggy, Spring Carnival moves earlier!  And on the racing side, Beta and PiKA duke it out while chaos reigns in the Consolation Heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Carnival Moves to April<\/strong>.&nbsp; On the 50<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of Buggy, Spring Carnival made its biggest change since it\u2019s World War II hiatus.&nbsp; That change saw a shift from an early May date to a mid-April date.&nbsp; Along with Carnival moving up 2 weeks, Design Competition was also split off from Prelims, with the Design Comp taking place on Thursday afternoon, April 16, at 4:30pm, rather than its traditional spot at 7:30am on Friday morning. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DU\u2019s Hybrid Design<\/strong>.&nbsp; Throughout the 1960s, there was a debate over which buggy style was better \u2013 the 4-wheeled &#8220;buggy&#8221; style or the 2-wheeled bike style.&nbsp; The 4-wheeled buggies tended to be heavier, but that, plus their aerodynamic shape, helped improve the freeroll times.&nbsp; Bikes were slower in the freeroll, but had the benefit of being lighter and easier to push.&nbsp; The problem was that because they only had 2 wheels, they were far more unstable than their 3- or 4-wheeled counterparts.&nbsp; In 1970, DU decided to try to get the best of both worlds.&nbsp; They built a new bike-style buggy, but instead of simply 2 wheels, it also had 2 retractable training wheels.&nbsp; The training wheels would be used only up the hills, to improve stability while being pushed.&nbsp; In the freeroll, the buggy would roll on 2 wheels only.&nbsp; They painted their hybrid red, white, and blue, and named it Captain America.&nbsp; Unfortunately, while this design had promise in theory, the buggy crashed during its race and ended up as a DNF. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-cT4fLcp\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-cT4fLcp\/0\/35b0c67e\/S\/fringe%205-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:301px;height:175px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; DU&#8217;s Captain America (Lane 3) competes against SAE&#8217;s Arnold (Lane 1) and SigNu&#8217;s Hornet (Lane 2) in Prelims Heat 6 (from the BAA Gallery, courtesy of Rick Holt).  Captain America was using 4 wheels on this part of the course, but it ultimately crashed and earned a DNF.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-zgzhGdz\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-zgzhGdz\/0\/c56a058a\/S\/Buggy05-S.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:203px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; Another angle, this time in color, of Prelims Heat 6, with SAE&#8217;s Arnold in Lane 1, SigNu&#8217;s Hornet in Lane 2, and DU&#8217;s Captain America in Lane 3 (from the BAA Gallery).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DU\u2019s Race to the Bottom<\/strong>.&nbsp; It turns out that Captain America wasn\u2019t the only new buggy that DU \u201cbuilt\u201d in 1970.&nbsp; They put together another new buggy for their B team as well, named The Flying Door.&nbsp; \u201cDoor\u201d had some of its own technological differences from other buggies of the era.&nbsp; Per the 1970 Buggy Book, the driver, Big Ed Barberi, weighed more than the 5 pushers combined.&nbsp; The brakes consisted of Big Ed\u2019s feet, and per the 1970 Buggy Book, \u201che will be stopping periodically to pass out flowers to nearby spectators\u201d.&nbsp; The buggy attempted to break the record for slowest buggy to race, and although it made a valiant effort at that, its final time of 4:10 didn\u2019t quite set that record.&nbsp; But according to the April 21, 1970, \u201cEd Barberi and the DU Door did what was undoubtedly the finest public relations job for buggy races seen on this campus in years.\u201d <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PhiKap: Can\u2019t Stop Won\u2019t Stop<\/strong>.&nbsp; PhiKap decided to build a new buggy for the first time in 6 years, replacing Shamrock with their new buggy, Streak.&nbsp; Streak was immediately put to the test as PhiKap\u2019s A team buggy, and between their second place finish in 1969 and impressive practice rolls, it was expected that Streak would easily make the Finals.&nbsp; Unfortunately, PhiKap appears to have caught whatever plague had been affecting ATO for years. Both Streak, whose time of 2:30.0 would have landed it in 3<sup>rd<\/sup> after the Prelims, and Snorpus (which would have been in the Top 10) failed drop tests and were disqualified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fringe Tries a New Event<\/strong>.&nbsp; Fringe took to the April 14, 1970 Tartan to solicit pushers for their 3-wheeled buggy, Baby Leroy.&nbsp; And it seems like it might have worked, as they were able to finish 9<sup>th<\/sup> in just their 2<sup>nd<\/sup> year, with a time of 2:39.10 with a team full of Fine Arts students (including Hill 1 pusher Richard Miller and Hill 5 pusher Henry Finch).&nbsp; But the April 21, 1970 Tartan suggests that the result could have been even better, as Baby Leroy \u201cran a nonchalant slalom course on the freeroll\u201d.&nbsp; But whatever trouble it had in the freeroll, it made up for by being able to cut the Chute turn tighter than most other buggies. &nbsp;The driver of Baby Leroy&nbsp; weighed 127 pounds and stopped bathing in an attempt to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War after graduation. &nbsp;In Prelims Heat 2, Fringe went up against ATO B, and although ATO B led going into the backhills, Fringe was able to pass and win the heat after ATO\u2019s pushbar came loose from the frame and tilted forward, making it difficult for pushers to push the buggy without kicking it. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-NQS7V6D\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-NQS7V6D\/0\/21aca06b\/S\/Carts2-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:215px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; Fringe&#8217;s Baby Leroy leads ATO B in Prelims Heat 2 (from the BAA Gallery).  ATO led in the freeroll, but a pushbar failure, plus Fringe&#8217;s lightweight design, allowed Fringe to win the heat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970smisc\/i-PNnLPFv\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970smisc\/i-PNnLPFv\/0\/b4b88735\/S\/buggyfix_1-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:215px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; Fringe&#8217;s Baby Leroy gets ready at the Starting Line (from the BAA Gallery)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prelim Heats and DNFs<\/strong>.&nbsp; 22 teams ultimately competed in 1970.&nbsp; The 1970 Buggy Book (linked above) has a list of all of the Prelim Heats (including handwritten times for each organization), and the BAA\u2019s History Tab currently includes the full results from 1970, so there\u2019s no need to rehash that information here.&nbsp; In addition to the 2 drop test DQs of PhiKap\u2019s buggies as noted above, DU\u2019s Captain America crash, and the Consolation Heat issues noted below, SigNu A was also DQ\u2019d for an unknown reason out of Prelims Heat 6, and Beta Sigma Rho ended up not racing this year, leaving The Dolphin off the course and just 2 teams to compete in Heat 2. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Championship Heat Battle<\/strong>.&nbsp; Beta managed to qualify both their A and B buggies, 825 and 00, respectively, for the Championship Finals.&nbsp; There, they ran up against PiKA A\u2019s T-2, which had the fastest Prelim time at 2:26.2, 2 seconds faster than Beta A.&nbsp; But the Championship Heat ended up much closer.&nbsp; According to the April 21, 1970 Tartan, the battle was neck-and-neck throughout the Freeroll and Back Hills.&nbsp; Beta led during the freeroll, But ultimately, PiKA\u2019s pushers were able to push T-2 ahead to grab the narrow edge and cross the finish line first, just 1 second ahead of Beta A. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Consolation Heat Craziness<\/strong>.&nbsp; The Consolation Finals Heat added drama that you don\u2019t see every day in Buggy.&nbsp; SAE A\u2019s bike was the top team to qualify for the Consolation Finals.&nbsp; Their Prelim time of 2:31.80 was followed closely by ATO A, who put up a 2:32.60 with Golden Goose.&nbsp; The 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and final spot in the Consolation Heat went to Tau Delta Phi\u2019s bike, which had a 2:34.60 time during Prelims.&nbsp; In the Consolation Heat, Tau Delta Phi entered the freeroll first, with SAE and ATO close behind.&nbsp; But because of the nature of bikes and derby-style buggies, ATO\u2019s Golden Goose started to gain on TDP in the freeroll.&nbsp; The drama began when ATO attempted to pass both bikes as they all approached the transition flag.&nbsp; ATO went to pass Tau Delta Phi, but in doing so the Golden Goose clipped the back wheel of TDP\u2019s bike.&nbsp; The contact caused TDP to crash their bike, and ATO spun out and ran off the course prior to reaching the monument.&nbsp; SAE, who was close behind these two buggies, then tried to swerve to avoid the incident up ahead, but it too went down as a result of the swerve.&nbsp; The end result is that none of the 3 buggies finished the heat.&nbsp; Officially, the 4<sup>th<\/sup>-6<sup>th<\/sup> spots reverted back to the Prelim times, though it\u2019s unclear if ATO was ultimately DQ\u2019d and placed 6<sup>th<\/sup> for causing the contact, or if they were still awarded 5<sup>th<\/sup> based on their time <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Crash-in-Consolation-Finals-SAE-and-Driver-on-Left-TDP-and-Driver-on-Right-from-04-21-1970-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Crash-in-Consolation-Finals-SAE-and-Driver-on-Left-TDP-and-Driver-on-Right-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Crash-in-Consolation-Finals-SAE-and-Driver-on-Left-TDP-and-Driver-on-Right-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Crash-in-Consolation-Finals-SAE-and-Driver-on-Left-TDP-and-Driver-on-Right-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Crash-in-Consolation-Finals-SAE-and-Driver-on-Left-TDP-and-Driver-on-Right-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Crash-in-Consolation-Finals-SAE-and-Driver-on-Left-TDP-and-Driver-on-Right-from-04-21-1970-Tartan.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; The aftermath of the chaos of the Consolation Heat (from the 04-21-1970 Tartan).  SAE A&#8217;s Arnold and driver are on the left, with Tau Delta Phi A&#8217;s D-13 and driver are on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>King of the Hill<\/strong>. &nbsp;The 1970 Buggy Book has some handwritten times, and in addition to the Prelim times, it also appears to have some Hill 1 times.&nbsp; Based on those numbers, the King of the Hill from 1970 came out of Prelims Heat 3, where Tau Delta Phi A\u2019s Hill 1 pusher ran an 18.7 second Hill 1, just edging PiKA A\u2019s 18.9 from the same heat.&nbsp; Only 2 other teams ran a sub-20 second time \u2013 PhiKap A\u2019s 19.5 in Prelims Heat 8, and SAE A\u2019s 19.7 in Prelim Heat 6. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1970 Photos<\/strong>.  Below are some additional photos from 1970:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-6J6Mt5m\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-6J6Mt5m\/0\/e98061c9\/S\/hill1-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:168px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 -Prelims Heat 2 with ATO B (driven by Phil Columbus) in Lane 2 and Fringe&#8217;s Baby Leroy, with pusher Richard Miller, in Lane 3 (from the BAA Gallery)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-GgzDddb\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-GgzDddb\/0\/c0768877\/S\/Carts1-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:215px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; Fringe&#8217;s Baby Leroy being pushed by Henry Finch on Hill 5 (from the BAA Gallery)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Beta-Being-Pushed-from-04-21-1970-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Beta-Being-Pushed-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Beta-Being-Pushed-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Beta-Being-Pushed-from-04-21-1970-Tartan.jpg 726w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; Beta A&#8217;s 825 gets pushed on the back hills of Prelims Heat 8 (from the 04-21-1970 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Freeroll-with-Beta-in-Front-and-PiKA-Behind-from-04-21-1970-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Freeroll-with-Beta-in-Front-and-PiKA-Behind-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Freeroll-with-Beta-in-Front-and-PiKA-Behind-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Freeroll-with-Beta-in-Front-and-PiKA-Behind-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Freeroll-with-Beta-in-Front-and-PiKA-Behind-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-Freeroll-with-Beta-in-Front-and-PiKA-Behind-from-04-21-1970-Tartan.jpg 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; Freeroll of the Championship Finals with Beta A&#8217;s 825 in front and PiKA&#8217;s T-2 (with driver Carl Weber) behind (PiKA would ultimately pass and win) (from the 04-21-1970 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Hill-5-Pusher-After-Finishing-from-04-21-1970-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Hill-5-Pusher-After-Finishing-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Hill-5-Pusher-After-Finishing-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Hill-5-Pusher-After-Finishing-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Hill-5-Pusher-After-Finishing-from-04-21-1970-Tartan.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; PiKA B&#8217;s Hill 5 pusher, Steve O&#8217;Connor, collapses after crossing the Finish Line of Prelims Heat 7 (from the 04-21-1970 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Winning-Buggy-Passing-Drops-from-04-21-1970-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Winning-Buggy-Passing-Drops-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Winning-Buggy-Passing-Drops-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Winning-Buggy-Passing-Drops-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Winning-Buggy-Passing-Drops-from-04-21-1970-Tartan-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1970-PiKA-Winning-Buggy-Passing-Drops-from-04-21-1970-Tartan.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PiKA A&#8217;s T-2 passes Drops and earns the victory (from the 04-21-1970 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-74KKcwC\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-74KKcwC\/0\/cf1cd3fa\/S\/Buggy09-S.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:209px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; Prelims Heat 1 with Tau Delta Phi B&#8217;s Denbeigh Super Chauvinist Mark VII in Lane 1, DU&#8217;s Flying Door in Lane 2, and Theta Xi&#8217;s Xiclone in Lane 3 (from the BAA Gallery).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-dzfm9qv\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-dzfm9qv\/0\/0e0344b1\/S\/Buggy10-S.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:219px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; Prelims Heat 4 with SAE B&#8217;s Purple (non-Arnold) buggy in Lane 1, PhiKap&#8217;s Snorpus in Lane 2, and DTD A&#8217;s Bitch II in Lane 3 (from the BAA Gallery).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-jsb6bRc\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-jsb6bRc\/0\/79bb2b7e\/S\/Buggy08-S.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:211px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; Hill 5 of Prelims Heat 6 (from the BAA Gallery).  SigNu&#8217;s Hornet, being pushed by Kim Crossman, currently leads, with SAE&#8217;s Arnold close behind (and using the bump-and-run technique).  SigNu would ultimately DQ, and DU&#8217;s Captain America crashed prior to this point of the race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-LVfZTpd\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-LVfZTpd\/0\/cc9fea8c\/S\/Buggy06-S.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:181px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; SigNu&#8217;s Brother Rat gets picked up on Hill 3 (from the BAA Gallery)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-b3mS9T6\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970\/i-b3mS9T6\/0\/817c495a\/S\/Buggy07-S.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:211px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1970 &#8211; SigNu&#8217;s Brother Rat gets pushed on Hill 3 (from the BAA Gallery)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1971\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1971<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Raceday<\/span>: Prelims on Friday, April 23 at 9:00am; Finals on Saturday, April 24 at 10:00am<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sweepstakes Committee<\/span>: Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Race Results<\/span>: (1) PiKA A \u2013 Pithon (<strong>2:28.50<\/strong>); (2) Beta A \u2013 825 (<strong>2:31.10<\/strong>); (3) Beta B \u2013 POS (<strong>2:38.80<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Design Comp<\/span>: (1 &#8211; TIE) PhiKap \u2013 Streak; DTD \u2013 Bitch 2 (431 points each); (3) PhiKap \u2013 Snorpus (424 points)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weather<\/span>: Sunny, 46-55 Degrees on Friday; Blustering Wind, 42-47 Degrees on Saturday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Buggy Book<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmubuggy.org\/files\/buggybooks\/buggybook_1971.pdf\">1971 Buggy Book Link<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Prediction Score<\/span> (Dick Figler): 25\/40 (see below for explanation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1971 saw a turning point in Buggy, as a tragic accident during push practice the week before Raceday led to a complete overhaul of the safety rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tragedy Strikes Buggy<\/strong>.&nbsp; For 50 years, Buggy had been relatively lucky when it came to injuries.&nbsp; Incidents rarely led to serious injuries, and even if they were somewhat serious, we have no record that anyone was impacted for a long period of time.&nbsp; That all changed, however, on Monday, April 19, just 3 days before Carnival.&nbsp; DTD was out on the course, getting in push practice on the back hills.&nbsp; A Junior ECE major (we&#8217;re withholding his name for now) was driving the buggy, when suddenly he lost control.&nbsp; The buggy veered up an inclined curb at the end of Baker Hall and ran directly into a tree.&nbsp; Security was called and the driver was taken to Shadyside Hospital, but the incident ultimately left him paralyzed.&nbsp; This tragic event nearly resulted in the end of Buggy, but the Sweepstakes Committee instead rewrote the rulebook with an emphasis on safety, adding the position of Safety Chair and significantly increasing the rules around safety requirements for buggies. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First Official Predictions<\/strong>.&nbsp; The Tartan had started printing \u201cpredictions\u201d during the 1960s, but this mostly consisted of a sentence about each organization and whether they had a chance to compete or not.&nbsp; In 1971, however, the Tartan printed the first ever true predictions, written under the name of \u201cDick Figler\u201d (it\u2019s unclear if that\u2019s a real name or a pseudonym).&nbsp; So now that we\u2019re in the era of predictions, I\u2019m introducing my Prediction Score!&nbsp; The predictor (which will soon become Compubookie) will receive 10 points for correctly predicted the 1<sup>st<\/sup> place team, 9 points for 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 8 points for 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, etc., all the way down to 1 point for 10<sup>th<\/sup>.&nbsp; In addition, the predictor will earn 5 points for correctly getting a Top 3 buggy but in the wrong place (e.g., the prediction was 3rd and the buggy finished 2nd), and 2 points for a Top 6 buggy in the wrong place (e.g., the prediction was 3rd and the buggy finished 4th).&nbsp; To demonstrate, in 1971, Dick Figler predicted the top 6 finishers as follows: (1) PiKA A; (2) Beta A; (3) PhiKap A; (4) Beta B; (5) SAE A; (6) ATO A.&nbsp; In this case, Dick Figler would earn 25 points: 10 points for correctly predicting PiKA A winning, 9 points for correctly predicting Beta A 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, and 2 points for putting each of PhiKap A, Beta B, and ATO A in the Top 6 where they finished (Beta B finished 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, but since Dick Figler did not have Beta B in the Top 3, he does not earn the 5 points). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>More Independents Join The Fray<\/strong>.&nbsp; Fringe\u2019s solid performance over the previous 2 years led to an overall expansion of the buggy field, and in 1971, 2 new independent organizations joined the competition.&nbsp; One of those was Le Societe Herpolhodique (LSH), a one-and-done organization made up of Physics majors that rolled only in 1971.&nbsp; The other became a bigger staple within the Buggy community: the Carnegie Involvement Association (CIA).&nbsp; In total, 28 teams would compete in 1971, a then-record number of teams. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New Buggies<\/strong>.&nbsp; According to the April 22, 1971 Tartan, 7 new buggies hit the course in 1971. The two that rolled the best in practices belonged to ATO and Beta.&nbsp; ATO\u2019s buggy, named Stinger, looked similar to SigNu\u2019s designs for Brother Rat and Hornet.&nbsp; Beta\u2019s, meanwhile, named POS, resembled the PiKA design family.&nbsp; Another of the new buggies was so slow that the driver reportedly had to use his hands to make the buggy move in the freeroll.&nbsp; That buggy may have been the one belonging to LSH.&nbsp; LSH\u2019s buggy was formally known as Herpole Hode, but most people know if by its colloquial name \u2013 Bathtub Buggy. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1971\/i-XbgvqZ2\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Buggy-History\/History-of-Buggy\/i-XbgvqZ2\/0\/2409bca5\/S\/1971%20LSH%20Horpole%20Hode%201-S.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; LSH&#8217;s Herpole Hode, also known as Bathtub Buggy, preparing to race (courtesy of Tom Wood).  From Left to Right: Unknown, Robert Turco, Catherine Hughes, Paul Spudich (Driver), Ronald Benton, Dale Huffman (obscured) and Kerry Greenwald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Le Societe Herpolhodique<\/strong>.&nbsp; When I initially wrote this 1971 recap, I probably short-changed LSH and their bathtub creation. But rather than try and write a recap here now, I&#8217;m going to defer to those who actually made the buggy. If you want the story in audio form, some of the key members of LSH joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0UzroJbXhTc9rVHtfl7UcP?si=45e13864386143c9\">Chute The Sh!t podcast in Season 5, Episode 4<\/a>. If text is more your style, Paul &#8220;Demguys&#8221; Spudich <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/A_History_of_the_LSH_Buggy_by_Paul_Spudich_2008-04-03.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"10212\">compiled some memories from the team back in 2008<\/a>, and even saved Herpole Hode&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LSH-Design-Comp.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"10213\">Design Competition scores<\/a>. And lastly, if you prefer video, we&#8217;ve even got the 10 minute movie, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CxjlDnwGYNg\">Lick My Decals Off, Baby<\/a>&#8220;, that was produced by the team back in 1971.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>List of 1971 Buggies<\/strong>.&nbsp; Thanks to the April 29, 1971 Tartan printing the scores of Design Competition, we know the names of most of the buggies that raced in 1971 (19 of the 28 buggies were entered into Design Competition).&nbsp; The competing buggies that we know of were:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhiKap \u2013 Streak (A) and Snorpus (B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DTD \u2013 Green Grunge (A) and Bitch 2 (B) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SigNu \u2013 Hornet (A) and Brother Rat (B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ATO \u2013 Stinger (A) and Golden Goose (B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beta \u2013 825 (A) and POS (B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theta Xi \u2013 Xiclone and Unknown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dorms \u2013 [No Name] and Bike I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fringe \u2013 Marmaduke (A) and Baby Leroy (B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PiKA \u2013 Pi-thon (A) and T-2 (B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tau Delta Phi \u2013 D-13 (A) and Denbeigh Super Chauvinist Mark VII (B)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SAE \u2013 &#8220;Green&#8221; and Unknown (we&#8217;re unclear whether &#8220;Arnold&#8221; is the name of the buggy labeled &#8220;Green&#8221; or if it is the other buggy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DU \u2013 Pipe Dream II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LSH \u2013 Herpole Hode (a.k.a Bathtub Buggy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CIA \u2013 <s>[No Name]<\/s> 6E<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>KapSig \u2013 Flying Ladder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beta Sigma Rho &#8211; Duck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SigNu\u2019s Bad Luck Continues<\/strong>.&nbsp; SigNu seemed to have a tendency to put up really fast times, only to get DQ\u2019d for some reason.&nbsp; That luck continued in 1971. SigNu A\u2019s buggy, Hornet, put up the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> best time of the Prelims with a 2:28.4, but it was DQ\u2019d for failing Drops.&nbsp; Many people were unsurprised though, as the design of Hornet was similar to ATO\u2019s buggies, which had historically had trouble with their brakes (and the April 19, 1971 Tartan says that ATO\u2019s 4<sup>th<\/sup> place finish in 1971 was even more impressive because they had to pass Drops twice). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Results<\/strong>.\u00a0 The results from 1971 are mostly available in the BAA History database, with the exception of CIA, LSH, and Beta Sigma Rho.\u00a0 CIA finished 9<sup>th<\/sup> with a 2:40.0 time (just 1.5 seconds away from the Consolation Finals). Beta Sigma Rho\u2019s time was 3:15.0, placing them 17<sup>th<\/sup> overall and LSH finished last with a 3:59.0.\u00a0 As for the finals, it was never really all that much in doubt, as PiKA A\u2019s Hill 1 pusher, Mike Fotta, gave them the lead going into the freeroll and the combination of an expert driver with Pithon\u2019s freeroll speed allowed Pithon to maintain that edge throughout the race.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DNFs and DQs<\/strong>.&nbsp; Meanwhile, 2 buggies, one each from SAE and ATO, had incidents and earned a DNF.&nbsp; ATO\u2019s Golden Goose entered the Chute turn barely ahead of SigNu, but took an outside line and ended up too far outside, crashing into the outer haybales and ending up on the sidewalk.&nbsp; The driver was carried to an ambulance on a stretcher, though as far as we know, the driver was not seriously injured.&nbsp; SAE, meanwhile, had an issue on the backhills, as their bike hit one of the many potholes on Frew Street (that were supposed to be paved as early as 1970 but hadn\u2019t been by Raceday 1971) and toppled over.&nbsp; 4 other buggies were DQ\u2019d: SigNu A (as noted above), SAE, DU, and KapSig, though we don\u2019t have the reason for the other DQs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1971 Photos<\/strong>.  Below are some photos from 1971:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-LSH-Horpole-Hode-aka-Bathtub-Buggy-and-a-Bike-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-LSH-Horpole-Hode-aka-Bathtub-Buggy-and-a-Bike-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-LSH-Horpole-Hode-aka-Bathtub-Buggy-and-a-Bike-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-LSH-Horpole-Hode-aka-Bathtub-Buggy-and-a-Bike-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; LSH&#8217;s Herpole Hode, aka Bathtub Buggy, gets ready to race (from the 04-29-1971 Tartan).\n\nInset: SAE&#8217;s Bike being pushed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-LSH-Horpole-Hode-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-LSH-Horpole-Hode-2-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-LSH-Horpole-Hode-2-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-LSH-Horpole-Hode-2.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; LSH&#8217;s Herpole Hode (aka Bathtub Buggy) crosses the Finish Line in 4:10 in Prelims Heat 3 (courtesy of Tom Wood).  Dale R. Huffman (MCS &#8217;72) pushing and Paul A. Spudich (MCS &#8217;72) driving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Freeroll-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Freeroll-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Freeroll-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Freeroll-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Freeroll-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg 716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; The Freeroll of Prelims Heat 8 (from the 04-29-1971 Tartan).  From front to back: ATO A &#8211; Stringer (leading), PiKA B &#8211; T-2 (2nd, back right), DTD A &#8211; Green Grunge (3rd, back left)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Pusher-Faceplants-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Pusher-Faceplants-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Pusher-Faceplants-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Pusher-Faceplants-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Pusher-Faceplants-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg 953w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; An unidentified pusher does a faceplant (from the 04-29-1971 Tartan).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Unknown-Buggy-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Unknown-Buggy-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Unknown-Buggy-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Unknown-Buggy-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Unknown-Buggy-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; An unknown buggy at the Hill 1-2 Transition (from the 04-29-1971 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1971\/i-xhz8GNq\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1971\/i-xhz8GNq\/0\/dbe73d6f\/S\/fringe7b-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:200px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; Prelims Heat 2, with ATO&#8217;s Golden Goose (foreground) pushed by John Wehner in Lane 1 and Men&#8217;s Dorms&#8217; Bike I in Lane 2 (from the BAA Gallery, courtesy of Rick Holt).  Not pictured: SigNu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970smisc\/i-gZMch5k\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970smisc\/i-gZMch5k\/0\/ed850804\/S\/buggy%20craft-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:299px;height:199px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fringe&#8217;s Baby Leroy under construction (from the BAA Gallery, courtesy of Rick Holt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-DTD-Pushers-Before-Raceday-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-DTD-Pushers-Before-Raceday-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-DTD-Pushers-Before-Raceday-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-DTD-Pushers-Before-Raceday-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-DTD-Pushers-Before-Raceday-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-DTD-Pushers-Before-Raceday-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; DTD&#8217;s pushers try to keep warm before Raceday (from the 04-29-1971 Tartan).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Hill-1-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Hill-1-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Hill-1-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Hill-1-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Hill-1-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Hill-1-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; Hill 1 of Prelims Heat 4 (from the 04-29-1971 Tartan).  From Left to Right: DTD B&#8217;s Bitch 2 (Lane 1), TDP with unidentified buggy (Lane 2), PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon (Lane 3).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Unknown-Buggy-Being-Pushed-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Unknown-Buggy-Being-Pushed-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-152x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Unknown-Buggy-Being-Pushed-from-04-29-1971-Tartan-152x300.jpg 152w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1971-Unknown-Buggy-Being-Pushed-from-04-29-1971-Tartan.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; A buggy that appears to be PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon gets pushed on the back hills (from the 04-29-1971 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1971 Videos<\/strong>.&nbsp; We\u2019ve got <em>multiple<\/em> videos from 1971.&nbsp; The first includes 2 different races; ATO\u2019s Golden Goose crashing in Prelims Heat 2, and PiKA\u2019s Pithon defeating DTD and Tau Delta Phi in Prelims Heat 4.&nbsp; The second is a video of Herpole Hode, a.k.a Bathtub Buggy, and includes the buggy being brought out to the course, the pushers preparing, and the buggy battling against Theta Xi B (with SAE well in front) in Prelims Heat 3, with footage from spectators as well as a camera mounted on the front of the bathtub.&nbsp; The third video shows the 1971 Championship Finals between PiKA A\u2019s Pithon, Beta A\u2019s 825, and Beta B\u2019s POS (with an intro from a different heat of 3 unknown buggies).&nbsp; <em>Warning: The videos are pretty shaky, so don\u2019t watch them on a large screen<\/em>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1971 Raceday 1\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ERj5Xh1cGE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; ATO&#8217;s Golden Goose Crashes in the Chute during Prelims Heat 2, and PiKA&#8217;s Pi-Thon defeats DTD and TDP in Prelims Heat 4.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1971 Bathtub Buggy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3bpkMDTsRiw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; A collection of video from LSH&#8217;s Herpole Hode (aka Bathtub Buggy), from being carried out of storage to video of the race from a camera mounted on the buggy).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1971 Raceday 2\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RxxfHeI4OTs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1971 &#8211; The Championship Finals, with PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-Thon defeating Beta A&#8217;s 825 and Beta B&#8217;s POS.  Note that the first few seconds are video from an unknown heat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1972\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1972<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Raceday<\/span>: Prelims on Friday, April 21 at 9:00am; <s>Finals on Saturday, April 22 at 10:00am<\/s> (Rained out)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sweepstakes Committee<\/span>: Jeff Larochelle (Chair); Don Dietrich (Safety)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Race Results<\/span>: (1) PhiKap A &#8211; Streak (<strong>2:24<\/strong>); (2) PiKA A- Pi-Thon (<strong>2:24.6<\/strong>); (3) SigNu A &#8211; Hornet (<strong>2:28.8<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Design Comp<\/span>: (1) Beta &#8211; 825; (2) PhiKap &#8211; Streak; (3) PhiKap &#8211; Snorpus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weather<\/span>: Sunny, 47-57 Degrees on Friday; Rain, 46-50 Degrees on Saturday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Buggy Book<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmubuggy.org\/files\/buggybooks\/buggybook_1972.pdf\">1972 Buggy Book Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Prediction Score<\/span> (Dick Figler): 20\/40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1972 was the first year with the new safety measures in place, and by and large, they seemed to work.  In addition, we saw the terrible back hill conditions finally get fixed, and PhiKap Streaks to victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Safety is the Name of the Game<\/strong>.&nbsp; Following the tragic incident of 1971, the Sweepstakes Committee put a new focus on safety.&nbsp; Among the changes were: (1) the addition of a Safety Chair to the Sweepstakes Committee; (2) brake tests before buggies may roll during practice; (3) inspection of safety design procedures; (4) requirement that design changes be reported to the Safety Chair; (5) headgear is required for all drivers; (6) lights must be used during push practice; (7) security guards posted on the hills during practice to direct traffic, and (8) new braking systems required for certain buggies.&nbsp; New construction requirements included safety harnesses, crash protection (crash bars in the front of the buggy), vision, roll protection, and headgear for the drivers.&nbsp; Push practices were limited to certain Hills.&nbsp; Drivers were required to attend a training course.&nbsp; And a new drop test was introduced \u2013 the new test required a buggy to be able to stop within 40 feet from a speed of 15mph, with the test to be administered before every freeroll, practice, or race. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Safety, Part 2<\/strong>.&nbsp; Not everyone agreed with the safety overhaul, however.&nbsp; In an editorial in the March 14, 1972 Tartan, editor Jude Heller argued that \u201cthe safety design of buggies is being pushed to absurd limits.\u201d &nbsp;The editorial also states that it was suggested to buggy teams that they take out special insurance policies for the races to protect against any accidents that occur. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Paving Becomes a Necessity<\/strong>.&nbsp; The March 14, 1972 editorial by Jude Heller argued that even with all of the new safety measures being implemented, the more dangerous situation as being ignored (this view wasn\u2019t necessarily shared by the buggy community).&nbsp; But it wasn\u2019t ignored by the students; it was ignored by the CMU administration.&nbsp; That issue was the deteriorating road conditions on Frew Street, which the author claimed had gotten so bad that \u201cthe shocks in my car have had it.\u201d But the situation was a little more complicated.&nbsp; In the Spring of 1970, CMU and the City of Pittsburgh had reached an agreement to pave the Buggy course.&nbsp; It would have been completed with good weather, but Sweepstakes was told that a 3-4 day delay in the paving could jeopardize Raceday, so Sweepstakes voted not to have the paving done in 1970.&nbsp; That caused the roads to be moved to the bottom of the City\u2019s list.&nbsp; In the Fall of 1970, CMU again got an agreement from the City of Pittsburgh to pave in the Spring.&nbsp; However, in the winter of 1970, Mayor Flaherty ended the City\u2019s contract with the then-current asphalt company (the City had decided to build its own).&nbsp; The new company wasn\u2019t completed until the Summer of 1971.&nbsp; The good news is that in March of 1972, CMU had once again requested that the City pave the streets, and&nbsp; it finally happened!&nbsp; The week before Raceday, Frew Street was paved, increasing the likelihood of a course record in 1972. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CMU Dominates Pittsburgh<\/strong>.&nbsp; We\u2019ve written before about the different Buggy-related events in Pittsburgh.&nbsp; But in 1972, CMU proved its dominance in gravity vehicle-related sports.&nbsp; The University of Pittsburgh held a Soap Box Derby race on March 16, 1972, and 16 teams entered the event.&nbsp; Each team was placed in a single elimination bracket, going head-to-head against another team in a 2-out-of-3 heat.&nbsp; The course was simple; it was a straight hill on Parkman Avenue in which the pushers had a 10 foot start, and then pushed the buggy down the hill, with the first buggy to cross the finish line and then stop within a specified distance being declared the winner.&nbsp; CIA built a new buggy for Raceday in 1972, and decided to test out their design in Pitt\u2019s competition.&nbsp; Sure enough, CIA won the competition, taking home the $100 prize.&nbsp; CMU\u2019s chapter of DU finished second, giving CMU a clean sweep over Pitt\u2019s teams. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New Buggies<\/strong>.&nbsp; Several new buggies found their way to the course in 1972.&nbsp; After making their debut in 1971, CIA built a new vehicle for 1972 named Pickle, with 16 inch bicycle wheels, four wheel brakes, a shock absorbing bumper, and rear view mirrors.&nbsp; DU reconstructed their previous buggy, Pipedream II, and named it exactly what you would expect; Pipedream III.&nbsp; The new unibody design included better aerodynamics, improved axle alignment, a redesigned braking system and more fully developed suspension system.&nbsp; The Men\u2019s Dorms spent 2.5 years designing a new buggy, and finally rolled it out in 1972.&nbsp; The buggy had a unique suspension system, four wheel brakes, and structural aluminum.&nbsp; KapSig decided to put an emphasis on safety with their new buggy, with a welded steel cage around the driver.&nbsp; SAE decided that it was tired of having its buggies topple over, and they designed their first 4-wheeled bike, 2024. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Raceday Predictions<\/strong>.&nbsp; Once again, Dick Figler took a shot at predicting the Buggy results for 1972.&nbsp; He gave 2 different sets of predictions, one of who he thinks <em>should <\/em>win (based on practice times), and one of who he thinks <em>will <\/em>win (based on \u201cinside information\u201d).&nbsp; He should have stuck with the \u201cshould win\u201d list, which was much closer (it flipped 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 4<sup>th<\/sup>, but otherwise nailed the Top 5).&nbsp; Instead, he went with: (1) Beta A; (2) PiKA A; (3) PhiKap A; (4) Beta B; (5) SigNu A; (6) SAE A.&nbsp; He also predicted that at least 2 of PiKA, SigNu, Beta, PhiKap, SAE, and ATO would either spin out, fail drops, or have something else go wrong, but that SigNu would pass Drops. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prelim Heat 2 Controversy<\/strong>.&nbsp; Heat 2 of the 1972 Prelims was a competitive heat. Coming out of Lane 1 was DTD A and their fast rolling (but slow-to-be-pushed) buggy, Green Grunge.&nbsp; They were pitted against SigNu B\u2019s Brother Rat, in Lane 2, and PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-Thon out of Lane 3.&nbsp; The real battle came with the inside 2 lanes, as DTD and SigNu stayed neck-and-neck up the front hills.&nbsp; As they reached the top of Hill 2 and entered the freeroll, the two buggies collided.&nbsp; The collision caused SigNu to lose a wheel and spin out, while DTD\u2019s buggy suffered a cracked body and suspension.&nbsp; The judges ultimately granted DTD a reroll and DQ\u2019d SigNu for causing the collision.&nbsp; SigNu protested, arguing that DTD crashed into the curb first, and then ricocheted into SigNu, thereby causing the incident.&nbsp; The judges, however, did not see it that way.&nbsp; Thankfully, there were no injuries in the crash. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Putting Their Foot Down<\/strong>.  Prelims Heat 8 began with an ATO buggy (we&#8217;re not sure which one) in Lane 1, Fringe A in Lane 2, and Beta B in Lane 3.  In a bit of a surprise, Fringe won the race up the front hills, getting into the freeroll first.  Beta appears to have been close behind, and in an odd turn of events, one of the Fringe pushers took a step in front of Beta&#8217;s buggy.  The pusher&#8217;s foot went through the Beta buggy&#8217;s windshield, causing the buggy to have very little speed in the freeroll.  To make matters worse, before Beta could get anywhere close to the finish line, as best we can tell, the ATO buggy managed to collide with the slow-moving Beta buggy.  The result from the heat was 2 DQs (for ATO and Fringe) and a reroll granted for Beta, but because of rain on Saturday (as noted below), the reroll never occurred and Beta B was unable to record a time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Other Incidents<\/strong>. ATO&#8217;s day of collisions wasn&#8217;t limited to just the final heat of the day.  In Prelims Heat 3, CIA\u2019s new buggy Pickle, which used pneumatic tires, was involved in an accident with ATO (we&#8217;re not sure if it was A or B), where ATO&#8217;s buggy collided with CIA&#8217;s back wheel.  The collision led to an ATO DQ and significantly slowed down CIA, and Sweepstakes awarded CIA a reroll, which was unfortunately rained out (as noted below).  Meanwhile, in Prelims Heat 6, PiKA B\u2019s T-2 spun out leading to a DNF, while the Dorms buggy left Lane 1 on the front hills, resulting in a Lane Violation DQ. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rain, Rain, Go Away<\/strong>.&nbsp; PiKA probably felt pretty good about their chances in 1972, as they finished the Prelims only 0.6 seconds behind PhiKap and had a history of getting faster during Finals.&nbsp; However, the weather wasn\u2019t quite on the same page.&nbsp; Rain fell on Saturday, causing Sweepstakes to cancel the Finals.&nbsp; Because of that cancellation, the Prelim times were made Final and PhiKap earned its first victory since 1929.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Women Get Involved<\/strong>.&nbsp; 1972 is the first record we have of an Exhibition Heat, although it didn&#8217;t appear as an official heat prior to the race. But whether it was official or not, there was one exhibition heat, and it included a women&#8217;s team!  The heat pitted KapSig\u2019s Little Sisters against the alumni of PiKA and PhiKap.&nbsp; Courtesy of Tom Wood, PhiKap&#8217;s alumni won the heat in a time of 2:46.8, while PiKA settled for 2nd with a 3:01.8.  KapSig&#8217;s Little Sisters took a little longer, finishing the course in 4:25.3.  Take a look at this photo of one of KapSig\u2019s Little Sisters pushing the new KapSig buggy on the back hills. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-KapSig-Little-Sisters-Pushing-KapSig-Buggy-from-04-25-1972-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-KapSig-Little-Sisters-Pushing-KapSig-Buggy-from-04-25-1972-Tartan-178x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-KapSig-Little-Sisters-Pushing-KapSig-Buggy-from-04-25-1972-Tartan-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-KapSig-Little-Sisters-Pushing-KapSig-Buggy-from-04-25-1972-Tartan.jpg 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1972 &#8211; KapSig&#8217;s Little Sisters took part in an Exhibition Heat prior to the start of the Prelims (from the 04-25-1972 Tartan).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1972 Photos<\/strong>.  Below are some photos from 1972:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1972\/n-FjsfvV\/i-tLbpMGs\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-tLbpMGs\/0\/23e6f9a4\/S\/i-tLbpMGs-S.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:299px;height:313px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1972 &#8211; SAE&#8217;s Arnold gets pushed in practice (from the BAA Gallery, courtesy of Douglas Harrigan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-1024x813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1972 &#8211; An unknown buggy gets pushed up Hill 1 during practice (from the 04-11-1972 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-2-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-2-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-2-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-2-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-2-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-2-Push-from-04-11-1972-Tartan.jpg 1055w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1972 &#8211; A buggy, which we believe is DU&#8217;s Pipe Dream III, gets pushed into the freeroll during practice (from the 04-11-1972 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Unknown-Buggy-from-04-11-1972-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Unknown-Buggy-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Unknown-Buggy-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Unknown-Buggy-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Unknown-Buggy-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Unknown-Buggy-from-04-11-1972-Tartan.jpg 1071w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1972 &#8211; PhiKap&#8217;s Streak reaches a transition zone during practice (from the 04-11-1972 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Unknown-Buggy-2-from-04-11-1972-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Unknown-Buggy-2-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-267x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Unknown-Buggy-2-from-04-11-1972-Tartan-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Unknown-Buggy-2-from-04-11-1972-Tartan.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1972 &#8211; A DTD buggy, likely Bitch II, gets pushed during practice (from the 04-11-1972 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1972\/n-FjsfvV\/i-T9MJ2Fn\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-T9MJ2Fn\/0\/3a61d441\/S\/i-T9MJ2Fn-S.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:181px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1972 &#8211; SAE&#8217;s 4-wheeler, Intrepid, gets pushed in practice (from the BAA Gallery, courtesy of Douglas Harrigan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-2-Transition-PiKA-Lane-3-from-04-25-1972-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-2-Transition-PiKA-Lane-3-from-04-25-1972-Tartan-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-2-Transition-PiKA-Lane-3-from-04-25-1972-Tartan-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-2-Transition-PiKA-Lane-3-from-04-25-1972-Tartan-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-2-Transition-PiKA-Lane-3-from-04-25-1972-Tartan-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-Hill-1-2-Transition-PiKA-Lane-3-from-04-25-1972-Tartan.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1972 &#8211; Hill 1-2 Transition of Prelims Heat 2 (from the 04-25-1972 Tartan).  From Left to Right: DTD A&#8217;s Green Grunge (Lane 1), SigNu B&#8217;s Brother Rat (Lane 2), PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon (Lane 3).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1972\/n-FjsfvV\/i-fQpTdbv\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-fQpTdbv\/0\/150bce7a\/S\/i-fQpTdbv-S.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:188px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> 1972 &#8211; Another angle of the Hill 1-2 Transition of Prelims Heat 2 with SigNu B&#8217;s Sinex in Lane 2 and DTD A&#8217;s Green Grunge in Lane 1 (from the BAA Gallery). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Buggy-from-03-21-1972-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Buggy-from-03-21-1972-Tartan-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Buggy-from-03-21-1972-Tartan-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Buggy-from-03-21-1972-Tartan-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Buggy-from-03-21-1972-Tartan-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Buggy-from-03-21-1972-Tartan.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1972 &#8211; PhiKap&#8217;s Streak in the Freeroll during practice (from the 03-21-1972 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Winning-Buggy-at-the-Finish-Line-from-04-25-1972-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Winning-Buggy-at-the-Finish-Line-from-04-25-1972-Tartan-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Winning-Buggy-at-the-Finish-Line-from-04-25-1972-Tartan-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Winning-Buggy-at-the-Finish-Line-from-04-25-1972-Tartan-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1972-PhiKap-Winning-Buggy-at-the-Finish-Line-from-04-25-1972-Tartan.jpg 887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1972 &#8211; PhiKap&#8217;s Streak claims victory at the Finish Line (from the 04-25-1972 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1973\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">1973<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Raceday<\/span>: Prelims on Friday, April 13 at 9:00am; Finals on Saturday, April 14 at 9:00am*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sweepstakes Committee<\/span>: Don Dietrich (Chair); Tom Wood (Safety)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Race Results<\/span>: (1) PhiKap A &#8211; Streak (<strong>2:23.0<\/strong>); (2) PiKA A &#8211; Pi-thon (<strong>2:23.6<\/strong>); (3) Beta A &#8211; 825 (<strong>2:25.8<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Design Comp<\/span>: (1) PhiKap &#8211; Streak; (2) PhiKap &#8211; Snorpus; (3) Fringe \u2013 Flying Buttress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Weather<\/span>: Mostly Cloudy, 34-40 Degrees on Friday; Sunny, 40-44 Degrees on Saturday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Buggy Book<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmubuggy.org\/files\/buggybooks\/buggybook_1973.pdf\">1973 Buggy Book Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Prediction Score<\/span>: N\/A (No official predictions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The push for improved safety continued in 1972 with a new heat selection process and pass tests, and Exhibitions were officially added to the Lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New Heat Selection Process and Pass Tests<\/strong>.&nbsp; The greater push for safety in Buggy had mostly done its job in 1972, as everyone seemed to be in agreement that the buggies themselves were safer than years past.&nbsp; However, one thing that couldn\u2019t be controlled as part of the build process was the uncertainty of the driver.&nbsp; In particular, the issue of passing became an issue, as it adds a level of danger to the course that is not present when only 1 buggy is rolling.&nbsp; This is particularly true when it comes to the limited vision of the drivers inside their buggies.&nbsp; In order to help alleviate this issue, the 1973 Sweepstakes Committee implemented a new Heat Selection process.&nbsp; The new process prevented the top contenders from being paired in the same heat, thereby minimizing the amount of passing that would occur in the race.&nbsp; In addition, just in case a driver was forced to pass during a heat, Sweepstakes added an additional rule that in order to qualify for Raceday, a driver must successfully pass another buggy during morning practices, a rule that is still in place today and is known as a \u201cPass Test\u201d. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CIA\u2019s Natural Rival Joins Buggy<\/strong>.&nbsp; A total of 22 teams from 13 organizations competed in Buggy in 1973.&nbsp; Most had raced in years past, but the CMU commuters decided to attempt their return to Buggy after a 20+ year absence.&nbsp; However, they no longer competed under the name Citcom Clan (possibly because the school was no longer called CIT).&nbsp; Instead, they chose a new name: CCCP.&nbsp; The co-ed team looked to really upend Buggy with their \u201cadvanced technology and bizarre mechanical design\u201d.&nbsp; It\u2019s not surprising, then, that CIA put their B team buggy in Prelims Heat 5, one heat after CCCP, where they could <em>follow<\/em> the CCCP.&nbsp; It\u2019s also not surprising, then, that neither CCCP nor CIA B were actually able to make it to Raceday, as neither team had enough practice rolls to satisfy the minimum number necessary for competing on Raceday, as they were probably too focused on each other. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What To Look For In A Pusher<\/strong>.&nbsp; Every once in a while, we like to check in on the state of technology and technique within the Buggy world.&nbsp; The March 13, 1973 Tartan gives us a good chance to look at what teams looked for in their pushers back in 1973. Hill 1 was considered the most difficult, exhausting hill, which required a strong and fast pusher, because at the end of the hill, the pusher is \u201cmore dead than alive\u201d.&nbsp; Hill 2 doesn\u2019t need to be as strong as Hill 1, but he needs to be faster, having the ability to accelerate quickly and give a strong shove.&nbsp; Hill 3 is a sprinter; he\u2019ll need to make sure to practice so that he knows where to pick up the buggy, because if he\u2019s too far down he\u2019ll need to play \u201ccatch the speeding buggy\u201d, but if he\u2019s too far up he\u2019ll have to run down to get it.&nbsp; Hill 4 requires stamina and a long stride.&nbsp; Lastly, Hill 5 requires as much speed as possible, because it\u2019s 180 yards of a dead sprint. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Shifting Away from Bikes<\/strong>.&nbsp; SAE decided to build a new buggy in 1973, and for the first time in over a decade, they decided to shift <em>away<\/em> from the bike design.&nbsp; They used what they learned from 1972\u2019s build, 2024, to produce a 4-wheeled buggy in the more traditional style.&nbsp; The new buggy, named Intrepid, was entered as the B team buggy in 1972. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New Buggies of 1973<\/strong>.&nbsp; In addition to SAE\u2019s Intrepid, several other buggies made their racing debut in 1973.&nbsp; ATO built a new buggy very similar to Golden Goose that rolled for its A team, named Gander.&nbsp; The Men\u2019s Dorms put a new buggy together, with a frame based on their 1964 buggy and a unique front axle that was first used, in failure, in 1972, in addition to refurbishing the buggy that crashed in 1972 (though it seems that the new buggy did not get completed in time to qualify for Raceday).&nbsp; DTD began building a new buggy, codenamed &#8220;Ralph\u2019s Wall&#8221;, but it wasn\u2019t yet ready for primetime and waited another year before debuting on the course.&nbsp; Fringe finally retired Baby Leroy and instead rolled out their new aluminum 4-wheeler, Flying Buttress.&nbsp; Flying Buttress featured a centrally located pushbar and a calipers braking system.&nbsp; PhiKap refurbished their veteran buggy Snorpus to update it to the current technology try and add to its longevity.&nbsp; And KapSig didn\u2019t introduce a new buggy, but instead, based on reviews of the Buggy Books and photos from the time, they acquired DU&#8217;s Pipe Dream III and decided to rename it to \u201cI Forget\u201d (a nod to what they knew about buggy construction at the time).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First Official Exhibition<\/strong>.&nbsp; It seems likely that Exhibitions started some time before 1973, and we\u2019ve certainly had evidence of a random race here or there that weren\u2019t official (such as 1972&#8217;s Little Sisters run).&nbsp; But 1973 marks the first time we have a record of an <em>official<\/em> Exhibition Heat.&nbsp; Labeled as Heat 0 in the Tartan and the 1973 Buggy Book, the Exhibition Heat was a battle between PhiKap\u2019s alums, in Lane 1, PiKA\u2019s alums, in Lane 2, and KapSig\u2019s Little Sisters, in Lane 3.&nbsp; And for the 2nd year in a row, the PhiKap alums came out on top, winning the heat in a time of 2:37.8.  PiKA was fairly close behind, finishing in 2:43.3, while the KapSig Little Sisters finished in 5:07.5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prelim Incidents<\/strong>.&nbsp; As best we can tell, the Prelims weren\u2019t all that eventful, which I\u2019m sure made the Sweepstakes Committee very happy.&nbsp; One of the most talked about parts of the Prelims was SAE B\u2019s roll in Prelim Heat 1; but it was talked about because it proved how beneficial SAE\u2019s bikes were, as Intrepid put up a relatively unimpressive 3:00.1.&nbsp; Sadly, SAE proved why they made the switch 2 heats later, as their A team bike, Arnold, lost its front wheel in the freeroll and the driver toppled over In Prelims Heat 3, knocking SAE out of the contest.&nbsp; The other drama came from a rules battle in Prelims Heat 6.&nbsp; The Fringe A buggy, Flying Buttress, lost its hatch, and led to a heated debate over whether the buggy should be DQ\u2019d for a loss of mass.&nbsp; The final decision from the judges was that no, Fringe should not be DQ\u2019d. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Scheduling Mix-Up for Finals<\/strong>.&nbsp; For years prior to 1973, the Prelims were scheduled to start at 9am, and the Finals were scheduled for 10am. &nbsp;But in 1973, the Finals were, for some reason, moved up to 9am.&nbsp; However, spectators didn\u2019t necessarily get the memo.&nbsp; A number of people showed up to the course at 10am, only to discover that the race they came to see was already over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Finals Results<\/strong>.&nbsp; PhiKap A, PiKA A and Beta A were the 3 teams to make it to the Championship Heat, with times of 2:25.4, 2:26.2, and 2:26.9, respectively.&nbsp; PhiKap proved that their A team is exactly 0.6 seconds faster than PiKA\u2019s A team, as for the second year in a row, 0.6 seconds was the margin between the two teams.&nbsp; PhiKap&#8217;s Streak entered the Chute just slightly ahead of PiKA&#8217;s Pi-thon, but Pi-thon had the better rollout and the two buggies were neck-and-neck throughout the back hills.  Ultimately, PhiKap\u2019s Streak won for the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> year in a row, this time with a time of 2:23.0, while PiKA\u2019s Pi-thon finished second with a 2:23.6.&nbsp; Beta A\u2019s 825 was 3<sup>rd<\/sup> in 2:25.8.&nbsp; Meanwhile, SigNu A\u2019s Hornet, Beta B\u2019s POS, and ATO A\u2019s Gander earned spots in the Consolation Heat, finishing in that order with times of 2:28.0, 2:29.9, and 2:30.4, respectively. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1973 Video<\/strong>.  If the text version of what happened in the 1973 Championship Heat wasn&#8217;t enough for you, good news!  We&#8217;ve got the video from the lead truck!   <em>Warning: The video is shaky, so don\u2019t watch it on a large screen<\/em>.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1973 Championship Race\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sk4gEHCAj8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; Championship Heat, with Beta A&#8217;s 825 in Lane 1, PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon in Lane 2, and PhiKap&#8217;s Streak in Lane 3.  PhiKap would ultimately win with a time of 2:23.0, just 0.6 seconds ahead of PiKA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1973 Photos<\/strong>.  We&#8217;ve also got photos from 1973:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Putting-Buggies-on-Starting-Line-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Putting-Buggies-on-Starting-Line-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Putting-Buggies-on-Starting-Line-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Putting-Buggies-on-Starting-Line-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; Putting the Buggies down at the Starting Line in the Championship Heat (from the 1974 Buggy Book)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-1-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-1-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-1-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-1-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg 692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; Hill 1 of the Championship Heat (from the 1974 Buggy Book).  From left to right: Beta A&#8217;s 825 (Lane 1); PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon (Lane 2); PhiKap&#8217;s Streak (Lane 3)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-2-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-2-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-2-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-2-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; Hill 2 of the Championship Heat (from the 1974 Buggy Book).  From left to right: Beta A&#8217;s 825 (Lane 1); PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon (Lane 2); PhiKap&#8217;s Streak (Lane 3)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Entering-Freeroll-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Entering-Freeroll-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Entering-Freeroll-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Entering-Freeroll-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; Championship Heat Buggies entering the freeroll (from the 1974 Buggy Book).  From left to right: Beta A&#8217;s 825 (Lane 1); PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon (Lane 2); PhiKap&#8217;s Streak (Lane 3)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-3-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-3-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-3-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-3-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; Hill 3 of the Championship Heat (from the 1974 Buggy Book).  From left to right: Beta A&#8217;s 825 (Left);  PhiKap&#8217;s Streak (Middle); PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon (Right);<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-4-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-4-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-4-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-4-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg 641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; Hill 4 of the Championship Heat (from the 1974 Buggy Book).  From back to front: Beta A&#8217;s 825 (trailing); PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon (front left); PhiKap A&#8217;s Streak (front right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-5-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-5-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-5-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Finals-Hill-5-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; Hill 5 of the Championship Heat (from the 1974 Buggy Book).  From back to front: Beta A&#8217;s 825 (trailing); PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon (front right); PhiKap A&#8217;s Streak (front left)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-Streak-Finishes-Ahead-of-PiKA-Pithon-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-Streak-Finishes-Ahead-of-PiKA-Pithon-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-Streak-Finishes-Ahead-of-PiKA-Pithon-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-Streak-Finishes-Ahead-of-PiKA-Pithon-from-the-1974-Buggy-Book.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; PhiKap A&#8217;s Streak crosses the Finish Line just ahead of PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon in the Championship Heat (from the 1974 Buggy Book).  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-Beta-Lane-1-PiKA-Lane-2-PhiKap-Lane-3-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-Beta-Lane-1-PiKA-Lane-2-PhiKap-Lane-3-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-Beta-Lane-1-PiKA-Lane-2-PhiKap-Lane-3-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-Beta-Lane-1-PiKA-Lane-2-PhiKap-Lane-3-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-Beta-Lane-1-PiKA-Lane-2-PhiKap-Lane-3-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-Beta-Lane-1-PiKA-Lane-2-PhiKap-Lane-3-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg 1253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; Championship Finals Hill 1 (from the 04-17-1973 Tartan).  From Left to Right: Beta A&#8217;s 825 (Lane 1); PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon (Lane 2); PhiKap A&#8217;s Streak (Lane 3)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Floating-The-Taco-at-Starting-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Floating-The-Taco-at-Starting-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Floating-The-Taco-at-Starting-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Floating-The-Taco-at-Starting-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Floating-The-Taco-at-Starting-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Floating-The-Taco-at-Starting-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; The Starting Line of the Consolation Finals, with ATO A&#8217;s Gander in Lane 1 (left), SigNu A&#8217;s Hornet in Lane 2 (center), and Beta B&#8217;s POS in Lane 3 (right) (from the 04-17-1973 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970smisc\/i-PwzzJRP\/A\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/1970s\/1970smisc\/i-PwzzJRP\/0\/c37f8f2a\/S\/GPSABUG0008-S.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:300px;height:209px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> 1973 &#8211; Starting Line of Prelims Heat 6 (from the BAA Gallery, courtesy   of the CMU Archives).  From Left to Right: Dorms (Lane 1); Fringe &#8211;   Flying Buttress (Lane 2); Beta &#8211; POS (Lane 3) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-1024x621.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-Hill-1-2-Transition-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; The Hill 1-2 Transition of Prelims Heat 2, with ATO B&#8217;s Golden Goose in Lane 1 (right), PhiKap B&#8217;s Snorpus in Lane 2 (middle), and SigNu A&#8217;s Hornet in Lane 3 (left) (from the 04-17-1973 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-in-Chute-During-Prelims-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-in-Chute-During-Prelims-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-in-Chute-During-Prelims-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-in-Chute-During-Prelims-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-in-Chute-During-Prelims-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-in-Chute-During-Prelims-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg 1213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; PhiKap A&#8217;s Streak makes the Chute turn (from the 04-17-1973 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-Streak-with-Dan-Streyle-Pushing-At-Finish-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-Streak-with-Dan-Streyle-Pushing-At-Finish-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-Streak-with-Dan-Streyle-Pushing-At-Finish-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-Streak-with-Dan-Streyle-Pushing-At-Finish-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-Streak-with-Dan-Streyle-Pushing-At-Finish-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PhiKap-Streak-with-Dan-Streyle-Pushing-At-Finish-Line-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; PhiKap A&#8217;s Streak, with Dan Streyle pushing, crosses the Finish Line in victory (from the 04-17-1973 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PiKA-A-Finishing-2nd-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PiKA-A-Finishing-2nd-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PiKA-A-Finishing-2nd-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PiKA-A-Finishing-2nd-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PiKA-A-Finishing-2nd-from-04-17-1973-Tartan-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1973-PiKA-A-Finishing-2nd-from-04-17-1973-Tartan.jpg 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1973 &#8211; PiKA A&#8217;s Pi-thon crosses the Finish Line in 2nd (from the 04-17-1973 Tartan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents: Intro &amp; 1920; 1921-1923; 1924-1927; 1928-1932; 1933-1935; 1936-1939; 1940-1945; 1946-1949; 1950-1953; 1954-1956; 1957-1959; 1960-1963; 1964-1966; 1967-1969; 1970-1973; 1974-1976; 1977-1979; 1980-1983; 1984-1986; 1987-1989; 1990-1993; 1994-1996; 1997-1999; 2000-2003; 2004-2006; 2007-2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; Recap &amp; 2020; 2021; 2022 This week, the 100 Years of Buggy History reaches [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":5623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[20,21],"class_list":["post-5622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-interest-buggy-stuff","tag-100-years-of-buggy","tag-history"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5622","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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5622"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11814,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5622\/revisions\/11814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}