Course
The buggy course runs on public roads through and behind Carnegie Mellon's campus in Schenely Park. It starts at the intersection of Margaret Morrison and Tech St near Margaret Morrison Hall, loops around Flagstaff hill turning right, and finishes at the intersection of Tech St and Frew St. The race is approximately .8 miles long with a total elevation gain of approximately 85 feet, although the net elevation gain is only 24 feet.
The course is broken into 6 segments: 2 uphill legs followed by a long downhill stretch and then 3 more uphill legs.
| Course segment |
Length | Elevation change | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hill 1 | 365 ft +45 ft 1-2 trans |
+27 ft |
|
Hill 2 | 211 ft +45 ft 1-2 trans |
+3 then -3: net 0 |
|
Freeroll | -62 ft then +10 ft: net -52 ft | |
|
Chute | ~ net 0 | |
|
Hill 3 | 223 ft +45 ft 3-4 trans |
+20 ft |
|
Hill 4 | 404 ft +45 ft 3-4 trans +45 ft 4-5 trans |
+20 ft |
|
Hill 5 | 544 ft +45 ft 4-5 trans |
+9 ft |
The course is officially defined in Section 5 of the rules.
