Usually, we get to see a couple more days of rolls after Mini-Raceday, before winter sets in. That was not to be this year, as consistent rain hit the course the following two weekends. So, while you haven’t heard from me in a few weeks, I wanted to give you all one more report! This will be a Fall Rolls-In-Review post, where we will go through some stats & storylines from the semester.

And highlight photos, too!

Homecoming Weekend has come and gone! It was great to see some of you back on campus, and always great to meet more students who came out to chat and grab a donut (sorry we didn’t have enough for everyone, that won’t be a problem at Raceday!). Thanks especially to our volunteers!! There were some changes to Mini-Raceday this year which made it more exciting, although the weather was quite uncooperative, shortening our time to roll significantly.

We had heats this year!

Hello, it’s back to your regularly scheduled rolls reporter this week! Thanks much to James for filling in in my absence. Many happenings this weekend, including a single day of rolls due to not having quorum on November 1st. We saw buggies in Halloween costumes, successful and aborted pass tests, and teams doing Hill 1s to get ready for Mini-Raceday next week. I hope to see you there! Message us if you are coming and can help us time the teams, or just come for the action (and donuts).

Someone missed sweeping up this Redbull can in the chute

• Apex — A couple of their buggies seemed to be dressed up — they had some paper “costumes” on the back of Solaris and Molotov, but we’ll see if they come back with something more substantial for next weekend. On Sunday, we saw Scorch back on the course, but it seems like there may be some trouble getting it all the way around the hills. It was moving quite slowly through the freeroll and throughout the day, Apex chose to unload their driver at the bottom of Hill 3.

• CIA — Fringe alumni attempts to steal Goldfinch off the course! With SigEp mixing in with CIA to get more rolls, there was some confusion during a pass test to get CIA pushers on the back hills, resulting in a local alum doing a Goldfinch 3-4. Other than that, CIA had an uneventful weekend.

• DG — It was great seeing our only sorority back on the course. They brought Insite out for this weekend, although the rumor on the street is that their first build is still in progress. They brought plenty of energy on Saturday, with lots of cheers for their pushers from the follow car.

• Fringe — Fringe kicked things off with our first pass test of the season this year. Despite being a bit shorthanded on pushers, they continued to rack up clean rolls across their fleet this weekend.

• PiKA — Although they were only out on Saturday, they still got a good chunk of rolls in, leading the Greek orgs in total rolls. Raptor continues to carry its speed well through the freeroll. They were also able to execute on a pass test, partnering with SDC.

• SDC — SDC had another tough weekend. In the first roll Saturday morning, Avarice went wide in the chute, hitting the outer bales. Sweeps was able to clear the accident relatively quickly, getting the driver checked by EMS and the buggy off the road in around 10 minutes. The driver is ok, though we don’t know how much damage Avarice sustained in the crash.

• SigEp — SigEp also had their first appearance at rolls this semester, bringing out Barracuda. As mentioned earlier, they were able to double up on rolls with CIA to get their pass test in by the end of their first weekend. They put up a solid performance, showing good speed out of the gate.

• Spirit — Spirit had some really strong rolls this weekend, right alongside some weaker ones. In one roll, Inviscid rolled almost to Hill 4, clearly burning their Hill 3 pusher, only to later in the day take a big slide, putting them only inches away from the outer bales. From what I saw Sunday, they were rolling a bit more consistently — maybe they just needed a bit more time to warm up after Fall Break.

It was Great Race Weekend in Pittsburgh, which means no permits for Sunday Rolls. In past years that meant cancelling the full weekend, but this crew didn’t let that stop them; they still rolled on Saturday morning. This was a very efficient day of rolls, with almost no incidents to speak of. The teams got a lot of practice and another returning organization made their season debut, read on!

Who’s that coming up the hill?

Another weekend of beautiful weather for buggy! We had two smooth days of rolls with only a few incidents, and all were just the type of actions you would expect to see as new drivers start gaining speed. We saw the same 6 orgs out again this weekend, we hope to see a few more returning teams back soon, read on for more details!

Roadrunner rolling out, one of 5 CIA buggies from this weekend

Welcome to Sweepstakes 2026! Dan Becerra, your duly elected rolls reporter, back for another year where I will do my best to report on the teams, the incidents, and the storylines leading up to Raceday (April 9 & 10!). This is the earliest calendar date for rolls since the BAA has kept records of this (back to at least 2008). Kudos to the five large independent orgs and Robobuggy making a quorum for this early first weekend. Read on to see which buggies came out this year including at least one not seen for a while!

Blue skies, empty lawns, and a group of people staring at one very specific patch of road – it’s buggy season!

We had an exciting (and very damp) Truck Weekend. As always, this report will be a short one- for all the details from this weekend, our predictions, and more exclusive buggy content, you will need to be a member so you can receive your Member’s-only Raceday Preview. For how to do that go here!

SigEp at the line

This is a jammed-packed rolls report with only Truck Weekend between us and Raceday. No further intro needed!

One of several closer-than-you-want pass tests this weekend