Agreed! As for what it is, Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
@@TheMeslava its like, my brain was telling me someone was in that thing... but like visually i was like "naw... nope... no way, this is a connect rc... who's got the controller" they are pretty damn neat
i feel like this sport started one day when a two mothers left their infants with two dads for the day and they just needed to compete doing something, so stroller racing was born and this is its child
That's an interesting theory, and Buggy DID begin as a fraternity-only event. But Buggy actually began in 1920 at a time when pushmobile races were fairly common (CMU wasn't even the only Pittsburgh college that had it). It's just that Buggy is the rare (and maybe only) version to survive through today.
This is awesome but what are the rules for the pushers do they have a maximum time they can push for with one push and can do it ubtil the next person starts pushing?
No maximum time. For most of the hills, there is a line designating the start of the hill and a line designating the end of a hill, and no one other than the pusher for that hill (and the driver) can be touching the buggy while it is on that hill. In the transition zone, the pusher for the current hill and the next hill can both touch the buggy, giving some freedom to how each team transitions between hills. The most important rule for pushers is that the Hill 5 pusher MUST be touching the buggy as the nose of the buggy crosses the finish line. Currently, most teams find the "bump-and-run" strategy to be more efficient than just holding the buggy the whole time, as it allows the pusher to use a more natural running style and prevents the pusher from unintentionally slowing the buggy down by trying to keep up with it. But different teams occasionally have different approaches to pushing.
Things have definitely changed since the days of Carnegie Tech! But if you want to re-live some of those past times, make sure to visit our site - cmubuggy.org. We've got tons of photos and content from every era, dating back to 1920 (plus our RUclips channel has video of Racedays that you might have been around for)!
I would love to see GoPro footage from the drivers perspective. From the thumbnail i was thinking , these are way too sketchy to run downlhill. Was not expecting a bunch of dudes pushing.
It's a bit old and not EXACTLY the driver's view (since this camera was attached to the left side of the buggy), but this gives a basic idea of what it looks like from ground level of CIA's Firebird: ruclips.net/video/Rz2f5gKkchU/видео.html
There's a person inside! Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
Yes, there is a person inside! Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
All buggies are required to have working brakes. The drop test is a safety test performed immediately after the race to make sure that they buggy did actually roll with those brakes (and that the brakes aren't a one-time use). The buggy is let go from a set point, and when it reaches a brake line the driver must hit the brakes, and the buggy must stop before it reaches the final line. If it continues past that line, the team is DQ'd. The driver must then release the brakes and re-brake twice more, to show that the brakes continue to function.
Often the buggies ARE built specifically to fit their initial drivers, though both of these particular buggies were built for prior drivers. For a little more info about how the buggies are built, and how drivers get in, Fringe (and CMU) did a video showing the basics of loading a driver: ruclips.net/video/j0u8yxQaTVo/видео.html
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
There's plenty - We've been around since 1920! All Racedays from 2003-2023 are on our RUclips channel, but if you want more info, check out cmubuggy.org.
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org
Instead of these uncomfortable looking things I'd recommend drunk guys racing in shopping Karts around a track made in a Walmart parking lot much more entertaining
Very snugly! But actually, Fringe (and CMU) put together a video showing how a driver is loaded into the buggy: ruclips.net/video/j0u8yxQaTVo/видео.html
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
@@lonefriar4700 Fun fact - Back in 1927, a fraternity named Phi Delta Psi built a buggy that resembled the then-land speed record holding vehicle, The Slug (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_1000_hp ). Unfortunately for Phi Delta Psi, the buggy wasn't as fast as the vehicle was; they didn't finish in the Top 3.
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
Pushing is definitely important. But it's only won and lost in the pushing if you've got a buggy that rolls well and a driver who knows what they're doing. The three components are equally important.
First time I've seen this racing but I'm an instant fan.
We love to hear it!
@@CMUbuggyl😢l
I've never seen this kind of racing before, but it sure looks fun!
It IS fun!
I DONT KNOW WHAT I JUST SAW BUT IT WAS FUCKING CRAZY YO
Agreed! As for what it is, Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
This must be on ESPN 8. THE OCHO
We agree!
You did that lmao 😂 😂
nvr seen this, so cool!!! Subbing! Cheers!
I need more of this!! TY RUclips algo
It's like a full body helmet on wheels!
It wouldn't be the best helmet. Thankfully, the drivers inside are wearing their own helmets. So we guess it's more like a double helmet on wheels?
@@CMUbuggy What? There is a person in there?! The heck did I just watch xD Neat but new to me haha... interesting.
Yes indeed! For more info, visit cmubuggy.org
@@TheMeslava its like, my brain was telling me someone was in that thing... but like visually i was like "naw... nope... no way, this is a connect rc... who's got the controller" they are pretty damn neat
i feel like this sport started one day when a two mothers left their infants with two dads for the day and they just needed to compete doing something, so stroller racing was born and this is its child
That's an interesting theory, and Buggy DID begin as a fraternity-only event. But Buggy actually began in 1920 at a time when pushmobile races were fairly common (CMU wasn't even the only Pittsburgh college that had it). It's just that Buggy is the rare (and maybe only) version to survive through today.
This is fantastic! Never seen that before.
This is awesome but what are the rules for the pushers do they have a maximum time they can push for with one push and can do it ubtil the next person starts pushing?
No maximum time. For most of the hills, there is a line designating the start of the hill and a line designating the end of a hill, and no one other than the pusher for that hill (and the driver) can be touching the buggy while it is on that hill. In the transition zone, the pusher for the current hill and the next hill can both touch the buggy, giving some freedom to how each team transitions between hills. The most important rule for pushers is that the Hill 5 pusher MUST be touching the buggy as the nose of the buggy crosses the finish line.
Currently, most teams find the "bump-and-run" strategy to be more efficient than just holding the buggy the whole time, as it allows the pusher to use a more natural running style and prevents the pusher from unintentionally slowing the buggy down by trying to keep up with it. But different teams occasionally have different approaches to pushing.
Maybe this is the route nascar should go? There were more spectators here than at the last race!
😎👍
Hey NASCAR - Hit us up!
Far different from the buggy races of 50+ years ago when I was at Tech! Way cool !
Things have definitely changed since the days of Carnegie Tech! But if you want to re-live some of those past times, make sure to visit our site - cmubuggy.org. We've got tons of photos and content from every era, dating back to 1920 (plus our RUclips channel has video of Racedays that you might have been around for)!
@@CMUbuggy Thanks!
I would love to see GoPro footage from the drivers perspective. From the thumbnail i was thinking , these are way too sketchy to run downlhill. Was not expecting a bunch of dudes pushing.
It's a bit old and not EXACTLY the driver's view (since this camera was attached to the left side of the buggy), but this gives a basic idea of what it looks like from ground level of CIA's Firebird: ruclips.net/video/Rz2f5gKkchU/видео.html
This is freaking cool. Never seen this kind of race before.
Reminds me of stuff I used to do when I was a kid during summer vacation
Where has this been my whole life ???
We've been here since 1920!
I thought they were racing car jacks ... Didn't realize someone was in the inside.
This is awesome
Я думал они на радио или видео управлении часть трассы проходят, а там внутри человек.
How is it that I'm just now seeing this?
Either way, we're glad you found us now!
How many guys took a turn on Barbie there? It's like college but with fewer partners per minute.
There's someone inthat thing???
Yes indeed!
@@CMUbuggy What is this, a buggy for ants?
srsly tho, how old are the drivers?
@@c0untbakwerdz They're all college students! So 18-22 in general.
People with claustrophobia need not apply...
Is there a person inside of the buggy?
Yes there is! For more info, visit cmubuggy.org.
These would be really cool with rubber tires going down the side of a twisty turney mountain road.
So is it a running race or that little vacuum cleaner race?
There's a person inside! Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
how small is the person inside?
They are college students! The average height of a buggy driver is around 5'0"-5'1".
Man that's way more interesting than bobsleigh. Should be an Olympic sport.
agreed!
What the heck are those things? Are there people inside of them are they remote controlled I don’t get it
Yes, there is a person inside! Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
How many people trip, fall, and break their teeth out?
Those look super comfortable
They can be! Drivers have been known to take naps in some buggies between practice rolls (not while driving, of course).
its 2:42 AM and I'm on a part of youtube I never knew existed
CIA A driver had a nice view and motivation before the race started.
what am i watching ?
i am in the twilight zone !
loved it though
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
Feel the Rhythm! Feel the Rhyme! Get on Up, It's Buggy Time! - Cool Runnings
What is Drop Test? what's happening?
All buggies are required to have working brakes. The drop test is a safety test performed immediately after the race to make sure that they buggy did actually roll with those brakes (and that the brakes aren't a one-time use). The buggy is let go from a set point, and when it reaches a brake line the driver must hit the brakes, and the buggy must stop before it reaches the final line. If it continues past that line, the team is DQ'd. The driver must then release the brakes and re-brake twice more, to show that the brakes continue to function.
@@CMUbuggy Cool, Thank you for the explanation.
what are these rc vehicles
Nope. There's a person inside! For more info, visit cmubuggy.org.
@@CMUbuggy thanks
Dude, are those driver's literally built in to those things?
Often the buggies ARE built specifically to fit their initial drivers, though both of these particular buggies were built for prior drivers. For a little more info about how the buggies are built, and how drivers get in, Fringe (and CMU) did a video showing the basics of loading a driver: ruclips.net/video/j0u8yxQaTVo/видео.html
Is this EPA testing low carbon emissions?
Definitely zero carbon emissions during the races...but you're gonna need some pretty in-shape pushers before these can replace cars.
Omo mhen, sports dey o
i dont know what this is but i ate my entire speghetti to it
The first step to pusher training!
Hold my beer!
I can feel my claustrophobia creeping in. What kind of coffins are these?
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
I you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.
WTF?? more please
There's plenty - We've been around since 1920! All Racedays from 2003-2023 are on our RUclips channel, but if you want more info, check out cmubuggy.org.
Huh?
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
What did i just stumble upon...
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
This is dumb. Just get Usain Bolt to push your car and you win.
😅😅😅😅😅
Well if not for the fast runners they would not had got that time.
What did I just watch?
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org
Instead of these uncomfortable looking things I'd recommend drunk guys racing in shopping Karts around a track made in a Walmart parking lot much more entertaining
Hoe do you even fit in that
Very snugly! But actually, Fringe (and CMU) put together a video showing how a driver is loaded into the buggy: ruclips.net/video/j0u8yxQaTVo/видео.html
@@CMUbuggy thanks mate
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Wtf is happening
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
What the hell is this
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
Thst was anticlimactic. Put a motor in it n it might be worth watching...
We think NASCAR, IndyCar and F1 have that pretty well covered. Besides, we think that human- and gravity-powered vehicles are more fun anyway.
A pulsejet!
@@lonefriar4700 Fun fact - Back in 1927, a fraternity named Phi Delta Psi built a buggy that resembled the then-land speed record holding vehicle, The Slug (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_1000_hp ). Unfortunately for Phi Delta Psi, the buggy wasn't as fast as the vehicle was; they didn't finish in the Top 3.
This is corny ah, lol.
WTF is this !! :D
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
WTF am I watching
Buggy (also called Sweepstakes) is a race held annually since 1920 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Teams of five athletes (the pushers) push an un-motorized vehicle (a buggy) containing a driver (an actual person) around a 0.84 mile course in a relay format where the vehicle serves as the baton. Roughly half of the course is uphill, during which the pushers run and shove the buggy uphill. During the other - downhill - half, drivers are on their own to navigate tight turns at speeds of up to 40mph. For more information, visit cmubuggy.org.
Kinda dumb, won and lost in the pushing.
Pushing is definitely important. But it's only won and lost in the pushing if you've got a buggy that rolls well and a driver who knows what they're doing. The three components are equally important.