So if this were to happen over Homecoming... and if alumni were allowed to drive... and if the buggies could be 'alumni buggies'... there is only one question left to ask:
If alumni were to build a buggy for the purpose of allowing 'non'-drivers to drive would a buggy built around my fat ass be large enough for anyone to drive?
Hell, that might be a good fundraiser right there. '$100 donation and you can get caped and roll in the Alumni Buggy'.
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Carl Nott
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How much would you pay to NOT have to push Carl, or any mechanic, up the backhills?
I like the sound of the alumni mechanics buggy. I would love to see something long enough to fit my 6'5" self.
I like the sound of the alumni mechanics buggy. I would love to see something long enough to fit my 6'5" self.
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You guys want a buggy that is both tall and wide? I wonder what happened to SAE's Shocker.
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A long, wide buggy is definitely in the cards. Shocker was definitely not fast enough, though. Not enough engineering porn involved.
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Standard or reverse tryke?
Now that we've all seen QL's steering ... it'll probably only take a few hours,
a drill press and a case of Mickey's once the rod-ends and bar stock get delivered
for us to slap a copy together ... again. Since we're gonna let fatasses like me and
carl drive it should probably have a nice comfy suspension, those always work.
Now that we've all seen QL's steering ... it'll probably only take a few hours,
a drill press and a case of Mickey's once the rod-ends and bar stock get delivered
for us to slap a copy together ... again. Since we're gonna let fatasses like me and
carl drive it should probably have a nice comfy suspension, those always work.
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Carl Nott
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I would think a reverse trike. I might imagine a 300lb buggy+driver may have structural issues with a top-load config and I'd rather front-load into a reverse trike than stretch over a damn steering into a standard trike.
But anyway, I'm assuming an alumni buggy build will still be a closed process. As much fun as it would be to have a picture of alumni from 8 teams building a buggy together in harmony, filming the process as a learning tool for teams starting out, I don't think that will happen.
Bordick: 'Oh, you guys use XXX? Wow, that must make the buggy like 3x faster!'
<Stab Stab Stab>
Bordick: 'Et tu, Hate?'
But anyway, I'm assuming an alumni buggy build will still be a closed process. As much fun as it would be to have a picture of alumni from 8 teams building a buggy together in harmony, filming the process as a learning tool for teams starting out, I don't think that will happen.
Bordick: 'Oh, you guys use XXX? Wow, that must make the buggy like 3x faster!'
<Stab Stab Stab>
Bordick: 'Et tu, Hate?'