A Visit to a Carnegie Mellon Buggy Shop

Every April during Spring Carnival, Carnegie Mellon University students race buggies up and down steep hills in and around campus The tradition was born 99 years ago. The construction and maintenance of each rolling vessel, which carries a human driver, are closely guarded by each team. Fringe, an independent Carnegie Mellon student organization, allowed a rare visit into its shop for a behind-the-scenes tour.

[tasyriq]

i did not know that you put driver in that thing. the first time i saw this race i thought it was controlled by remote from the distance and have camera attach to it😂

[haoyuyang]

this is crazily fascinating and so unique!

[geethsan]

When I first say this, i thought it was a sport where you pushed car jacks.

[cutoverpark]

No way I’m getting into that Pez Tube and getting pushed down a hill….😱😱

[mjproebstle]

This is so cool! Maybe a vid more about controls pls? Cheers!

[tommccallan]

In the 70s they had a down hill run in Signal Hill, Long Beach, ca. They were enclosed streamline skateboards that looked exactly like these but with skateboard trucks and large skateboard wheels..

[Jordan-wsjy]

Man I thought those things were remote controlled!! 😂

[dlcfxrt]

"So that the driver is completely save" while driver turns blue from suffocating... 😂

[brianlurcott]

Came here from Reddit. Y'all made The Ocho!

[yuumetal]

1:18 just watching this makes me want to get out from there

[thePronto]

I wont be able to sleep tonight. Thanks!

[kevinknotts]

Yikes! I’m not getting in one of those things.

[spyderfreestone]

Way too small inside, makes me feel crushed. Could never see myself in that.

[MrHahaJayuman]

This a major lawsuit waiting to happen.