History: Times Summary
 
This is a compact summary of all known CIA times. See the Teams and Times page for more details, including rosters. If you like pretty pictures, graphs are available. If you know of any additional data, please let us know! We're especially interested in women's data, as we have very little of it (official Sweepstakes records don't seem to include it).
Exhibition
Year Team Buggy Time Place Notes
2011 Exhibition A, Exhibition   ---- 0 / 0 There were no Exhibitions due to rain on Saturday. Also no Finals heats
2010 Exhibition A, Exhibition Freyja ---- 0 / 0 Alumni heat
2010 Exhibition B, Exhibition Quasar ---- 0 / 0 Other alums and friends
2008 Exhibition A, Exhibition Firebird 2:29.00 0 / 0 This is Men's A.
2008 Exhibition B, Exhibition Firebird ---- 0 / 0 Shandor fell flat on his face on his last shove and didn't make it back to the buggy in time to cross the line for that would have been a pushbar DQ.
2007 Exhibition A, Exhibition Mirage ---- 0 / 0  
2007 Exhibition A, Exhibition Firebird ---- 0 / 0  
2007 Exhibition B, Exhibition Firebird ---- 0 / 0  
2005 Exhibition A, Prelims Firebird 2:48.00 4 / 24 Women's A exhibition "reroll," to give them a chance to push with a latched pushbar.
Men's
Year Team Buggy Time Place Notes
2011 Men's A, Prelims Ascension 2:24.94 12 / 24 Our Hill 2 pusher got cut off by SigEp's B, no push off
2011 Men's A, Finals Ascension 2:24.94 10 / 24 PiKA A and SigEp A DQed. 5 sec rule and failed drops respectively. No finals heats were run due to rain.
2011 Men's B, Prelims Firebird 2:41.81 16 / 24 Double Spin in chute on first roll, Firebird drove by both, bar successful
2011 Men's C, Prelims Freyja 2:58.75 19 / 24 pho-hawks
2011 Men's D, Prelims Renaissance 3:21.90 24 / 24 Classy hats were worn
2010 Men's A, Prelims Freyja 2:24.22 16 / 41 Passed by SDC D at start of Hill 3
2010 Men's B, Prelims Conquest 2:35.15 ---- DQ (Late to the line Spirit Spun in chute Fringe fell over buggy)
2010 Men's C, Prelims Firebird 2:39.45 27 / 41  
2010 Men's D, Prelims Renaissance 2:51.68 29 / 41 Suits and a kilt were worn
2009 Men's A, Prelims Firebird 2:25.60 16 / 25 No failure of Pushbar.
2009 Men's B, Prelims Mirage 2:43.95 24 / 25 Mirage Bar did not drop, but was locked on Hill 3
2009 Men's C, Prelims Conquest 2:53.20 25 / 25 Ran in suits, beat Beta up till Hill 3. Bar was successful.
2008 Men's A, Prelims Firebird 2:30.39 13 / 28 Bar did not drop on the freeroll, nor was it latched for most of hill 3. Rerolled as Exhibition A.
2008 Men's B, Prelims Mirage 2:38.70 17 / 28  
2007 Men's A, Prelims Firebird 2:28.09 19 / 30  
2007 Men's B, Prelims Mirage 2:36.02 25 / 30  
2007 Men's C, Prelims Conquest 2:46.88 27 / 30  
2006 Men's A, Prelims Mirage 2:24.39 15 / 33  
2006 Men's B, Prelims Firebird 2:32.39 23 / 33  
2006 Men's C, Prelims Conquest 2:47.15 27 / 33  
2005 Men's A, Prelims Mirage 2:20.30 9 / 31  
2005 Men's A, Finals Mirage 2:19.98 9 / 31  
2005 Men's B, Prelims Firebird 2:30.50 16 / 31  
2005 Men's C, Prelims Conquest 2:47.40 23 / 31 SigNu's Skua flipped in the chute ahead of us. (CIA completed the race without incident)
2004 Men's A, Prelims Mirage 2:25.05 15 / 35 (only 29 teams actually finished without a DQ)
2004 Men's B, Prelims Conquest 2:34.80 23 / 35 (only 29 teams actually finished without a DQ)
2004 Men's C, Prelims Stealth 2:41.40 27 / 35 (only 29 teams actually finished without a DQ)
2003 Men's A, Prelims Conquest 2:18.89 8 / 29  
2003 Men's B, Prelims Mirage 2:32.26 23 / 29  
2003 Men's C, Prelims Stealth 2:46.70 26 / 29  
2003 Men's D, Prelims   ---- 0 / 0  
2002 Men's A, Prelims Conquest 2:20.31 10 / 29  
2002 Men's B, Prelims Mirage 2:32.14 20 / 29  
2002 Men's C, Prelims Quasar 2:37.51 24 / 29  
2001 Men's A, Prelims Mirage 2:17.09 ---- DQ (Pushbar)
2001 Men's B, Prelims Conquest 2:22.90 13 / 30  
2001 Men's C, Prelims Spectre 2:46.40 23 / 30  
2001 Men's D, Prelims Stealth 2:51.40 ---- DQ (Roster)
2000 Men's A, Prelims Mirage 2:25.70 16 / 29  
2000 Men's B, Prelims Stealth 2:30.40 18 / 29  
2000 Men's C, Prelims Conquest 2:47.55 28 / 29 Took out a Beta pusher on Hill 2
1999 Men's A, Prelims Conquest 2:35.15 17 / 20  
1999 Men's B, Prelims Stealth 2:39.40 ---- DQ (Illegal Subsitution)
1998 Men's A, Prelims Stealth 2:34.50 24 / 30  
1998 Men's B, Prelims Conquest 2:32.60 21 / 30  
1998 Men's B, Prelims Conquest 2:32.60 21 / 30  
1995 Men's A, Prelims   2:31.60 25 / 38  
1994 Men's A, Prelims   2:29.10 20 / 30  
1993 Men's A, Prelims   2:20.40 12 / 35  
1993 Men's B, Prelims   2:37.50 31 / 35  
1992 Men's A, Prelims   2:18.40 9 / 35  
1992 Men's B, Prelims   2:29.90 23 / 35  
1991 Men's A, Prelims   2:18.10 13 / 47  
1991 Men's B, Prelims   2:49.20 33 / 47  
1991 Men's C, Prelims   2:46.80 45 / 47  
1990 Men's A, Prelims   2:14.60 5 / 38  
1990 Men's B, Prelims   2:29.20 24 / 38  
1990 Men's C, Prelims   2:44.10 33 / 38  
1989 Men's A, Prelims Stealth 2:17.60 8 / 43  
1989 Men's B, Prelims Defiant 2:24.70 22 / 43  
1989 Men's C, Prelims Black Magic 2:30.40 28 / 43  
1989 Men's D, Prelims Spectre 2:36.50 32 / 43  
1988 Men's A, Prelims Stealth 2:16.00 10 / 49  
1988 Men's A, Finals Stealth ---- ---- DQ (DQ for pushbar violation)
1988 Men's B, Prelims Defiant 2:28.40 29 / 49  
1988 Men's C, Prelims Black Magic 2:26.40 23 / 49  
1988 Men's D, Prelims Spectre 2:47.80 47 / 49  
1987 Men's A, Prelims Stealth 2:15.60 4 / 36  
1987 Men's B, Prelims Black Magic 2:20.50 11 / 36  
1987 Men's C, Prelims Spectre 2:27.40 22 / 36  
1987 Men's D, Prelims Synergy 2:52.70 34 / 36  
1986 Men's A, Prelims Black Magic 2:11.10 3 / 33  
1986 Men's A, Finals Black Magic 2:10.42 3 / 33  
1986 Men's B, Prelims Interceptor ---- ---- DQ (Spun out in the chute.)
1986 Men's C, Prelims Stealth 2:24.70 18 / 33  
1986 Men's D, Prelims Spectre 2:43.50 30 / 33  
1985 Men's A, Prelims   2:15.90 6 / 28  
1985 Men's B, Prelims   2:26.90 16 / 28  
1985 Men's C, Prelims   2:30.40 20 / 28  
1985 Men's D, Prelims   2:31.10 21 / 28  
1984 Men's A, Prelims   2:16.00 4 / 34  
1984 Men's A, Finals   2:15.90 4 / 6  
1984 Men's B, Prelims   2:26.20 12 / 34  
1984 Men's C, Prelims   2:33.90 17 / 34  
1984 Men's D, Prelims   2:38.70 21 / 34  
1983 Men's A, Prelims   2:18.00 5 / 28  
1983 Men's A, Finals   2:14.80 4 / 6  
1983 Men's B, Prelims   2:25.50 13 / 28  
1983 Men's C, Prelims   2:36.40 19 / 28  
1982 Men's A, Prelims   2:18.50 3 / 22  
1982 Men's A, Finals   2:16.50 3 / 6  
1982 Men's B, Prelims   2:22.20 7 / 22  
1982 Men's C, Prelims   2:33.30 12 / 22  
1981 Men's A, Prelims   2:10.50 1 / 7 Incomplete records (we were first, tho)
1980 Men's A, Prelims   2:21.00 3 / 32  
1980 Men's A, Finals   2:18.70 3 / 6  
1980 Men's B, Prelims   2:33.40 11 / 32  
1979 Men's A, Prelims   2:20.80 2 / 30  
1979 Men's A, Finals   ---- ---- DQ (Spin)
1979 Men's B, Prelims   ---- 30 / 30  
1978 Men's A, Prelims   2:20.80 1 / 25  
1978 Men's A, Finals   2:22.20 3 / 6  
1978 Men's B, Prelims   2:32.90 8 / 25  
1977 Men's A, Prelims   2:30.50 9 / 22  
1977 Men's B, Prelims   2:24.90 3 / 22  
1976 Men's A, Prelims   2:30.90 7 / 21  
1976 Men's B, Prelims   2:55.80 14 / 21  
Women's
Year Team Buggy Time Place Notes
2011 Women's A, Prelims Ascension 2:57.54 7 / 17 2 seconds away from finals before SigEp Reroll
2011 Women's B, Prelims Freyja 3:22.20 15 / 17 Spirit spun in chute ahead of us, did not affect our line, reroll not granted.
2011 Women's C, Prelims Renaissance 4:35.37 17 / 17 Renaissance's pushbar was higher than most of the heads of the pushers...
2010 Women's A, Prelims Firebird 3:00.43 ---- DQ (Pacer on hill 1-2)
2010 Women's B, Prelims Renaissance 3:31.58 14 / 20 Stopped on day 1 granted reroll, Gwendolyn replaced Natalie on Hill 2 due to injury
2009 Women's A, Prelims Conquest 3:07.30 13 / 14 Bar was successful
2008 Women's A, Prelims Mirage 3:10.25 8 / 15  
2008 Women's B, Prelims Firebird 3:28.87 0 / 15 Did not race on Day 1 due to not getting to the line in time; granted a re-roll on the basis that the two-minute warning was given late. Bar did not latch coming out of the chute.
2007 Women's A, Prelims Mirage 3:14.90 10 / 16  
2006 Women's A, Prelims Mirage 3:04.54 10 / 20  
2006 Women's B, Prelims Firebird 3:21.20 15 / 20  
2005 Women's A, Prelims Firebird 2:58.47 9 / 24 The pushbar did not latch at the top of hill three, so hills 3 4 and 5 were pushed with a loose pushbar.
2005 Women's B, Prelims Mirage 3:16.50 18 / 24  
2005 Women's C, Prelims   ---- 0 / 0  
2004 Women's A, Prelims Mirage 2:56.54 8 / 24 (Only 21 teams actually finished without a DQ)
2004 Women's B, Prelims Conquest 3:24.95 20 / 24 (Only 21 teams actually finished without a DQ)
2003 Women's A, Prelims Mirage 2:57.05 6 / 18  
2003 Women's B, Prelims Quasar 3:13.02 10 / 18  
2002 Women's A, Prelims Mirage 2:48.10 6 / 18 Times were only reported to the tenth.
2002 Women's B, Prelims Conquest 3:21.40 13 / 18 Times were only reported to the tenth.
2001 Women's A, Prelims Conquest 3:07.30 11 / 17 Bar trouble
2001 Women's B, Prelims Spectre 3:24.99 ---- DQ (Drop Test)
2000 Women's A, Prelims Mirage 2:45.78 5 / 14  
2000 Women's A, Finals Mirage 2:43.77 5 / 14  
2000 Women's B, Prelims Stealth 3:17.16 12 / 14  
1999 Women's A, Prelims Conquest 3:09.53 12 / 15  
1999 Women's A, Prelims Conquest 3:09.50 12 / 15  

 

 

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