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Discuss “Brooms and umbrellas mark this year's Buggy competition”

In addition to the usual sights on race day — Pi Kappa Alpha’s (PiKA) signature 1920s fire truck and onlookers with their cups of coffee — brooms and umbrellas marked this year’s Sweepstakes competition.

On Saturday morning, a Buggy-hungry audience braved Mother Nature, hoping for the second and final day of races through Schenley Park. However, continuous rain through Friday night rendered the course unsafe and postponed the race until 9:30 am. When it began to drizzle at 9 am, Buggy safety chairman Adam McCue canceled the day’s races. For the first time since 2002, Friday’s preliminary results were taken as the official final results.

The rain may have stopped the finals, but it didn’t stop Buggy participants from crowding...

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