Course & Rules
CONTENTS
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Buggy Building Rules
The Main Event
The Three Ring Circus
One-On-One Heats
Scoring
Deductions & Disqualifications
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BUGGY BUILDING RULES
An art buggy is a vehicle that creates art as you race it. The competition is judged on speed, art, and ingenuity.
1. Buggys can be built entirely from scratch or combine ready-made elements together. Points are awarded for creative reuse of recycled materials. Be crazy! Be creative!
2. The buggy vehicle must create its own art unaided by the buggy driver or team members. (i.e. Sitting in a shopping cart and drawing a picture while a teammate races the cart around the course, that doesn't count.)
3. The only limitation for what qualifies as ‘art' is that it must be of a tangible form. That is, there must be something physical to show the judges and the crowd after each heat. (Procedural art forms, like buggies that emit lights and sounds as they race are encouraged and can earn you ingenuity points, but they won't count as 'art' in this competition.)
4. A Buggy must maintain contact with the ground at all times during a heat.
5. A maximum of 3 Buggy-drivers are permitted to drive a Buggy during a heat.
6. Buggys are to be foot powered - either pushed or pulled with human legs. Pedal power is also allowed. No gas or electric power can be used to propel the Buggy forward.
7. Electricity (from battery or solar) can be used to aid in the generation of the art.
8. No gas powered anything!
THE MAIN EVENT
1st Rounds: The first heat will consist of a giant race between multiple teams.
2nd Rounds: The winners from the first round will be randomly paired together for a set of one-on-one heats. (See below for format of one-on-one heats.)
Additional Rounds: One-on-one heats will continue in elimination style until there are just two Buggys remaining.
Final Round: The last two Buggys standing will compete. The winner of that race is declared the Art Buggy Derby winner and is awarded the first prize ($500 CASH 1st Prize, $250 CASH 2nd Prize).
THE THREE RING CIRCUS! (NEW THIS YEAR)
BEST TEAM COSTUME
MOST STYLIN RIDE
CROWD FAVORITE
ONE-ON-ONE HEATS
(Applies to Main event hears and Three Ring Circus Heats)
1. Two Art Buggys and their drivers take positions at the starting line.
2. A horn sounds the start of the heat.
3. Drivers circle an obstacle at the end of a strait-away and will race back to the starting line.
SCORING
There's a maximum of 100 points that a Buggy can score in each heat. The Buggy with the highest score advances to the next round.
I. INGENUITY:
A maximum of 20 INGENUITY points can be awarded per team in each heat. Judges are looking for are ingenuity in the art making mechanism or method, as well use of recycled materials in any part of the buggy or art.
III. ART: A maximum of 50 ART points can be awarded per team in each heat. Judges are looking for creativity, aesthetic, originality, visual impact, etc in their evaluation of your buggy’s art. Tip: After the 1st round, ART judges will tend to favor Buggys that can produce variation in their art. For example, art that does not perfectly replicate itself each round. 20 of the ART points will be awarded by the crowd's cheers as a crowd favorite.
DEDUCTIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS
(WILL BE ENFORCED FOR REAL THIS YEAR)
Buggys will automatically be docked 50 points if:
1. The Buggy repeatedly damages the environment after being issued the warning above.