Human Powered Vehicle - Cal Poly SLO

09/17/2019

09/17/2019

Celebrating our record run at our favorite restaurant in Battle Mountain. Delicious food and awesome staff!

09/16/2019

And on the last day of racing... WE BREAK RECORDS! On his very last run, Josh came in at a speed of 63.6 mph with legal wind conditions, officially breaking the US men’s collegiate speed record! This week at competition was a wild one, but we are so proud to have accomplished our goal and come out as such a strong team. Overall, Josh broke the record 7 times and reached a top speed of 66.7 mph. We are unbelievably proud of the resilient team that we have become and the incredible vehicle we have built. Thanks to everyone for your enthusiasm and support and thank you to Josh Gieschen for being an absolute powerhouse of a rider and an awesome teammate - we couldn’t have done it without you. Many more photos to come!

09/12/2019

Ending Day 4 and starting Day 5 of racing with some awesome runs. Yesterday Josh came through with legal wind conditions at 61.2 mph to officially set the new Cal Poly record! This morning he ran at 63.46 mph with an illegal headwind. Looking forward to the next couple runs and leaving our mark on Battle Mountain⚡️

Thanks to https://www.facebook.com/basdemeijer for capturing this moment post race and a constant stream of awesome photos!

09/11/2019

An amazing Day 3 of racing for Cal Poly! This morning Josh warmed up with another 2.5 mile run and came through the speed traps at 59 mph! He ran again this evening on the 5 mile course and came in with an illegal headwind at 64 mph! We are so excited about the speeds we’re hitting and can’t wait to keep running throughout the week. Check out the start from this morning’s run!

09/09/2019

Day 1 of racing was a huge success, check it out! Josh raced in the 2.5 mile qualifying run and kept an average speed of 48 mph through the speed trap. Now we’ll move forward and race in the complete 5 mile runs throughout the week. Stay tuned!

09/08/2019

T-minus 0 DAYS! It’s Day 1 of racing y’all and we are so excited! Catch and launch are set up and Josh is getting warmed up to take off in heat 2. 🚄🔥

09/07/2019

And we made it! Greetings from Battle Mountain, Nevada. Our rider Josh is so excited to eat his mint and get moving! T-minus 2 days until the racing begins!

09/06/2019

Surprise! There’s a hole in the fairing! During rider training this summer we realized the vision system was not a viable option and we made the decision to implement a windshield. We used blinders to determine the locations and sizes of the windows and manufactured them using PETG plastic. They’ve proved extremely effective and have caused no noticeable changes in our rider’s speed. Stay tuned for a complete look at the vehicle! 👀 T-minus 3 days

09/03/2019

The only thing better than testing is testing with your best friends! 📸 Happy Labor Day everyone, hope you did something today that made you smile! 🙂 T-minus 5 days