[OHPV-list] HPV hour record competition

[Jeff Wills]

Anyone want to go to Arizona at the end of July?:

$25,000 PRIZE FOR FIRST BICYCLE TO TRAVEL 56 MILES IN ONE HOUR

Press Release - May 11, 2006 Eureka, California

The world’s fastest bicycles, known as “Speedbikes” will converge at the
Nissan Technical Center North America outside Casa Grande, Arizona June 30
and July 1-2, 2006 to compete for the $25,000 Dempsey-MacCready Prize, for
the first Speedbike to travel 56 miles (90 K) in one hour from a standing
start.

Teams from all over the world will have one final chance at claiming the
prize before the money is awarded to the current top 3 teams July 2, 2006.

Current World record holder Sam Whittingham (team Varna) of BC Canada will
attempt to best his own record (52.33 mph) while defending his “World’s
Fastest Man” title against Matt Weaver (Cutting Edge II) of Aptos, CA
(51.42 mph), and Lars Teutenberg (team Vector) of Germany (51mph).

Also attempting to sweep the record away from Sam:
* Damjan Zabovnik (team Eivie) of Slovenia current European flying
kilometer record holder (73 mph).
* Fred Markham (Easy Racer) of Watsonville, CA former Olympic cyclist and
winner of the DuPont prize for the 1st man to achieve 65mph over 200
meters.
* Rob English (team Bean) of England CAT 1 cyclist and veteran HPV racer
will ride for Dave Balfour (Varna II) of Marietta, IL builder of the
current 200 meter woman’s record setting bike.
* Rob Hitchcock (Kyle Edge) of Arcata, CA a new challenger.




Jeff Wills

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Make plans now to attend the Portland Human Power Challenge:
http://www.ohpv.org/PIR/index.htm
and the Recumbent Retreat:
http://www.recumbentretreat.org/
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