0000 JUNE 1994 HPV NEWS Table of contents Posted to the HPV list by bill.coyne@mwbbs.com (Bill Coyne) OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE ASSOCIATION 0001 MASTHEAD 0002 PRESIDENTS CORNER 0003 FROM REPHPV: 20TH ANNUAL IHPSC UPDATE 0004 FOR YOUR INFORMATION 0005 WEST COAST SUBMARINE INVITATIONAL 0006 1992 EUROPEAN HPV CHAMPIONSHIPS 0007 MY HPV (1) - IGUANA 0008 MY HPV (2) - REVEILLE 0009 HPV RACING SERIES SEASON OPENER 0010 KAWAK AND HPBS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 0011 FROM THE EDITORS 0012 CALENDAR 0013 READERS' FORUM 0014 CLASSIFIED ADS 0015 MEMBERSHIP (If you downloaded this file: To find your way around, use the search [or find] function on your word processor with the codes supplied to the left of each item.) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0001 MASTHEAD The IHPVA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting improvement, innovation and creativity in the design and development of human powered vehicles. INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT Paul MacCready PRESIDENT Marti Daily BOARD OF DIRECTORS Allan Abbott, Gaylord Hill, Dennis Taves, Marti Daily, Dave Kennedy, Bill Gaines, Peter Ernst, Gardner Martin, Chet Kyle CORPORATE SECRETARY Adam Englund TREASURERS Joe Brooks and Tess Machlan APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENTS AIR...................Chris Roper ALL TERRAIN...........Matteo Martignoni LAND..................Stephen Delaire HYBRID POWER..........Theodor Schmidt WATER.................Doug Milliken IHPVA P.O. Box 51255 Indianapolis, IN 46251 USA Telephone & Fax 317 - 876 - 9478 (***New voice & fax number as of Nov 95: 708-742-4933) HPVNEWS NEWSLETTER MANAGING EDITOR Leonard Brunkalla ASSOCIATE EDITORS Bill Gaines...... (For Your Information) Marti Daily...... (President's Corner) Nancy Sanford.... (Advertising) Andrew Letton.... 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SEND MATERIAL VIA U.S. POST TO: Leonard Brunkalla Managing Editor, HPV News 260 S. Channing St. #1 Elgin, IL 60120 U.S.A. Place a backing material in the envelope to prevent bending, and mark the envelope ``DO NOT FOLD.'' Add all required customs declarations to the envelope before mailing. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0002 THE PRESIDENTS CORNER No report had been been received from Marti by the time this electronic version of HPV News was produced. Please be assured that she will be punished for this lapse and it will NOT re-occur! ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0003 FROM REPHPV: 20TH ANNUAL IHPSC UPDATE by Mark Mueller E-mail Internet Communications: I am publishing an updated entry form on Internet through Brian Wilson's HPV server (see FYI in April issue of HPV News) along with other info regarding the speed championships. My Internet address is muellerm@aol.com and my America On Line address is MuellerM For most E-mail regarding the speed championships I will probably respond through the HPV server since many people will want responses to the same questions. 100 Mile Team Relay: The 100 Mile Team Relay will be similar to an ASME Collegiate Road Race. Teams of 4-6 riders will compete on the same vehicle. At least one women rider will be required for each team. The women must start the race and ride at least 1/6 of the total race. Water Competition: The water competition will include 2 days of 100 meter sprints. There will also be slalom races. We are planning a longer race, probably 500 meters as an "endurance event" more similar to collegiate rowing. There will be some teams in rowing shells competing with all the rest of human powered watercraft. Tractor Pull Contest? It looks like we will have a sled for HPV sized tractor pulls. I am considering adding this as part of the venue for Utility Vehicle dynamic competition. A tractor pull contest is a contest to see how much weight a vehicle can drag. The sled is a trailer-like device that carries lots of weight. As the sled is pulled farther, more of the weight is shifted to the end of the sled that drags on the ground. The Friendly Symposium: At The Friendly Symposium there will speakers covering a broad interest in HPVs. Most topics will be of interest to those not familiar with technical details. There will also be some speakers covering more technical interests such as composite construction lay-up. The Friendly Symposium has been moved to Friday night 7:00 PM coinciding with second IHPVA the board meeting of that week. Solar Energy Expo & Rally: The IHPVA will be sanctioning 1hr. land races at the Solar Energy Expo & Rally (SEER) this year courtesy of SEER and Redwood Empire Human Powered Vehicles. The days will be July 15, 16, and 17. The "HPV Challenge" will be held on Ukia, CA's 1/4 mile oval at 1:30 PM on Friday, 11:00 AM on Saturday, and 1:00 PM Sunday. This will be our chance to show up the Electrathon people with a better 1 hour time than their micro-electric vehicles. So far I believe their "current" record is 36 miles in 1 hour. Camping Info: Sites listed in order of closeness to Speed Championships Campground #RV sites # tent sites # Cabins cooking Misc /fee /fee /fee Phone # Redwood Acres 10+ 8 T,W WC,ND Fairground $12 $12 NB in 707/445-3037 Eureka Eureka KOA 144 26 4 G,W P,C,WC Kampground $22-24 $15 $30 T G,PR 800/462-KAMP, 707/822-4243 Samoa Boat 30 30 F,W D, near Ramp, County Pk $10 $10 water 707/445-7651 comp. Mad River 92 YES G,W,T L,WC,G, Rapids RV Park $18-25 $10 C,P,R 707/822-7275 Clam Beach 20 20 F,W D,V County Park $10 $10 707/445-7651 LEGEND: Cooking Misc. F = Fire Rings D = developed facility G = Grills WC = Wheel Chair Accessible T = Tables C = Cable W = Water L = Laundry P = Phones G = Groceries PR = Propane V = Vault Toilets (portable?) ND = Dogs inside vehicle all times NB = Bikes must be walked no riding The rates for Eureka KOA Campground are special for us. Talk to Sandy at KOA for more information. Also it looks like 2 tents can be pitched at each site at KOA. Be sure to call ahead to confirm site availability. Some camp areas are first come first served. Detailed information will be sent with registration packets.These are the photo notes for the June '94 issue of HPV News. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0004 FOR YOUR INFORMATION NEWS FLASH 24 hour record broken twice in four months On the 21st of November, 1993, Wimpie van der Merwe broke his previous record and went 562.3 miles. While his goal was to go one million meters (621.4miles), three thunder storms lasting more than an hour each prevented him from obtaining that goal. Not to be discouraged, Wimpie continued to complete the 1000 km in 27 hours, 43 min, 48 sec. On the 15th of April, Pete Penseyers set a steady pace and went 601.6 miles. Pete was not without natural obsticals - The track temprature at the Mesa Marin Speedway was 109 deg F, and a record 99 deg F was measured in nearby Bakersfield. In other HPV racing, Sam Whittingham, in the Varna completed 36.9 miles in the one hour event (Sam was out for six laps due to a crash). Look for more on this event next month. SPECIAL NOTE!!! BERKUT from RUSSIA I was surprised to see the number of requests that came in for more information on Berkut HPV, in Russia. Good news! The talented folks at HPV News have the translated address for the HPV group in Russia: HPV ,Berkut' Admiral Makarov Street 2.45 Apt. 91 Moscow, Russia 125212 - Editor Len --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0005 WEST COAST SUBMARINE INVITATIONAL by Kevin Hardy Fourteen teams from the around the U.S. and Canada participated in the IHPVA and Guinness Book of Records sanctioned West Coast Submarine Invitational, held March 24-29, 1994 at the Offshore Model Basin, Escondido, CA. The event was a success by any measure. A new Guinness Record was set for propellor subs, the Scripps Guinness for non-propellor subs (SubDUDE) was challenged but not broken, three new IHPVA records were established, no delays in submarine ops were caused by the course set-up, national coverage included BBC, CNN, NBC, NPR, Fuji TV, Popular Science, Underwater USA, and many others. An estimated 500 bottles of SCUBA air were used, making it arguably the largest single dive operation in Escondido's landlocked history. The teams who participated established the character of this high tech underwater event as supportive and congenial as each chased the elusive 6.0 knot speed barrier. On one day the previous Guinness World Record of 4.72 knots by Sub-Human II was broken 5 times. The fastest speed clocked was Florida Atlantic University's F.A. U-Boat with a 5.94 knot sprint. Though challenged at the Invitational, the non-prop record of 2.9 knots set on August 21, 1992 by the Scripps submarineSubDUDE in the open ocean off the Scripps Pier was not broken. Submarines accellerate through a 150-ft distance, then pass through a 10-m long speed trap. The entry and exit gates have twin cameras setting on 2-m tall pylons looking across to position reference buoys 4m away. The geometry is fixed by a wire rope bottom grid, with segment lengths certified by an outside testing laboratory. Thus, exact distance (m) is established to a fraction of a centimeter. The video is integrated into a four-frame recorder that overlays precision time and Race information. Time is accurate to 1/30 second, which takes into account the frame rate of the video recorders ans the syc rate of all components. Elapsed time is determined by replaying the video recording frame-by-frame. A reference element of the submarine is selected for clarity, such as a vertical rudder or some marking on the hull. When that element crosses both reference planes, entry and exit times are fixed. This provides the elapsed time used in computing the vehicle speed (m/sec). In the controlled environment of the Offshore Model Basin, no corrections for currents are necessary. The many people who participated joined with our corporate sponsors to make this event truely a success. Corporate sponsors included Applied Ocean Physics, DeepSea Power and Light (cameras), Robot Research, Simrad-Osprey (video recorders), Marine Technology Society-San Diego Section, Jaycor and others. The event was organized through the Scripps Institution of Oceanography by Kevin Hardy, UCSD/Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Jim Richardson, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. Many members of the IHPVA board were on hand for the event to help with the actual event operation. These included IHPVA President Marti Daily, Bill Gaines and Andrew Letton. The next event, to be called the World Submarine Invitational, is scheduled for early August 1995 at the same facility. Design Guidelines and event format are being revised. For example, maneuverability events are being added (underwater steeple chase!). For further information, please write to Jim Richardson, 328 Kingsly Lane, American Canyon, CA 94589. FINAL STANDINGS ARE: GUINNESS WORLD SPEED RECORDS PROPELLOR F.A. U-Boat, Florida Atlantic Universty, Dept of Ocean Engr (5.94 +/- 0.03 Kts) NON-PROPELLOR SubDude, UCSD/Scripps Institution of Oceanography (2.9 +/- 0.1 Kts) IHPVA INTERNATIONAL SPEED RECORDS 1-PERSON, PROPELLOR Battelle, Subjugator, (1-person) (4.52 +/- 0.03 Kts) 2-PERSON, PROPELLOR FAU, F.A. U-Boat (5.94 +/- 0.03 Kts) 1-PERSON, NON-PROPELLOR Yet to be Established 2-PERSON, NON-PROPELLOR SubDude, UCSD/Scripps Institution of Oceanography (2.9 +/- 0.1 Kts) (Awarded retroactively) INVITATIONAL DIVISION AWARDS OPEN DIVISION, 2-PERSON, PROPELLOR Gold Pelagic Cruiser (5.5 Kts) Silver Battelle, Subjugator, (2-person) (5.4) Bronze Benthos, Subasaurus, (5.2) OPEN DIVISION, 1-PERSON, PROPELLOR Gold Battelle, Subjugator, (1-person) (4.52) OPEN DIVISION, 2-PERSON, NON-PROPELLOR Gold Lockheed, Torpedal (non-prop) (1.8) COLLEGIATE DIVISION, 2-PERSON, PROPELLOR Gold FAU, F.A. U-Boat (5.94) Silver University of Washington, SeaDawg IV (4.1) Bronze ETS Sub Club, Omer (3.7) COLLEGIATE DIVISION, 1-PERSON, PROPELLOR Gold UCSD, Subshimi (1-person) (3.1) Silver CalPoly/Pomona (1-person) (3.0) (UO) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 0006 1992 EUROPEAN HPV CHAMPIONSHIPS, MUNICH, GERMANY or "CHEESE WITH EVERYTHING" Story furnished by Peter Ross This was the year it was Germany's turn to stage the European Championships for land HPVs, and they chose Munich as the venue so as to use facilities built for the 1972 Olympic Games. It was a long haul for competitors from Britain, but we found superb facilities for housing and feeding the competitors at the artificial lake at Dachau, near Munich, which had been constructed for the Olympic rowing events. Alas the same could not be said for the competition course itself, which consisted of a rather bumpy road around the lake. This meant a five kilometer circuit with a two kilometre straight on each side joined by two 500 metre links. The sheer boredom of the endless straights was mind-bending, and was probably the cause of accidents at the first corner which by contrast was quite sharp. A good entry had been obtained from Denmark, Holland, Britain, Switzerland and France, as well as strong support from home based vehicles. The man to beat in both classes was expected to be Bram Moens (who US readers may have seen at Yreka in August) in both faired and unfaired classes with his carbon fibre "low racer", and in the sprints Walter Ising, also with a low racer of his own design running in the unfaired class with a tail fairing. Defending champion Walter Zorn, who had dominated the events in last year's contest in Britain, had modified his fairing to add a fighter aircraft-like canopy over his head and could upset the favourite, and there were rumours of a very fast French rider, Laurent Delcroix, in the new Magic that had beaten the pants off the Brits at the first HPV event in France earlier in the year. Signing on started at one o'clock on Friday and took a long time, and delayed the start of the one lap standing start time trial to sort out the entries into fast and slower groups. This was needed because the next event would be held in the Olympic Stadium velodrome, and with a limited time available only the fastest competitors could take part. Bram Moens decided to run in the faired class and could manage only 4th place, but the new Magic dominated the class with a speed of 39.19 mph, 24 seconds faster than the next competitor. The unfaired class saw Walter Ising a clear winner from Axel Fehlau. Only 1 mph separated 9th from 16th place in this class giving promise of some really close racing the next day. At dinner those who had visited Germany before and were looking forward to the usual generous helpings of Wiener Schnitzel or Goulasch washed down with steins of beer received their first rude shock. Yoghurt, tea and cheese were available in vast quantity - but no meat or beer. Having been specially asked on the entry form to specify if VEGETARIAN food would be preferred, this came as a surprise. Perhaps breakfast and lunch would be better. After a good night's sleep in the dormitory accommodation we woke to streaming rain. To further dampen spirits breakfast turned out to be like dinner, but plus cereals. The rain then stopped and an enormous cavalcade set off for the Munich Olympiapark. Although only about 5 miles away the number of vehicles and road intersections controlled by traffic lights resulted in a very slow journey and many irritated motorists. The stadium complex itself was most impressive and we wished we could have used the roads around the park for our race circuit instead of at the lakeside. It then started to rain again, but the velodrome was covered over most of its length leaving only one slippery corner. One by one the fastest competitors - some who had never raced on a velodrome before - were launched onto a flying two and a half laps, to be quickly grabbed and replaced by the next competitor. Whilst this was going on a practical vehicle test was in progress inside the velodrome track, consisting of a tortuously winding obstacle course which would have been a severe test even for a diamond frame bike. The designer of the test had given each competitor a closely worded explanation running to three pages (in German of course). To see competitors with fully faired two wheelers negotiating (with apparent ease) the slalom course was most impressive, although quite what it proved was something else. The same lengthy journey to the lake in convoy got us back in time for lunch. Lunch was dinner but with more cheese! My vegetarian friends thought the food was wonderful. But the rest of the Brits (and quite a few other competitors) decided to go down to the local village after dinner and load up with beer and bratwurst. This was very naughty because we should, of course, have gone to the BRIEFING. The briefings were rather a yawn to most of those present because they were seldom translated. They gave an opportunity for anyone with some interest to promote to get on his or her soap box. Occasionally we had to vote on something to do with the competition such as where the 200m sprint course was to be held, but our decision was usually ignored. However if we failed to do something correctly and pointed in vain to the competition rules we were always told it had been "changed at the briefing". The first (and only) road race was held after lunch in two parts, starting with the faired class. They had to do five laps (25km). The day was by now dry but a bit windy and a field of 26 vehicles faced the starter's flag. The start was quite near the first corner, and this proved exciting since the field was still well bunched. As they took the second bend and entered the long straight Walter Zorn actually overtook the lead automobile and streaked into a 100 meter lead. Coming up fast was the Magic, too fast in fact to take the next bend, and some phenomenal avoidances took place as following competitors threaded their way past the horizontal streamliner. With help from spectators Laurent Delcroix was soon on his way again. At the end of lap one it was Walter Zorn in his Flux with Z2 body and front suspension out on his own, then a close battle for second between Klaus Schlager and Martin Soerenson, both on Bumble Bikes, and in ninth place was the incredible Magic despite his accident. On lap two the Magic was in second place and then soon caught Wather Zorn and pulled away to an enormous lead. Martin Soerenson pipped Klaus for third in the sprint, with fifth place going to Andreas Weigel in the Lighning F40 and sixth to Mike Burrows in his latest Windcheetah. The Magic (sponsored by Mavic) is designed and built by Benoit St Venant and it has a full sized rear wheel and 20" front wheel. The frame is cranked down to allow the seat to be about 12" above the ground and the result looks very similar to the Ross Low racer, which in turn was inspired by Bram Moen's design. Where the Magic scores however is the excellent aerodynamics of the body which is clearly most efficient. See photo. In Germany all hpvs used for racing are short wheelbase with the pedals well above the hips, and most of them use the Bram Moens M5 seat which has been extensively copied by both home builders (of which there were many) and the main manufacturers (the German: Aero Project, Flux, and Mertens; and the Dutch M5). Most of them have the steering under the seat, which is surprising because of the added aerodynamic drag of this position. Their long wheelbase vehicles are used for touring. The unfaired race had an entry of 35 and was over four laps. A good start was important in this race, and the leaders were soon in three groups. Way out on his own was Bram Moens on his low racer with neat tail fairing (worth 3 mph to his top speed he reckons after competing at Yreka). Next was a group of four riders battling for second place (Walter Ising, Guido Broeck, Axel Fehlau, and Mathias Brueggmann), the lead varying each lap as they took turns to slip-stream each other up the straights. Another gap and an even bigger battle between nine competitors (numbers 84, 85, 92, 103, 106, 112, 118 , 128 and 130) for 6th place. Mostly led by Richard Grigsby on the Ross Low Racer. Everything depended on the final sprint, and it was Walter Ising who got 2nd place, and Johannes Dykhof 6th, Richard having made his bid too soon. The next morning's 200m sprints on part of the same course were a bit of an anti climax, although the Brits gained a useful 3rd pace in the faired class when Mike Burrows allowed Andy Pegg to ride his new tricycle. Andy had earlier broken the special lightweight crank and Mike had forbidden him to ride as a penalty. Mike being no mean rider himself this did not make much difference in the races. Other competitors seen at Yreka were Jonathan Woolrich who did not display his Californian form (too much cheese?), the Kingcycle team, without the Bean, but relying on a production Kingcycle with fabric body over the production nose and tailcone in the faired class. Ridden by Steve Slade this was ninth in the road race; and Miles Kingsbury was riding an unfaired Kingcycle. Peter Ross's entry, (ridden by New Zealander Robb Simpson), was a rigid bodied fairing on the Ross Low Racer which was 14th in the race and 10th in class at 40.3 mph in the sprint. Despite the shortage of road races, the course, (and the cheese!) we met a lot of fun people, rode many wierd and wonderful vehicles and consumed much excellent Bavarian beer. This year it is Denmark's turn. RESULTS 25km Road Race - Faired 1 Laurent Delcroix 9 Magic 2 Walter Zorn 32 Flux/Z2 3 Martin Soerensen 14 Bumble Bike 4 Klaus Schlager 15 Bumble Bike 5 Andreas Weigel 20 Lightning F40 6 Mike Burrows 3 Windcheetah 7 Mark Wyss 7 Mertens(?) 8 Ian Sheen 1 Windcheetah 20 km Road Race - Unfaired 1 Bram Moens 40 M5 Carbon Low Racer 2 Walter Ising 55 Ising 3 Guido Broeck 87 M5 (?) 4 Axel Fehlau 73 Aero Project 5 Mathias Brueggmann 101 ? Standing Start 5.1km Time Trial - Faired 1 Laurent Delcroix Magic 9 4:51.12 sec 63.07 kph 39.19 mph 2 Klaus Schlager Bumble Bike 15 5:15.17 58.25 36.20 3 Martin Soerensen Bumble Bike 14 5:17.11 57.90 35.98 4 Bram Moens M5 Carbon Faired 40 5:17.19 57.88 35.97 5 Andreas Weigel Lightning F40 20 5:26.47 56.23 34.95 6 Thomas Klein Windcheetah 22 5:30.03 55.63 34.57 7 Walter Zorn Flux/Z2 32 5:30.89 55.49 34.48 8 Ian Sheen Windcheetah 1 5:33.39 55.07 34.22 9 Steve Slade Kingcycle 2 5:34.27 54.93 34.13 10 Mark Wyss Mertens(?) 19 5:41.26 53.80 33.43 11 Mike Burrows Windcheetah 3 5:41.99 53.68 33.36 12 Guido Mertens Mertens 10 5:43.81 53.40 33.18 13 Norbert Mertens Mertens 27 5:48.85 52.63 32.71 14 Martin Staubach Staubach/Z2 25 5:49.20 52.58 32.67 15 Christian MischnerAero Project 23 6:02.06 50.71 31.51 16 Robb Simpson Ross Low Racer 16 6:02.91 50.59 31.43 17 Jonathan Woolrich Lazy B 4 6:11.48 49.43 30.71 18 Arno Schmidmeier ? 30 6:29.17 47.18 29.32 19 Nick Green Gnash 44 6:30.21 47.04 29.24 Standing Start 5.1km Time Trial - Unfaired 1 Walter Ising Ising 55 6:22.03 48.06 29.86 2 Axel Fehlau Aero Project 73 6:38.23 46.11 28.65 3 Mathias Brueggmann ? 101 6:38.54 46.07 28.63 4 Guido Broeck M5 (?) 87 6:40.90 45.79 28.46 5 Richard Grigsby Ross Low Racer 106 6:41.20 45.76 28.44 6 Tobias Melle ? 128 6:42.98 45.56 28.31 7 Jacobs Allert ? 127 6:50.27 44.75 27.81 8 Per Gadgaard ? 66 6:53.62 44.37 27.58 9 Mark Buergers ? 132 6:56.24 44.11 27.41 10 Gerd Schmidt ? 112 6:56.27 44.10 27.41 11 David Fyfe Kingcycle 67 6:56.76 44.05 27.38 12 Klaus Schroeder ? 81 6:57.01 44.02 27.36 13 Tobias Stuffer ? 79 6:57.78 43.95 27.31 14 Anne van der Bom M5 84 6:58.11 43.92 27.29 15 Johannes Dyckhoff ? 92 6:58.81 43.84 27.24 16 Miles Kingsbury Kingcycle 64 7:01.22 43.59 27.09 17 Mario Loehr ? 103 7:03.98 43.31 26.91 Bernhardt Klar ? 118 no time Anton Naegele ? 130 no time Name not known ? 85 no time 200 metre sprint Conditions windy (headwind) Faired 1 Laurent Delcroix Magic 9 8.998 sec 80.02 kph 49.72 mph 2 Bram Moens M5 Carbon 40 9.199 78.27 48.64 3 Andy Pegg Windcheetah 3 9.938 72.45 45.02 4 Walter Zorn Flux/Z2 32 10.021 71.85 44.65 5 Mark Wyss Lightning F40 19 10.144 70.98 44.11 6 Martin Soerensen Bumble Bike 14 10.223 70.43 43.76 7 Thomas Klein Windcheetah 22 10.743 67.02 41.65 8 Ian Sheen Windcheetah 1 10.973 65.62 40.77 9 Andreas Weigel Lightning F40 20 11.011 65.34 40.63 10 Robb Simpson Ross Low Racer 16 11.100 64.86 40.31 11 Steve Slade Kingcycle 2 11.342 63.49 39.45 12 Guido Mertens Mertens 10 11.374 63.30 39.34 13 Christian Mischner Aero Project 23 11.505 62.58 38.89 14 Martin Staubach Staubach/Z2 25 11.575 62.20 38.65 15 Peter Brueggen ? 13 12.173 59.15 36.75 16 Bernd Bleckmann ? 33 12.389 58.12 36.11 17 Hans-Josef Mertens Mertens trike 11 12.623 57.04 35.44 18 Norbert Mertens Mertens 27 12.651 56.91 35.37 19 Jonathan Woolrich Lazy B 4 12.689 56.74 35.26 20 Eggert Buelk ? 12 13.536 53.19 33.05 21 Nicj Green Gnash 44 13.540 53.18 33.04 22 Uli Trojer ? 26 14.601 49.31 30.64 23 Thorsten Upmeier ? 7 14.877 48.39 30.07 24 Andreas Fuchs ? 29 15.274 47.13 29.29 25 Stephan Gloger Gloger 21 17.310 41.59 25.85 Unfaired 1 Bram Moens M5 Carbon LR 40 11.360 63.38 39.38 2 Walter Ising Ising 55 11.516 62.52 38.85 3 Anne van der Bom M5 84 11.590 62.12 38.60 4 Axel Fehlau Aero Project 73 11.599 62.07 38.57 5 Thomas Birkenstock ? 121 11.649 61.80 38.41 6 Mathias Brueggmann ? 101 11.704 61.52 38.23 7 Guido Broeck ? 87 11.891 60.55 37.63 8 Joerg Birkenstock ? 120 11.933 60.34 37.49 9 Anton Naegele ? 130 12.242 58.81 36.55 10 Tobias Melle ? 128 12.267 58.69 36.47 11 Marcel Schneider ? 122 12.325 58.42 36.30 12 David Fyfe Kingcycle 67 12.368 58.21 36.17 13 Per Gadgaard ? 66 12.370 58.21 36.17 14 Tobias Stuffer ? 79 12.414 58.00 36.04 15 Rainer Leroy ? 90 12.637 56.98 35.40 16 Bernhard Klar ? 118 12.740 56.51 35.12 17 Klaus Schroeder ? 81 12.823 56.15 34.89 18 Andy Roth ? 75 12.829 56.12 34.87 19 Mark Buergers ? 132 12.865 55.97 34.78 20 Richard Grigsby Ross Low Racer 106 12.883 55.89 34.73 21 Jacobs Allert ? 127 12.964 55.54 34.51 22 Klingseisen ? 61 13.086 55.02 34.18 23 Robert Fesl ? 123 13.286 54.19 33.68 24 Mario Loehr ? 103 13.338 53.98 33.54 25 Rolf Kislat ? 69 13.341 53.97 33.54 26 Andreas Kaspar ? 109 13.383 53.80 33.43 1000m flying start in Velodrome Faired 1 Mark Wyss (CH) Lightning 19 61.20 sec 58.1 kph 36.02 mph 2 Klaus Schlager (D) Bumble Bike 15 62.24 56.6 kph 35.09 3 Martin Soerensen (D) Bumble Bike 14 62.87 56.4 34.97 Unfaired 1 Bram Moens(NL) M5 40 65.02 55.36 34.32 2 Matthias Brueggmann(D)Mertens 55 65.65 54.84 34.00 3 Walter Ising(NL) Isingrad 101 66.05 54.50 33.79 Due to circumstances beyond our current control, the original article (submitted in early '93, was lost to backlog and staff change. The HPV News staff feel that it is important to the competitors, race directors, event coordinators, and the membership, that the activities and results of this splendid competition are acknowledged in our newsletter. Peter Ross, graciously resubmitted the article and remaining photographs, so that we could bring you the 1992 European Championships in Munich. Our thanks to all the people that make these events possible, and also to all of those people that report the events to HPV News. Our humble apologies to all, for the delay. - EDITOR LEN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0007 MY HPV (1) - IGUANA Patrick and Rina McCollough 16900 SW 216th St. Goulds, FL 33170 The 1st HPV prototype "Iguana", was made from bits and pieces (we had a lot of them) left over from Hurricane Andrew. It works perfectly, and I ride about 40 miles per week on it. The new, improved model is under construction, -wish me luck. My wife Rina, is shown testing the prototype in the photograph. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0008 MY HPV (2) - REVEILLE >From Recumbent Cyclist News, the '94 Buyer's Guide. Bike: Reveille Type: LWB Steering: Above leg steering Wheelbase: 67" Frame: MIG welded High Tensile steel tube Fork: High Tensile steel tube Brakes: steel side-pull calipers Drive train: 18 speed Shimano index, or Falcon friction shift Wheels: Steel rims, 20 x 1.75 front, 26 x 1.75 rear Seat: stretch mesh over steel tube with quick adjust feature Suggested retail: was $359 at the show, but word is that the price will be $399+ plus $30.00 shipping and handling on post-show orders. RCN AWARDS: The Best Ultra-cheapskate recumbent deal in '94 MAXAM Manufacturing 11236 Sebring Drive Cincinnati, OH 45240 (513) 648-0022 John or Chris Day Being a lifelong bargain hunter, the prospect of obtaining a well crafted recumbent bicycle for less than $500.00 appealed very strongly to my primordial instincts. By the time IHPVA members receive this newsletter, I will have logged more than 500 miles on the Reveille. If you have any questions about my experiences with the bike, email questions to bill.coyne@mwbbs.com through the INTERNET, or to bill coyne at 1383 on the RIME email network in the general messages conference. Also, I need detailed information about Death Valley. Any info would be greatly appreciated. My U.S. Postal address is Bill Coyne C\O Ace Coffee Bar 30 W 626 Route 20 Elgin, Il. 60120 - Bill Coyne --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0009 HPV RACING SERIES SEASON OPENER Columbus/Mooresville Races Kick Off Great Lake Series With a Bang! (i.e. thunder, lightning,...anyone for snow??) by Marti Daily (Reprinted from the Indiana Chapter Human Powered Newsletter) Twenty-eight hard-core HPV enthusiasts, a handful of lap scorers and a small crowd of spectators braved the elements Saturday, April 30th to outpace a steady downpour at Fair Oaks Mall in Columbus, Indiana as the 1994 season of HPV series racing got underway. The weather forecast was ominous - what were to be scattered showers, turning into heavy rains later in the day looked to provide a steady current of an inch or more of water running into the drainage grates. Participants from Kansas, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and Ontario, powered two and three-wheelers, homebuilt and production, streamliners and utility vehicles. The preferred pit area, however, was understandably under an overhang by the mall enterance. Bree Hill, from Granville, Ohio, made her racing debut on a Counterpoint Presto. She had selected this race to complete as a "personal challenge", part of the graduation requirement for her eighth grade class, and wasn't about to let a little cold, or wet slow her down. Her dad, Garrie, and her brother Theron, piloted a Counterpoint Opus tandem, establishing a winning family tradition. Randy Lindley and John Simon followed what has become their standard racing pattern: John led all the way to nearly the end, with Randy sitting back 'till the last few laps when he mounted a "takeover" attempt. Unfortunately for Randy, one of the cones marking the course jumped into his path, lifting his front wheel and providing a spectacular crash for the spectators. He slid to a stop a mere twenty feet from the finish line, while John sailed on across to claim first place. (Maybe someone should introduce these two to Aesop...) Congratulations are due to Bob Neff, the staff and management of Fair Oaks mall, and the Columbus chapter of the SME for pulling off a fine event! With no help from Quinco this year, let alone the weatherman, they have managed to keep a great event going. Make it a point to be there next year if you missed it! COLUMBUS RESULTS WOMEN'S 1st 408 Bree Hill (Granville, OH) JUNIOR 1st 375 Greg Brunkalla (St. Charles, IL) 2nd 304 Chris Dunlap & Brian Hart, "Lean Machine Tandem" (Columbus, IN) 3rd 301 Garrett Hill (Adrian, MI) MULTI-RIDER 1st 585 Garrie & Theron Hill (Granville, OH) 2nd 503 Joe Brooks & Tess Machlan (Carpentersville, IL) STOCK 1st 289 Craig Scott (Bruceville, IN) 2nd 201 Sean Costin (Elgin, IL) 3rd 002 Peter Heisch (Kitchener, Ontario) 4th 210 Bart Hiatt (Cleveland, OH) 5th 284 Tom Beuligmann (Mt. Carmel, IL) 6th 283 Paul Haizman (Batavia, IL) 7th 205 Daniel Ray (Cleveland,OH) 8th 247 Gaylord Hill (Adrian, MI) 9th 304 Bob & Chris Dunlap (Columbus, IN) MODIFIED 1st 170 Dennis Kathrens (LeRoy, KS) 2nd 124 Dennis Taves (Etobicoke, Ontario) 3rd 103 David "Doc" Pearson (Mooresville, IN) 4th 184 Frank Lindley (Mooresville, IN) 5th 125 Bryant Tucker (Hillside, IL) 6th 144 Dan Glatch (Grafton, WI) 7th 141 Art Ruehle (South Bend, IN) 8th 173 Len Brunkalla (Elgin, IL) SUPER MODIFIED 1st 007 John Simon (Portland, MI) 2nd 001 Randy Lindley (Plainfield, IN) Sunday, May 1st, dawned cloudy but dry, and VERY cold. Some confusion about the starting time - Mooresville parks director Brent Callahan, was ready at 8:30 a.m., although the racers had been told the first race wouldn't be until 10:0 a.m. (It's a good thing Brent is a mellow kind of guy...) Although this race tends to appear as though it runs itself, pretty much seamlessly, race director Robin Shields, should be congratulated for his expertise in making it seem that way. The same factors that make this course such a scenic one for the racers (great hills, both up and down, and a mile in length) could make it a nightmare for the organizers. Thanks are also due to Steve Orme for bringing the town radios along, and to the Mooresville Parks Department for providing additional spotters around the course. Dan Glatch, Chad Orme and Bob Dunlap also pitched in to help when they weren't racing. Carolyn Lindley, Geofrey Hill and Dennis Kathrens all helped keep track of the scoring. And of course, thanks to the Indiana Chapter of the IHPVA for providing prize money! MOORESVILLE RESULTS STOCK 1st 002 Peter Heisch (Kitchener, Ontario) 2nd 289 Craig Scott (Bruceville, IN) 3rd 174 Mark Swartz (Kitchener, Ontario) 4th 210 Bart Hiatt (Cleveland, OH) 5th 284 Tom Beuligmann (Mt.Carmel, IL) 6th 253 Bill Murphy (Carpentersville, IL) 7th 375 Greg Brunkalla (St. Charles, IL) 8th 205 Daniel Ray (Cleveland, OH) 9th 503 Tess Machlan & Joe Brooks (Carpentersville, IL) 10th 247 Gaylord Hill (Adrian, MI) 11th 309 Alex Deike (Roselle, IL) 12th 304 Chris Dunlap & Brian Hart (Columbus, IN) 13th 301 Garrett Hill (Adrian, MI) MODIFIED 1st 174 Dennis Taves (Etobicoke, Ontario) 2nd 103 David "Doc" Pearson (Mooresville, IN) 3rd 170 Dennis Kathrens (LeRoy, KS) 4th 125 Bryant Tucker (Hillside, IL) 5th 184 Frank Lindley (mooresville, IN) 6th 144 Dan Glatch (Grafton, WI) 7th 141 Art Ruehle (South Bend, IN) 8th 175 Owen Deike (LaGrange Pk., IL) 9th 173 Len Brunkalla (Elgin, IL) SUPER MODIFIED 1st 001 Randy Lindley (Plainfield, IN) 2nd 007 John Simon (Portland, MI) UPCOMING RACES The next events on the Great Lakes circuit are June 4th, at Waterford Hills, Michigan and June 5th, at Delta College, in Bay City, Michigan. For more information, contact Linda Jayne, (313) 689-7898 evenings, or Mark Bannon (517) 781-3252 evenings. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0010 KAWAKS AND HPBS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Touring/Recreational/Racing Pedalcraft of the Pacific Northwest by Augustus Gast Institute of Ocean Sciences Sidney B.C. V8L4B2 Canada In her letter (HPV News 7/92), Nancy Sanford raised a fascinating question. Why haven't pedal craft made a more forceful entry to mass market? We are not speaking of the slow, somewhat silly "toys" one finds rented at recreational beaches; what we mean are earnest performance craft so that real people can really go places. Perhaps a stigma associated with the "toys" partly holds back more serious boats, as the public associates pedalling with a silly way to make boats go. Yet, as Nancy remarks in regards to her Mallard, she is "constantly asked about my interest in selling it or where there might others." Why aren't there "others", indeed lots of them? One might imagine a land in which bicycles hadn't been invented. People would get around by perching on wagons, propelling themselves with sticks pushing along the roads. These push wagons wouldn't go very fast, and likely wouldn't be too comfortable. But with effort they would get you there. Then someday someone would invent a bicycle, and the push wagons would retire to museums. Of course water is a different medium. Still, isn't it strange that auquatic bicycles have been so unsuccessful (comercially) in comparison with all these auquatic push wagons and their silly propulsion? (imagine splashing around with sticks to make a boat go!) Some answers to this mystery are obvious. They have to do with practicality and cost-effectiveness. A canoe or kayak, is easily tossed on and off of a car rooftop, easily launched from any beach, glides over shallows and doesn't foul in weeds. An inflatable raft is even easier to carry around, but slower. Rowboats have their history which doubtless will continue. Our pedal craft, on the other hand, can tend to be somewhat awkward "contraptions" - in comparison with a canoe, say. The pedal craft may be harder to haul around, harder to launch/land at a beach, and may foul in weeds. And cost more besides! Little mystery then that push wagons still hold the market. The pedal craft landscape isn't entirely barren though. Other readers may also be replying to Nancy's letter. New pedal craft keep appearing, often first seen in pages of HPV News. Yamaha catamarans are seen, and a new (to me) MicroCAT is advertised in the March `94 HPV News. Although I've not encountered the Mallard here in the Pacific Northwest, a craft that has been in the NW (and elsewhere) for some years now, is the SeaCycle catamaran built by: Recreation Industries P.O. Box 68386 Oak Grove, OR 97268 503)653-2833 The SeaCycle can carry two persons. It cartops, launches from a beach, and permits one to easily remove weeds from the prop which swings up between hulls). I was told that over 400 SeaCycles have been made, and my direct experience is that the SeaCycle drive unit is very dependable. Further details or pricing/availability should be obtained from Recreation Industries. Another approach, indigenous to British Cloumbia and with only limited production to date, has been based upon an open cockpit kayak with a daggerboard-like trunk just forward of the seating position. A drive unit consists of a seperate, sealed fiberglass sleeve, with pedals at one end, prop at the other. Thus, one has a boat which is as simple to transport, launch and handle as a kayak; when ready to pedal, one slips the drive through the trunk, then reclines to recumbent cycling. In shallow or weedy water, one raises the drive unit, and operates as a conventional kayak. [This boat, "kawak" (native word: "to fly") was described in Human Power v. 9/3&4, p.19-20] Kayak manufacturer Current Designs, made limited production of a commercial kawak, with "flying amas" (outriggers) but without the actual drive unit. Problems bringing together the production of both kawak and drive unit have suspended (for time being) this effort. For further information, one may contact: Current Designs 10124 McDonald Park Rd. Sidney B.C. Canada V8L 3X9 604)655-1822 Drive units for Current Designs' kawaks had to be obtained elsewhere. One choice was the drive from a SeaCycle, although recent changes to the SeaCycle drive prevent it from fitting a Current Designs kawak. Two other sources for kawak drives made to fit the Current Designs boats were: Booth Enterprize 781 Fairview Victoria B.C. Canada V9A 5V2 604)386-9622 and Original Car-Cycle Technology 1311 Victoria Ave. Victoria B.C. Canada V8S 4P4 604)598-7830 Although there was limited production of the Car-Cycle drive, neither that nor Booth drive came to commercial manufacture. Thus "mass market" for kawaks remains untested. (possibilities to utilize drives from Free Enterprize (Jake Free) or from the MicroCAT have not been explored.) Here let me only briefly describe the broader kawak activity to date, including two-person capability, sailing option, a catamaran variant and a canoe variant. Our initial efforts focussed on single-person kayak-like boats, forerunners of the Currentb Designs kawak. Why kayak-like rather than, say, catamaran? In part, local tradition emphasizes kayaks for ocean touring. As well, we very specifically had ocean touring in mind, travelling distances otherwise unachievable under conditions which could become quite adverse. The kayak offered both an efficiency advantage over catamaran (see HP v.9/3&4) and semi-enclosure from cold weather. Efficiency means both greater speed and the ability to maintain high speed over time, ultimately achieving greater range. [In terms of raw speed, the only competition are hydrofoil craft and rowed racing shells, neither of which offer travel over distance under potentially adverse circumstances.] Weather shelter takes account that most of a kawaker's torso is within the boat, although the entire person is lower to the water - subject to wave and spray. The latter circumstance is met by collapsible dodgers, one of which may be pulled up over the forward portion of cockpit under moderate adversity while a second dodger can be raised from behind the cockpit to join the forward dodger in nearly complete enclosure - open only for ventilation. [Kawaking in January in Pacific NW in short-sleeve shirt, among wetsuited kayakers, is a reality.] While range, speed and survivability figured in early kawak development, an unexpected offshoot has been how well kawaks serve recreation. In particular, it is a delight to see children take to kawak, excited by the realization that this gives them prowess to undertake adventures that would require adult effort by canoe or kayak. Let us move closer though to Nancy Sanford's interests: How to carry two or three persons? Let us add: and do so in a boat which is cheap, easily transported and launched, and which delivers high speed with modest effort. All that? No prob! A simple answer comes from the familiar canoe. Inserting a daggerboard trunk (braced to withstand pedaling forces), placing a track for an adjustable recumbent seat, then attaching a rudder with handlines, converted a 17' canoe to a kawak. One gives up some speed and range relative to a touring kawak, as the canoe-kawak performs more like a paddled touring kayak or like a pedaled catamaran. But one gains versatility. Bring grandma. Bring the neighbor's kid. Bring the dog. And you're off - with a speed that will still turn heads. Moreover, the canoe-kawak can be a formidable marathon machine. In a two-person crew, one person (forward) paddles while the other (aft) pedals. After a time, the two exchange places - sustaining high speed over long time while providing both crew with a total body workout. Further to the multi-person kawak was conversion of a 20' double kayak to double kawak, with independent pedalling fore and aft. Speed is only comparable to that of a single touring kawak, perhaps because the particular double used had generous beam. The double is nicely companionable, while maintaining good speed. Handline steering may be assumed from either pedalling location. A pleasant feature is that progress may be sustained even while one crew takes a break. A safety consideration is that the boat operates entirely from either position in case, for example, one crew should be disabled. In fact, we often find the double kawak being used as a single, although without distributing sufficient cargo for ballast, the single user of a double kawak will be significantly out-of-trim. A third approach to multiple person HP craft is the catamaran. The approach of a colleague (Mark Bowers) has differred from other made-for-pedalling catamarans. Mark affixed a kawak-like drive option just forward of the mast of a conventional HobieCat. In absence of wind, the catamaran pedals well. If wind comes up, do as other Hobies do. There is versatility to bring a friend. And overnight under the boom tent if you like. [Of course if one already owns a sailing catamaran or canoe, kawak conversion may be particularly attractive.] The only remark before concluding is, about use of `flying amas'. By itself, a single touring kawak can be unsafe with respect to capsize. Some kawaks are narrower than even sporty touring kayaks. [An extreme to date, is a 20' kawak with a 16" beam. It will nearly turn over in still water.] Without a paddle in hand, the kawaker is not ready to exercise a kayaker's skillful paddle braces. Moreover, some kawakers like to read (or even mark student papers) while pedalling long open trips. For such narrow kawaks, safety is provided by amas - light, low volume outriggers which are deployed well aft (avoiding spray) and also elevated (`flying') so that they are clear of the water when the kawak is on even keel (thereby avoiding drag penalty). A consideration is that amas shouldn't be too large. We employ amas of only 10 liters (quarts) displacement each. This has been sufficient to avoid capsize even in significant sea state but - importantly - it assures that in case of capsize, a kawak is quickly righted and re-entered. Practice has indicated that time out of the boat needn't be more than 20 seconds - a crucial consideration in cold water. Upon re-entering a swamped kawak, one only needs hit the pedals while opening an auto-bailer (as from racing dinghies); the power (speed) of kawak, even if swamped, is so great that a single will entirely empty itself in one or two minutes. Amas are enormously valuable in another regard. They enable earnest sailing performance even in a narrow single. The combination of sailing and pedalling was mentioned with respect to Mark's Hobie. It may be surprising we've not seen more of this marriage between pedalling and sailing, which is a thrill. In fact the sailing option was included since the very first kawak. A loose-footed 30 sq. ft. mainsail roller-reefs onto a tubular mast which readily unsteps to secure alongside the boat when not in service. While sailing, the drive unit provides lateral resistance and one may choose also to lightly pedal. The experience is like pedalling while coasting a bike downhill. On the other hand, where tacking a long narrow hull can be difficult, the kawak simply pedals through the tack onto the new reach. No prob. In upcoming development work, we expect to press for more powerful sailing, involving also an ama design. One may quite enjoy the thrill of sailing-pedalling; recall too that the original goal with the kawaks was to enable one to go places. If the wind blows, use it. (If the sun shines, use that too by photoelectric conversion? Yes we'll get around to it "soon") Lastly, let me recall the other key design aspect of kawak. Approaching shallows, in weed, launching-landing, or for the heck of it, one quickly turns a kawak into a plain canoe or kayak, to do whatever a canoe or kayak would do. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0011 FROM THE EDITORS WRITE ON! Well, here we are... 9 issues into the HPV News' monthly format. Some members are of the opinion that we don't have enough material to justify a monthly newsletter. As evidenced by the size of this issue, those nay-sayers could be wrong. Although we've had two rather slim issues, I think that we are settling down toward a regular 16-20 page size for a monthly standard. There are some valid reasons for our occasional scarcity of story materials. There is still a lack of confidence that contributed stories will be published. The HPV News staff is valiantly trying to renew your confidence. When HPV News transitioned from a bi-monthly publication to a monthly, and completely changed its staff, virtually all previously submitted materials were lost. Add to this, the previously tremendous backlog that the bi-monthly was working under, and you'll find that most story contributors became frustrated (if not irate) that their work never saw publication, and therefore ceased to contribute. For those whose first-time contributions fell through the cracks, it's a fair guess that they assumed that their materials were either irrelevant or just not good enough. NOT SO! After all, the IHPVA hasn't stopped me from putting my two cents in., So I'd say that just about anyone can get published in HPV NEWS. Just keep it relevant to "Human Power", like it says on the cover. If you sent in an article or story, previous to September of 1993, that never made it into the newsletter, please feel free to resubmit it to our diligent monthly staff. The `92 Euro Championships story, is a resubmitted story. It is very important that stories like this are published, not just from the readers' point of view, but to acknowledge competitors, race directors, sponsors, and all the hard work that goes into a successful event. Our thanks to Peter Ross, of England, who supplied the text and photos and patience for HPV News. If you would like to contribute stories or information, there are ways that you can help us help you get published. If it is at all possible to supply your materials in english, that helps greatly in itself...Old Len here, may be slightly bilingual, but nobody has contributed anything in Bahasa Malaysia so far. Non-english stories, as you may already know, will be translated as best we can manage, but here's the scoop. Usually, when we get a non-english story, we must find someone willing to translate it (that takes time), send the story to them (it's never local), and if the story is not too technical the translator writes or types a translated version which then gets sent back to us (which takes more time...), where I type the translated material into the computer (for this one-handed typist, that takes even more time), and you may finally see the story 3 or 4 months after the fact. At this moment, there is some great stuff here, from Germany, that has been to two translators who have deemed it too technical for them to accurately translate, and so... we will try the next name on the list. If you can supply your story/article on a computer disk in basic ascii, this also expedites our efforts to publish contributions. When a story comes in on a disk (a disk that we can read), our talented layout guy just flows the text into the newsletter format. And don't foget that you can also submit material via three of the major email networks; INTERNET, FIDONET, and RIME. Ahhhh, technology! Last, but not least, this is your newsletter. Tell us what you want to see in it, and ask us what you want to know. If you are big into technical explanations, charts, graphs etc., consider contributing materials to the IHPVA technical journal, "Human Power". Once again, keep in mind that it helps to supply text on a disk, or at least typed, although my wife Sa'mah is really great at deciphering most handwriting. Charts and graphs should be neatly drawn and preferrably camera ready or easily photo-copied (like black and white...eh?) Actually, we have all the submission details on the inside front cover of every HPV News, in the right hand column, so why not give it a go? Write on! - EDITOR LEN ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0012 CALENDER OF EVENTS JUNE 1994 4: 11th. Annual Midwest HPV Rally , Waterford, MI, USA. For info send SASE to: Linda Jayne, 2898 Renshaw, Troy, MI 48098. Phone: (810) 689-7898 5: Great Lakes HPV Racing Series event in Saginaw, MI, USA. Contacts: Gaylord Hill (517) 263-5803 or Don Barry (317) 831-8798. 18: 9th. Annual Cowichan Bay Boat Festival. H.P. boats, builders, owners, entrepreneurs, and dreamers are invited to attend. There will be a designated area where dry-docked boats will be on display and also dock space where boats will be in readiness for demonstrations, testing, and racing. Contact: Bob Simons, P.O.Box 71, Ganges, B.C., Canada V0S 1E0. Phone: (604) 537-2853, FAX: -4221 JULY 1994 15-17 : SEER, Solar Energy Expo and Rally: New location: Redwood Empire State Fairgrounds in Ukiah, CA, USA. Alternative energy expo and vehicle races which include a class for Hybrid Pedal/Electrics, and for the first time, there will be three days of HPV 1-hour races on the Fairground's 1/4 mile oval track. Contact: Chris Coveleski at SEER office: (707) 459-1256, or -0366 FAX 16-17 : Wisconsin HPV Classic and WISIL Challenge. Part of the Midwest HPV Racing Series. Milwaukee and Kenosha, WI, USA. Contact: Dennis Northey at (414) 671-4560 or Len Brunkalla at (708) 742-5818 evenings 22-24: DaVinci Days: The 6th annual celebration of science, art, and technology, including Human Power events, Kid Power design contest, and Kinetic Sculpture Race. Corvallis, OR, USA. HPV contacts: Paul Atwood (503) 752-6410 (h) or Raan Young (503) 750-2506 (work). General festival info: (503) 757-6363 30: Third Annual Reedley River Rampage Krazy Kraft races and Fish Fry held on the Kings River. Open to all unique H.P. boats; normal row boats not allowed. Everything else from hydrofoils to kinetic sculptures welcome. Single and Multiple rider categories. Contact: Chuck Carson, Reedley District Chamber of Commerce, 1613-12th St., Reedley CA 93654 USA. Phone: (209) 638-3548 30: 18th Japan International Birdman Rally. Lake Biwa, Matsubara swimming area, Hikone, Shiga-pref. Competition for Human Powered Aircraft and Gliders. Aircraft take off from 10-meter platform! Contact: Secretariat of Birdman Rally, YOMIURI TELECASTING CORPORATION, 2-2-33 Shiromi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540 Japan. Phone: 06-947-2311 AUGUST 1994 1-7: 20th International Human Powered Speed Championships , to be held in Eureka , California, USA. All venues within 6.5 miles of host hotel! Events to include a Relay Race similar to that at the ASME Collegiate Races (but 100 miles long!) and a Trade Show/Expo -- reserve your booth space soon. Contact: Al and Alice Krause, Redwood Empire HPV, 2338 18th Street, Eureka, CA 95501 USA. Phone: (707) 443-8261 20-21: Great Lakes HPV Racing Series events in Windsor and Delaware, ONT., CANADA. Contacts: Gaylord Hill (517) 263-5803, Don Barry (317) 831-8798, or (?) Dennis Taves (416) 601-1124. 25: Second European Seminary on Velomobiles. Main subject: Safety and Design. Invitation and call for papers (title and summary due by Mar. 31, 1994). Seminar language: English (contributions in German accepted with second summary in English). Need not be present to submit article to proceedings. Held in conjunction with Euro Championships in Laupen, Switzerland. Organizers: Future Bike - see below. Specific questions: Theo Schmidt, Phone: +41-33-37-19-12 26-28: European HPV Championships In addition to the standard races, the event will include long distance (50 km and 100 km) races and the first ever HP Rail championships. To be held in Laupen, Switzerland, 30 km WSW of Bern. Contact: J.rg H.lzle, Future Bike Spitzackerstrasse 9, CH-4410 Liestal, Switzerland. FAX: 33-28-30-39 26-28: International Human-Powered Vehicle Symposium 1994: The Museum of Flight and Flight Research Institute with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics invites all aviation engineers, enthusiasts, and students to "To Fly Like a Bird", an exhibition at the Museum of Flight. To include presentation of Technical Papers, Demonstrations of HPVs of all kinds, and Exhibits on the progress of human-powered flight. Those interested in participating or attending should contact: Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way S., Seattle, WA, 98108 USA. Phone: (206) 764-5700, FAX: -5707 26-28: 6th. Lake Hamana Solar Boat Race and 1st Lake Hamana Human Powered Boat Race 1994 (Temporary) (sic. and ??, ed.) Hamanako-kyoteijyo (Lake Hamana Boat Race Stadium), Arai-machi, Hamana, Shizuoka-pref. SPB: 30 min. and 1 hour endurance, 200m sprint. HPB: 200m standing start sprint race. Contact: Human Powered Boat Race Committee (Temporary), Toshio Kataoka, 1-7-2-818 Hiranomiya-machi, Hirano-ku, Osaka-shi, 547 Japan SEPTEMBER 1994 6-10: Pro Bike . Pro Walk '94, Portland, OR, USA. The Eighth International Symposium on Bicycling and Walking. Sponsored in part by Cycle Oregon. Contact: Bicycle Federation of America, 1506 - 21st St. NW, Washington DC 20036 USA. Phone: (202) 463-6622, FAX: -6625, e-mail: bfa@igc.org or bikefed@aol.com 9-12: INTERBIKE - Bicycle industry trade show. Held at the Anaheim (California, USA) Convention Center (and also on the east coast; see October) Contact: Interbike at (714) 722-0990 10: The Great Kinetic Sculpture Race: Omaha. This event was canceled in 1993, but will rise from the ashes better than ever in 1994. Contact: Evan Mills POB 3770, Omaha, NE 68103 USA Phone # (402) 496-1371 17 : The Annual Newark Day Parade last year had 180 entries and over 75K spectators, making it one of the largest parades in Northern CA. Greg Clark organizes a Unique Bicycle Entry and welcomes all HPVs. BBQ for all riders to follow parade. Contact: Greg Clark 37420-B Cedar Blvd., Newark CA 94560 USA. Phone: (510) 791-1811 25: Great Lakes HPV Racing Series event somewhere in Ohio, USA (exact location TBA). Contacts: Gaylord Hill (517) 263-5803 or Don Barry (317) 831-8798. OCTOBER 1994 TBA: Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race. Contact: Lyn Hersey, P.O. Box 451, Port Townsend, WA 98368 USA. Kinetic Hotline: (206) 385-7740 9-11: INTERBIKE - Bicycle industry trade show. Held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Contact: Interbike at (714) 722-0990 NOVEMBER 1994 12-13: The ACT HPV Challenge at the Sutton Driver Training Centre, with the following events: Slalom, hill climb, Jr. criterium, shopping event, sprint, practical judging, dual sprint, hill descent, open crit., relay, and road race! Contact: ACT HPV Challenge, c/o Wayne Kotzur, 7 French St., Hackett, ACT 2602 Australia or email dclarke@canberra.fred.edu SUMMER 1995 (date TBA) 21st International Human Powered Speed Championships, to be held in The Netherlands. Visualize an entire shipping container of vehicles from North America. Start planning now, and we can make it happen! Additions? Comments? (Criticism?), please call me, or better yet, drop me a post card with all the details so I can include it in next month's issue. I need information on events in other parts -- in particular, details on The Swiss Tour de Sol, Australian Pedal Prix, and other events outside the USA. My deadline is now the 10th of each month, so items received after that will be in the issue two months following. Andrew M. Letton HPV News - Calendar P.O. Box 294, Whitethorn, CA 95589-0294 USA (707) 986-7315 (home), (510) 449-0426 (work, message) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0013 READER'S FORUM Dear IHPVA members, I think that it is time to establish a new national and international racing association with a focus on streamlined and non UCI allowable land based bikes (recumbents). Our racing activity has stagnated under IHPVA jurisdiction where little attention has been given to improve the racing rules and events. At a time when other racing organizations are growing by leaps and bounds, ours has lost membership. From my experience, when effort has been applied to the task, (like in the Great Lakes Streamliner Series), there has been steady improvement in participation, and quality of racing and vehicles. If we had an organization that focuses solely on racing, we can set quantifiable goals such as Olympic participation, better television coverage, expanding into new geographical areas, and combining events with other racing organizations. We need to establish standardized categories for vehicles and recognize the unfaired vehicle records set in non-UCI regulated bikes that have been ignored by the IHPVA. We need to recognize lower altitude records so that everyone around the world can afford to compete regardless of their geographical location. The stated focus of the IHPVA has become so expansive that racing has become lost on an ever widening list of cycling special interests. This is sad to see when the IHPVA was founded to establish records outside the UCI, but for tax status or grant purposes, founders decided to broaden the focus. Fortunately, the IHPVA has evolved into a vital position which serves the role of embrella over all applications of human power. They provide the most comprehensive resource to individuals looking for answers and opportunities to utilize Human power. I am not down on the IHPVA, but by its purpose, it is not structured to provide racers with the attention they need to thrive. If you want streamliner racing to be a quality, growing sport, it will never happen with the IHPVA. Those of us who can picture a much better future for our sport and want to make it a reality, need to organize and support a National and International Streamliner Racing Association- an organization created by racers and builders, for racers, builders, and their fans. The next step is to get the top racers and builders to support the idea. With their support, we can legitimize the organization and get it off the ground. Please write to the HPV News or call me- Sean Costin, to express your opinion and ideas for improvement and I will report back through HPV News on your responses. Sean Costin Sean, You make many valid points about the broad scope of the IHPVA. It seems, however, that you could be advocating starting the whole sequence over again. Also note from where the top builders and racers come from....most are from the ranks of the IHPVA, or their affiliated groups and chapters. Time will tell. Len Dear IHPVA, The British Human Power Club, of which I am a member, has suggested that I write to you, as I am interested in contacting anyone who has developed or is developing amphibious HPVs. Do you know of any work being done in this area for the use of human power on both land and water? Have you published any articles on it or even the use of human power on water alone? you have any information or details you could send me? I shall look forward to hearing from you. David Priestley Karaiskaki 12 Kifissia Athens, Greece Dear David, There is some water craft information in this issue of HPV News, as well as the January `94 issue. If you'll notice the cover of the 1/94 issue, there is a photo of Andrew Letton's all terrain vehicle, "Midnight". You can reach Andrew, our calendar page editor, at the address listed at the end of the calendar page. Len Dear Sir, I am writing with a request for assistance. I think that my membership is still current. I am currently involved with the development of a linear drive system in conjunction with the University of Wollongong N.S.W. Australia. The research has been adopted by a senior engineering student, as a thesis to evaluate the relative merits of the drive system. Experiments are concentrated in two main areas. These being: 1. The development of a cam mechanism which gives variable overlaps in alternating pedal strokes. 2. The development of a linear flywheel mechanism. This letter is a request on behalf of the thesis student, for information on past and present linear drive systems. This information being a requirement of his course. Could you please help, and supply copies from your files, of plans, photos, notes, or anything that could help? Regards, John Edgar Clark 1 Erith Street Bundanoon N.S.W. 2578 Australia Dear John, I'm afraid that this letter was buried at HQ for a while, and it only came to me in April. It may be far too late to be of assistance for the thesis student. Normally, the IHPVA might send you a resource guide, so that you may be able to select and purchase materials that would be relavent to your needs. We don't send out plans, although some of our members and associates do offer plans for their creations or ideas. There are several people that come to mind when discussing linear drive systems and applications. Dr. Veryken, a dutch engineer, has several patents on linear drive systems, and is, in many peoples eyes, "Doctor Linear Drive". You should have recently received a copy of the Human Power Index 1977-1994. In it you will find referrences to linear drive articles and the Dragonfly projects. I don't recall which Dragonfly project number was the prone streamliner, but, the Dragonfly streamliner had arm and leg power via linear drive, and achieved a speed somewhere in the neighborhood of 55 mph. I don't know what else to tell you. Many linear drive specialists also hold patents on some of their concepts and devices, which may make some designers hesitant to divulge information. I will see what else can be done on this end. Best of luck, Len Dear Len, The 1994 Race Across America is open for solo hpv's. How about we support this race category in strength? Doing this will be a greater challenge than on an upright. Physiologically it is more demanding and has a greater danger risk involved than the normal bicycle. My experience is that the HPV riders will have problems with circulation because of sitting all the time and not being able to change position. On the downhill sections speeds will sometimes be above 80 mph. In bad weather and at night, normal bicycle lighting will be inadequate and the risk of crashing, especially in a fatigued state, increases. But, that's the fun. The solo hpv's depart on 31 July, four days behind the solo uprights. The expectation is that the conventional bikes will reach Savannah, GA, in 9 days and the hpv's in 6 days. What about we create some competition for ourselves in our category so we can cross the line first and set a new solo transcontinental record? If there is anyone interested in racing, contact Mike Shermer of the UMCA. I plan to race. If there is anyone in the IHPVA who would like to volunteer as part of the support crew, please contact me as these positions are being filled as we find the right persons. Applications should be sent to me at: P.O.Box 1116, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa. Or fax me at 27-21-887-8557. Positions to be filled are for drivers, motorbike drivers, navigators, nutritionist, masseur, mechanic etc. State what you are volunteering for. Regards, Wimpie van der Merwe Dear Wimpie, Great to hear from you. If you're doing the RAAM Race, I guess we'll miss you in Eureka. We all wish you the best of luck. I didn't get the chance to thank you personally, for a great performance in Minnesota. I hope to see you again sometime. Len Dear Mr. Brunkalla; Sometime ago I saw an article in the HPV News about a pedal powered boat driven by a pusher air propeller. I have been a member of the IHPVA just about from its beginning and have all the back issues but I don't know where to look. I'd be most grateful if you could put me in touch with people who have built or know about such boats because I would like to build or buy one. Thank you very much. Yours truly, Donald A. Glaser 41 Hill Road Berkeley, CA 94708 FAX (415)642-5058 Dear Donald, You should have recently received a copy of the Human Power Index 1977-1994. In it you will find references to the Decavitator and the Dragonfly watercraft. Both of these well known vehicles have been covered in IHPVA publications. Len ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0014 CLASSIFIED ADS WHEEL COVERS for Alex Moulton 17-inch wheels. Vacuum formed plastic; different types to fit symmetrical front and dished rear wheels. U.S. $25.00/wheel (two disks). For more information, SASE (or two international reply coupons to: Doug Milliken, 245 Brompton Road, Buffalo, NY 14221 U.S.A. IHPSC VIDEOS 19TH NOW AVAILABLE Great 2 hour tapes Excellent price also available, 17th and/or 18th NTSC-VHS or 8MM $20US each $5US extra overseas Send to: Steve Iles 5419 Crestlawn Dr. E. Canton, OH 44730 HPV SPECIALIST EXPERIENCE THE FINEST IN EUROPEAN HPV'S. 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