The Human Powered Challenge 
Canterbury Agricultural Park, Christchurch

Saturday, 13th October, 2007

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Overview  and event structure

This is Kiwi HPV's premiere event, and consists of three separate races, where various attributes of both the rider and the machine can come to the fore. 

DRAG RACE
A 200m drag, raced in pairs.

EVERDAY VEHICLE RACE
An extreme take on the ususal cycling commute. Entrants race off in pairs, completing 6 laps around a course, but having to stop and load up with a variety of cargo on the 2nd lap, and also having to ride through a rain-shower (supplied by a man with a high pressure water hose) every lap.

ONE HOUR ENDURO

An event to test both man and machine.  One hour's riding on laps around the Showgrounds.

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Results

Click here for a Brief Set of Results (2 pages long).

Click on this for the Full Set of Results (5 pages long).

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Photos

  To view a full album of photos taken at the HPC, click here.
 

Pete Hallam, riding a production Volae SWB, won the Challenge, finishing first in two events and second in the third.

Justin Smith, on his Rec-liner, won a prize for acheiving the best result riding a machine of his own design and construction.

Event Marshall for the past 3 Challenges, Scott Campbell, decided it was time to find out what it was like being a competitor.

John Falconer attracted a lot of attention with this very innovative velomobile. This FWD, RWS tricycle is made mostly of sheet aluminium and is riveted together. John won a trophy for having the most outstanding machine at the HPC.

 

Nick Johns on his Tritation tricycle, won the CPIT HPV trophy, awarded to the best student-designed machine.

A shot showing a number of the entrants waiting for the hour event to get underway.  More photos of the event can be found here.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Paul Dunlop (Secretary of Kiwi HPV)
phone 03 940 8116 (daytime)
phone 0274 957 693 (mobile)
email [email protected]

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