Students take a test of human power
Benedict Bahner
ASME NEWS I ntermittent showers couldn't dampen the spirits of the 23 student teams taking part in ASME's Human Powered Vehicle Competition, the annual event in which engineering students exhibit and race the aerodynamically enhanced bicycles they have designed. The competition took place during early May at California State University-Chico. An inside look at Cal Poly's Apocalypse, the winner of the single-rider endurance event. Colorado State University took first place overall in the single-rider vehicle category with its entry Hayate. UC-Berkeley placed first in the two-rider, tandem vehicle category with its vehicle, Bearacuda. And the University of Colorado-Denver finished first overall in the utility vehicle category, which tested a vehicle's practical use, with its entry, Snoopy's Racer. San Joaquin Delta College came in second overall in the single-rider vehicle division with its vehicle, Pops, while Chico State University placed third overall in the single-rider class with Caf-Fiend. The University of Nevada-Las Vegas took second and third place overall in the tandem vehicle class with its two entries, Magic Box and Purgatory Bus, respectively. Meanwhile, Brigham Young University came in second overall in the utility vehicle division with Human Octane, and San Diego State University finished third overall with Full Monti. | |
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