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WHPSC 2024 Announcement
13 August 2024 WHPSC 2024 will be held September 8-14th, 2024 at Battle Mountain, Nevada. Register, Check-in and Technical Inspection will be on September 6th. Team meetings will be held on September 7th. Check the WHPSC pages for full information. Follow the WHPSC Facebook group
WHPSC 2022 Announcement
20 June 2022 WHPSC 2022 will be held September 11-17th, 2022 at Battle Mountain, Nevada. Technical Inspection and team meetings will be held on September 10th. After a two year break due to COVID-19 we are back and hoping to welcome you all in Battle Mountain for a fantastic week of racing! More information on the WHPSC site New Records at WHPSC 2019
24 September 2019 Five new records were set at WHPSC 2019:
On Monday Sept 9th: Rosa Bas, Women's Single Rider: 75.88 mph, 122.12 kph On Thursday, Sept 12th: Ilona Peltier, Women's Single Rider: 77.10 mph, 124.07 kph On Friday Sept 13th: Ilona Peltier, Women's Single Rider: 78.61 mph, 126.52 kph Yasmin Tredell, Women’s multitrack: 56.42 mph, 90.81 kph Calvin Moes and Evan Bennewies, Men's multi rider: 74.73 mph, 120.26 kph New Women's Record at WHPSC 2019
11 September 2019 On September 9th, Rosa Bas of the The Human Power Team, a student team from TU Delft and VU Amsterdam, set a new Women’s Single Rider 200M record with a speed of 75.88 mph (122.12 kph) riding the Velox 9 The previous record of 75.69 mph (121.81 kph) was set in September 2010 by French athlete Barbara Buatois. WHPSC 2019 Update
6 September 2019 Steve Sisolak, Governor of the State of Nevada has issued a proclamation declaring September 8th-14th, 2019 to be World Human Powered Speed Challenge Week.
WHPSC 2019 Update
27 June 2019 Forms and event information for rider/team registration are now available. Please click the WHPSC link at the top right of this page for access.
Important Update for WHPSC 2019
14 March 2019 The WHPSC is adopting an additional safety requirement for all vehicles:
"A retention means sufficient to hold the rider in the vehicle during a 360 degree roll is required, commencing at WHPSC 2019." While this is not an official IHPVA rule at this time, it is an additional requirement by the WHPSC.
We will also be encouraging teams to include in their design a roll-bar or similar structure to protect the rider in the event of roll-over. Nici Walde sets new Women’s and World 24-hour Record
15 December 2018 On July 29th 2018 Nici Walde rode the “M” velomobile to set new Women’s’ and outright 24-hours records of 676.47 miles (1088.67 km). She completed 227 laps of the Opel Test Center in Rofgau-Dudenhofen, Germany. During the ride, she also set new Women’s records for Standing Start 12-hours at 373.477 miles (601.053 km) and for the MegaMeter (1,000 km) at 22:08:39.261 (hh:mm:ss).
Photo Credit: Opel WHPSC 2019 Dates
4 December 2018 The World Human Powered Speed Challenge 2019 will be held at Battle Mountain, Nevada on the following dates: Record attempts: Sunday Sept 8th - Saturday Sept 14th. Racer/Volunteer Meeting: Saturday Sept 7th. Setup days: Sept 5, 6 & 7th Seven new records at WHPSC 2018
18 September 2018 Ken Talbot rode the ARION4 at 51.58 mph (83.02kph) in the Mens' Arm-Powered Category Karen Darke posted successive records of 41.86 mph (67.37 kph), 46.05 mph (74.11 kph) culminating in 46.54 mph (74.91 kph) riding ARION4 in the Women's Arm-Powered Category. Ishtey Amminger rode the CO2 at 60.94 mph (98.08 kph) in the Junior Men's Multitrack category. On Friday September 14, Ken also set a new 200/600 Arm-Powered record of 33.81 mph (54.42 kph). Karen Darke rode the ARION4 for a new Women's Arm-Powered 200/600 record of 30.30 mph (48.77 kph).
Congratulations to everyone !
Records fall at WHPSC 2018
13 September 2018
Last night (Sept 12th) Ken Talbot rode the ARION4, breaking the human powered land speed record at an astonishing 51.58mph (83.02kph). Ken is now officially the fastest human in history riding an arm-powered vehicle!
This morning, Karen Darke surpassed her previous world record, reaching 46.05 mph (74.11kph) becoming the second fastest arm-powered human ever.
The University of Liverpool team is so proud of everything both riders have achieved, their hard work, their dedication and passion which has led to these incredible records.
WHPSC 2018
13 August 2018 Early registration closes on August 20th - just a few days away. Register now and receive a $25 discount on your application. An option to pay by PayPal has is now available. Click on the WHPSC button above for the necessary forms and PayPal information. Human Power News & Human Power
2 June 2018 A special dual issue of the two IHPVA publications has recently been mailed to members.
In future, these publications will be distributed only by email to current members with an email address on file. Click on the "Join IHPVA" button at the top of this screen if you need to renew your membership and/or keep your email address up to date. WHPSC 2018
2 June 2018 Detail information is now available for WHPSC 2018. Go to http://ihpva.org/whpsc/ for entry forms, waivers, racer/team information and everything you need for the event. WHPSC 2018
18 January 2018
WHPSC 2018 will be held from September 10th-15th at Battle Mountain, Nevada.
Details will follow as the event gets closer. For more information or press inquires contact Al or Alice Krause, WHPSC event organizers: 707-443-8261 before the event 707-845-3683 or 707-845-3643 during the event
or the Lander County Convention and Tourism Bureau at 775-635-1112
WHPSC 2017 Update
28 July 2017
WHPSC 2017 is now only a few weeks away.
Application forms and details for entrants, teams and volunteers can be found at: http://ihpva.org/whpsc/index.htm Also, please vist the WHPSC site at http://whpsc.org for comprehensive information about the event.
For more information or press inquires contact Al or Alice Krause, WHPSC event organizers at [email protected] 707-443-8261 before the event 707-845-3683 or 707-845-3643 during the event or the Lander County Convention and Tourism Bureau at 775-635-1112 IHPVA Updates rules for Vehicle Starts
28 March 2017 A statement from the IPHVA board, as of March 28th, 2017:
The board has had a long discussion about various aspects of the flying start rules. As a result of this long discussion, we have recently passed two motions. Detailed wording of rule changes remain to be worked out. However, the board felt strongly that the result of these two motions should be communicated without further delay.
The first motion concerned launch carts, and the ban on such devices was upheld unanimously. Launch carts were ruled to be a violation of the vehicle integrity rule. We are aware that such a ban may discourage the development of certain HPV designs. However, if launch carts were to be allowed, this could encourage the development of vehicles that become utterly dependent on them to start, and it was felt that is not a direction that the original spirit of the HPV rules should encourage. Furthermore, defining an exception to the vehicle integrity rule could open a Pandora’s box of devices and approaches that also skirt this rule. The second motion concerned the use of skates by launch assistants. The use of skates by launch assistants is banned, effective January 1, 2018. This issue was more controversial, and the vote in favor was not unanimous. However, rationale for the skate ban was the equivalence between the pusher/skater combination with pushers plus a launch cart. The majority of the board felt that if launch carts were not allowed, skaters shouldn’t be allowed as well. We are aware that several teams use skaters for launches at WHPSC. We felt that a delayed implementation of this rule would allow adequate time for teams to retrain their people, and to adjust their vehicle designs if necessary. *********************************** WHPSC 2017
27 February 2017 The 18th annual World Human Powered Speed Challenge will again be held in Battle Mountain, Nevada from September 11th-16th, 2017.
The world’s fastest bicycles will attempt to break the human powered land speed record. The challenge is against the forces of nature and the viscosity of the air itself. The record to beat is an amazing 89.59 mph set by Todd Reichert in 2016 when 10 countries from around the globe came to compete. Teams from France, Russia, Japan, Canada, Italy, Mexico, USA, the Netherlands and Britain, including many collegiate teams, brought their high-tech pedal powered bullet-bikes to achieved amazing speeds setting many National and World records. Click here for a full press release:http://ihpva.org/whpsc2017-press-release.htm including information and links for Graeme Obree's film "Battle Mountain" about his experience at the 2013 event. For more information or press inquires contact Al or Alice Krause, WHPSC event organizers at [email protected] 707-443-8261 before the event 707-845-3683 or 707-845-3643 during the event or the Lander County Convention and Tourism Bureau at 775-635-1112 New 1-hour and 6-hour records set by Matthias König
7 November 2016
On July 9th, 2016 Mathias König set two new world records at Aldenhoven, Germany, riding a Milan SL MKII: 6-Hour Men's, Standing Start:
1-Hour Men's, Standing Start (Single Rider, Multitrack):
New World Records at WHPSC 2016
18 September 2016 During the week of September 12 – 17, 2016 several new records were set for the 200M Flying Start Speed Trial on successive days at Battle Mountain, Nevada:
Sarah Piercy – Women’s Arm Powered (Multitrack): 24.85 mph (39.99 kph);
Florian Kowalik – Men’s Junior (Age 15 to 17 years): 62.69 mph (100.88 kph), 63.86 mph (102.77 kph) & 65.93 mph (106.10 kph);
Gareth Hanks – Men’s Multitrack: 73.95 mph (119.01 kph);
Todd Reichert – Men’s: 88.26 mph (142.04 kph) & 89.59 mph (144.17 kph).
For full results and information from WHPSC 2016, go to the WHPSC pages at http://whpsc.org Another World Record at WHPSC 2016
16 September 2016 Florian Kowalik again rode the Gee Bee to a new Men’s Junior (Age 15 to 17 years) record on September 15th, 2016. His speed of 63.86 mph (102.77 kph) exceeds his previous record of 62.69 mph (100.88 kph), set the previous day. For current results and information from WHPSC 2016, go to the WHPSC pages at http://whpsc.org New World Records at WHPSC 2016
15 September 2016
New 200 meter Flying Start records were set at Battle Mountain, Nevada on September 14th: Todd Reichert rode the Eta at 88.26 mph (142.04 kph) to set a new Men’s record. This eclipses his previous record of 86.65 mph (139.46kph) set on September 19th, 2015 at the same location. Florian Kowalik rode the Gee Bee at 62.69 mph (100.88 kph) to set a new Men’s Junior (Age 15 to 17 years) record. This exceeds the previous record of 61.45 mph (98.89 kph) set by Mackie Martin at Battle Mountain on September 18th, 2003. For current results and information from WHPSC 2016, go to the WHPSC pages at http://whpsc.org New Men's 1-hour Multitrack record
29 August 2016 Pieter Pas has set a new Men's 1-hour, Standing start, Multitrack record of 43.92 miles (70.68 kilometers) riding the PP3.0. He set the record at the Dekra track in Klettwitz, Germany on July 24th, 2016.
The previous record of 36.94 miles (59.45 kilometers) was set by Al Voigt in the Vector in May 1980. Congratulations Pieter ! WHPSC 2016
10 July 2016 WHPSC 2016 will be held at Battle Mountain, Nevada on September 12th -17th, 2016.
Click for the WHPSC 2016 Web pages: http://www.recumbents.com/wisil/whpsc2016/speedchallenge.htm WHPSC 2015 Results
30 September 2015
An exciting event with several new world records ! Check out Mike Mowett's Ms Excel-format chart of the results with comprehensive information about each rider and their HPVs. The approved official records are posted on the IHPVA records pages. More World Records at WHPSC 2015
17 September 2015 On Thursday morning, Sept 17th, Todd Reichert set a new Men's 200M record of 85.71 mph in Team AeroVelo's Eta. The new record is 2.58 mph faster than the 83.13 mph record set by Sebastiaan Bouwier of HPV Team Delft in Velox 3 on September 14th, 2013.On Friday evening, Sept 18th, Todd set another record at 86.50 mph in Eta. On Saturday evening, Sept 19th, Todd went even faster, recording 86.65 mph.
AeroVelo Team - image courtesy of Cindy Lu Turner New Records at WHPSC 2015
15 September 2015 New records were set on Monday, Sept 14th at Battle Mountain:
On Tuesday, Sept 15th, Ellen van Vugt set a new Women's Multi-track record of 51.91 mph in Completely Overzealous 2 (CO2) and then raised it on Sept 17th to a second record of 54.453 mph, in the same vehicle.
Keep abreast of all the Battle Mountain results at WHPSC.ORG World Human Powered Speed Challenge 2015
4 August 2015 The 2015 World Human Powered Speed Championships will be held September 14th - 19th at Battle Mountain, Nevada for the 16th consecutive year of racing. SR 305 provides one of the straightest, smoothest and most ideal road surfaces in the world for HPV records. The 4,619ft (1,408m) altitude road allows riders an acceleration zone of over 4 miles, enabling them to reach their maximum velocity before being timed over a 200 meter distance. The section of the road used for this event was newly refinished in 2009, with a smooth surface specially prepared for human powered vehicle racing by Frehner Construction and the Nevada Department of Transportation, using a Nevada Department of Tourism Grant from the US government.
Click here for a PDF copy of the 2015 Poster.
Be sure to follow the action daily and check the event website for links, updates, results and photos. A list of the planned entrants can be seen here.
Check out Mike Mowett's unofficial but very interesting lists of riders and records to be challenged. The complete information is also available in Excel format.
Contributions to the WHPSC Prize Fund would be greatly appreciated. Please check out the WHPSC and IHPVA pages on Facebook Special notes for competitors, teams and volunteers: 1. IHPVA Rule 3.2.3.2 Flying Start has been revised to permit push assists by no more than 3 persons per single rider vehicle with an additional 1 person per additional rider (e.g. Tandem). The complete rules can be found at the IHPVA Rules page. 2. The Start Order Selection Process is detailed here. 3. WHPSC forms and information are now available:
4. Note that launch dollies or carts will no longer be allowed at the WHPSC after 2015. World Human Powered Speed Challenge 2014
1 September 2014 During the week of September 8th - 13th, 2014, 22 cyclists from from 8 countries will gather on SR305 outside Battle Mountain, Nevada for the 15th consecutive year of racing on what is arguably the straightest, smoothest and most ideal road surface in the world for HPV records. Mike Mowett has posted a list of the current entrants here The 4,619ft (1,408m) altitude road allows riders an acceleration zone of over 4 miles, enabling them to reach their maximum velocity before being timed over a 200 meter distance. The section of the road used for this event was newly refinished in 2009, with a smooth surface specially prepared for human powered vehicle racing by Frehner Construction and the Nevada Department of Transportation, using a Nevada Department of Tourism Grant from the US government.
Barring any unforeseen complications or technical weirdnesses, you should be able to see live coverage from the post racing wrap-up meetings on the USTREAM channel. Please contribute to the WHPSC prize fund.
World Human Powered Speed Challenge 2013
5 September 2013 Two new competition classes established
25 November 2012 The IHPVA has established two new competition classes for Junior Riders and Multitrack Vehicles. The purpose of the classes is to recognize prior achievements by younger riders and multi-wheeled vehicles and to promote their activity and development in the future.
Achievements in both classes will be recognized retroactively back to September 19th, 1980 – the incorporation date of the IHPVA.
The junior classes recognize three age groups – 11 years and under, 12 -14 and 15-17. Multitrack vehicles have three or more contact points with the ground and a minimum track width of 250 mm. This covers the increasingly popular tricycle configuration.
They are subclasses of current classes which include men’s and women's, so a junior female riding a tricycle in a 200m sprint would be classified as 200 Meter Speed Trial- Women’s – Multitrack- Junior 12-14 years, for example.
For full details of these new rules please go to the IHPVA website and click on ‘Rules’ at the top of the page.
Chris Broome
November 2012
WHPSC 2012
27 August 2012
During the week of September 10th through September 15th 2012, cyclists from around the world including Australia, France, Russia, Scotland, USA, Canada, and the Netherlands will gather on SR305 outside of Battle Mountain, Nevada for the 13th consecutive year of racing on what is arguably the straightest, smoothest and most ideal road surface in the world for HPV records. World Human Powered Speed Challenge 2011
19 August 2011
The 12th annual World Human Powered Speed Challenge returns to Battle Mountain Nevada September 12-17 2011
check here for the Hydrive TV commercial!
there is a USTREAM channel set up for the event we hope to cover the post run wrap-up meetings twice daily, technology permitting World Human Powered Speed Challenge
10 September 2010
The 11th annual World Human Powered Speed Challenge returns to Battle Mountain Nevada September 13-18 2010 Proudly sponsored by Hydrive Energy and brought to you by the IHPVA. Check the event website for daily updates, results and photos! check here for the Hydrive tv commercial! HPV News on the way
2 July 2010 The next issue of HPV News and the 2010 Membership Roster is in the mail, some of you may have already received them. WHPSC Poised to Shatter Records
17 February 2010 by Sean Costin 9/05/2009
This Year's edition of Battle Mountain has been much anticipated as the stretch of pavement has been completely resurfaced with smooth asphalt. Over the years, cracks in the pavement have been significant enough to blow tires and cause riders to become airborne. If the weather cooperates, new records are anticipated especially after the record setting performances of the Varna Tempest at the Ford Human Powered Challenge. The Varna sponsored hour record setting duo of Sam Whittingham and Barbara Buatois will be competing. HPV great Fast Freddy Markham will also be making a challenge. The competition is open and all competitors can race on HWY 305.
Complete information for this event is at the event web site.
The event will be sponsored in part by Hydrive Energy drinks which is also Sam Whittingham's sponsor
New Hour Records Set
12 February 2010
Several new IHPVA one hour records were set on the weekend of July 18th, 2009 during the Michigan Human Powered Speed Challenge at Ford Motor Company\'s Michigan Proving Grounds, in Romeo Michigan. This event, organized by IHPVA board member Mike Mowett was designed to both provide a world class venue for setting records, and to run HPRA style human powered vehicle races for the non-records setting racers. This well attended event represented a return to the large world championships that the IHPVA enjoyed in the 1980s and early 1990s. So, why the change?
11 February 2010
Chris Broome - January 1st, 2009 Editorial:
11 February 2010 Alice Krause, Eureka, California, USA - August 2008 The wait is over! If you hadn’t noticed the masthead already, please look again. Our organization has gone back to its roots and reclaimed the name given us by our founders. We are officially the International Human Powered Vehicle Association! recent posts
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