Liverpool team preps Arion1 Velocipede for speed challenge 2015
(Phys.org) —A speed history-making cycle is being prepared by a team of eight determined UK engineering students. They have ambitions to unleash a vehicle capable of reaching a top speed of 90 mph by pedal power alone. As such, it could become the fastest human-powered vehicle in history. The name of this vehicle is the Arion1 Velocipede. The design is by Liverpool University students, known as the ULVT (University of Liverpool Velocipede Team). They hope to break the 83.13 mph record set last year by TU Delft and VU Amsterdam universities. The competition to break the record for the fastest human powered vehicle is governed by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA), which hosts an annual event, the World Human Powered Speed Challenge, an event that takes place under rigorous test conditions in Battle Mountain, Nevada.