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Moving Forward (Kickoff Meeting)
September 2, 2011

We are back in full swing with weekly meetings resuming this week and materials are ready to be ordered. We will be hosting our kickoff meeting this Thursday, September 8th at 6:00 PM in 1047 ECB (Engineering Centers Building). Anyone who is interested in joining is invited. We will be discussing the team's current status, sub-team leaders will be explaining current prototype designs, and non-members are welcome to listen or contribute. Free food will be provided as well.

Summer Recap
August 28, 2011

Throughout the summer the new design has been taking shape, and for the first time in the team's history, we will be creating a 2-wheeled, fully faired, recumbent bicycle. We anticipate this new design will have many obstacles to overcome, so we will be building a prototype vehicle to test new concepts. This will allow us to make a safer, more reliable final product, as well as give our team more time to become familiar with the riding style of a 2-wheel bike. This added familiarity will ensure both safer and more competitive riding at competition.

Competition Results
June 12, 2011

Competition went well this year. We did not place as high as we would have liked to, but our bike had only one minor breakdown, which was a large improvement over previous years' performances as well as the performance of other teams at the competition. Competition has long since finished and plans are underway for the upcoming year! Here's what the team has been up to:

In the weeks following competition we evaluated the successes and failures of the current bike and revised the design for the upcoming year. Some drastic design changes were made in order to create a more competitive bike. After electing members to leadership positions for the 2011-2012 year, we immediately began working to achieve this goal.

2011 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
October 27, 2010

The team will be attending the 2011 East HPVC held in Indianapolis, IN. The competition will be held April 29th - May 1st. Challenge includes events held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

HPVC 2010 East Coast Competition & 2010-11 Officer Elections
May 15, 2010

The team did great at the 2010 East Coast Competition and took home 4 trophies in the unrestricted class:
  • 2nd place overall
  • 3rd place design
  • 2nd place female drag race
  • 2nd place endurance

    • The team also placed 4th in men's drag and 5th in utility endurance. Some pictures from the competition can be found here.

    The team also voted for the new officers for the 2010-2011 year which can be viewed on the leadership page. The subteam leaders are still being decided and will be updated as soon as possible.

    2009-10 Officer Elections
    May 1, 2009

    The new officers for the upcoming school year are:

    President-Samantha Ebertowski

    Chief Engineer-Dan Miller

    Treasurer-Jake Wayne

    Secretary-Aaron Klemm(fall)/Allison Mahvi(spring)

    Public Relations-Scott Sokn

    Competition Chair-Cole Christiansen.

    The "Contact Us" page has been updated, and the officer page will be soon.

    The design process is officially underway for the 2010 vehicle. We will be contacting potential sponsors soon.

    HPVC 2009 East Coast Competition
    April 16, 2009

    We just returned from the 2009 East Coast Competition at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. The team competed in the utility event. We scored second in the Utility design event, and placed second overall in utility. This was the team's best showing ever! Congratulations to everyone involved, and we would like to especially thank our sponsors for allowing us to participate.

    HPVC 2008 East Coast Competition
    April 25th, 2008

    Thank you to all the teams that competed in Madison, WI at the 2008 East Coast Human Powered Vehicle Competition. For pictures of the event click here. 2008 East Coast Competition

    Team build times
    March 10th, 2008

    The team has received a lot of their building materials and is having all team build times. Just show up by the shop in the basement of ECB and team leaders will give you something to do. As of now, on Thursday afternoon's someone from the team will be there working on parts so stop on by! If you have any questions contact Aaron, at klemm2@wisc.edu.

    New HPVC team website launched!
    January 31st, 2008

    Welcome to the newly revamped UW-Madison HPVC team website! Please look around and send any questions or comments to the team Webmaster, Rebecca, at rjhager@wisc.edu. There is a separate section for the East Coast Competition, which UW-Madison is hosting this year. Please direct any questions about that portion of the website to the Contest Chair, Nicky, at nrzabel@wisc.edu.

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