Human Powered Vehicle Team at UW-Madison

2019 Competition Results

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:45:15 +0000

We attended the ASME North Human Powered Vehicle Competition over the weekend in Lansing, Michigan, with 50 teams competing this year from across the globe. We placed 6th overall, and are extremely proud of all our hard work and dedication to make the top ten once again.
Score breakdown:
· 11th in design
· 9th in Women’s drag
· 13th in Men’s drag
· 8th in endurance
Thank you much for your support of UW-Madison’s Human Powered Vehicle Club!

2019 Competition Information Released

admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:09:47 +0000

Our team will be heading to Michigan State University April 5-7 to compete at the HPVC North America North Competition. We can’t wait to showcase what we’ve been working on this school year!

2018 Competition Results

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:58:19 +0000

Our competition was over the weekend, April 13-15 at Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania, with 47 teams competing in the ASME East Human Powered Vehicle Competition. We earned 9th place overall this year, and are proud to make the top 10 teams once again.
Score breakdown:
• 11th in design
• 5th in innovation
• 9th in endurance
Thanks for a great year and for your continued support of UW-Madison’s Human Powered Vehicle team!

More 2018 Competition Updates

admin — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:58:56 +0000

The location for the 2018 ASME HPVC North America East competition has been released. We will be heading to Pennsylvania State University in April!

2018 Competition Date and Location Announced

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:52:59 +0000

We are excited to announce the location and date of the upcoming HPVC North America East competition! We will be heading to Pennsylvania (exact location yet TBD) April 13-15 for the 2018 competition. We can’t wait to compete against some of the nation’s best colleges, and see all of our hard work pay off.

Competition Overview

admin — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 00:51:37 +0000

Our competition was over the weekend, April 21-23 at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee, with 39 teams competing in the ASME East Human Powered Vehicle Competition. We earned 4th place overall this year, and are proud of our improvement since last year.
Score breakdown:
• 4th in design
• 3rd in innovation
• 7th in women’s speed
• 5th in men’s speed
• 9th in endurance
Thanks for a great year!

Bike Frame is Complete

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 22:25:09 +0000

The frame looks great, shout out to the Frame and Steering Sub-Team for all their hard work! Now only 3 weeks until competition!

New Roll Bar for 2017 Vehicle

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 03:40:51 +0000

Check out our roll bar for the 2017 vehicle. It’s made out of carbon fiber and balsa wood. Special thanks to Badgerloop and Wisconsin Racing for donating the carbon fiber.

2017 Trike Design Released

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 00:55:10 +0000

Check out our new Human Powered Vehicle trike for 2017. We are so excited to unveil it to you during this year’s competition on April 21st to 23rd at Tennessee Tech University!

2017 HPVC North America East Announced

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 05:59:44 +0000

We are so excited to be once again competing in the HPVC North America East competition, this year in Cookeville, Tennessee. The competition is hosted by Tennessee Tech University from April 21-23. We have been working hard on our innovative new vehicle that we have been preparing since September. We can’t wait to show off all of our hard work at this year’s competition!