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ANNOUNCING THE 2010 ASME HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE CHALLENGES (HPVC)! HPVC West*  |  California State University-Northridge, CA  | April 23-25, 2010 HPVC East*  |  Central Connecticut State University, CT  | May 7-9, 2010 HPVC Latin America  |  Date and location TBA *Per the 2010 HPVC Rules, both HPVC East and West event hosts have opted to host the Drag Race instead of the Sprint event. Details on the newly-introduced Drag Race can be found in the rules below. _____________________________________ CLICK HERE to access the 2010 HPVC Rules CLICK HERE to view the Judging Criteria for the HPVC Design Event For further information on the 2010 competitions, please visit us again soon. We will post detailed information including dates, event programs, course layouts, travel recommendations and other important updates as they become available. Information will also be shared on the HPV Peerlink site.  •   •   •   •   •

Congratulations to the winners and all participants of the HPVC Latin America (HPVCLA)! The third-annual HPVCLA was hosted by Universidad Tecnologica Metropolitana in Santiago, Chile from September 25-27, 2009.

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In the ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC), teams compete to design and build aerodynamic, highly engineered vehicles that can be used for everyday activities--from commuting to and from work, to going to the grocery store. Though some vehicles have achieved record speeds of over 60 mph, the competition assigns great value to the elegance and ingenuity of the design, including presentation, practicality, safety and functionality.

All areas of engineering problem-solving are addressed - it's not as simple as it appears to design and build these vehicles. Senior engineering students can use this competition for their capstone project and with their efforts design and construct a fast, sleek, and safe vehicle capable of road use. The vehicles are judged on design, safety and performance. The first stage of the competition is the preparation of a comprehensive design report. The second part of the competition includes design presentation and performance events, held over a weekend where the vehicles race against one another in time trials, an endurance event and a utility course.

Questions? Email us at hpv@asme.org or submit your questions to the judges at the HPVC Q&A site.