I’ve let my flickr pro account expire, and so I’m in the process of migrating photos to google+ which has a nice interface for browsing photos. The first two sets of photos that I’ve migrated are pictures that I took on my two trips to see the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in 2008 and in 2011.
The definitive source of information on this event is Warren Beauchamp’s excellent site.
The 2008 photos are here.
It was a fantastic year to be at the event because Sam Whittingham won the Decimach prize (going 10% of the speed of sound) after about a decade of trying.
I took this video the evening that the winning time was announced.
You can see the sense of camaraderie that surrounds all the people involved in the event.
The 2011 photos are here. I’ve already blogged extensively about this last fall as the event was running, and about a third of the photos have already been posted on this blog. If you haven’t seen the blog entries, just click on “HPV” in the category cloud on the sidebar to the right.
This year is shaping up to be even more exciting with the possibility that Graeme Obree will try to break the world record, and the Delft & Amsterdam Human Power Team will be aiming to do the same, after winning in 2011.
