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Red Bull human powered dragster race: Detroit Sept. 10
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:04 pm
by professor
I have unofficially begun helping a team design and construct a vehicle for this race to be held in Detroit in Sept.
Basically you build something to do 1/8 mile with entirely human power, up to 5 people. 50 points for speed, 50 points for "originality"
If you are in the area, come on out. These things are a lot of fun, and lots of free Red Bull to get all hopped up on.
We are contemplating a 2-stage vehicle that should be capable of launching a single person across the finish line at 50-60 mph. Look for the "Deep Impact" team. We have folks on the team who built the real Deep Impact craft.
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:31 pm
by THAWA
Make something with a turbo-style system!
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:28 pm
by tris91ricer
And a FMIC that flows Red Bull into the ''driver's" mouth!
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:07 pm
by subawhatsubawho
At the club where I work we have a drink called the Jagerbomb. It's a glass of redbull with a shot of Jagermeister in the middle. You pretty much pound it and it is a wicked rush.
Make that your NOS....
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:09 pm
by tris91ricer
Jagerbombs are the shiz. It's my weekend staple. You hafta drink it quick though, cause like Laurel says, they taste like Satan. I personally don't think so.. I don't mind it at all, but I'm weird.
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:51 pm
by evolutionmovement
Prof - you may want to check out the bicycle show at the Brookline Museum of Transportation (MOT.org) they have going on sometime this August. They usually have some odd ball ideas and some MIT HPV engineers show up. Not much in the way of HPV specifically, but it might be worth a trip for inspiration at least and there will definitely be people who will be interested in this project.
Steve
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:58 pm
by dzx
jagerbombs taste like coughsyrup. They are good tho. Good luck with your project professor.
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:35 am
by professor
thanks evolutionmovement, I will check it out. I also have a set of carbon disk wheels on the way, for my own recumbent bike project, so that show sounds pretty good
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:35 am
by evolutionmovement
There should be planty of recumbent bikes there. I've seen one that was a 5-person. There was also a rear-steer bicycle (ridden backwards looking through mirrors) by the inventor who was in his nineties. Of course they have plenty of 'safety' bikes with their high-wheelers and velocipedes.
Steve
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:35 am
by 206er
mmmm jagerbombs.
I think your secret for speed will be to find the right engines
