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It is said to hear Graeme will not attend in the Battle Mountain this year. According to the article on Humans Invent, he has some troubles with producing the fairing of his streamliner and he plans to try to to break the speed record in UK in next comming months. Every time you read about him and the development of his bike, you find a new very interesting pictures. And it is the same this time too. I recommend to read the whole story here: http://www.humansinvent.com/#!/8856/obree-set-for-land-speed-record-attempt-in-great-britain/

Ben Godall of australian Trisled trikes and velomobiles has announced on his Facebook page he plan to fight in the World Human Powered Speed Championships in Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA in autumn 2012. Here is what he writes there just yeasterday:
“Ever since I was a boy I have loved going fast, especially under my own steam in a human powdered vehicle! I’ve always loved exploring this limit and there has always been little voice in my head asking “how fast can you go Ben?”

Half a lifetime of experiences, relationships and building my business of building HPV’s for others have prevented me from answering this question. Until now!
I’ve decided to spend most of my free time and funds in 2012 training and custom building a Speed bike HPV to enter the World Human Powered Speed Championships in Nerada desert USA.

I’m not treating this as a land speed record attempt, but rather a well being exercise. To achieve my highest speed I’ll need to tap into all the knowledge and resources of my community, all of my experience of HPV building and prepare both my body and mind.
I don’t think I can set a new land speed record and simply aim to be within reach of the elite few…But who knows! All I do know is I’ve got to have a go at this before I get to old ”

Students at Delft Technical University have developed a recumbent bicycle with which they hope to break the current bike speed record. The bicycle has an oval, aerodynamic chassis to reduce air resistance. The record attempt will take place in the desert in the US state of Nevada in September.

The current world record is held by Canadian Sam Whittingham, who reached speeds of 133 km per hour in 2009 in his Varna Tempest.

The students hope the aerodynamic chassis will help them break the record. The chassis has been remoulded 30 times to reduce air resistance by 20 to 30 percent. The actual bike is larger than the record holder’s bicycle so that it can accomodate a larger and stronger cyclist.

The bike is being tested on a disused runway in Soesterberg today. It will be raced in Germany at the end of July.

source: www.rnw.nl

This is the best news which we have heard today. Same has managed it and improved his own speed record. It has happened yesterday in Battle Mountain, Nevada (USA). And the world highest human powered speed is… 132,4 km/h

And here you have him on video!

More informations and also great pictures you can find on: http://www.recumbents.com/wisil/whpsc2008/speedchallenge-2008.htm