It's late, so we'll make this short.........
Judging for safety, design and aesthetics took place tonight at the 25th annual ASME-sponsored Human Powered Vehicle Competition in Madison, WI. While the results are not yet in, it seems that all the other teams have already voted. With their feet.
The minute Missouri S&T's St Patrick came through the door, all eyes locked on the sharpest and fastest-looking bike at the event, and teams swarmed around Andrew and the other designers/builders to see how the Miners did it. The mohawk-sporting dudes from University of Oklahoma were stunned to find out S&T's carbon-fiber fairing was laid up by hand, and not in a huge auto-clave. Kudos, guys!
We have to say, without identifying teams, that some designs are absolutely puzzling. Three vehicles come to mind.........
One looked like a meteorite (or meatball) on wheels, another was so big and complex that it looked like a great place to mount a small-block Chevy V-8, and a third (drum roll, please........................), could best be described as an old bedroom slipper made entirely from foam rubber padding. We won't post pictures of that one until we see if it actually will have wheels.
