Charlie Jr. Fails To Prove That He Is Not A Servant Of Stan Spring 2004 Issue 76 · 2010. 11. 18. · Racing News 9 More Battle Mountain Jonathan Woolrich / Bill Cook / Larry Lem

Spring 2004 Issue 76

Charlie Jr. Fails To Prove ThatHe Is Not A Servant Of Stan

Objectives: The British Human Power Club was formed to foster all aspects of human-powered vehicles - air,land & water - for competitive, recreational and utility activities, to stimulate innovation in design and development in allspheres of HPV's, and to promote and to advertise the use of HPV's in a wide range of activities. Trout, when heatedcorrectly, make perfect under arm warmers.

Issue 77 closes June 1st 2004

BHPC Newsletter - Issue 76http://www.bhpc.org.uk/

Front Cover: Charlie Ollinger Jr.Photo: Jonathan Woolrich

Back Cover: 2003 Unfaired champ Neil Flemingat the AGM Photo: DaveLarrington

OFFICERSChairman & Press Officer

Richard Ballantine30 Oppidans RoadLondon NW3 3AG

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gNick Green79, Front Street,Pity Me,Durham, DH1 5DE

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Membership & DistributionDennis Turner7 West Bank,Abbot's ParkChester, CH1 4BD

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Pete CoxBelmont CottageChurch RoadSaughallChester, CH1 6EP

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Dave Larrington166 Higham Hill RoadLondon E17 6EJ

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e-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]

ContentsEvent Calendar 3The Editor’s Bit 7Racing News 9More Battle Mountain Jonathan Woolrich / Bill Cook / Larry Lem 15Suppliers And Wants 26

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Race Events

BHPC Events

• April 24th Thruxton, near Andover, Hants• May 8th Eastway Cycle Circuit, London E15• May 30th Hillingdon Cycle Circuit, Springfield Road, Hayes• July 4th Darley Moor, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire• July 25th Castle Combe circuit, near Chippenham, Wilts. Track available 14.30-17.00• August 7 th Preston Arena, Preston• August 8 th Salt Ayre Circuit, Lancaster• August 28th Milton Keynes Bowl• September 12th Curborough, near Lichfield• September 26th Palmer Park velodrome, Reading• October 17th Eastway AGM

Notes:

1. Change of date for the first Eastway meeting2. Thruxton, Eastway #1, Preston and Milton Keynes are Saturdays3. We will be enforcing Rule Number One, viz. machines must not have any sharp sticky-out bits,

most notably at the front. This includes chainrings, which is another way of saying that anymachine with its chainset out the front must have a chainguard, including those with a singlechainring. Competitors who fail to equip their machinery thus will get a yellow card; a secondyellow card will mean you will not be permitted to compete. As long as you don’t use ridiculouslyhuge chainrings, suitable items are available from HPV-Heaven or your friendly neighbourhoodHP Velotechnik dealer - Kinetics and Bikefix.

4. We will also be coming down hard on those committing the crime of Lack of Visible Numbers.You have been warned!

5. We also STRONGLY recommend that those on unfaired bikes use elbow guards, and that everyonehas a rear-view mirror.

Other People’s Events

British Pedal Car Championship events for 2004 are as follows (check on the BPCC website -www.pedalcars.info/ - for confirmation)

• April 18th Raynsway (Thurmaston, Leics), BPCC round 1; 100 mile race• June 5th & 6th Leicester City Football Club, BPCC rounds 2 & 3;

Saturday 5th: 1+2+3 hour races;Sunday 6th: 6 hour race;BPCC rounds 2 and 3 will combine to form the 2004 European PedalCar Championship

• June 26th & 27th Swansea, BPCC round 4; 24 hour race; Margam Park• July 3rd Blackpool, Scoutcar Nationals (non BPCC)• July 4th Castle Combe, BAE Systems Charity Challenge (non BPCC);

6-hour charity race

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• July 11 th Ringwood town centre, British Pedal Car Grand Prix (non BPCC)2-hour charity race

• July 17th Preston, BPCC round 5; 125 mile race (6 hour time limit)• July 28th & 29th South Berkshire, BPCC rounds 6 & 7;

Saturday 28th: 4x 90 minute races;Sunday 29th: 5 hour race; venue TBC

• September 18th Curborough, BPCC round 8; 5x 1 hour races

International Events

• April 24th Trike race at Spezi / Germersheim, GermanyTrike Race, short gravel course, 4 rider two rounds, first goes into Semi-finals,second into losers run.  The event will be held on the evening of the Spezi, thebiggest special bike expo in Europe. All trikes / quads may [email protected]

• June 5th & 6th CycleVision, Lelystad, Netherlands.HPV World Championships, in conjunction with the world’s largest recumbentgathering Racing, trade tents, second-hand areas and much more. Campingnearby.www.ligfiets.net/cyclevision/

• August 14th The Gothenburg HPV event 2004, Gothenburg, SwedenProgram (preliminary):10.00: 200 meter Sprint12.00: HPV ride around town, with lunch14.00: HPV exhibit at the Slottskogen park15.00: Afternoon tea, coffee etc. in the Slottskogen park17.00: Ride to the Scout Garden18.00: Dinner at the Scout Garden19.00: Lectures and slideshows at the Scout Garden21.00: Sleep, or the Gothenburg  Partywww.kalaset.goteborg.com/ (new info coming up, probably in May)[email protected]/

• August 20th - 22nd European HPV Championships, Telfs-Tirol, AustriaMountain Race, Time Trial, 200m sprint, 80km race, overall ranking withEuropean champion title given for categories:partly-faired recumbents, fully-faired recumbents and provided  there isenough interest, for multi-track vehicles. www.futurebike.ch/em2004

• September 12th Belgian Open Rowingbike Championship (BORC), Antwerp, Belgiumwww.rowingbike.com

• September World Human-Powered Speed Championships, Battle Mountain, Nevada, USADates TBC. The world’s fastest HPV’s in action on the world’s fastest course.Jonathan Woolrich and your Editor are hoping to attend again, though thatdepends on stuff like money and continued employment L

• September 18th & 19th European Championships Rowingbike 2004, venue TBC.www.rowingbike.com

Notes:

1. Loads more on the BHPC web site - far too many to list here.2. Yes, this year there are both World and European Championships being held in Europe… Entry

for the Worlds closes May 5 th, so get yer skates on…3. At the time of writing, the classes at the Worlds are full-faired and not-fully-faired. The latter

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basically means one can get in without moving any part of the fairing, and is proving ratherunpopular with the hordes of tail-faired low racer owners that make up the majority of the entry ofthis event, and rightly so in my not-so-humble opinion. Otherwise one could take a machine likeDean Peterson’s Rotator Coyote (below), remove the side-screens and be in the same class assomeone on an unfaired bike…

BHPC Unrace Event

• June 19th & 20th The Old Crown ChallengeA gentle potter from Durham to Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria, returning thefollowing day. The odd hill and masses of scenery. Triff fun even when if it rains!Contact Mr. Competition Secretary Green

Other Unrace Events

• April 24th - 25th 9th SPEZI Special Bike Show, Germersheim, nr Karlsruhe, Germany.The definitive European show for the specialised cycling market: all sortsfrom recumbents to load-bikes to special-needs machines.www.spezialradmesse.de

Unrace Events

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• April 23rd Fifth European Velomobile Seminar, in conjunction with SPEZI.www.velomobile.de or contact Joachim Fuchs: [email protected].

• TBA Second folding recumbent design competition.www.faltlieger.de or contact Hanno Hirsch: [email protected].

• April 23rd - 25th The British Unicycle Convention, St Michaels RC School, Billingham, TeesideThey say: Come along for a fun weekend of unicycle events - from absolutebeginners to experts. Come along and have a go!www.unicycle.com or phone 0191 291 3051.

• June 4th - 6th The ROUND*UP Small Wheel and Folder Fest, Philadelphia PA, USA.“Three days to explore the compact bicycle universe. Rides, rallies, demos,workshops, time trial, and much more.Same weekend as the USPRO CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP race in Philly.www.trophybikes.com or email [email protected].

• June 12th - 20th National Bike Week, UK.Thousands of cycling events throughout the UK, this year with emphasis onencouraging regular cycle use.www.bikeweek.org.uk or tel 01243 527444 for all the details.

• June 26th & 27th York Cycle Show, York, UK.“York Rally” is the biggest cycle festival in the UK. * Over Seventy Exhibitorsand Traders * hundreds of HPVs, tandems, mtb, tourers, freight bikes, trailersto view/try out/buy * National Championship Races * Cycle rides for all abilities* National Emergency Services Cycling Conference * Bygone Bikes’ Display ofHistorical and Classic Cycles Vintage Bikes * Thousands of campsites on theshowground * Entertainments * Free Arena Events * Large Covered Restaurant* Children’s Entertainments * Annual ‘Special Feature’ Exhibition * HugeAuction of Bikes & Equipment Great Bicycle Auction & Super Saddle BagSale.”www.yorkcycleshow.co.uk/

• July 17th - 24th Bike Culture Week, Pocklington, York, UK.Residential holiday organised by Company of Cyclists.Contact Jason Patient: [email protected] or seewww.companyofcyclists.com(The Editor adds: I served a ten-year sentence in the skool where this event isbased. Count me out…)

• July25th - 31st ECO-Trip Northumberland 2004.Ecological vehicle awareness ride.www.ecotrip.info or contact Ken Davison: [email protected]

• August 4th - 9 th Cyclefest, Lancaster, UK.The unmissable (maybe last-ever?) incarnation of the long-running gathering ofspecialist bikes, complete with talks, rides, fun races, trade shows and more.www.cyclefest.ucsm.ac.uk/or tel John Bradshaw on 01524 66658 (hm) or01524 384474 (wk) or 0797 0061529 (mob)

• October 1st - 3rd International Velomobile meeting, Biebertal, near Giessen, Germany• October 29th - 31st Bike Right 10, Wooler Youth Hostel, Northumberland, UK.

Sociable weekend event in Northumberland. Usually books out fast so get [email protected]

Above listing in the main shamelessly stolen from Velovision, as usual. Cheers, Pete!

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The Editor Throws Himself Off The Channel Tunnel

Contact-O-Matic Part Two

The sharp-eyed will note that I now have a newe-mail address to go with my super-duperbroadband connection, which [email protected] Quiet, you rabbleat the back!

Out Of Vision

Another well-known recumbent manufacturer,ATP, who make bikes under the Vision name,has bitten the dust. Rumours were circulatingas long ago as last September, and sadly theyturned out to be true in the end. The lastremaining stock has recently been auctionedoff.

New Organi[s/z]ation

This being the World Recumbent RacingAssocation. This is what it is for:

Currently there are a number of recordsorganizations for Bicycle records. The UCIrecords records for all standard upright bikeswith no aerodynamic modifications. The IHPVArecords absolute records for any type of humanpowered vehicle.

The World Recumbent Racing Association hasbeen organized to recognize the accomplish-ments of non-faired recumbent bicycle racers,and to keep a record of those accomplishments.As there was previously no organization thatrecords these feats, the WRRA is in the uniqueposition to begin this task. Separate recordscategories will be available for Men and Womenin 3 different age categories each. In addition,records for unfaired, tail cone, and nose conerecumbent vehicles will be recorded.

Note that the WRRA does not organize,sanction, insure or oversee events or recordattempts. The WRRA exists only to recordoutstanding achievements on recumbentbicycles and insure that these achievementswere accomplished in a consistent and fairmanner. All recorded records will be availablesolely on this web site - http://www.recumbents.com/wrra/

This has been instigated by Sean Costin, agentleman well-known and well-respected in theHPV community, aided and abetted by WarrenBeauchamp and your humble Editor. We’re nottrying to usurp the IHPVA, or anybody else forthat matter, merely recording the efforts ofpeople which might otherwise be forgotten.

New Circuit

Paul London writes: “ I attended a very goodmeeting about the new cycle track to be built inEast Kent, it’s planned to be finished late 2005and be open for business in 2006. I can’tremember when we are due to host a EuropeanChampionships but IMHO it looks like it couldbe a very suitable venue for our needs.

The main circuit is to be 3.3 km and can also beconfigured for 2 smaller circuits of 2.1 km and1.3 km - 6 m width with 8 m start/finish straight.Steepest gradient 1:40.  They had a fancycomputer presentation showing a ride round atcycling speed - the eyeline was a couple of feettoo high though - I almost got vertigo!  It will bein a country park setting with camping available- Deal and Sandwich are the nearest localtowns and are both cycle friendly andpictureskew ☺  It’s also only about 5 miles fromDover and the ferries, but with a nice big hill inthe way to slow the Dutch down a bit.

Though it’s still in the hands of the South EastEngland Development Agency they intend topass on sufficient funds to allow the subsequentmanagers operate an affordable venue - beingfrom BHPC I asked how much it would cost touse!

After the meeting closed I had a chat with thechap who represents the cycling groups on thepublic consultation side and the projectengineer for SEEDA. I gave them copies of ourBrighton programme and they both said anevent such as that is what they hoped to attractby building the venue. I will keep an eye onfuture developments and keep you informed - Iexpect a site meeting will be arranged in thespring if anyone’s interested.”

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New Book

The long-awaited third edition of BicyclingScience has finally hit the streets, and a reviewcopy my doormat. Hurrah! First impression isthat it marks a considerable improvement overv2.0, and I shall write more fully of it next timeround. Though I have heard that a certainformer BHPC Chairman is not entirely uncriticalof the tome, and recommends instead thesecond edition of Bicycle Design, by MikeBurrows oops what a giveaway…

Note to Prof Wilson: that’s the Virtual Edge,though, not the Kyle Edge.

New Booklet

That selfsame ex-BHPC Chairman points out acouple of rather embarrassing errors in the newedition of So You Want To Build An HPV.Firstly, Bicycling Books are no longer in Acton,having been located in Hereford for five years -164 Eign Street, Hereford, HR4 0AP, Tel: + 44(0) 1432 340 666, Fax: + 44 (0) 1432 340 665,

e-mail: [email protected], web:http://www.bikebook.demon.co.uk/

Secondly, a manufacturer is unaccountablymissing from Appendix C, and yes, thatmanufacturer is Burrows Engineering Mega-Global Corporation, Inc. I ought to shouldersome responsibility for these crimes, butremain grimly determined to blame it all onYoung Master Robert who, it would appear, hasfollowed up his Trans-USA bicycle antics with avisit to Captain Cook’s Mistake. Get a real job,you layabout!

Entertainment

If you haven’t yet seen this, do so immediately

This is non-negotiable. And if you are a‘melican, bow your head in shame for allowing itto be retitled. “Rendez-Vous” is no more difficultto spell or pronounce than “Philosopher”,y’know. Oh, hang on, you changed that too.Gagh! (dies).

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I note also this recent T-shaped shirt frompopular beat combo turned amateur boxers TheWhite Stripes.

New Circumstances

Talking of jobs, if anyone knows of somethingsuitable for a mild-mannered bicycle-obsessedBabbage-Lackey… The Nut Mines wherein Itoil in the service of Evil Squirrels have recentlythanked us for our years of conscientiousservice by making 39.1% of us redundant. Bah!There is a possibility of further gainful employ-ment for the same Evil Squirrels, otherwise Ishall be begging on the streets come July.Though as Darth Stuart points out, this will allowme to ride my bike a bit more, and moreover willallow me to give my web site the makeover it’sbeen needing for the past year. In the mean-time, anyone wishing to commiserate may doso, courtesy of my pal Mr. Sunshine, here:http://www.ibbydare.com/nuts.html Thank you.

Thin

Thin is this issue, as the off-season has been,well, off, and even my Sinister Agents have littleto report. I’m off to Belgium to drink BEER. Later,d00dz.

Racing News

Newport – March 21st 2004

The Prologue

Wha-hey! While the wind outside is doing itsbest to blow the building into the Severnestuary, we are snug and if not warm ‘n’ toasty,then at least dry. The Newport velodrome is atriff place and seems to be less thoroughly hardwork than Manchester, as well as being a lotless slippery. Only two people fell off, and atleast one of these was as a result of a mechani-cal problem. A pity that this caused graunchand scrapery to his nice shiny new tailbox, butremember, Competitor X, sand it smooth andspray with clear lacquer…

Race 1

Andrew Sidwell, with his Toxy newly tail-boxedoops what a giveaway, leads off the line andafter some ten to fifteen minutes, is sitting onthe tail of second-placed Denise Wilson. Thusthe assembled faithless believe that it’s all overuntil, that is, Denise accelerates past the Toxyand puts the hammer down to such effect that

she makes the lap back up. And then takes thelead, getting it up to about half a lap before Andrewcloses it back to five seconds at the finish. RobGillions took a useful third place on his enormouslyheavy home-built machine Fool’s Gold, several lapsup on Dave Goodman’s new Challenge Hurricane.Multi-track honours went to Howard Yeomans,whose Trice Micro was running on sturdy Bromptontyres and making a noise like a Land-Rover, whilethe sole Junior rider present was Sacha Fournier, 6 th

overall and going great guns on another Hurricane.

Race 2

Three fully-faired and five unfaired machines in thisgroup, and at the end of the 45 minutes – clearly anevil Paul Davies-inspired plot to kill us all before thestart of the outdoor season – it was Ian Chattingtonin first, though only two laps ahead of AndrewWillmott. Among the unfaired of the parish, yourEditor, Darth Stuart and Neil Fleming remained in agroup for somewhere over 40 minutes before Neilput in an evil burst of acceleration and a couple oflaps at around 33 mph. This resulted in Stuart goinga lap down, while I managed to stay in touch until

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there were two or three laps to go. Then thewretch Fleming did it again, this time managingto attach himself to the tail of Paul Davies. Bah!Iain James failed to finish for some unknownreason, while Pete Cox was troubled by chainmanagement difficulties, seemingly caused bythe Wyre’s frame being out of line.

New Stuff

Much beavering, or spending of money, overthe winter. Rob Gillions’ machine has a carbon

tailbox, and he says he’s scheming a completenew carbon machine for later in the year. TheGoodman brothers have a brace of newHurricanes, while Iain James’ home-brewed lowracer, the Heart Of Darkness sports an Optimatail fairing. And there’s Andrew’s tailbox as well,which I am obliged to mention a lot. Tailbox.

P.S. The Nice Man from the track is proposingto ask us back for a couple of their general trackmeets later in the year. Stay tuned…

Pos Name Vehicle Class Laps Min Sec Km/h MPH1 Denise Wilson RatRacer O/U/L 117 45 12 38.8 24.12 Andrew Sidwell Big Yellow Toxi O/U 117 45 17 38.8 24.13 Rob Gillions Fool's Gold O/U/S 116 45 16 38.4 23.94 Dave Goodman Challenge Hurricane O/U/S 112 45 18 37.1 23.05 Howard Yeomans Trice Micro O/U/M 108 45 22 35.7 22.26 Sacha Fournier Challenge Hurricane O/U/S/J 107 45 17 35.4 22.07 Anna Jenkins RatRacer O/U/L 103 45 29 34.0 21.18 Alan Goodman Challenge Hurricane O/U/S 99 45 16 32.8 20.49 Kevin Jenkins Windcheetah O/U/M 96 45 16 31.8 19.810 Dennis Turner Aerobike Sprint O/U/S 87 45 19 28.8 17.9

Newport Race 1

Pos Name Vehicle Class Laps Min Sec Km/h MPH1 Ian Chattington Equus Anonymous O 165 45 16 54.7 34.02 Andrew Willmott Draig D6 O 163 45 24 53.9 33.53 Paul Davies D6 O 157 45 20 51.9 32.34 Neil Fleming RatRacer O/U 140 45 10 46.5 28.95 Dave Larrington Cosimo The Stealth Baron O/U 140 45 30 46.2 28.76 Stuart Dennison RatRacer O/U 138 45 26 45.6 28.37 Pete Cox Wyre O/U 106 45 35 34.9 21.78 Iain James Heart Of Darkness O/U 88 45 35 29.0 18.0

Newport Race 2

A pristine tailbox, earlier

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Above: Iain James’ Heart Of Darkness (no, the bike...)Below: The Davies machines of Andrew Willmott and Ian Chattington

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Above: Rob Gillions’ Fool’s Gold (no, the bike...)Below: The Goodman brothers’ Hurricanes

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Above: RatRacers of Denise Wilson and Darth Stuart. Note patch next to Stuart’s number...Below: The track. Nice, isn’t it?

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A Few More Battle Mountain Notes

I flew on Sept 13th via Pittsburgh. It wasthe cheapest. Not a very good idea. Ispent 5 hours between flights and it’s avery long way to San Francisco. If I canafford to go in 2004 I’ll try Chicago/SaltLake City. I like SF and SLC is reputed tobe full of Mormons but it’s a bit closer,this side of BM and there should be littlescary city driving. (The Additor Eds: If Igo this time, I’ll go to Denver and comeback from Phoenix again. Or something.)

The car I hired next day was so anony-mous I don’t remember what it was(Chevrolet Cavalier - Ed.). It and I wereout of fuel at Winnemucca, so I stoppedoff at our favourite breakfast place,where I found George Georgiev, Sam,Andrea and the Kim part of the launchsystem. Another 60 miles and I met upwith Dave at the motel.

I managed to miss all the setting outcourse stuff this year. First comment-worthy activity was as chief catcher onMonday. It was eventful. Eivie wentright through the catch area at about30mph; Jason Erickson showed anamazing turn of speed and caught thefast braking bike. Mackie Martin wentstraight through as well but landed safelyon his landing gear. We’ve always jokedabout a bike going right through andcoasting to town. This time it nearlyhappened. Later in the week, BattleMountain Airport kindly lent us a pair offlashing lighted batons to wave, whichseemed to help.

Yes, Mars was a bit disappointing. Itlooked like a small pink splodge. Throughthe telescope it was a slightly larger pinksplodge. I don’t think Bill’s homebuiltreflector telescope has very good optics.

I was pleased to see my old friends Aland Alice Krause. They come fromEureka, California, home of all thingsKinetic Sculptural. They ran the Worldsthere ages ago, so we are fellow survi-vors. They have a healthy (?) attitude toBEER. BEER o’clock arrives about thesame time as for Dave and me, earlyafternoon. Dave and I started eating

lunch with a BEER. After a couple of dayswe had eaten so much we cut out thelunch. We had a designated team driverand team drunk each day.

Now for the machines.

Thom told me they took the wheelfairings off the Coslinger to reduce frontalarea. I don’t think that is a valid argu-ment, but I kept quiet.

The trick with backwards bikes is to crossthe steering wires/links. You have tobelieve what you see in the mirror andreact normally to it. I think the vomit-inducing bit about Gardner’s trike is thatyou can see the surroundings going by inthe wrong direction. In Eivie, I don’tthink you can see anything except themirror and a patch of sky. At any rate itis more reliable than cameras. Ask SeanCostin and Jeff Bales…

Not too significant, but the Frankensteinhas sprouted one of the Varna basedbubbles - they are getting quite common- as are Varna shells. ‘Frank’ and theCoyote are Easy Racer based. Therewere 2 Varnas and (I think) 2 clones.(There’s about another half-dozen Varnaclones been built in Portland, plus GarrieHill is building some from his set ofmoulds. Common as muck - Ed.)

The Peterson Tandem was an interestingpiece of kit – compact, with a fullytriangulated frame. Very easy to launch.However, it ‘featured’ solid tyres. It wentdown in a corner. Think on’t.

I didn’t see much of the Varna crash. Iwas standing next to Dave, but couldn’tsee over the sage brush. Sam told methey usually pay a lot of attention to tyreclearance. They have PTFE blocks thatshould meet the rim before the tyretouches anything. This time they missedthe check. Sam could smell burningrubber but he kept pushing. Ooops!

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Tedious return journey. There are nosigns to Reno/Tahoe airport approachingfrom the east. My motel in SF did notmake my wake-up call and denied allknowledge of it. Nearly missed the plane.I got home to find I had been sacked inmy absence by Bromakin.

Well, I’m working again but I’ll have toscrimp and save to afford BM 2004. I’mtold Sean Costin may be organising.Sponsorship is being sought – so if youknow anyone with a few quid to spare…

For any plane nuts out there, the firebombers were Lockheed Neptunes. Navalturboprop submarine hunter with long tailbooms, an added noisy APU as big as anengine, and a big belly tank. The runwayat BM is long enough for a 727 but theloaded fire bombers took most of it to getoff the ground and then climbed largelydue to the curvature of the earth. Theywere very nippy when empty. On Fridayanother fire bomber was parked – a DC4.4 radial piston engines. One step moremodern than a Dakota.

They say the Dodge Ram is the only carwith instructions – ‘Dodge’ and the frontand ‘Ram’ on the back.

Additional

Bill Cook reports:

“I’m relieved to report that I’ve finallyfinished the DVD of the 2003 WorldHuman Powered Speed Challenge atBattle Mountain, Nevada. This year’s 80-minute DVD is somewhat more polishedthat last year’s version (my wife says itlooks better). It includes video of all themajor competitors, including the remark-able Slovenian team with their very fast“backwards” streamliner, Fast FreddyMarkham going more than 70 mph, andworld champion Sam Whittingham’sspectacular 80-mph crash in the VarnaDiablo. In addition, there are interviewswith Varna designer George Georgiev,Slovenian racer Matjaz Leskovar, adetailed description of Matt Weaver’s newstreamliner, a discussion how Steve Nashbuilt a beautiful and very fast streamlinerfor Joe Kochanowski in just two weeks,and much, much more including shortclips of several volunteers. At last, youcan see what Legs Larry actually lookslike (Porky - Ed.). Order form is onBarcroft Cycles web site - http://www.barcroftcycles.com/video%20bm%202003.html”

One of the fire bombers

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On the practice courseAbove: Big Gun

Below: Eivie

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FWD low racersAbove: Barcroft Oregon (I think - Ed.)

Below: Larry Lem tries Bill Patterson’s Pimp Ride

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Above: Easy Racers’ Backwards ThingBelow: Scott Wilson inspects the Petersen tandem

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Robert Barnett’s hand and foot cranked machines

Additional 2

Larry Lem writes:

“Here is a trike prototype I’ve beenworking on since October. It was sup-posed to be done by the end of Novem-ber, then Christmas, then the end ofJanuary…

The idea was to take a Coslinger 1, getrid of the rear wheel, let the rider lay hishead back, allow the bottom of the fairingto come up to a point behind the rider’shead, and bring the top of the fairingdown from the knees to the same point.From the side, it would look more like aclassic airfoil. But from the top, it wouldlook more like the new laminar shapesthat get bigger until the shoulders. Nevermind the rear wheels hanging out in thebreeze...

I wanted to build something quick and simpleto see if any power could be generated fromsuch a laid-back position. The problem so far(in the one test I’ve had)(besides derailling 8times), is that I slide up the seat. There aremany things to fix, but I think it’s been asuccess so far, and need to get started onbuilding the real thing. Probably a tub bike.But I’ve never built a fairing before, so I don’tknow how many I’ll have to throw awaybefore I figure out what I’m doing.

No launch problems with a trike. Hopefullyno mid-course stability problems. No fallingover problems at the catch area. It will be acamera trike. I won’t need to worry aboutslow monitor/maintaining balance problemseither.

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Left: Sam Whittingham warms up on his BaronRight: Local Youth tries the Diablo

I also built this as I had never built FWDbefore. I needed to learn a few things -where the knees go, how skinny the forkneeds to be, whether the chain can go infront or behind the fork, how to take acassette body apart, clearance betweenbrake disk and left heel, clearancebetween derailleur and right heel (if Ileave the gears at the hub instead of atthe mid-drive)...Stuff like that.

I’d like to get a Powertap hub or SRMcrank - power and speed recording deviceshould I ever make a Battle Mountain-type attempt. Then I can see if my 200Wgets me 60 mph, then someone else’s400-600W ought to get them to...”

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Above and opposite: Larry Lem’s prototype trikeBelow: Scenery

Battle Mountain photos by Jonathan Woolrich, trike photos by Larry Lem

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2003 AGM - Sports Class winner Adrian Setter

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2003 AGM - Top homebuilder Paul Lowing

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Suppliers & Wants

Advertising rates for the body of this magazine: Full page: £30.00Half page: £15.00

Small ads for non-members: £5.00

Approximately 300 copies of each issue are printed. Entries in the “Suppliers and Wants” section arefree to BHPC members, and should not be like Roy Martin and his laughably obvious syrup. Big andShiny One? Please take out an advert at the above rates and send the money to our Treasurer, as sheis the only one of us lovely enough to be permitted to handle Money. If your address, phone number,prices or products change, please tell me...

Salt. America. Saturday.And yes, they did once set an HPV record here!

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John Lafford, Arrow Bicycle Company, ‘Leonidas’, Manor Lane, Baydon, Marlborough, Wilts, SN8 2JDTel/Fax: 01672 540384

e-mail: [email protected]

Custom CAD design and manufacture of all types of bicycles and tricycles, including recumbents, time trial, fasttourer, and power assisted vehicles. Cromoly tubing in round, aero and oval sections. Net-type seat fabric to suittubular seat frames. Narrow bottom bracket assemblies. Composite wheels in 650c and 20” sizes, with narrowhubs. Tyre rolling resistance testing. Aerodynamic drag testing.

Avon Valley Cyclery, Bath Spa Railway Station, Bath, BA1 1SXTel: 01225 461880/442442

Fax: 01225 446267e-mail: [email protected]

WWW: http://www.bikeshop.uk.comhttp://www/foldingbikes.co.uk

AVC-designed Road, Mountain and Bath bikes. The UK’s 1st TCR Road Bike Centre and the UK’s top Folding BikeSpecialist. Family bikes, mountain bikes, comprehensive hire fleet and full workshop facilities.

BikeFix, 48 Lambs Conduit Street, London WC1N 3LJTel: 0171 405 4639

Fax: 0171 242 6931e-mail: [email protected]

WWW: http://www.bikefix.co.uk/bikefix.html

Recumbent-friendly shop in central London. HP Velotechnik, Challenge, Burrows, Hase, BikeE, Trice, Leitra,Anthrotech, plus folders / transportables from Brompton, Birdy, Bike Friday & Airnimal. Alesa rims in 406, 507, 559and 622 sizes; Continental, Primo and Vredestein tyres in 305, 406, 451 and all the big sizes. Recumbent luggage,fairings and everything else you can fit on a recumbent. Test rides and social weekends. Get on the mailing list...New Schwalbe Stelvios available in 406 & 559 - “Better race tyre than the Conti GP”

Mike Burrows Engineering, Bunkell Road, Rackheath Industrial Estate, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13, 6PXTel: 01603 721700

Ratcatcher 9, Touring / racing £1957RatRacer, Racing / more racing DIY, £850Also monoblades and other handy bits, including aero bits for “sticky” bikes.

Paul Davies, 2 Fowlswick Cottages, Allington, Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 6LU (2 miles from Castle Combe)Tel: 01249 782554

Composite products for HPV’s:Mk. 5 bike shell, in 6 separate mouldings, fits SWB bike from £350D6 World Championship-winning shell £350Mk. 4 trike shell, in 5 separate mouldings, fits trike approx. 60 cm track,100 cm wheelbase from £250Bike front fairing from £35Bike rear fairing from £35Seat from £35Mudguards (20”, MTB, 700c) from £10

Future Cycles, Friends Yard, London Road, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5EETel: 01342 822847

Fax: 01342 826726e-mail: [email protected]

WWW: http://www.futurecycles.co.uk

Windcheetah, Trice and Anthrotech trikes, recumbent bikes from Optima, M5, Pashley, BikeE and Easy Racers.

We also handle European subscriptions for “Recumbent Cyclist News” (RCN). RCN is 100% dedicated to promotingrecumbent bicycles and providing and encouraging communications between HPV enthusiasts, home-builders,dealers and commercial recumbent manufacturers. Annual subscription £25.95 (six issues).

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Albert Cope, 11 Christopher Close, Stanwell Road, Ashford, TW15 3QFTel: 01784 243869

Offers invited for Windcheetah trike, various home-built recumbents and assorted bits. Call for details…

gNash Engineering Aerodynamic Helpful Department, 79 Front Street, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5DETel: 07971 51981179

e-mail: [email protected] have copied off the net the 3 NACA Duct research documents; if you would prefer not to spend all night download-ing them send me a CD-R and I will copy them over for you.

Hockerton Housing Project Trading Ltd., The Watershed, Gables Drive, Hockerton, Notts, NG25 OQUTel: 01636 816902

Fax: 01636 816902e-mail: [email protected]

Hire/Demos/Sales of Flevo Bike, Ross, Anthrotech, Brox plus any others we obtain in the meantime! Also, Site Tours(on foot) of the infamous Hockerton Housing Project - earth sheltered, zero heating, zero CO2 autonomous housing(as seen on or in every conceivable form of news media in the known Universe!). Full details from Nick Martin at theabove address.

HPV-HEAVEN.COMTel: 01295 721860

WWW: http://www.hpv-heaven.com

Parts for recumbent and HPV home-builders. From the people who bought you Velodynamics Bicycles. High QualityGRP Nosecone mouldings, Seats and Tail-Boxes. Seat foam, frame-building components, tubing and miscellaneousparts. On-line advice files. Free small ads section. Also, 3D CAD based Design and Prototype Service.

Inspired Cycle Engineering Ltd, Unit 9B Spencer Carter Works, Tregoniggie Industrial Estate, Falmouth,Cornwall, TR11 4SN

Phone / Fax: 01326 378848e-mail: [email protected]

WWW: http://www.ice.hpv.co.uk/

ICE manufacture the Trice range of recumbent tricycles including the 2003 BHPC Multitrack Championship winnerand new Editorial Steed the Trice XXL. We also supply small rims, tyres, tubes, spokes to order etc. See our website for more details or call us for a brochure.

Kinetics, 54 Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1AEPhone / Fax: 0141 942 2552

e-mail: [email protected]: http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk

Recumbents from HP Velotechnik and Hase. Plus S&S couplings, Birdy, Brompton, Custom Framebuilding, anythingyou like really...

Tina Larrington, 23 Leander Road, London SW2 2NDTel: 020 8244 5862 (eves / weekends)

e-mail: [email protected]@haushoch.demon.co.uk

Arty stuff - cartoons, business cards, logos, badges, T-shaped shirts, etc., etc., for builders, dealers and end-users ofrecumbent cycles. Customers include “Recumbent UK”, Airnimal Bikes, Westcountry Recumbents, Ian Hague andthe BHPC! Architectural commissions also accepted ☺

Tiptree Designs (incorporating Els Tees), Ian Hague, 24 Cedar Avenue, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0NRTel: 01621 815476

“Hand Painted T-shirts to the Nobility and Richard in Blackpool”

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