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1 total messages Started by J Hughes Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:00

Author: J Hughes
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 00:00

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The 15th annual Human-Powered Vehicle Contest takes place this weekend
in San Diego, bringing together 300 engineering students from the United
States
and Canada to see who can build the fastest non-motorized machine. 
The contest's souped-up bicycles can reach speeds of up to 60 mph,
mostly
due to highly advanced fairings, or aerodynamic shells that reduce drag.
The
public is invited to watch the final leg of the three-part competition:
a 64-kilometer
relay held Sunday at the Naval Training Center. 
The contest is sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical
Engineering
and is hosted by the society's student chapter at the UC San Diego
School of
Engineering. Other California schools expected to participate include
San
Francisco State, San Jose State, Cal State Long Beach and UC Irvine. 
For more information, call (619) 534-6277

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