World Human Powered Speed Challenge

Battle Mountain 2001

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Blue Yonder unclothed

Bill Gaines looks on
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Blue Yonder unclothed

Bill Gaines & George Leone start Tech Inspection,
Gardner Martin (with red cap) watches.
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Double Gold Rush

Photographer gets some close-ups
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Blue Yonder

Attracts some attention
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Blue Yonder wheels

Supersized
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Varna Diablo at speed

Sam Whittingham at work
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Double Gold Rush

Freddie Markham & Chris Springer
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Bearacuda from U.C. Berkeley

Andy Jacques-Maynes & Lance Doherty
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Oops ! That was Blue Yonder

wearing 'working' carbon fibre shell
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The course

Looking from finish line toward the start, before the runs.
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The course

Looking from start toward the finish. Welcome to the Nevada high desert.
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Practice & setup at Battle Mountain airport

Fast Freddie checks out a Varna
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Practice at the airport

Sean Costin, Georgi Georgiev, Freddie Markham and Gardner Martin strategize.
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Practice at the airport

Tanya Markham checks out a Varna
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Practice at the airport

Tanya circles the taxiway
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Blue Yonder

after some tuning and adjustments
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Gardner Martin checks out a Varna

A new trend for Easy Racers, perhaps ?
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Bearacuda team at the hotel

Working on the fairing
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Bearacuda team

Filling scratches with Bondo, then sanding smooth
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Varna Mephisto in the truck

More Bondo !
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Blue Yonder team

arrives early for start line preparations
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Sam Whittingham

warms up
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Sam Whittingham

getting warmer
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Sam Whittingham

using a Yellowbike on a trainer
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Jason Queally

strapping into the Blue Yonder
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Is Sheriff Eric

giving Jason a ticket ?
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It looks like a ticket

 
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Which is faster ?

Jason or the Sheriff's truck ?
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Blue Yonder being rolled out

Note the custom wheels
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Double Gold Rush

last minute pictures
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Blue Yonder

at the start
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Blue Yonder

Carbon body is brought out
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Blue Yonder

Carbon body is tightened down
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Varna eye view of the course

without the upper shell
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Road is blocked off

Varna and Blue Yonder prepare to run
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Course closed

The drivers were very patient
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Bill Gaines

repairs rodent damage to timing wires
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Paul Gracey & Bill Gaines

doing the official timekeeping dance. Just kidding, guys.
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Matt Weaver's Kyle Edge

before the start. Check out the chain routing !
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Blue Yonder

'Official' body - used for photo-ops
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Blue Yonder

close up of steering linkage with Jason's pace notes
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Blue Yonder

more steering and seat details
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Downtown Battle Mountain

view from the hotel ........

Photos by Chris Broome




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