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Cal Poly Human-Powered Vehicles (HPV) is on a mission to set a collegiate land speed record, and we need your help to do it!
At Cal Poly Human-Powered Vehicles, we design, build, and race vehicles for competitions every year. We take our vehicles across the country to compete against other schools as well as professional HPV groups. Cal Poly HPV gives students invaluable Learn by Doing experience applying what they learn in classrooms to real world scenarios and prepares them for careers in a variety of fields. Students learn vehicle dynamics and chassis design, fabrication, precision manufacturing, aerodynamic and mechanical analysis, and composite systems design and manufacturing.
We are the oldest team of any type, be it collegiate or professional, that has consistently designed, built, and raced fully-faired human-powered vehicles in the world. The organization was founded in 1977, and has been breaking records and topping podiums ever since. Today’s students continue to push the team forward with the same drive for innovation and progression that the team valued for decades.
This year, we intend to add to our men’s collegiate speed record of 64 mph with a women’s collegiate record as well, and because another record isn't enough, we plan on going faster than ever before. Donations for this year will help us purchase build materials and fund our travel to competition in Battle Mountain, Nevada. We greatly appreciate the support we receive from our generous friends, families, alumni, and industry partners, no matter the amount.
Thank you for your continued support!
Anyone who has worked on a build project understands how the little bits pile up. Nuts and bolts, hand tools, and small parts are essential for the vehicle build.
We bring several cars to competition, including a truck to haul our vehicle. Gas isn’t cheap, and your donation helps greatly with travel expenses.
Help feed the team a few meals! Engineers (and cyclists) get hungry!
The competition at Battle Mountain requires us to stay for 6-7 days. Your donation helps us make sure the team gets a good night’s sleep.
Some of our biggest expenses are bike materials. Sponsor us by supporting the cost of steel, carbon fiber, fiberglass, foam, epoxy, and much more.
