Help Cal Poly Human-Powered Vehicles Set a Land Speed Record!

Cal Poly 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 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 in the world of any type, collegiate or professional, that has consistently designed, built, and raced fully-faired human-powered vehicles. 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 progress that the team has valued for decades. 

This year, we’ll start by making improvements to last year’s bike, testing it, and analyzing its performance. We’re also excited to start researching, designing, and manufacturing a new carbon-framed bike, in which we hope to set a new collegiate land speed record. Donations for this year will help us purchase build materials and fund our travel to the annual 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 support of Cal Poly Human-Powered Vehicles!