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Supermileage Competitiion 2004 Results Are In !!!

A Canadian team from the University of British Columbia has won 1st place, their vehicle achieving 1747 miles per gallon (US) fuel economy. They had also won 1st place in 2003.

UBC gets 1st place

SAE Supermileage Competition

http://batman.mech.ubc.ca/~supermileage/2003/Pictures/Competition/comppics07.jpg


http://batman.mech.ubc.ca/~supermileage/2003/Pictures/Competition/comppics18.jpg


Coincidentally, their frame looks awfully similar to this greenspeed racing trike with 16-inch wheels, that sell for $6750 (Australia):

http://www.greenspeed.com.au/glr3r384.jpg


http://www.greenspeed.com.au/Scott384.jpg


In the future, riding our bikes to work won't be so bad. So long as we don't have to share the road with trucks!

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