Human Powered Vehicle Records

New Zealand

These records were kept by the KiwiHPV group

A speed trials was run in Christchurch in early 1999 on Carrs Rd which has since been divided by the Christchurch Southern Motorway. See Canterbury HPV January 1999 Newsletter.

Hour Record Development

Distance (km)DateRiderVehicleVenue
49.98715 January 1994Robb SimpsonKingsbury “Bean” HPVDenton Park Oval, Christchurch
50.22629 January 1997Lee Vertongentrack cycleWanganui Velodrome, Wanganui
50.72731 May 2009Bob Knightfaired Burrows RatracerTrafalgar Park, Nelson
52.66431 May 2009Nigel FarrellStreamliner HPVTrafalgar Park, Nelson

Flying 200m

TimeDateRiderVehicleVenue
?1992Robb SimpsonKingsbury “Bean” HPVRNZAF Wigram, Christchurch
9.758 seconds (73.79 kph, or 45.85 mph)01/05/1993Robb SimpsonKingsbury “Bean” HPVTeretonga Raceway, Southland

Australia

The Australian HPV club, OZHPV, maintains a list of there record in a Google Sheet

Global

Mike Mowett maintains an extensive database of records:

Also the WRRA (World Recumbent Racing Association) ratifies records for non-streamlined machines: WRRA Records