hehe, I see M.C. Escher cars didn't fly w/ the group, but what about HPV's or ultra-efficient vehicles based on their principles; for example, a light, enclosed motorcycle or something similar?

Like that BMW commuter motorcycle? Do they still make that thing?

Are you talking about the C-1 scooter, w/ the wraparound windshield/ roof support? I heard it was discontinued (could be wrong). In any case, I was thinking more of something lower, optimized for handling, speed, and efficiency. The UCI (commission that regulate bicycle racing) banned everything except variations on the traditional diamond frame many years ago, IMO stifling innovation in the bicycle industry to a large extent. I'd love a lightweight, streamlined HPV to pedal around in...unfortunately, it would probably be worth 4x my current car's value now!(I have a beater)

i think a human powered car would be spiffing. it could have high-powered suction vents on the side, which suck up pedestrians and cyclists, even dogs maybe. the people are then fed into a grinder located in the rear of the car, where theyre mashed up into a paste and then fed into a specially designed engine. the byproduct of the process would be similar to pork scratchings which you could then sell to fat old men in pubs. and it could even have a filter that removes peoples shoes, mobiles and wallets before they go into the masher. i spose the system would have to be very quiet so you could sneak up on unsuspecting fuel sources, oops i mean people. yeah. great!

C1 sounds right. I hope someone runs Herb over with his own human-grinding car. I'm in on the sketchgroup.

sounds cool, it will be interesting to see what sketchs come in.

a rendering i did for my school hpv team to show people how good we are, so ppl will sponsor us. BTW, this looks nothing like our actual HPV; the real one looks like its made of cardboard and was deformed (when we managed to roll it previously) and kept breaking down....ended the race for us when the pedals fell off

Ran on the rider's ego...entirely environmentally friendly.

A little enclosed bike (motorcycle)

A BMW bike. Note the brushed aluminum accent bars along the top.

Both this and the yellow one are with Prismacolor pencils.

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Originally posted by SunnySunshine:
a rendering i did for my school hpv team to show people how good we are, so ppl will sponsor us. BTW, this looks nothing like our actual HPV; the real one looks like its made of cardboard and was deformed (when we managed to roll it previously) and kept breaking down....ended the race for us when the pedals fell off

Ran on the rider's ego...entirely environmentally friendly.

i take it u didnt get sponsorship then if that was the extent of how good u are?