Need For Speed: 2014 Human Powered Vehicle Competitions

Calling the 2014 Human Powered Vehicle Competition “One of the best in terms of teamwork,” Missouri S & T HPV team member Jon Sanders details the Missouri S & T experience at both major competitions on the East and West coasts this year,...

Missouri S & T Students Experiment With New Carbon Fiber

New technology and style for the Missouri S & T human powered vehicle.  We’ve been following Missouri S & T and their Human Powered Vehicle team for a few years now, documenting their progress as they race (and win) from coast to coast. Checking in with...

2013 Human Powered Vehicle Challenge Update!

With the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge West competition coming up mid-April, last year’s champions at the Missouri University of Science and Technology are hard at work building this year’s HPV. Fortunately for us, keeping in touch with Lead Fairing...

Solar Housing: 100% Sun Power

Every two years the U.S. Department of Energy challenges twenty collegiate teams to design, build and operate the most attractive, and energy-efficient solar-powered house. This event is called the , and was most recently held at the in Irvine, CA. Our friend Jonathan...

Against The Wind: A 2013 Human-Powered Vehicle

Well it’s that time of year again! Schools from all over the country recently finished competing in the massive human powered vehicle competitions held each year. Coastal Enterprises was proud to support Missouri S & T students by donating Precision Board...

How Fast Can A Human Powered Vehicle Go?

How do you design a champion Human Powered Vehicle? Jonathan Sanders, Fairing Engineer of the University of Missouri Human Powered Vehicle Team gave me the details of this years competition winning build. Background of the HPVC challenge: Designed to provide an...