Victorian HPV Grand Prix Series

Victorian HPV Grand Prix Series
Category HPV Racing (Velomobile Racing)
Country Victoria (Australia) Victoria, Australia
Inaugural season 2011
Teams 80+
Official website http://cchpvcc.org.au/?page_id=19

The Victorian HPV Grand Prix Series is an annual championship held in Victoria featuring HPV's (human powered vehicles) racing around enclosed circuits for periods between six and 24 hours.

2018 Event Calendar

Event Location Duration Date
Round 1Casey Fields6 HourTBC
Round 2Knox6 HourTBC
Round 3Bendigo9 HourAugust 18
Round 4Casey Fields6 HourTBC

Round 1 - Casey Fields

Casey Fields Criterium Track (short layout)
Location Cranbourne, Victoria
Length 1.6 km

Round 1 of the Victorian HPV Series is a six-hour race at the Casey Fields Criterium Circuit. A shortened version of the criterium track is generally used for the first round.

Round 2 - Knox Grand Prix

Knox Grand Prix Circuit
Location Wantirna South, Victoria
Length 0.8 km

Round 2 of the Victorian HPV Series is one of the most challenging events. It is a six hour race held on a tight, twisty circuit around the State Basketball Centre carpark in Wantirna South. 80 teams race around the 800m circuit. The track has multiple tough hills and tight bends that riders need to negotiate hundreds of times across the six hour challenge.

Round 3 - Bendigo

Bendigo EEV HPV Grand Prix Circuit
Location Bendigo, Victoria
Length 1.1 km

Round 3 is a race at the Deborah triangle precinct for both HPVs and also Energy Efficient Vehicles. It runs from 1-10pm, so there is a period of racing in darkness. This is the newest race in the Victorian HPV Series, and is primarily targeted at teams who want some extra preparation before the RACV Energy Breakthrough in Maryborough, Victoria.

Round 4 - Casey Fields

Casey Fields Criterium Track (full)
Location Cranbourne, Victoria
Length 2.25 km

Round 4 of the Victorian HPV Series returns to the Casey Fields Criterium Circuit for another six hour race. The longer version of the track is used for the final round. This is a compulsory round for teams to be eligible for championship points.

Results

2011 Championship

[1]

Category Bike Team Round 1 Points Round 2 Points Round 3 Points Total Points
CommunityAuroraAurora Racing558963207
VeteranLynxSMS/BGS OF456652163
Open GirlsCassiopeiaSMS466549160
Open SecondaryHelter SkelterWoodleigh488059187
Senior SecondaryZavanzEDEC508258190
Middle SecondaryUNOCrusoe SC527456182
Junior ClassShooting StarSMS/BGS22192869

2012 Championship

[2]

Category Bike Team Round 1 Points Round 2 Points Round 3 Points Total Points
CommunityTru BluTru Blu Racing5988x
VeteranPaceMakersEDEC4975x
Open GirlsCetoSMS/BGS4472x
Open SecondaryHelter SkelterWoodleigh78x
Senior SecondaryZavanzEDEC5381x
Middle SecondaryFire Breathing Rubber DuckiesEDEC4267x
Junior ClassRed RocketTooradin Primary School1814x

2013 Championship

Category Bike Team Round 1 Points Round 2 Points Round 3 Points Round 4 Points Total Points
CommunityTru BluTru Blu Racingx
VeteranThe PacemakersEDECx
Open Girlsx
Open SecondaryZEUSSMS/BGSx
Senior SecondaryShe's Well FitMt Elizax
Middle Secondaryx
Junior ClassShooting StarSMS/BGSx

Other Australian HPV Races and Series

References

  1. ↑ "Results of Casey - Bass Coast HPV Series 2011 - After Round 3", Casey Cardinia HPV Cycling Club, Australia, 2011. Retrieved on 29 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Harris, Katie. "Event Report: Casey-Bass Coast Series – Round 3", racvenergybreakthrough, Australia, 15 May 2012. Retrieved on 29 March 2013.
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