The World Human Powered Vehicle Association is dedicated to promoting the design and development of human-powered vehicles . Its main focus is coordinating between national HPV clubs with regard to competitions and records. The WHPVA also supports the Human Power eJournal, with a broader focus including stationary uses of human power.
6-551: The WHPVA was originally called the IHPVA ( International Human Powered Vehicle Association ), which was founded in 1976 in the USA and was for many years an association of individual members. In 1997 the IHPVA was reorganized into an international association with national organizations as members and an American association which adopted the name Human Powered Vehicle Association HPVA. Due to conflicts regarding record keeping and copyrights,
12-485: Is currently held by Francesco Russo of Switzerland with a total distance of 92.43 km (57.43 mi). Since 2009, this recordbase has forked from the previously identical one of the IHPVA . International Human Powered Vehicle Association The International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA) is a US-based organization dedicated to promoting the design and development of human powered vehicles (HPVs) and
18-754: The HPVA left the IHPVA in 2004. In 2008 the HPVA decided to rename itself to IHPVA while the IHPVA of this time decided to keep its name, resulting in two organizations with the same name. In a hostile takeover, the American IHPVA also seized control of the domain name ihpva.org away from the international IHPVA. The IHPVA tried to regain its domain by appealing to the ICANNs ombudsman but was unsuccessful and in 2009 itself renamed to WHPVA. The WHPVA maintains speed and distance records for various times and distances for land, water and air vehicles. The best hour record
24-675: The domain name ihpva.org away from the international IHPVA. This tried to regain its domain by appealing to the ICANN 's ombudsman but was unsuccessful and in 2009 (15 years ago) ( 2009 ) renamed itself to World Human Powered Vehicle Association (WHPVA) . Today's IHPVA is an association of individuals from all over the world and has affiliate associations in North America. The affiliates are: The IHPVA maintains speed and distance records for various times and distances for land, water and air vehicles. The current hour record
30-460: The keeping of speed and distance records for these vehicles and bikes. The IHPVA was founded in 1976 (48 years ago) ( 1976 ) in the USA and was for many years an association of individual members with the publications Human Power and HPV News . In 1997 (27 years ago) ( 1997 ) , the IHPVA was reorganised into an international association with national organisations as members and an American association which adopted
36-416: The name Human Powered Vehicle Association HPVA. Due to conflicts regarding record keeping and copyrights, the HPVA left the IHPVA in 2004. In 2008 (16 years ago) ( 2008 ) , the HPVA renamed itself to IHPVA while the IHPVA of this time decided to keep its name, resulting in a brief period with two organisations of the same name. In a hostile takeover, the American IHPVA also seized control of
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