For readers following our students’ attempt to set a new collegiate land-speed record, I have sad news to report: The team came up short. But they logged the third-fastest collegiate time ever. Not too shabby, if you ask me. Intrepid UMR blogger Lance Feyh wrapped up his series of reports from Battle Mountain, Nev., Saturday night, and should be back in the Central Time Zone by now.
Category: communication
Attempting a new world speed record
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A group of students from the university where I’m employed (to do flackery, no less) is in a remote and desolate portion of Nevada attempting to break the collegiate human land-speed record. On our Experience This! blog, we’re using video, photos and text to report on the adventures of Jerrod Bouchard and his crew as they attempt to set the new world record.
Bouchard is pedaling a specially designed recumbent bicycle — which looks nothing like any bicycle you’ve ever seen — to speeds (so far) as high as 59 mph. (The record is 61.5 mph.) We’ve got a blogger, a photographer and a videographer on the scene to capture the event. Note the prominent display of the “Missouri S&T” word mark on the team’s vehicle and uniforms.
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Andrew Careaga 