The Human-Powered Races

In a time when gas prices are skyrocketing and airfare can cost thousands of dollars, people are really rethinking the way they want to get around.

And what better way to get around efficiently than using your mind and body to create a contraption that will send you flying across a road?

Bystanders gawked and clamored over one another to get a better look at the man whizzing by them at dizzying speeds who lay completely flat in a clear coffin-like box on wheels.

Welcome to the Human Powered Races held in Ontario, CA. Contestants from all over the country come to this unique event to build and race their custom aerodynamic bicycles and contraptions that will win them the ultimate prize.

Contestants come up with the most unique designs they can and try to make themselves as aerodynamic as possible to win the coveted title. Powered only by themselves, the racers have come up with some of the coolest designs ever seen. There are giant boxes with banners flying in every direction, bullet-like bikes, six-wheeled contraptions and one guy who even lay flat on his stomach to ride his bike.

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