About Us
Who We Are
The University of Liverpool was the first UK University to attempt to beat the world record for human powered land speed, with its entry of ARION 1. Members of the ULV Team, founded in 2013, worked non-stop over the course of two years to turn a dream into reality, eventually creating a recumbent bike capable of challenging the best. The team travelled to Nevada in September 2015 to attend the annual WHPSC competition, hosted by the International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA), achieving great success setting a new British land speed record of 75.03 mph. This success led to many other Arion iterations being designed, manufactured, and tested at the WHPSC. Now the Arion 8 looks to bring further success to the team.
The Project
The previous success of the ARION project is well documented, but the job of an engineer is to look forward. We have already set our sights on the next challenge, breaking the records for both men’s and women’s 200m flying start speed trial, of which we previously held at 51.5 and 46.54 mph, respectively. By building on the history of previous ARION vehicles, and applying our combined knowledge and experience, we are sure that come September 2025 the ARION 8 can make history in the IHPVA. Time will be spent improving our designs, rigorously testing both computational and real world models, and working with key partners to train the already record breaking riders.
