Three Green River teams competed in the annual Intercollegiate Human Powered Paper Vehicle competition hosted by Eastern Washington University.
In the contest, which was held on April 30, two of the teams, both made up of four Green River American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) club members, broke records in the performance competition. The winners, who dubbed their bike "The Green Machine," finished the course in 1 minute and 17 seconds. The second team, Team Laminated Paper Vehicle Incorporated, came in 15 seconds after.
A third team, consisting of students with Green River's American Design Drafting Association club, also participated, but unfortunately couldn't finish due to a broken bike.
Guidelines for the competition require 90 percent of the vehicle to be made of paper. The remaining 10 percent, they say, "is limited only by the imagination of the designers."
The performance part of the race involves three team members racing their vehicle 600 meters on an indoor track.
There were 12 other participating teams, four of whom managed to finish the course. Most constructed bike-like structures, but others attempted the race in paper skates or row-driven constructions. Such attempts usually didn't end up successfully.
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