The Australian Human Power Vehicle Super Series came to an end over the weekend with its feature event, the 24 hour race at Murray Bridge.
This international event is in its 36th year and is the biggest human-powered vehicle event in the world.
The series began in Mount Gambier in March at McNamara Park, which was well-represented by teams in the South East.
The series consisted of six races, including two in Adelaide and two at The Bend Motorsport Park at Tailem Bend.
The Murray Bridge 24 hour event has returned after a three-year hiatus due to Covid.
This year there was a different format with only high school teams allowed to compete in the event.
The race was well-contested with 136 entries for the gruelling endurance event.
Out of those 136 entries, there were four trikes from schools in the South East.
St Martins Lutheran College competed in both the Middle School and Senior Schools categories with trikes “Carbonated” and “Anything But Orange.”
Millicent High School was the only other school in the South East to compete and entered two trikes with “MOSS ROCCA” and “RIPT Reloaded.”
St Martins Middle School team took out a top 10 finish with their trike in category, whilst their senior team achieved the third-highest time in the time trial for its category and secured 19th spot on the starting grid. They also achieved the fourth-fastest lap time in their category for the race with a time of 2:02.019.
Millicent High School’s trikes both did well claiming 21st and 26th position for the Community category.
