Records
2006Dempsey-MacCready One Hour Record Attempt Results
- New World Record: July 2, km/h
- Casa Grande, Arizona
- Rider: Fred Markham
- Vehicle: Varna Mephisto
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
2006Dempsey-MacCready One Hour Record Attempt Results *
- New British record: June 30, km/h
- Casa Grande, Arizona
- Rider: Rob English
- Vehicle: Varna II
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
2005Women’s 200m Flying Start
- New World Record: October 7, MPH
- Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA
- Rider: Lisa Vetterlein
- Vehicle: Varna II
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev/Balfour
2004Dempsey-MacCready
- New Record: July 31, km/h
- Dudenhofen, Germany
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
2002Men’s 200m Flying Start
- New World Record: October 5, 2002 81 MPH
- Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna Diablo II
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
2002Women’s 200m Flying Start
- New World Record: October 3, MPH
- Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA
- Rider: Andrea Blasecki
- Vehicle: Varna Mephisto
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
2001Men’s 200m Flying Start
- New Record: October 6, MPH in 5.554 sec
- Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna Diablo
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
2000Men’s 200m Flying Start, High Altitude, Single Rider
- New Record: October 10, km/h in 6.18 sec
- Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna Mephisto
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
2000Women’s 200m Flying Start, High Altitude, Single Rider
- New Record: October 10, km/h in 8.28 sec
- Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA
- Rider: Andrea Blaseckie
- Vehicle: Varna II
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1999Men’s 200m Flying Start, Low Altitude, Single Rider
- New Record: July 30, km/h in 7.157 sec
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna Mephisto
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1999Women’s 200m Flying Start, Low Altitude, Single Rider
- New Record: July 23, km/h in 9.110 sec
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Andrea Blaseckie
- Vehicle: Varna II
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1999Men’s 500m Flying Start, Single Rider
- New Record: July 30, km/h in 17.942 sec
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna Mephisto
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1999Women’s 500m Flying Start, Low Altitude, Single Rider
- New Record: July 23, km/h in 22.890 sec
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Andrea Blaseckie
- Vehicle: Varna II
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1999Women’s 1 Km Flying Start, Low Altitude, Single Rider
- New Record: July 27, km/h in 47.558 sec
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Andrea Blaseckie
- Vehicle: Varna II
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1999Women’s 1 Mile (1609m) Flying Start, Low Altitude, Single Rider
- New Record: July 27, km/h in 01:17.2
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Andrea Blaseckie
- Vehicle: Varna II
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1998Men’s 10 Km Standing Start, Single Rider
- New Record: July 22, km/h in 7:53.02
- Old Record: 8 minutes 42.95 seconds
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Paul Buttemer
- Vehicle: Varna Orpheus
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1998Men's 1 Km Flying Start, Low Altitude, Single Rider
- New Record: July 28, km/h in 37.328 sec
- Old Record: 95.11 km/h
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna Mephisto
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1998Men's 500m Flying Start, Single Rider
- New Record: July 29, km/h in 18.15 sec
- Old Record: 97.29 km/h
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna Mephisto
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1998Men's 200m Flying Start, Low Altitude, Single Rider
- New Record: July 29, km/h in 7.196 sec
- Old Record: 95.11 km/h
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna Mephisto
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1998Men's 100 Km Standing Start, Single Rider
- New Record: July 31, km/h in 1:19:04
- Old Record: 1:24:01
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Paul Buttemer
- Vehicle: Varna Orpheus
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1998Men’s 1 Hour Standing Start, Single Rider
- New Record: July 31, km/h at 7:53.02
- Old Record: 76.04 km/h
- Blainville, Quebec, Canada
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna Mephisto
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1993Arm-Powered 200m Sprint
- September sec. 52.17 km/h (32.41 mph)
- Colorado Speed Challenge
- Rider: Doug Wight
- Vehicle: Varna I Handcycle
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1993One Mile Sprint
- September sec. 95.32 km/h (59.24 mph)
- Colorado Speed Challenge
- Rider: Paul Buttemer
- Vehicle: Varna I Faired
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1993500m Sprint (unofficial - no wind measurement)
- September sec. 101.86 km/h (63.30 mph)
- Colorado Speed Challenge
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna I Faired
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
19931 Km Sprint (unofficial - no wind measurement)
- September sec. 99.62 km/h (61.91 mph)
- Colorado Speed Challenge
- Rider: Sam Whittingham
- Vehicle: Varna I Faired
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1992Arm-Powered 200m Sprint
- August sec. 49.48 km/h (30.75 mph)
- 18th IHPSC, Yreka, California
- Rider: Doug Wight
- Vehicle: Varna I Handcycle
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
1992Arm-Powered 25 mile TT
- August 1992 1:18: km/h (19.21 mph)
- 18th IHPSC, Yreka, California
- Rider: Doug Wight
- Vehicle: Varna I Handcycle
- Designer: Georgi Georgiev
Summary of Standings for the VARNA Handcycles:
European Championships
1st2001 Quad Cities Criterium
1st2001 12 Hour Cycling Classic
1st (Course Record)2000 Western Michigan 12 Hour Challenge
1st1999 Man of Steel: Trans Australia Challenge
World Record1993 IHPVA Competition 200m (49.2 km/hr)
World Record1993 IHPVA Competition 1/4 mile
World Record1992 IHPVA Handcycle 1 Km
World Record1992 IHPVA Handcycle 25 Mile
World Record1992 ADT Marathon
1st (World Record)1992 Paralympic Games, Barcelona Spain (4x100m)
Silver1988 Paralympic Games, Seoul Korea (100m)
Gold1988 Paralympic Games, Seoul Korea (800m)
Gold1988 Paralympic Games, Seoul Korea (200m)
Silver1988 Paralympic Games, Seoul Korea (400m)
Silver1988 Paralympic Games, Seoul Korea (1500m)
Silver1988 Paralympic Games, Seoul Korea (5000m)
Silver