An electric wheelchair is at the heart of the build. After ripping out its internals, the two motors with gearboxes are directly connected to the two tracks, allowing differential steering.

The invention of this wheelchair has made it possible for ... Hunter Powers, left, and Adam Huizenga test drive electric all-terrain track chairs through David’s Chair at the McKenzie River ...

Compared to their manual counterparts, electric wheelchairs are far less demanding to operate, as the user doesn’t need to have upper body strength normally required to turn the wheels.

The University has a long history of wheelchair track success and has been the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic National Training Site for Wheelchair Track for the last 11 years. As a result, many ...