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Formula Student Team - GTU

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It's Not The Critic Who Counts!

It's not the critic who counts,

not the man who points out

how the strong man stumbled,

or when the doer of deeds could have done better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena;

whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;

who strives valiantly;

who errs and comes short again and again;

who knows the great enthusiasms,

the great devotions and spends himself in a worth cause;

who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement;

and who at the worst if he fails,

at least fails while daring greatly,

so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls

who know neither victory or defeat.

--Theodore Roosevelt


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To the Future Teams & everyone part of GTM-16


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Table of Contents

List of Images.............................................................................................................................v

List of Appendix.......................................................................................................................vi

Acknowledgements..................................................................................................................vii

Formula Student (FS)/FSAE......................................................................................................1

India and Formula Student.........................................................................................................3

The Team....................................................................................................................................5

Main Event: Formula Student INDIA 2016...............................................................................9

Lessons Learnt.......................................................................................................................................23

Proposed Suggestions for Future Years.................................................................................................24

Appendix................................................................................................................................................25


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List Of Images

01: List of FSAE/FS Events.......................................................................................................2

02: Team Structure.....................................................................................................................5

03: Team Members and their Role in Team...............................................................................6



06: Grand Stand at Buddh International Circuit.........................................................................9

07: Weather at Buddh International Circuit...............................................................................9

08: Session by Pat Clarke.........................................................................................................10

09: Scrutiny at Technical Inspection Bay................................................................................11

10: Team working on Car in Pit...............................................................................................11

11: Car heading for Tech Inspection........................................................................................12

12: Teams at Cost Event Bay...................................................................................................13

13: Teams at Design Judging Bay............................................................................................14

14: A Car on Tilt Test Table....................................................................................................15

15: All Cleared and ready for Track Events.............................................................................17

16: And we finally made it to the RACE Track.......................................................................17

17: GTM16 on Skid pad Track................................................................................................18

18: Track Map..........................................................................................................................19

19: Endurance Driver 1............................................................................................................20

20: Endurance Driver Change..................................................................................................20

21: Endurance Driver 2............................................................................................................20

22: At the Chequered Flag.......................................................................................................21

23: Gesture after the Endurance Run.......................................................................................21

24: GTM16 Performing a Dyno Test after the Event...............................................................22


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List of Appendix

1. List of Teams Participated in Formula Student India 2016.................................................25

2. Detailed Schedule of Event..................................................................................................27

3. Detailed Results for FSI 16..................................................................................................31

4. Areas of Development for 2017...........................................................................................44


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Acknowledgements:

The GT Motorsports - Formula Student Team GTU would like to thank everyone involved in

this year„s project. Without the significant contributions made by our sponsors, the students,

staff and faculty of Gujarat Technological University & L. D. College of Engineering, the

program could not be made possible this year. We would like to individually thank the

following people for their continued support:

Honorable Dr. Akshai Aggarwal, Vice chancellor GTU for providing students such a

platform to showcase their talent. Naresh Jadeja, Deputy Director GTU, for guiding the

students, helping them manage the team and linking students to the University. Mr. Hiranmay

Mahanta and Prof. Mazar A Shaikh to believe in students and supporting them from the very

inception. Dr. G. P. Vadodariya, Principal L. D. College of Engineering, to continue the

proposal of LDCE to be the host institute for GT Motorsports & allotting dedicated workshop

for the Team, Dr. G. H. Upadhyay, Head of Department, Mech. Engg. Dept. LDCE, & Prof.

R. J. Jani, Head of Department, Automobile Engg. Dept. LDCE, for their kind and generous

support to the team by letting students work in the Workshop 24x7 and test the vehicle within

the campus. You were always a motivation. Prof. Jayesh Khunt, for his extended support

after hours for design & development of CAD Models and CAE.

A huge thanks to Staff of DesignTech at Siemens – Centre of Excellence, LDCE for their

support in Training Students in CAM & CAE and allowing us direct access to 3D printing

facilities. Amish Bhavsar, Janatics Ahmedabad for Technical Support & Part Sponsorship in

Design & Development of Pneumatic shifter for the vehicle. Sandip sir, Sun Vision

Technologies Pvt. Ltd. For giving the team hands on experience to 3D Scanning services and

help in better packaging of the Power Train. Vikas Prajapati, KTM, SG Highway, for

providing technical help with the engine, its electricals and its cooling system. Kaushal

Bhavsar, Pratikar, for mentoring and web support. Shore Rubber, Pune to sponsor the team

with cooling tubes. Quaife to part sponsor the team with driveline Solutions. Shorai Power to

sponsor LiPoFe Batteries for the car. Wilwood Brakes & Goodridge to part sponsor the

braking system for the car. Solidworks to give technical Support & its licences for CAD.

Hoosier Tires, easy Composites UK, etc.

Dr. Sudhir Gupte & Shaan Verma for mentoring the team technically by their experiences.

Faculties & Laboratory incharges at Mechanical Engineering Department at L. D. College of

Engineering for allowing us to use the workshop facilities, and the rest of the GTU students,

faculty and staff who have helped us.

Thank you.


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Formula Student (FS) / FSAE:

What is FSAE?

Formula SAE® is a student design competition organized by SAE International (formerly

Society of Automotive Engineers). The first competition was started back in 1979 after Mark

Marshek, then at University of Houston (Texas) contacted the SAE Educational Relations

Department in 1978 to discuss adding a variant event of the Mini Baja; the name Mini Indy

was founded. As many organizers have found, the work in building a car can be exceeded

only by that to organize the event; 1980 failed to produce an organizer. Having seen the

potential of the event, Mike Best, Robert Edwards and John Tellkamp, students at the

University of Texas at Austin, approached Dr. Ron Matthews with an idea - how about

another Mini-Indy, but with some changes? Make the rules more open; let it be as unlimited

as possible. It was desired that this new competition would take the cars to the next level of

engineering. The Baja competition was great for chassis design, but many students wanted to

work on engines as well. The new rules would keep engine restrictions to a bare minimum.

Any four-stroke engine was allowed for the first four years with power limited by a 25.4 mm

intake restriction.

With grass roots support from his students, Dr. Ron Matthews contacted the SAE Educational

Relations Department and set the wheels in motion. To differentiate this new event from the

Mini-Indy, a new name was sought. To reflect better the road-racing nature of the event and

its increased engineering content, the Formula SAE name was adopted.

The concept behind Formula SAE is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a

design team to develop a small Formula-style race car. The prototype race car is to be

evaluated for its potential as a production item. The target marketing group for the race car is

the non-professional weekend autocross racer. Each student team designs, builds and tests a

prototype based on a series of rules whose purpose is both to ensure onsite event operations

and promote clever problem solving.

Formula SAE promotes careers and excellence in engineering as it encompasses all aspects of

the automotive industry including research, design, manufacturing, testing, developing,

marketing, management and finances. Formula SAE takes students out of the classroom and

allows them to apply textbook theories to real work experiences.

As a student, taking part in Formula Student gives them the chance to demonstrate their

technical, engineering design, and manufacturing skills. They will also learn important

lessons on team working, time management, project management, budgeting and

presentation: all things that any prospective employer will be looking for.

Formula Student graduates also find that the professionalism they gain as practising engineers

means they are well equipped for their future engineering careers.

The team is given task to produce a prototype for a single-seat race car for autocross or sprint

racing, and present it to a hypothetical manufacturing firm. The car must be low in cost, easy

to maintain, and reliable, with high performance in terms of its acceleration, braking, and



handling qualities. During the competition the team must demonstrate the logic behind their

proposal and must be able to demonstrate that it can support a viable business model for both

parties.

Today, the competition has expanded and includes a number of spin off events. In the United

States there are two locations: California and Michigan; Michigan being the largest event and

longest running.

Internationally, as part of the Official Formula SAE Series utilizing the Formula SAE Rules

Copyright under signed agreement are:

Image 01: List of FSAE/FS Events.



India and Formula Student:

FSAE/FS started in 1981 in United States of America under the Society of Automobile

Engineers. It took 30 years for a team from India to get to that platform and showcase Indian

Engineering at such an event. FSAE/FS is all about learning and experiencing what it will be

like to work in real world scenario, thus the most important lesson is to learn from

yours/others previous mistakes and ensure that you do not repeat them. Some of the first

teams to be formed in India were:

1. Defianz Racing, Delhi College of Engineering - 2002

2. Ashwa Racing, RCVE, Bangalore - 2005

3. Orion Racing, K. J. Somaiya, Mumbai - 2007

4. Formula Manipal, Manipal University - 2008

By this time there were a few participation from India in various parts of the globe. Till then

there was no good show by any Indian team at such a major event. Reasons were still

unknown but a lot of teams were to follow the path shown by these few teams. Orion Racing

India and Ashwa Racing were making better progress than other teams, but their progress

wasn‟t upto the mark to deliver a car which could compete against the Universities from

Germany or USA.

With Consecutive failure of Indian Teams an International Judge, Pat Clarke once posted

over FSAE forums; “In a discussion with Steve Fox on how our 1st car will be if we were

Indian team, we concluded that we would build a car that would pass all the requirements,

would finish all events and would not finish last for just 2000$. It would not be pretty and it

would not have any unoptanium or unavailabilium on it. It would roll on street wheels and

Tires ….. but it would ROLL!!!!”.

This was the start of a new era with students now having an inspiration and a goal for how

the 1st car should actually be. On the other end an affiliate body to SAE International, namely

SAEINDIA after the successful start of SAE India BAJA, started their discussion on having

an Indian Version of the International FSAE Competition under the Name „SUPRA (Super

Racing) SAE INDIA‟. After a couple of meetings and discussions on frame work, safety and

flow of the event, hard work of Prof. Sudhir Gupte & SAE India President Mr. M. S. Kumar,

first ever Indian Formula Collegiate Series Competition took shape. The 1st Virtual SUPRA

was organized in 2009, where 28 teams participated in final race event which was held at

Madras Motorsports Race Track, Chennai in 2011. The event was not totally compliant to the

International Rules but served as a good platform for young teams to get in. Supra

SAEINDIA was highly criticized for being unsafe and uneducated because of its framework

and not meeting up the standards of other FSAE/FS events internationally. Here was where

Indian „Jugaad Engineering‟ was challenged to be converted into „pure engineering‟. Some

took the ownership to perform better and started working on the same but on the other end,

number of teams rose up exponentially and the same issues continued. No successful car yet.



After nearly 10 years, in 2011, the team IIT Roorkee Motorsports developed a car and

represented India in FSAE Australasia 2011 competition held in Melbourne, Australia and

became the first ever car from India to complete the 22 km endurance race, the team also

stood 1st in Efficiency.

Over the years there were some good engineered cars going to international events like UK,

Germany & Italy. Teams like Orion Racing, Pravega racing, Formula Manipal, Raftar

Formula racing, etc raised the Indian flag internationally. Pravega Racing, Vellore was the

first team to grab awards at an international event. 3rd

in Manufacturing and Cost Event, FS

Italy-2012, 2nd

in Manufacturing and Cost Event, FS Italy-2013. This was just the beginning,

students of India hope to see a podium finish by an Indian team soon in the near future.

Today in 2016, the 5th

season of Supra SAEINDIA with 147 teams from across India is going

to take place. Seeing the concern issues with Supra the international competition (FSAE/FS)

was also introduced to India under the name Formula Student India (FSI). The 2nd

edition of

FSI at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida, UP showed up 47 teams which included

financially sound teams from Supra and other teams across the nation which did not

participate in Supra and participated in International Events. The event followed the strict

norms of International rulebook and proved to be a good learning experience to teams which

could not travel to these foreign destinations. After US, India is the second country to have

two such events happening in a year.



The Team:

GT Motorsports - Formula Student Team GTU is a state level collaboration between 13

colleges spread across Gujarat state. These colleges share physical and intellectual resources

by using advanced communication-technology to create a highly competitive vehicle. The

supply chain management is unique in Formula Student and very important at that point.

Team Structure:

Because the GT Motorsports Team is a co-operation of many colleges, it needs an efficient

organization structure behind it. Rather than act as competitors at the events, resources are

pooled and the skills of the colleges combined. Design, production and testing will take place

at various campuses. GT Motorsports is divided into teams including: Management,

Powertrain, Body, Aerodynamic and Suspension. These Teams are split again in different

sub-teams. These sub teams are visualized in the graph.

For this type of collaboration, it is imperative that each sub team involve students from varied

interests and use all the human resources available to meet design and manufacture deadlines.

Image 02 shows how the Team Structure was formed. Later in Images 03, 04 & 05 shows

team Members and their role in the team.

Image 02: Team Structure.



Image 03: Team Members and their Role in Team.



Main Event: Formula Student INDIA 2016

Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh:

Date: 23rd

January, 2016 (Day-0)

The team visited the event site as per the schedule, registered themselves and

collected the Kit (T-shirts, Bands & Caps) provided by the event organizers. After the

registration, GT Motorsports team was allotted a pit, where in the team was supposed to set

up their car and the required tools. 29 team members of GTMS had reported on the event site.

The feeling of each member standing in the India‟s only Formula Race Track “Buddh

International Circuit” was great and was the fruitful result of their hardwork.

Image 06: Grand Stand at Buddh International Circuit

Image 07: Weather at Buddh International Circuit



Everyone on site was busy helping their respective team to set up their car as well as

taking the tour of the circuit. Around 1000 students from across the country representing their

Institute were all excited and well prepared for the upcoming challenges in the form of

various events of the competition. The day ended with an Inauguration function initiated by

the organizers welcoming all the 48 teams, which were to compete amongst one another in

the coming 5 days.

Pat Clarke an official from Delta Advisory Board conducted a seminar after the

Inauguration, addressing some basic problems each team face in designing Formula Student

Car as well as some useful tips to build a well-engineered Formula Race car.

Image 08: Session by Pat Clarke

As Buddh International Circuit lies on the Yamuna Expressway far away from a

Residential area, event organizers had made the arrangements for participants stay on the site

as well. There was a huge Shade set up with number of Beds for the pre-registered

participants and Food arrangement was also made for the participants who had themselves

registered for such facility.



Date: 24th


During the 1st day of the event, the Technical Inspection which is the first test every

team has to pass through, were open for all the teams. GT Motorsports made some final

preparations in the car and moved for the Technical Inspection Bay to get their car inspected.

Few minor changes were advised in the car as per the technical inspector inspecting the car.

Image 09: Scrutiny at Technical Inspection Bay

Image 10: Team working on Car in Pit



Date: 25th


The team worked on correcting the errors which were pointed by the tech inspectors

and later during the day, appeared again for the technical inspections. The result this time was

improvised, but there were still some minor changes which the team had to work upon before

finally clearing the technical inspections.

Problems Faced by GTMS during Second Technical Inspection Attempt:

Play in Pedal box

Metal Lock nuts instead of Nylon lock nuts in areas which are likely to be affected by

Heat easily

Safety wiring of Bolts

Solutions of the problems:

Plate was removed and Pedal box was directly mounted on the chassis

Safety wirings were made better and use of taps were made where Nylon nuts were

used so as to reduce the impact of heat.

The team was tasked to appear in the Business Case presentation during the 2nd

Day

of the event @ 5:30pm. Here in, few team members are to present in front of Judges a

proposal as in to lure the investors to invest in them in order to start the production of their

car on large scale. Three members of GTMS had appeared in front of the panel of judges and

presented their Business case.

At the end of day-2, a seminar was arranged by Mr. Christoph Hhan, an engineer from

Mathworks, also a Design Judge of the event, regarding the simulations of the vehicle as well

as tips and guidelines for improving the performance and tuning of the ECU (Electronic

Control Unit) of the engine. This seminar proved to be very useful for the present participants

as ECU is a component of the car where in tuning proves to be very difficult for the students

and thus his guidance was much needed for all.

Image 11: Car heading for Tech Inspection.



Date: 26th


The team was supposed to appear in the Design and Cost events starting from 9:00

am. The team reported to the Cost Event Bay on the scheduled time along with the Car and

the Driver. In the cost event, the team has to present in front of the judges the detail costing

of the car and have to answer the questions of the judges accurately.

Cost Event:

Team GTMS presented their cost to the judges of the event along with the unique

features of their car like Pneumatic Shifter and customised Radiator which helped them in

reducing the cost of the car along with optimizing the features as per their requirements.

Further after the presentation of the cost by the students it was now the turn of the judges to

check if the participants have considered all the minute cost details of the car. Details as

precise as cost of Bolts used in Steering Wheel to the Adhesives used to glue 3D printed

steering mountings were asked for in the cost event.

Image 12: Teams at Cost Event Bay

In addition to the cost presentation, each team is given a task of presenting a Real

Case Scenario of some particular situation provided to each team in advance. Team GTMS

was given a situation wherein they were tasked with mass production of Steering Wheels.

The team in this case were supposed to propose a Business plan where they need to specify

following details:

1. Cost of Steering Wheel

2. Return on Investment

3. Consideration of production and Manufacturing facilities.



After the Cost event, the team was supposed to go through the Design evaluation of

their car. In the design event, the motive is to check the knowledge of the students about the

design of their car. In the design event, the evaluation of the designing knowledge of

members of the team was evaluated and later the feedback was provided to the team, where

they need to focus for further improvement of the car.

Design Event:

During the design event, entire team members of GTMS were called on the Design

Event Bay so that each members can participate in this event and gain knowledge designing.

Following were the Judges present during the Designing event of GTMS:

1. Pat Clarke : Delta Advisory Board

2. Christoph Hhan : Mathworks

3. Arun Vinayak : Ather Energy

4. Rupali Kaur : Ford

Image 13: Teams at Design Judging Bay

The design of GTM16 impressed every judge and gathered many words of Praise.

After the brief analysis of the design of GTM16, the judges then discussed among themselves

and gave following feedback to the team members:

1. Include junior team members so that the legacy continues.

2. Use of simulation so as to analysis the design virtually to generate more precise

design.

3. Make vehicle more compact and ergonomically well designed.



Date: 27th


During the 4th

Day of the event, the team appeared again for the Technical inspections and

finally cleared the test. All the technical aspects of the Rulebook were cleared by the car.

After clearing the Technical Inspection, the team further moved towards other tests that were

in line to clear before participating in any event.

The Car first got fuelled and weighing of the car was done. GTM16 weighed 232kg. It

further moved for the Tilt Test, where the car was made to tilt at 45deg and 60deg from the

horizontal and leaks are checked. During performing the Tilt Test, GTM16 was mounted on

the tilt table and the harness was tightened around the Main Roll hoop of the car so as to

prevent car in case of roll over. Steve Fox, an official from Power train Tech checked for the

harness and found some issue with the clip used to ensure belt being rigidly bound with the

tilt table. After about 30 mins new clips were brought and the judge was satisfied with the

safety of the car. Along with this, Steve Fox described all the present judges of Tilt test about

how to ensure proper working of the harness and safety of the car.

Image 14: A Car on Tilt Test Table



Finally after all the Chaos created by the defective harness was solved, tilt test was

resumed and GTM16 performed the tilt test. GTM16 was detected of no Leaks and

successfully cleared the Tilt test in the very first attempt.

Further the team moved for the Noise test, where in, the engine is fired and noise level

of the car @7500rpm is measured. The noise in any scenario should not exceed 110dbc.

GTM16 in its first attempt measured about 117dbc noise level and was not able to clear the

noise test in its first attempt. The team later, worked upon reducing the noise level of the car

and thus used the Glass wool in the Exhaust system for the same.

During the team‟s attempt to reduce the noise level, day-4 came to the end and the

team was left with their final attempt on the Final Day of the event.



Date: 28th


During the Final Day of the event, GTM16 was supposed to clear the remaining 2

tests and participate in the Dynamic event. As the team was working for clearing the Noise

Test, the team was left in utter shock and complex situation as there was noted a Breakdown

in the car where in Air Intake of the car was badly affected and was broken. The team went in

a state where clearing the tests seemed difficult, but members of GTMS didn‟t lose hope and

kept working towards repairing the breakdown of the car. It was only the result of the hard

work and dedication of the students that GTM16 got repaired well in time and was ready for

the tests.

Image 15: All Cleared and ready for Track Events

Finally, the team was all set to appear for the noise test and the team finally cleared

the Noise test successfully. Thereafter, the team rushed with the car towards clearing the final

test which was The Brake Test, where in, the car is supposed to get all its 4 wheels locked

simultaneously. GTM16 became the first car in the event to have cleared the Brake Test in

their first attempt. Finally, all the mandatory tests were cleared by the team and were ready to

participate in the Dynamic events of the competition.

Image 16: And we finally made it to the RACE Track.



Without wasting much time, the team moved in to participate in the Skidpad event

and recorded 14.86 secs to complete the track in the first attempt.

Image 17: GTM16 on Skid pad Track

After the Skidpad event, the team was all set and ready with the car to participate in

the Endurance Race, which was scheduled to start @ 2:30pm. GTM16 was among the 9

teams which were eligible for the endurance race out of 48 teams registered in the event.



The Endurance Race:

Image 18: Track Map

GTM16 was lined up on the 4th

place during the start of the Endurance event. The

Endurance race comprises of a 22km race among different cars with the track being restricted

to some 6ft and to check the driver‟s capabilities various hurdles in form of Zig-Zag pattern

were designed in the race. Each team is supposed to complete 22km run on the track in order

to successfully complete the Endurance Race. Along with that, teams are supposed to get

their driver changed after the completion of 11km.



Image 19: Endurance Driver 1

Image 20: Endurance Driver Change



Image 21: Endurance Driver 2

GTM16 made a great start to the race and were going smooth and clean during the

entire race. With some great driving skills of the drivers of GTM16, the team managed to

complete the Endurance race with No Breakdown and further emerged as the First Car to

complete the Endurance Race in Formula Student India 2016 competition. This in itself was a

great achievement for all the members of GTM16. The team was filled with joy of having

completed the Endurance race at their best in the First attempt itself.

Image 22: At the Chequered Flag.



Image 23: Gesture after the Endurance Run.

Image 24: GTM16 Performing a Dyno Test after the Event.



Lessons Learnt:

1. Do not listen to people who say you can‟t do it.

2. A Motivated team can overcome highest bureaucracy.

3. Don‟t Stick with Plan A for the event site. Consider Contingencies and Keep a backup

plan ready for possible Breakdowns.

4. Stay Updated with the rulebook. There can be slight changes in the rules each time

and can cause serious damage.

5. Hard work always pays off. Don‟t lose hope till the last moment.

6. Keep the whole team intact. Stay in touch with senior members and carry along the

juniors with you.

7. Documentation. Each and every minute details should be documented and maintained

well, be it Design Decisions, Fabrication, Marketing or Management.

8. Focus evenly towards Static Events along with the Dynamic events. They can cause a

huge difference in overall Standings. This is an Engineering Design Event and not a

Motor Racing Event. Focus more on learning than Competing.

9. Practice makes a Machine Perfect. Test the Vehicle in similar track conditions. All

failures must happen in the testing phase only. More Testing will give you more data

for improvements.

10. Segregate the Cost Report into multiple parts and mark the Key Components for easy

access during the presentation.

11. Dedicate few Students for Static Events well in advance. They are Cash points no

matter how your car is, you can score maximum in this.

12. Don‟t get carried away. Follow protocols strictly and ensure safety.

13. Every part including the last NUT & BOLT must be modelled in CAD.

14. Launch Event must be decided a month in Advance. Proper management to be

ensured by the team. Don‟t miss out on any detail. Invitations to be sent in person and

follow up should be taken.

15. “Straight Trees are cut first”. Avoid Bureaucracy of any level and authority. You

might have a good intention but it can go other ways and shoot against you.



Proposed Suggestions for Future Years:

A Separate Joint A/C should be opened which is to be operated by three people.

1) Treasurer of the team.

2) Team Faculty Advisor. (Who will be able to understand the necessity and urgency

of the required item)

3) Official from GTU. (So even GTU can keep a live time track on where the money

is going)

Codify a process to import goods. Any Pro Forma Invoice from a company abroad is

valid for 2 weeks. It takes over two weeks to get approval for purchase according to

current Procedure.

Proper allocation of workspace to team members. To have a permanent place with

proper facilities boost the morale of the team working on a project. Same is the

problem with Workshop. A working workshop will be really helpful for the team to

get best out of their team members. Separate allocation of budget or prior talk to host

institute must be done for the same.

The team must be given access to a proper working Fabrication Lab which has

modern equipments like MIG/TIG Welding, Bench Drills, Alignment Bench, Basic

CNC facilities like Turning & VMC.

A Dedicated Computer Lab for the Team with PC Configurations matching the

modern needs of CAD & CAE Software. Students don‟t have such high end setups

with them.



Appendix – 1: Team List

Car# College Name Team Name

1 K J Somaiya College Of Engineering Orion Racing India

3 Vellore Institute Of Technology Pravega Racing

4 R V College Of Engineering Ashwa Racing

5 College Of Engineering Pune Team Octane Racing

7 Birla Institute Of Technology Mesra Team Srijan

8 BITS Pilani Inspired Karters

9 Pillai Institute Of Information Technology Hyperion Racing

10 Indian Institute Of Technology Madras Raftar Formula Racing

11 Symbiosis Institute Of Technology Wrench Wielders Racing

12 Indira College Of Engineering And Management Team Alchemist Racing

13 Manipal University Jaipur Vortex

16 Gujarat Technological University GT Motorsports

17 Manav Rachna International University Cool Runnings

19 G V Acharya Institute Of Engg And Technology GVA Motorsports

20 Vidyavardhinis College Of Engineering And

Technology

Ethan Racing

21 Mpstme Nmims Shirpur Cursus Motorsport

69 VIT University Chennai Campus Shaurya Racing

23 P E S Institue Of Technology Team Haya Racing

24 Haldia Institute Of Technology Asphalt

25 HMR Institute Of Technology And Management Mechsonic Racing

27 Delhi Technological University Defianz Racing

29 Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology Pune Team Veloce

32 Hindustan University Atraiu Racing

33 Netaji Subhas Institute Of Technology Bullethawk Racing

35 The National Institute Of Technology Kurukshetra Team Accelerons

36 PSG College Of Technology Pegasus Racing

40 Walchand Institute Of Technology Team Petrolheads

42 Lokmanya Tilak College Of Engineering Schnell Racing

43 National Institute Of Technology Rourkela Team Road Runner

77 DJ Sanghvi College Of Engineering DJS Racing

47 National Institute Of Technology Jamshedpur Drift Racing Team

50 Amity School Of Engineering And Technology Amity Motorsports



55 Graphic Era University Dehradun GEU Motorsports

56 PEC University Of Technology PEC Racing

59 Pillai Hoc College Of Engineering And Technology Optimum Racing

60 Manav Rachna College Of Engineering Auto Tragerns

63 Jntuh College Of Engineering Rampage Racers

66 Maharashtra Institute Of Technology Acceleracers

70 Saraswati College Of Engineering Prahaar Racing

71 Rajendra Mane College Of Engineering And

Technology

MH-08 Racing

73 DIT University DIT Motoracing

76 Chandigarh College Of Engineering And

Technology

Team Corsa

79 NITK NITK Racing

88 Hindustan Institute Of Technology And Science Yodha Racing

90 IIT Kanpur IITK Motorsports

95 Bangalore Institute Of Technology Team Rocket

96 KIIT University Hermes Racing

97 Galgotias University Automantra

44 VIT Team Zuura Formula

Racing

99 SRM University Camber Racing



Appendix – 2: Event Schedule



Appendix – 3: Results

Design Results:

CAR # TEAM NAME COLLEGE NAME SCORE RANK

1 Orion Racing India K J Somaiya College Of Engineering 150 1

99 Camber Racing SRM University 145 2

3 Pravega Racing Vellore Institute Of Technology 125 3

77 DJS Racing DJ Sanghvi College Of Engineering 120 4

27 Defianz Racing Delhi Technological University 110 5

4 Ashwa Racing R V College Of Engineering 90 6

90 IITK Motorsports IIT Kanpur 90 6

5 Team Octane Racing College Of Engineering Pune 85 8

96 Hermes Racing KIIT University 80 9

8 Inspired Karters BITS Pilani 80 9

43 Team Road Runner National Institute Of Technology Rourkela 75 11

66 Acceleracers Maharashtra Institute Of Technology 70 12

73 DIT Motoracing DIT University 70 12

12 Team Alchemist

Racing

Indira College Of Engineering And Management 70 12

11 Wrench Wielders

Racing

Symbiosis Institute Of Technology 70 12

36 Pegasus Racing PSG College Of Technology 60 16

40 Team Petrolheads Walchand Institute Of Technology 60 16

16 GT Motorsports Gujarat Technological University 50 18

50 Amity Motorsports Amity School Of Engineering And Technology 45 19

9 Hyperion Racing Pillai Institute Of Information Technology 45 19

71 MH-08 Racing Rajendra Mane College Of Engineering And

Technology 45 19

23 Team Haya Racing P E S Institue Of Technology 45 19

7 Team Srijan Birla Institute Of Technology Mesra 45 19

29 Team Veloce Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology Pune 45 19

88 Yodha Racing Hindustan Institute Of Technology And Science 45 19

56 PEC Racing PEC University Of Technology 40 26

42 Schnell Racing Lokmanya Tilak College Of Engineering 40 26

33 Bullethawk Racing Netaji Subhas Institute Of Technology 35 28

55 GEU Motorsports Graphic Era University Dehradun 35 28

79 NITK Racing NITK 35 28

97 Automantra Galgotias University 30 31

19 GVA Motorsports G V Acharya Institute Of Engg And Technology 30 31



35 Team Accelerons The National Institute Of Technology Kurukshetra 30 31

44 Zuura Formula

Racing

VIT 30 31

47 Drift Racing Team National Institute Of Technology Jamshedpur 25 35

25 Mechsonic Racing HMR Institute Of Technology And Management 25 35

69 Shaurya Racing VIT University Chennai Campus 25 35

76 Team Corsa Chandigarh College Of Engineering And Technology 25 35

17 Cool Runnings Manav Rachna International University 20 39

20 Ethan Racing Vidyavardhinis College Of Engineering And

Technology 20 39

70 Prahaar Racing Saraswati College Of Engineering 20 39

63 Rampage Racers Jntuh College Of Engineering 20 39

24 Asphalt Haldia Institute Of Technology 0 43

32 Atraiu Racing Hindustan University 0 43

60 Auto Tragerns Manav Rachna College Of Engineering 0 43

10 Raftar Formula

Racing

Indian Institute Of Technology Madras 0 43



Cost Results:

Rank Car # Team Name

Lowest

Cost

(20)

Visual

Inspection

(40)

Real

Case

Scenario

(40)

Penalty Total

(100)

1 1 Orion Racing India 5 31 28 64

2 77 DJS Racing 5 24 30 59

3 3 Pravega Racing 3 29 26 58

4 73 DIT Motoracing 5 23 29 57

5 90 IITK Motorsports 7 25 23 55

6 79 NITK Racing 2 16 34 52

7 70 Prahaar Racing 5 21 24 50

7 96 Hermes Racing 4 16 30 50

9 47 Drift Racing Team 0 14 27 Cost Report

Not Proper 41

10 35 Team Accelerons 5 9 24 38

10 4 Ashwa Racing 3 22 13 38

12 42 Schnell Racing 3 13 20 36

12 5 Team Octane Racing 3 10 23 36

14 27 Defianz Racing 1 14 18 33

15 99 Camber Racing 3 19 9 31

16 43 Team Road Runner 3 18 7 28

17 55 GEU Motorsports 0 3 24 Cost Report

Not Proper 27

17 8 Inspired Karters 4 16 7 27

17 36 Pegasus Racing 5 16 6 27

17 44 Zuura Formula

Racing 3 14 10

27

21 29 Team Veloce 3 11 10 24

21 40 Team Petrolheads 5 11 8 24

23 7 Team Srijan 2 10 11 23

23 69 Shaurya Racing 4 11 8 23

23 25 Mechsonic Racing 2 10 11 23

26 71 MH-08 Racing 5 15 2 22

27 10 Raftar Formula

Racing 1 10 10

21

28 16 GT Motorsports 2 11 7 20



29 12 Team Alchemist

Racing 2 6 9

17

30 33 Bullethawk Racing 3 8 5 16

31 76 Team Corsa 2 5 8 15

32 66 Acceleracers 0 5 7 12

33 11 Wrench Wielders

Racing 0 0 8 Cost In INR 8

34 17 Cool Runnings 0 3 1 Cost Report Not

Proper 4

35 50 Amity Motorsports 0 0 2 Cost In INR 2

36 9 Hyperion Racing 2 13 23

Online Cost Report

Not Submitted

(Penalty -80)

0

36 19 GVA Motorsports 0 0 0

Online Cost Report

Not Submitted

(Penalty -80)

0

36 20 Ethan Racing 0 0 0 No Cost Report 0

36 23 Team Haya Racing 0 0 0 Cost Report Not

Proper 0

36 24 Asphalt 0 0 0 Cost Report Not

Proper 0

36 32 Atraiu Racing 0 0 0 Cost Report Not

Proper 0

36 56 PEC Racing 0 0 0

Online Cost Report

Not Submitted

(Penalty -80)

0

36 60 Auto Tragerns 0 0 0

Online Cost Report

Not Submitted

(Penalty -80)

0

36 63 Rampage Racers 0 0 0 Cost Report Not

Proper 0

36 88 Yodha Racing 0 0 0

Online Cost Report

Not Submitted

(Penalty -80)

0

36 97 Automantra 0 0 0 Cost Report Not

Proper 0



Business Plan Presentation:

CAR# TEAM NAME COLLEGE NAME SCORE FINAL

SCORE (75) RANK

3 Pravega Racing Vellore Institute Of Technology 46.67 70.005 1

99 Camber Racing SRM University 45.3 67.95 2

27 Defianz Racing Delhi Technological University 41.67 62.505 3

90 IITK Motorsports IIT Kanpur 39.67 59.51 4

1 Orion Racing India K J Somaiya College Of Engineering 37.83 56.75 5

5 Team Octane Racing College Of Engineering Pune 37.33 56 6

12 Team Alchemist Racing Indira College Of Engineering And

Management 37.33 56 7

79 NITK Racing NITK 37 55.5 8

66 Acceleracers Maharashtra Institute Of Technology 35.67 53.51 9

69 Shaurya Racing VIT University Chennai Campus 34.7 52.05 10

25 Mechsonic Racing HMR Institute Of Technology And

Management 34.33 51.5 11

4 Ashwa Racing R V College Of Engineering 34 51 12

77 DJS Racing DJ Sanghvi College Of Engineering 34 51 13

10 Raftar Formula Racing Indian Institute Of Technology

Madras 33.83 50.75 14

7 Team Srijan Birla Institute Of Technology Mesra 31 46.5 15

11 Wrench Wielders

Racing Symbiosis Institute Of Technology 27.5 41.25 16

8 Inspired Karters BITS Pilani 27 40.5 17

33 Bullethawk Racing Netaji Subhas Institute Of

Technology 27 40.5 18

40 Team Petrolheads Walchand Institute Of Technology 26.67 40.5 19

29 Team Veloce Vishwakarma Institute Of

Technology Pune 23.33 35 20

43 Team Road Runner National Institute Of Technology

Rourkela 23.33 35 21

9 Hyperion Racing Pillai Institute Of Information

Technology 23 34.5 22

47 Drift Racing Team National Institute Of Technology

Jamshedpur 23 34.5 23

73 DIT Moto racing DIT University 22.67 34.01 24



35 Team Accelerons The National Institute Of

Technology Kurukshetra 22.5 33.75 25

16 GT Motorsports Gujarat Technological University 22 33 26

55 GEU Motorsports Graphic Era University Dehradun 22 33 27

70 Prahaar Racing Saraswati College Of Engineering 21.83 32.75 28

42 Schnell Racing Lokmanya Tilak College Of

Engineering 21.67 32.51 29

23 Team Haya Racing P E S Institue Of Technology 20 30 30

56 PEC Racing PEC University Of Technology 19 28.5 31

19 GVA Motorsports G V Acharya Institute Of Engg And

Technology 18.67 28.01 32

71 MH-08 Racing Rajendra Mane College Of

Engineering And Technology 18 27 33

96 Hermes Racing KIIT University 17.67 26.51 34

76 Team Corsa Chandigarh College Of Engineering

And Technology 17.3 25.95 35

36 Pegasus Racing PSG College Of Technology 16 24 36

44 Zuura Formula Racing VIT 15.5 23.25 37

20 Ethan Racing Vidyavardhinis College Of

Engineering And Technology 15 22.5 38

17 Cool Runnings Manav Rachna International

University 15.33 21 39

88 Yodha Racing Hindustan Institute Of Technology

And Science 7.33 11 40

24 Asphalt Haldia Institute Of Technology 5.33 8 41

97 Automantra Galgotias University 3 0 42

32 Atraiu Racing Hindustan University DNA DNA

50 Amity Motorsports Amity School Of Engineering And

Technology DNA DNA

60 Auto Tragerns Manav Rachna College Of

Engineering DNA DNA

63 Rampage Racers Jntuh College Of Engineering DNA DNA



Acceleration Results:

0-75

CAR # TEAM

NAME

COLLEGE

NAME

Best

Time

FINAL SCORE -

ACCELERATION RANK

3 Pravega

Racing

Vellore Institute

Of Technology 5.12 75 1

99 Camber

Racing SRM University 5.357 65.51 2



Skid Pad Results:

0-50

CAR # TEAM NAME COLLEGE NAME

T Your -

Best Time

(Secs)

FINAL

SCORE -

SKID PAD

Rank

3 Pravega Racing Vellore Institute Of Technology 11.389 50 1


36 Pegasus Racing PSG College Of Technology 13.309 14.68 3

10 Raftar Formula

Racing

Indian Institute Of Technology

Madras 13.316 14.57 4

1 Orion Racing India K J Somaiya College Of

Engineering 13.505 11.89 5

16 GT Motorsports Gujarat Technological University 14.597 2.5 6

73 DIT Motoracing DIT University 15.939 2.5 6



Autocross Results:

0-150

CAR #

TEAM NAME COLLEGE NAME BEST TIME

(Mins)

FINAL SCORE - AUTOCROSS

Rank

1 Orion Racing India K J Somaiya College Of Engineering 2.071 150 1


10 Raftar Formula Racing Indian Institute Of Technology Madras 2.451 78.7 3

3 Pravega Racing Vellore Institute Of Technology 2.823 27.59 4

36 Pegasus Racing PSG College Of Technology 3.993 7.5 5



Endurance Results:

CAR # TEAM

NAME

COLLEGE

NAME

# Of Full

Laps

Completed By

The Team

Total

Time T Your

FINAL

SCORE -

ENDURANCE

(300max)

RANK

1 Orion

Racing India

K J Somaiya

College Of

Engineering

22 2487.45 2625.45 300 1

10

Raftar

Formula

Racing

Indian Institute

Of Technology

Madras

22 2849.26 3031.26 192 2

99 Camber

Racing SRM University 22 2789.26 3045.26 189 3

16 GT

Motorsports

Gujarat

Technological

University

22 3291.99 4009.99 22 4

36 Pegasus

Racing

PSG College Of

Technology 22 4013.27 4683.27 22 4

73 DIT

Motoracing DIT University 22 4934.97 6146.97 22 4

5

Team

Octane

Racing

College Of

Engineering

Pune

12 DNF DNF 12 7

77 DJS Racing

DJ Sanghvi

College Of

Engineering

3 DNF DNF 3 8

3 Pravega

Racing

Vellore Institute

Of Technology 1 DNF DNF 1 9



Fuel Efficiency Results:

CAR # TEAM NAME COLLEGE NAME Lap Yours

(Laps Completed)

Fuel Used (L)

FINAL SCORE - EFFICIENCY

(100max) RANK

10 Raftar Formula Racing

Indian Institute Of Technology Madras

22 1.61 100 1

1 Orion Racing India

K J Somaiya College Of Engineering

22 2.29 93.3 2

99 Camber Racing SRM University 22 2.9 76.7 3

16 GT Motorsports Gujarat Technological University

22 2.21 76.5 4

5 Team Octane Racing

College Of Engineering Pune

12 1.25 56.9 5

73 DIT Motoracing DIT University 22 3.5 1.8 6

36 Pegasus Racing PSG College Of Technology

22 4.66 0 7

77 DJS Racing DJ Sanghvi College Of Engineering

DNF 0 0

3 Pravega Racing Vellore Institute Of Technology

DNF 0 0



Overall Results:

Car # Team Name College Name Score Position

1 Orion Racing India K J Somaiya College Of Engineering 825.935 1

99 Camber Racing SRM University 700.3 2

10 Raftar Formula

Racing

Indian Institute Of Technology

Madras 457.015 3

3 Pravega Racing Vellore Institute Of Technology 406.595 4

5 Team Octane Racing College Of Engineering Pune 245.395 5

77 DJS Racing DJ Sanghvi College Of Engineering 233 6

27 Defianz Racing Delhi Technological University 205.005 7

90 IITK Motorsports IIT Kanpur 204.005 8

16 GT Motorsports Gujarat Technological University 203.5 9

4 Ashwa Racing R V College Of Engineering 178.5 10

73 DIT Motoracing DIT University 164.805 11

96 Hermes Racing KIIT University 156.005 12

36 Pegasus Racing PSG College Of Technology 155.18 13

8 Inspired Karters BITS Pilani 147.5 14

12 Team Alchemist

Racing

Indira College Of Engineering And

Management 142.495 15

79 NITK Racing NITK 142 16

66 Acceleracers Maharashtra Institute Of Technology 135.005 17

9 Hyperion Racing Pillai Institute Of Information

Technology 127.5 18

40 Team Petrolheads Walchand Institute Of Technology 123.505 19

11 Wrench Wielders

Racing

Symbiosis Institute Of Technology 119.25 20

7 Team Srijan Birla Institute Of Technology Mesra 114.95 21

42 Schnell Racing Lokmanya Tilak College Of

Engineering 108.105 22

29 Team Veloce Vishwakarma Institute Of

Technology Pune 103.995 23

70 Prahaar Racing Saraswati College Of Engineering 102.745 24

35 Team Accelerons The National Institute Of

Technology Kurukshetra 101.75 25

47 Drift Racing Team National Institute Of Technology

Jamshedpur 100.5 26

69 Shaurya Racing VIT University Chennai Campus 100.35 27



55 GEU Motorsports Graphic Era University Dehradun 95 28

71 MH-08 Racing Rajendra Mane College Of

Engineering And Technology 94 29

33 Bullethawk Racing Netaji Subhas Institute Of Technology 91.5 30

23 Team Haya Racing P E S Institue Of Technology 75 31

43 Team Road Runner National Institute Of Technology

Rourkela 62.995 32

19 GVA Motorsports G V Acharya Institute Of Engg And

Technology 58.005 33

88 Yodha Racing Hindustan Institute Of Technology

And Science 55.995 34

50 Amity Motorsports Amity School Of Engineering And

Technology 47 35

20 Ethan Racing Vidyavardhinis College Of

Engineering And Technology 42.5 36

97 Automantra Galgotias University 34.5 37

25 Mechsonic Racing HMR Institute Of Technology And

Management 23.995 38

63 Rampage Racers Jntuh College Of Engineering 20 39

24 Asphalt Haldia Institute Of Technology 7.995 40

44 Zuura Formula

Racing

VIT 5.25 41

56 PEC Racing PEC University Of Technology -6.5

76 Team Corsa Chandigarh College Of Engineering

And Technology -9.55

17 Cool Runnings Manav Rachna International

University -28.505

32 Atraiu Racing Hindustan University -75

60 Auto Tragerns Manav Rachna College Of

Engineering -75



Appendix - 04:

Areas of Development for 2016-2017 Campaign for Team GT Motorsports.

Below mentioned is a list of problem statements or new areas where the team will be working

and need helps from other faculties and Industry:

1. Design & Development of Engine air Intake System for Formula Student Vehicles.

2. Design & Development of Engine Exhaust System for Formula Student Vehicles

3. Mathematical Modelling of Engine for better understanding & simulation of designs.

4. Development of light weight and high Thermal Efficient Water Cooling System for

KTM 390 engine.

5. Understand and implement new age materials like Plastics and Composites in

Manufacturing of vehicles.

6. Understand and implement modern Race Car Aerodynamics to upgrade performance

of the vehicle.

7. Train Students on Computer Aided machining & Gain hardware help from industry

for the same.

8. Understand and learn various Load Case Scenarios for Analysis and Validation of

designed components.

9. Design and develop a custom wiring harness for the vehicle.

10. Custom ECU Programing and Engine tuning using an Engine Dynamometer.

11. Live Time Data Acquisition for Engine & Vehicle Performance.

12. Design & Development of Electro Pneumatic or Electro-Magnetic Gear Shifter for the

vehicle.

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