Formula Manipal team back home with honours

Formula Manipal team back home with honours

Mangalore Today News Network

Manipal, Augsut 27, 2013 (DHNS): Formula Manipal team was back home with more honours than the four previous teams from the Formula students’ competitions.

According to a press release, this year for the first time, the team, comprising 25 students have participated in competitions in two countries; Germany and Czech Republic.

The team did well at both places and even bagged the second prize in cost and manufacturing in the content in Germany. This was the first-ever podium finish for a Formula Manipal team.

 

 

 

  

Improving upon last season’s design, the team innovated and came up with a more compact design this year with less weight.

They used a Honda CBR 600RR engine and have also incorporated the Drexler Differential on the car along with the electro-pneumatic gear shifting and a custom made driveline and uprights thus giving them a competitive edge at the events.

The team consists of 25 undergraduate students led by Aakhilesh Singhania (Team Leader) and Rishu Raj Singh (Team Manager). Over 23 countries participated in Germany.

Formula Manipal also participated in Formula Student Czech Republic and made history by becoming the only Indian team to complete endurance for the Formula Student Season 2013, fetching them an overall rank of being 9th in the event.

Formula SAE (FSAE) is a competition organised by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) for students.

The challenge for the students is to design and manufacture a formula style race car with specific design and safety considerations as per the guidelines laid down by FSAE. More than 2,000 engineering students from 23 countries participated.