IIT Delhi’s Student-led Automobile Club Bags 3rd Position at Indian Formula Designing Competition; Check Details Here

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi’s student-led Automobile Club AXLR8R Formula Racing has secured the third position in the Electric Vehicle category at Formula Bharat 2022, an Indian formula designing competition.

The competition was organised from January 20 to January 25, 2022 at the Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. A minimum of 40 engineers from IIT Delhi, attended the event.

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During the Formula Bharat, the students have managed to compete against some of the best national teams and secure quite a number of awards across several fields. Here are some of the achievements by the students:

3rd Position in Electric Vehicle Category
2nd Position in static events and electric designing
3rd Position in Prize and Manufacturing Cause
2nd Position in Perfect Train aware
1st in Battery designing

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The team captain of the racing club, Dharmik Bapodara, has explained how racing takes a toll on both the physical and mental health of the people to some extent. Lauding the initiative of the students, the group of judges evaluate the ideas, concept notes and design processes.

As per the official statement, participants have to first design a lifestyle size formula racing car. Then they have to apply or request for donations or sponsorship so that they can fund their projects.

“The unforeseen challenges during tough times of nation-wide lockdown, when staying inside one’s home boundary was a priority with no access to workshop for more than 10 months, the whole Axlr8r Formula Racing team was working on advancements in the design of their electric racecar and preparing for static events. These achievements are the result of support from the Institute, alumni, sponsors, and intense teamwork. This combined effort led to the team's first international podium finish”, as stated by Vivek Mahindrakar, Team Captain, Axlr8r.

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The team later expressed their surprise and gratitude to some of the major sponsors such as Escorts, Lapp, Tata Steel, Rosenberger, Rico, etc. for their constant support.

Earlier, the automobile club participated in another Formula Student Virtual Competitions- Formula SAE Australasia 2020 and managed to bag several wins in that one as well.

For the time being, the team is preparing to take part in FSAE Italy (ATA) which is going to take place during July, 2022. Both the students and the institution are working hand in hand to overcome all the barriers and win this one as well.

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