Car-ismatic Affair

Twelve teams from across the city participated in the designing and racing competition. The self-designed mini cars were operated on tracks which were custom made for radio controlled (RC) cars. To ensure fair-play,similar chassis were provided to all the participants. “I think our USP was the fabrication part. We kept in mind the concept of aerodynamics,wind breakers and spoilers while designing it,” says Buhariwalla.

Both had been interested in cars and bikes but never thought of designing one till they were told about the competition. “Our friend informed us about the competition. Nothing was planned and we went there to have fun,” says Bharucha. “I want to be an automobile journalist in the future. So I thought that this would be a perfect start for my career,” says Buhariwalla. “Rayomond designed most of the car,while I raced the car. He is an excellent designer and I had complete faith in what he was doing,” adds Bharucha.

The youngsters invested in immense team-work,mutual confidence and coordination before the final day. “It is uncanny when working in a team but we never had any differences of opinion. I knew Yazad will control our car well,” says Buhariwalla who eats,drinks and sleeps cars.

Both Bharucha and Buhariwalla would put in quality time everyday before the championships. “We looked through every website under the sun to gather knowledge about the car we are supposed to design,” says Buhariwalla. While in the process,they kept in mind a few basic necessities of car designing. “A sports car should be light weight,fast,practical and simple. We were inspired by the Japanese sports cars which are simple yet good to look at,” says Bharucha.

The duo do not have a formal training in designing cars yet it was not difficult for them. “If you have to rate us in terms of report cards,we are very mediocre students though,” grins Bharucha. “Unlike engineers,we never studied cars. Our passion drove us to sketch the cars,scale it down and re-sketch it several times,” says Buhariwalla. The team is going to start working for the national championship taking place in Delhi where the Pune youngsters will compete with the best teams from across the country.