Speed Zeal!

Christened after 8216;torque accelerated zoom8217;, the vehicle is almost ready for a take off once the body is mounted. 8220;We have designed the car to compete at Formula SAE-A in Australia next month,8221; shares Raghav Thapar, a team member adding that only four other teams from the country are participating in the competition that will judge the vehicles on the static and dynamic basis. The team, led by Gurpinder Singh Virk, also comprises Ankur Kataria, Akhil Goyal, Akhil Mahajan, Mohit Bhola, Bharat Bhushan Kansal, Manik Jain, Sanmeet Singh Thapar and Aditya Sharma. The faculty advisor of the team is Ravinder Pal Singh and they got technical assistance from Ranjit Singh Randhawa, an automotive expert in Kharar and Ashish Bhatia of Grace Automotives, Chandigarh.

Capable of running at a speed of 200 km per hour the car has a modified V4 592cc engine. Team leader, Gurpinder Virk informs, 8220;We have modified the engine as per rules supplied by the competition organizers. The frame of the car has been developed by using stainless steel pipes. It has hydraulic disc brakes and double wishbone suspension system. The body work of the car is under process and before going to Australia, we are going have a nation wide media launch in beginning of November.8221; The car is presently sponsored by Bridgestone, while technical sponsorships have come from Grace Automotives and Cheema Boilers Limited. Chitkara Director, Madhu Chitkara has funded the team with about six lakhs. The total cost of the project is around 20 lakhs. Amidst the knowledge that Australian and older teams will have an edge, their hopes are high. 8220;We are giving it our best shot and hope to race to victory!8221;