‘Road Runner’ does NIT proud

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Rourkela: A group of 25 undergraduate students of NIT, Rourkela, collectively christened as ‘Road Runner’, led by Dibyendu Mohanta and Pradeepta Sahoo, has successfully designed and fabricated a formula car for SUPRA-SAE-2012 event.

The racing event took place at the Buddha International F1 Racing Circuit, Noida. It was the only car from Odisha that had qualified in this national event.

This competitive event saw participation of 117 teams from different engineering institutes in the country. The event comprised Brake Test, Acceleration Test and Autocross event and prior to Endurance event (race day).

The results were over-whelming with Road Runner ranked Second Runners Up in skid pad test, 6th in overall design of the car, 9th in autocross test and 12th in Acceleration event. Road Runner stood 18th in Overall Rankings amongst 117 colleges from all over the country.

Teams had to qualify the first round of scrutiny, i.e. Virtual SUPRA SAE, wherein designs were approved by automobile experts from leading firms like Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra and Mahindra, John Deere, etc, prior to permitting them to fabricate the cars.

This presentation event was held in Pune. Of total 117 teams, only 63 were selected for the main event at Buddha International Circuit, Noida, held on September 9.

However, only 25 had qualified for the final race. The car developed by Road Runner was equipped with state-of art lateral and longitudinal G sensors, rpm sensors, and a self-developed GPS tracking system. Also a complete Vehicle Data Acquisition System was developed in house. Its performance was tested and validated.

The Alumni Association of NIT and its director congratulated the team and promised all support in future.

Propelled by this success, the runners are determined to put up brilliant performance next time set the tracks on fire. “And this success of Road Runner would not have been possible without our sponsors, alumni, faculty advisor and our director Dr. Sunil Kumar Sarangi,” said the team. 
     

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