· Of 70 +
teams registered by international & national students from 7 countries
& Indian states, only 25 teams entered final racing round
· 15 Eminent Judges
from the world of auto-industry including Maruti Suzuki, I-CAT, Hero
Motors Corp, TCS, Mahindra Swaraj and more judged the event
· Racers raced
their self designed ‘Go Karts’ on 10 kms long ‘first ever in-campus Race-Track
of 10 Kms in India
· Cash Prizes
worth Rs 3,50,000 were distributed to the best teams adjudged in different
fields
· Teams
‘Vijayant’ from Oriental Institute of Science & Technology (Bhopal),
‘Agonaz’ from Government College of Coimbatore and ‘Argus Elite’ of LPU won
first, second and third prize respectively
Jalandhar: The School of Mechanical
Engineering at Lovely Professional University (LPU) organized four-day
International Go-Kart Championship (IGC) 2017, which concluded today at its
campus. LPU Society of Automotive Engineers & Collegiate Club (LPU-SAE CC)
monitored the whole event for 20,000+ spectators. Much awaited in the
engineering students’ community, the event witnessed Innovative engineering
students’ self-designed go-karts speeding up on 10 Kms long ‘first ever in-campus
Race-Track’ in India. Of 70+ teams registered by international & national
students from 7 countries & Indian states, only 25 teams entered final
racing round. Showcasing excellent design, sturdy construction and efficient
kart, the teams ‘Vijayant’ from Oriental Institute of Science &
Technology (Bhopal), ‘Agonaz’ from Government College of Coimbatore and ‘Argus
Elite’ of LPU won first prize (Rs 1.10 Lakh), second (Rs 70,000) and third
prize (Rs 50,000) respectively. In all, cash prizes worth Rs 3,50,000 were
distributed to the best teams adjudged in different fields. 15 Eminent Judges
from the world of auto-industry including Maruti Suzuki, I-CAT, Hero Motors
Corp, TCS, Mahindra Swaraj, Mahle, Natrip and Eastman judged the event.
Prior to this LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal,
Pro Chancellor Mrs Rashmi Mittal & Senior General Manager I-CAT Mr UD
Bhangale had flagged off the race in the morning hours, and awarded the trophy
and cash prizes to the winners during the celebrative hours in the evening.
Congratulating all winners and the participants, LPU Chancellor Mr Mittal
motivated all students to keep on applying their theoretical knowledge into
creative and dynamic forms to further excel in the world.
Near 1000 students and faculty members from
across India and many countries participated with strong belief to be judged as
the best engineering team. After pre-final rounds based on technical, endurance
and dynamic tests, the race of near 80 Kms was to be covered in one and a half
hour for all the finalized Go-Karts. The final teams used engines of 100
to 125cc in their vehicles for top speed of 80 kms and an average speed of
40-50 kms per hour. The participating students had to design and fabricate
their ‘Go-Karts’ in extremely low budget and weight, and to be fit for several
tests and tasks.
Explaining about the organization of the
event, LPU Dean Dr Gurpreet Phull informed: “We had 200+ student and faculty
coordinators with us, who worked day & night for full five-months to see
this event come out successful in every aspect. We all are thankful to
LPU which keeps on organizing such research oriented, practical and innovative
activities for student community as a whole.” Participating Girl-students
Anushree from SRM University Chennai, Surbhi Dixit from OIST Bhopal and Alisha
Pattnaik of LPU shared: “We are happy that we worked equally hard with boys in
the male dominated field of automobile engineering. It was indeed a great
experience for all of us. We all want to say that the event was ‘excellent’ in
every aspect.”