Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 24: Mechanical Engineering students of Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri won honors at 5th All India Go Kart Design Challenge organized by Indian Society of New Era Engineers at Kari Motor Speedway, Coimbatore.
The competition was held for five days in which more than 50 teams from various Universities and Colleges in India including IIT Delhi, IIT Mumbai, NIT Warangal, Thapar University, Patiala, Madras Institute of Technology Chennai, Hindustan Engineering College, JMI University Delhi took part. The team of CGC Jhanjeri participating in the competition for the first time, bagged first runners-up trophy in Autocross event and won the honour of earning first rank in North India.
The team was guided by Prof Virat Saroop, while Vimal and Kali Prasad Kar were Captain and Vice Captain respectively.
After completing the basic tests and getting the stickers of ‘Technical Inspection OK’ and ‘Brake Test OK’, pasted on their vehicles, the teams went through Static Tests which included report submission on Business Plan, Cost Report Analysis, Computer Aided Engineering, Design Validation Plan, Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis, Aesthetic Report and Innovation Report. After this, the teams entered the crucial Dynamic Test.
This test comprised of Skid Pad Test in which the figure of 8 was to be made in a track made from bajri & gravels, Auto Cross Test in which 36 conical obstacles were to be crossed without touching anyone of them and Endurance plus Fuel Economy Test.
The team of CGC Jhanjeri completed the Auto Cross Test in just 46.5 seconds and won the first runners-up trophy with a cash prize of Rs 10,000.
S. Rashpal Singh, President CGC announced a cash prize of Rs 21,000 for this team.
Dr GD Bansal, Director General said that this victory was especially remarkable as the team of CGC Jhanjeri had entered in this challenge for the first time.
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