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Have you tried something new recently which impacted your team in a big way? Be it in design, manufacturing, relations, management or funding? Be a part of our new #triedsomethingnew campaign through being featured on our blog. Submit the following form with your details and we shall get in touch with you soon!

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The Drag Event results from the Rev-it! 2021 Virtu

The Drag Event results from the Rev-it! 2021 Virtual Racing challenge are here!

The top 3 teams will be announced during the awards ceremony. Best of luck to the participating teams at the Hill Climb Event this weekend!

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Nicholas Burgwin, FBV EV Design Lead shares his in

Nicholas Burgwin, FBV EV Design Lead shares his insights on how a team can be successful in the design event.

"To be successful in the design of the car, and in the design event, students need to focus on understanding why they are doing what they are doing. Continuously answering this question, "why", will help students understand the choices they made and the impact they will have. Documenting these choices is critical.

If, during the development of the car, students are asking these questions, material for the design event will be easy to come by. As an example, choosing a motor for the car takes into account many different factors, both technical and non-technical. Having set overall team goals helps clearly link why the decision to select a certain motor was made, and why that selection will be successful for your team. Just because other teams choose the same motor isn't a reason for you to choose a particular motor. Documenting the selection process and comparing alternatives is just the beginning.

Once the car begins to form, validation is required to check if the initial choice was sound or not. Judges aren't concerned whether the result was positive or negative, but the judges do care about whether the students can articulate how the validation was done and what the results mean. If the motor selection turns out to have been the wrong choice, don't fear! In design, mistakes occur often. The judges will want to hear why it was a bad choice, and even better, they'll want to know how you plan to rectify the problem in the future.

There is no defined specification for a Formula car that will ensure an event win. As a result, many different design choices could lead to the same result. To achieve success in the overall event and in the design event specifically, students need to understand the why, show their design process and validation, and interpret the results they get relative to their overall team goals. Many teams will have different targets; set your own and measure against your own."

A powerful business plan presentation is much more

A powerful business plan presentation is much more than just a bunch of nice looking slides. Presenting your ideas can be a nerve wracking experience, but with the right approach you can make an impact.

This guide will help you deliver a powerful presentation.

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(2/2) As time passed on, the choice was clear. Eit

(2/2) As time passed on, the choice was clear. Either you can get disappointed and just leave the team, which some people did, or you could learn from that and aim to do better from there onwards. So that was the defining moment in my life. “Like next year we have to come back, our first aim is to at least clear the
technical inspection and participate in all the knowledge events.” My whole
next year was defined from that moment. We prepared a lot for technical inspection. We made a setup for the tilt test in our workshop. We made a lot of mufflers to clear the noise test.

In 2016, we went back to Germany and we cleared the technical inspection in our second try. That was the best we had ever done. Then we got to participate in all the dynamic events for the first time in our history. It was a satisfying end to the whole ordeal.

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(1/2) During the technical inspection at FSG 2015,

(1/2) During the technical inspection at FSG 2015, we faced a lot of issues. First day went by, the second day went by - we were struggling to pass tech. It was the third or fourth day, by which all the dynamic events went by and only endurance was left. We were able to get the tech, tilt, and noise stickers and the last thing that was left was the brakes test. After a lot of effort, we somehow managed to clear the brakes test and since the endurance event was left, we were happy that we could have a run at it. We had come so far. But then, once we cleared the brake test and we were taking the car back to the pits, our tech inspector passed us by. He stopped, took a look around the vehicle, saw that one of our brake discs was broken, and took away our technical inspection sticker. That was such a big heartbreaking moment at the time.

But still, there were 15 minutes left for the testing time to be over! Usually, this process to change the brakes disc assembly takes 3-4 hours but here we aimed to complete it within those 15 minutes. It’s an aspect that I discovered about myself - when pressure gets going, my mind blocks everything and I give a 100% in that moment. So it was myself, a colleague, and our team captain within the technical inspection area. And there’s a grilled fence behind us with all of our team members standing and watching us. Grease, blood, whatever that was happening - I don’t know what happened - but in those 15 minutes, we almost changed the whole thing. But we had crossed the scheduled time by 3 minutes.

We requested so much, we pleaded so much. But no. Germans are bang on time - if it’s 5 PM, it’s 5 PM. That was a big setback. A big disappointment for the
whole team.

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(2/2) “Now if I look back on my college years, I

(2/2) “Now if I look back on my college years, I would have taken the rule book a lot more seriously. Our team actually spent too much time on materials outside the rule book. This is where our struggles came in, this is actually what most teams do. Basically they will start thinking about suspension in too much depth, do a big MATLAB simulation which they will consider for a research project, they will try to impress the professors with their knowledge, but they don’t focus on the rule book. Like they design a very good suspension that can sustain endurance runs but they do not design keeping the rules in mind. If you just read the rule book and understand those constraints, you can devise a design from those constraints. Students often think that the rules are boring and it stops them from innovating, but you need to understand that it is primarily based on safety.”

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(1/2) “Our Faculty Advisor was very good. I thin

(1/2) “Our Faculty Advisor was very good. I think it was the main reason why we were able to accomplish all these things. And also through alumni support, which was also critical for us. So basically, once you register, you need registration money and on top of that, manufacturing facilities, like milling machines and a lot of other machines which the college did have but you know, you had to have very special access and approvals which were hard to get. Our Faculty Advisor was really helpful in all these aspects. He came to the competition with us, and he was there for us all the time. He would share knowledge on where we could get funds and which departments we could approach. He showed us that it can be done - if someone on the faculty really wants to support the team, then they can get funds for the students. He actually helped us raise the kind of funds we needed. When we failed at our competition, we thought that the college would discontinue our project because the faculty has already invested a lot of funds in it and since we did not show results, that we would be cut off. But he still continued it and our college is still participating to this day. So faculty support was there and college support was there - which was a good thing - in fact, I say it is a must! Running the project on your own money can be draining and it is very hard to do as well. We had alumni support too. They helped us monetarily as well. Sometimes it is good to have connections from college, because it really helps you. You are doing this project for the first time and you always need the kind of experience these support groups have.”

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I remember on my first day of judging, I was reall

I remember on my first day of judging, I was really worried about subjectivity. In that year, there were about 40 to 50 judges and at least 6-7 powertrain judges. All I could think of was, “These guys have more experience than I do.” And if I was judging ‘correctly’. “Am I judging the right things?” “Are we all judging the same things?” I was incredibly worried about this. I was talking to everyone and was trying to understand if I should ask the same questions as them. Everybody first told me to calm down. And then the experienced judges told me that you don’t need to ask the same questions. You need to follow your instinct. You see, if we blindly follow a pre-defined set of questions, then we aren’t judging the teams correctly, because different teams have different needs, approaches, goals and as such, different designs as well. In the time that he has available, the judge has to understand if the team is using the right principles of engineering to the challenge they have. And everyone's challenges vary. He needs to inquire, “What was observed last year?” “What were the bottlenecks?” “How did they use their data?” Some teams may have similar answers but many might not. And if we ask them the same questions, then we will not be obtaining the real engineering juice that the team has to offer.

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I was a senior in the electrical department in my

I was a senior in the electrical department in my third year of engineering. We decided to redo the wiring as previously we used the stock wiring and it was pretty complex. The same year, we had these two juniors in their second year who joined the department. I think the best decision I ever made was to tell them that it was their responsibility to redo the wiring. I downloaded the wiring diagram from the website and told them to study it and cut off anything we did not need. We decided that every week, we would come to the garage at least three to four times and study the wiring. In the first week, I showed them the diagram, how to check things, how to test it out, how to check voltage, and everything else. Unfortunately, I could not come by the garage the week after, so we decided to meet up after two weeks. When we met next, everything was cut apart and they had already started redoing the wiring! I was like, ‘What! Why didn’t you call me?!” But in the end, it really worked out well. This act of working together was very beneficial for both of them - and for the team! You see, one of them was conceptual - he had great concepts and ideas - and the other was realistic. He would remind them to not get ahead of themselves and to focus on what needed to get done first. They worked really well in conjunction. That was the time, at the top of my head, I was like, “All right! These two will take it forward. This is really great!”

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I always portrayed myself to the team that I was t

I always portrayed myself to the team that I was their backup. As in, if you gave me anything, I would know where to put it back or even how to proceed in the right direction. I would tell them not to worry about it, that I had their back. Now I believe that was the wrong thing to do. Sure the team thought that they should not make mistakes and it would be easier if I took care of it. It would save a lot of time too. But here’s the thing. Let’s say you have 30 people on your team. Those 30 people are like 30 electrons. Each has their own energy and they want to revolve around their own shell. The captain’s duty is to combine all of them, create a force of attraction and keep it in one single shell. It’s all about taking the right steps together and the right timing, with all team members putting in the effort. If let's say, a big rock falls on your leg, you will still have the strength to try to remove it. That’s the kind of motivation every team member should have. That is how the team will survive.

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I’ve known Mr. Nanthakumar from the beginning of

I’ve known Mr. Nanthakumar from the beginning of my first year. Throughout my Bachelors, I haven’t met a faculty member like him who was really supportive as a teacher. He was the kind of person who would sit with us and help us to try to brainstorm and solve an issue. For example, in my second year, we imported some new brake calipers which we had never worked with before. The mounting points and the threads on these calipers were different from the previous ones we had. Along with us, Mr. Nanthakumar had also researched on how we can solve our mounting dilemma.

I could say that he was a part of our team! There was a time when the college management did not support us with access to our labs, but he was the first person who stayed back in the college so that we could work till the late hours. He made sure that we got all the tools at the right time. He was a really passionate person.

It wasn’t just our team work. He was the only faculty member who also cared about our results in academics. He used to scrutinize my marks and he would always check on me if I was doing fine - if I was balancing my course work and the team. There was a situation where my marks were really low - I had gotten an F grade! I was frustrated and just upset with being on the team that day. But he told me not to worry and to focus on the project on-hand. For the first time, I felt like someone was taking care of me as an individual on both a personal and professional front. He made me feel like family. When I was working during Diwali, he came to our workshop with sweets and firecrackers, and he made sure that the team enjoyed the festival as well.

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(2/2) In the same year, we had a team in our paddo

(2/2) In the same year, we had a team in our paddock - Akron Racing from the USA - and they had come with just 7-8 team members. We were just surprised at that. But the level of preparedness and confidence the team had was remarkable and inspiring for me. I feel that all teams should have that level of confidence and preparedness that this team displayed. On the first day, the team unloaded the car and did a few setup changes. Four of their members took the car for tech and within 2 hours, they were back with the car and all the tech stickers. We were blown away! We also never saw the team work in the pits after 6 PM, which was the closing time of each day at the event. They would call it a night, cover their car up and head to the campgrounds to party. The next day they would arrive at their pit, setup the vehicle, go for the dynamic events and that’s it.

There’s something - inspiring, motivating, and encouraging - to actually have that kind of confidence and readiness with the team and with the car. It’s just brilliant!

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(1/2) At FSG 2013, our car made it through tech. H

I got to know about Ashwa Racing in my very first

I got to know about Ashwa Racing in my very first semester. It was exciting to know that engineering students were building a car and participating in cost and business presentations. I saw it as an opportunity - as a complete package - where I could grow in multiple areas, rather than sticking to the books. I badly wanted to join the team, so it was exciting when I passed the interviews! Every new member is coupled with responsibilities in both tech and management. When I got in, I was in the Vehicle Dynamics and Cost-Finance Team. Later on in my final year, I led the Cost team and mentored my juniors.

I would say team management skills is something that I took from Formula Student. I think we can all agree that it is very easy to work with machines, but with people, it’s difficult. And we are an engineering team. We are just what - 18, 19 years old? And new people, a new team, all put together, with similar minds. You have to find a way to come out of all the arguments you have - you will have one idea, and they will have one idea - and it's a big team, right? So I got these communication skills that are very important in an organization.

Apart from that, I also learnt a few things which you should not do - like working late nights. After coming out of Formula Student, I realized that I should get my life organized - like get good sleep, good food - life isn’t only about work.

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Generally they would not let you enter the Formula

Generally they would not let you enter the Formula Student team in the very first year. They would say that you should focus on your studies and then join in your second year. But I was adamant. I wanted to see how this car was being made. I was incredibly curious! So I told them, “Listen, if you don’t want to take me onboard the team, then no worries, but just let me be a part of your workshop and support you with any means - even if you want chai or coffee - I’ll do anything.” They agreed.

I think in my whole four years of college, I went home only twice. My college was in Dehradun and I am from Bihar, around 2000 kms away. I was fully invested in the team, I didn’t care about anything in the world.

I think my biggest disappointment was in my third year. We went to the competition and we were not able to complete tech. I kept thinking that I would never get the opportunity to see the car ever run because I would be busy with placements in my fourth year. I just wanted to see the car I designed, run. So yes, a huge, huge disappointment. I can also feel it right now as I am talking to you, remembering about that event. I still feel bad.

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