Ashwa Racing Newsletter November 2017 edition

NEWSLETTER - November 2017

LIVE IT. LOVE IT. RACE IT.

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Contents 1

Recruitment

2

Visitors at the workshop

8

Audit -October 2017

3

BFW Manufacturing Day

9

Alumnus of the month

4

Formula Hybrid Registration

10

Combustion Sponsors

5

FS Electric

11

Hybrid Sponsors

6

Sponsor Focus

12

Team Directory

7

Video Testimonial

1

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Recruitment

Recruitment There was an overwhelming turnout of freshers for the preliminary rounds of recruitment, to join the Ashwa family. The students were tested on basic aptitude, following which the selected candidates during the Personal Inteview round.

The recruitment process aims to give the right set of students an opportunity to be a part of the project, hence revolves around their commitment, dedication and passion to innovate in the field of student motorsports. This was put to test during the kart event held on the 15th of October.

The kart event has been an Ashwa Tradition and through the years, a platform of ideas, hands-on experience and immense fun.

The new recruits are given a task to build a basic push kart and take part in a day-long event comprising of technical as well as managerial sub events, giving them a great opportunity to bond with their team members and kick start their journey in Ashwa Racing.

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BILL FORGE On the 27th of September, the team of Bill forge paid a visit to our workshop. It was a pleasure to take them through a series of on going activities, providing them with an opportunity to view the team’s efforts in designing and Fabricating the 2018 racecars.

The interaction lasted for more than an hour, paving way for various discussions including their interest to engage with the team on multiple industry-institute partnering activities like industrial visit, internship, seminar & community outreach, which is precisely what the team looks forward to do, inorder to bridge the gap between academics and real life applications and challenges.

We hope to continue this partnership between Ashwa Racing and Bill Forge for many more years to come.

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IMPEL CARGO Impel Cargo, our official Logistics partner has been very supportive of the Ashwa Racing endeavour right from the time of association.

On the 8th of September, Karthik Sir & Venkatesh Sir took time off their busy schedule to visit us at our workshop, to meet the team.

It was an immense pleasure to show them around the workshop, introducing the team members and discussing about Ashwa Racing’s future goals.

An insightful session of interaction with them reinforced the core beliefs of the team - Passion is the only necessary driving force to achieve one’s goals. www.ashwaracing.com | November Newsletter

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BFW Manufacturing Day Bharat Fritz Werner (BFW), a leading manufacturer of machine tools, partnered with Manufacturing Today magazine, to present Manufacturing Day 2017. The day-long conference was conducted with an intention to impart knowledge on today’s manufacturing ecosystem, and give participants a platform to discuss and share valuable thoughts with the eminent industry leaders on implementing digitization, skill development and innovation in the Manufacturing industry. Held on October 5 at Hotel Westin, Gurugram, the event was attended by the distinguished dignitaries and key industry personnel.

Ashwa Racing members were invited to participate in this prestigious event, and were provided with an opportunity to present our organization - Ashwa Mobility Foundation and our future goals amidst world-class Industry professionals from the Manufacturing Industry.

The team would like to thank BFW for providing us this wonderful opportunity to interact and network with industries, for the second time in two years.

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Registered for Formula Hybrid

After months of relentless efforts, we've finally officially registered for the Formula Hybrid event. This has certainly got the team's adrenaline pumping. Having registered now, the document submissions have begun, and we're all excited to start gaining points. Formula Hybrid has definitely kept us on our toes so far, and will continue to for the next six months. We love the pressure!

Keeping with the present momentum, we look forward to knocking off deadline after deadline; and making the most of the rest of the exciting race season.

- Suhas B U - Project Manager - X8H www.ashwaracing.com | November Newsletter

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Electric cars are not going to take the market by storm, but it’s going to be a gradual improvement.

The end of the age of the internal combustion engine is in sight.

There are small signs everywhere: the shift to hybrid vehicles is already under way among manufacturers.

Under the Paris Agreement at the UN Climate Conference earlier in May 2017, India declared that only electric cars will be on sale in 2030.

In light of this, there is a conspicuous push by the government to move away from fossil fuels and to embrace electric technology.

Hybrid technology uses two sources. An ICE comes in handy when the battery runs out of juice.

Given the alarming depletion of fossil fuels is a conundrum of global dimensions, the need of the hour is a drastic minimisation of carbon footprint-the end of the road for fossil fuel powered engines.

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-Carlos Ghosn Purely electric powertrains gain their place as the next milestone in Ashwa's automotive peregrinations - an exciting and noble pursuit that is greener, and loaded with modern technology.

As a precursor to the FS Electric event in 2019, that the team aims to take part in, we look forward to participate in the Formula Bharat Electric Concept Challenge in the month of January 2018.

Objectives of the event: 1. Provide a platform for Indian teams to build Electric.

2. Mentoring and guidance on aspects of designing and manufacturing with a lead time of 15 months to build a full fledged prototype that can compete on a global scale.

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SPONSOR FOCUS

The "Number 1" quality spring maker in india, Stumpp, Schuele & Somappa has 10 manufacturing plants capable of producing more than 4,000 varieties of springs. SSS is the largest quality spring maker for the automotive and various other industries in India.

The team is grateful to SSS Springs for extending their support for the 2017-18 Race Season.

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BFW was born in 1961 to realise the dream of a young economy that was on the cusp of industrialisation. Ever since, they’ve been at the heart of manufacturing supporting the growth of the Indian industry by creating the machine tools vital for industries, across verticals - from plastic buckets to aerospace projects.

The team is glad to be associated with BFW yet again this year, and would like to whole heartedly thank them for their extending their immense support as a financial sponsor for the 2017-18 Race Season.

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SPONSOR FOCUS

Incorporated in 2007, Tuflite is a manufacturer of polycarbonate sheets catering to the roofing industry for more than a decade. In the few years they have been present, they have grown to become a multinational with offices in India, Africa and China.

The team would like to thank Tuflite for coming on board as a product sponsor for the 2017-18 hybrid race Season.

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Star Cement is the largest manufacturer of cement in the North East of India constantly aiming to provide utmost satisfaction to the consumer through best quality and customer care.

The team had the opportunity to reconnect with Mr. Rahul Chamaria, an alumnus of Ashwa Racing, who was delighted to see the progress made by the team over the years.

We are delighted to welcome Star Cements to our family of sponsors and hope to strengthen this partnership in the future years to come.

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AUDIT - October 2017

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ALUMNUS OF THE MONTH Mohammad Hannan Chisti, the Project Manager of the first hybrid team of Ashwa Racing which fabricated the RZX5H in the year 2015 is well known for his passion towards racing and his dedication towards the project throughout his tenure. His contribution towards the team's progress made everyone realise the importance of the post of the Project Manager in Ashwa's endeavour.

Hannan is known for his outstanding technical, managerial as well as interpersonal skills. In his 4 years at Ashwa Racing, he has been a part of 6 prototype construction efforts and has participated in 4 national and international Formula SAE competitions.

His role varied from macro responsibilities like delegation and management of operations like designing, manufacturing, finance and sponsorship efforts to detailed aspects, displaying enormous endurance and resourcefulness His consistency in work and character inspired his team to an outstanding 7th place finish which made Ashwa the highest ranked student hybrid racing team in India.

Hannan never hesitated to take up tedious jobs and was at the forefront to take greater responsibility. His ability to negotiate and improvise on the situations have served Ashwa splendidly in building prototype racecars and competing in global competitions.

He is a part of the Alumni Council to mentor the team in its Finance operations and his involvement in Finance has greatly made the operations more convenient for the present teams. He was also appointed as the Judge for the Cost Event in Formula Bharat 2017, held in Coimbatore in January 2017.

He was, is and will always be one of the most fondly remembered member of Ashwa for his role in getting Ashwa on the progress ladder. There is certainly no substitute for the dedication which he possesses.

Thank you Hannan for inspiring us and helping us move ahead year after year.

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Video Testimonial Mr. Dilbagh Gill is the Team Principal of Mahindra Formula E Racing, an alumnus of R. V. C. E., and a long-time supporter of Ashwa Racing. We were introduced to Mr Dilbagh Gill through Mr Venkatesh, the MD of Uniflex in 2015. Every year, Mr Dilbagh Gill pays the Hybrid team a visit at New Hampshire, USA during the event. No matter what the outcome of the event is, the team is always left in awe of meeting such a distinguished and accomplished alumnus of thier college!

Click below to watch Mr. Dilbagh Gill share his experience with the team!

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Mr. Hubert Reilard, Hon’ble President of Indo German Chamber of Commerce and ex-Managing Director of EFD Induction, has been one of the strongest pillars of support for Ashwa Racing, right from its inception.

With his years of experience in the Industry, Mr. Hubert is one of the mentors of the project and has always been an inspiration to look upto.

Click below to watch Mr. Hubert Reilard share his experience with the team!

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2016-17 COMBUSTION PARTNERS

2016-17 SERVICE PARTNERS

2016-17 COMBUSTION - PRODUCT PARTNERS

2016-17 COMBUSTION - MANUFACTURING PARTNERS

EIGEN ENGINEERING SERVICES

HI-FLEX TECHNOLOGIES

SUN PRECISION TOOLS

2016-17 HYBRID PARTNERS

2016-17 SERVICE PARTNERS

2016-17 HYBRID- PRODUCT PARTNERS

2016-17 HYBRID - MANUFACTURING PARTNERS

EIGEN ENGINEERING SERVICES

HI-FLEX TECHNOLOGIES

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Team Directory FACULTY

NAME

DESIGNATION

Dr. R. S. KULKARNI

Faculty Advisor

STEERING COMMITTEE NAME

TELEPHONE

EMAIL-ID

ARUNRAJ SUBBARAJ

+9 68 9913 2457

rajashwa@gmail.com

SHUBHAM SAURAV

+1 7342392995

shubham.ashwa@gmail.com

SIDDHARTH MANDAL

+91 9619991933

sid.ashwa@gmail.com

NIKHIL JALI

+1 765 476 3370

nick.ashwa@gmail.com

SHARATH PRABHAKAR

+91 9000144355

shark.ashwa@gmail.com

Contents

ALUMNI COUNCIL

SUBSYSTEM ALUMNI EVALUATOR / MENTOR TECHNICAL

MANAGERIAL

Rules Committee : Ankur Revankar Safety

: Uday K, Ayush P

Aerodynamics

: G Y Rohit

Chassis

: Brian N Quadras

Workshop

: Arunraj Subbaraj

Suspension

: Kanal Sebastian

Admin

: Arunraj Subbaraj

Brakes

: Vamsi Naramsetty Logistics

: Pallav Rawat

Steering

: Eshwarmurthy T

Finance

: Mohammad Hannan

Engine

: R Manjeet

SMP

: Karan Chatrath

Drivetrain

: Rajat Kabra

HR

: Tejas Babaria

Electrical

: Siva Subramanian Testing

: Rajit Malik

Coding

: Arunraj Subbaraj

: Arunraj Subbaraj

IT

STATIC EVENT MODULE COORDINATOR Design Cost

: Arunraj Subbaraj : Gopika Hemachander

PMP : Arunraj Subbaraj Business Plan : Arunraj Subbaraj

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CHASSIS AND WORKSHOP COMBUSTION Shrirang Agarwal

+91 9090905100

shrirang0509.ashwa@gmail.com

Varun V V

+91 9986220366

varunv.ashwa@gmail.com

Prateek Bhustali

+91 7259365998

prateekb.ashwa@gmail.com

N V Uday

+91 8105646294

udayvn.ashwa@gmail.com

Yogesh K

+91 9483504314

yogeshkumar.ashwa@gmail.com

K Praneet

+91 8792260131

praneet.ashwa@gmail.com

Gautham S

+91 8884815512

gautamsingh.ashwa@gmail.com

Chinmaya Khamesra

+91 9986618363

chinmaya.ashwa@gmail.com

Anirudh KN

+91 9886011428

anirudhk.ashwa@gmail.com

Rakshith M Kotian

+91 7795178694

rakshith.ashwa@gmail.com

Harish Kumar M

+91 9902221703

harishk.ashwa@gmail.com

Shashank Vivek

+91 8217072622

shashankv.ashwa@gmail.com

Mubasshir Hussain

+91 8548043004

mubasshir.ashwa@gmail.com

Hrithik Hardi

+91 9481482517

hrithik.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID

OSV ENGINE COMBUSTION Rabindra N

+91 8105247150

rabindra.ashwa@gmail.com

Sidhartha

+91 9972373436

sidhartha.ashwa@gmail.com

Sharan Hegde

+91 8197965276

sharan.ashwa@gmail.com

Dhruv Bhandari

+91 9448071404

dhruvb.ashwa@gmail.com

Denzil A Joy

+91 9845224424

denzil.ashwa@gmail.com

Utsav Majumdar

+91 9830063525

utsavmajumdar.ashwa@gmail.com

Aditya Ranjan

+91 9686506810

adityar.ashwa@gmail.com

Ayan Das

+91 7600109763

ayandas.ashwa@gmail,com

Janmejay Singh Rathore

+91 9739081699

janmejay.ashwa@gmail.com

Naveen G

+91 9591244280

naveeng.ashwa@gmail.com

Yash Bhat

+91 8904656645

yashbhat.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID

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STEERING AND FINANCE COMBUSTION Ashish Nair

+91 9482459774

ashishs.ashwa@gmail.com

Utkarsh Agrawal

+91 9449853861

utkarsh.ashwa@gmail.com

Chandrashekhar R

+91 9902804716

chandrashekhar.ashwa@gmail.com

Ayuti Atul Goswami

+91 9741758678

ayuti.ashwa@gmail.com

Shreyash Kalal

+91 7337680876

shreyask.ashwa@gmail.com

Siddharth Reddy

+91 9538818876

siddharthr.ashwa@gmail.com

Atheeq Rehman

+91 8105232016

atheeq.ashwa@gmail.com

Chinar

+91 7337883973

chinarjain.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID

OSV

ELECTRICAL AND TESTING COMBUSTION Dhanush S

+91 8105105554

dhanush.ashwa@gmail.com

Sarthak B

+91 7829750305

sarthak.ashwa@gmail.com

Shridhar G

+91 8861149314

shridhar.ashwa@gmail.com

Anant N Deshpande

+91 8892671250

anantd.ashwa@gmail.com

Shreyasvi

+91 8277274130

nshreyasvi.ashwa@gmail.com

Nehal Balachandran

+91 7022831789

nehal.ashwa@gmail.com

C.R.Srinivas

+91 9482076140

srinivascr17.ashwa@gmail.com

Nithin M Banakar

+91 8553562104

nitin.ashwa@gmail.com

Goutham S G

+91 9972750249

goutham.ashwa@gmail.com

Kartik B

+91 7019537661

kbandarwad@gmail.com

Sathvik byram

+91 9449967989

sathvikbyram.ashwa@gmail.com

Siddhant V G

+91 9482472738

siddhantg.ashwa@gmail.com

Aditya P

+91 8892028375

adityap.ashwa@gmail.com

BL Vidhath

+91 9482503247

vidhath.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID

OSV

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COMBUSTION COMBUSTION Sweekruth Shetty Tejas R Kulkarni

DRIVETRAIN AND HR +91 8792574818 +91 8861666990

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Pranave Nanda

+91 8431954647

pranave.ashwa@gmail.com

Asfan Khan

+91 7026255343

asfankhan.ashwa@gmail.com

Bharath Talikoti

+91 9901128400

bharatht.ashwa@gmail.com

Rhea Arora

+91 7760430451

rhea.ashwa@gmail.com

Sathvik shetty

+91 9482862669

sathvikshetty.ashwa@gmail.com

Somya Singhal

+91 9019592540

somya.ashwa@gmail.com

Thamim Ansari

+91 7337784457

thamim.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID

OSV SUSPENSION AND ADMINISTRATION COMBUSTION COMBUSTION Mohammed Atiqh Ahmed

+91 9632206015

atiqh.ashwa@gmail.com

Rakesh H N

+91 9449723028

rakesh.ashwa@gmail.com

Suhas B U

+91 9036192262

suhas.ashwa@gmail.com

Moksith Bohra V

+91 9036739049

moksith.ashwa@gmail.com

Rahul Devarmani

+91 9845096342

rahul09.ashwa@gmail.com

Animesh Kumar

+91 9430779567

animesh.ashwa@gmail.com

Bharath E

+91 8904651195

bharathe.ashwa@gmail.com

Smith Patel

+91 7621099887

smith.ashwa@gmail.com

Nirmal Suresh

+91 9449380635

nirmals.ashwa@gmail.com

Rohil Vashisht

+91 9902548584

rohilv.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID HYBRID

OSV IT Rohitraj H

+91 9945681338

rohiitraj.ashwa@gmail.com

Abhishek N

+91 9663615740

n.abhishek.ashwa@gmail.com

Anurit Gangh

+91 9540793578

anurit.ashwa@gmail.com

Sharath HN

+91 8861976307

sharathhnagaraj.ashwa@gmail.com

Varsha C L

+91 8296616209

varsha.ashwa@gmail.com

Vatsalya V

+91 9643361367

vatsalyavigyaverma.ashwa@gmail.com

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BRAKES AND LOGISTICS COMBUSTION COMBUSTION Nishchay Jain

+91 9820844708

nischay.ashwa@gmail.com

Prashanth Tejas

+91 9632764845

prash.ashwa@gmail.com

Amol Mehta

+91 9448377771

amolmehta.ashwa@gmail.com

R.Venkataramana Datta

+91 8971132335

venkatrd.ashwa@gmail.com

Manjunath B D

+91 9481985585

manjubd.ashwa@gmail.com

Nitesh

+91 8123878516

nitesh.ashwa@gmail.com

Ruthuparna H K

+91 9980479524

ruthuparna.ashwa@gmail.com

Sathyanarayanan

+91 9886203337

sathyan.ashwa@gmail.com

Prathyaksh H U

+91 9686823443

prathyakshhu.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID

OSV SPONSORSHIP , MARKETING AND PR COMBUSTION Sweekruth Shetty

+91 8792574818

sweekruth.ashwa@gmail.com

Tarun K

+91 8762176189

tarunk.ashwa@gmail.com

Komal J

+91 7760887376

komal.ashwa@gmail.com

Srivatsa D

+91 9663879557

vatsa.ashwa@gmail.com

Gaurav P

+91 9008091694

gauravp.ashwa@gmail.com

Nithin J

+91 9632756650

joshynitin.ashwa@gmail.com

Dhanvin N

+91 9940586576

dhanvin.ashwa@gmail.com

Abhinav Mahesh

+91 8105863733

abhinav.ashwa@gmail.com

Hariharan R

+91 9916738430

hariharan.ashwa@gmail.com

Rishika Dechamma PJ

+91 7022365497

rishika.ashwa@gmail.com

Nachiket Kakatkar

+91 8884954545

nachiket.ashwa@gmail.com

Ninad D

+91 9148829341

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Saketh Saran

+91 8867733639

saketh.ashwa@gmail.com

Siddharth Sachar

+91 9971159466

siddharth.ashwa@gmail.com

Richa M

+91 7899803360

richa.ashwa@gmail.com

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