Combustion newsletter feb 17

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ASHWA RACING

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FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER -2017

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FORMULA BHARAT EVENT UPDATE Formula Bharat 2017 came to an end, putting into our pockets a plethora of knowledge and experience.

Starting with a rigorous round of technical inspection, we faced a tough scrutiny. Cutting no corners, we cleared TI and went on to pass tilt and noise test in our initial attempts. We came up short in our brake test in the beginning owing to an air leakage in one of the rims. But we pushed the envelope, changed the tires even though the climate seemed to be on the opposite side of our play.

Pushing beyond limits, our drivers worked hard on the endurance track in breaking the same car which they had so handsomely engineered. Our RZ-X7C was stretched to it's maximum potential until an issue with the charging circuit put the endurance run to a halt. ' 95 points in Design, 60 points in Business Presentation and 3rd place in Cost event: missing out on the second place by a margin of 6 points'The support provided by RSST, our college, Sponsors and the faculty has been instrumental towards the project.We would also like to thank the alumni who have been with us through our thick and thin.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

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RZ-X7C During Endurance

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RZ-X7C moving to pit after clearing brakes test.

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RZ-X7C Team Picture

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At Ashwa Racing, we strongly believe in integrating our freshmen into the team at the earliest. We organised a module wise orientation + training program where the freshers were acquainted with the past, present and future of the team. The roles and responsibilities and expectations for every subsystem was clearly explained by none other than the respective module members of the X8H team. Teamwork stands tall as the cornerstone of a successful project, and for achieving the same we conducted various informal ice - breaking sessions that comprised of fun-filled general discussions and games. The juniors were given the task of organising a team bonding trip that was scheduled for the coming week

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WHAT’S NEXT FORMULA HYBRID 1st -4th MAY,2017

FSAE ITLAY 19th -23rd JULY,2017

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SPONSOR FOCUS Entuple is a next generation solutions enabler in system design technologies across Telecommunication, Defence & Aerospace, Power & Utility and Academics. We are glad to introduce Entuple Technologies as our associate sponsor for 2017-18 Race-Season.

Arrow Electronics is an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. The company specializes in distribution and value added services relating to electronic components and computer products.

We are glad to introduce Arrow electronics as our Silver Sponsor for the 2017-2018 Race-Season.

SABIC is a Saudi diversified manufacturing company, active in chemicals and intermediates, industrial polymers, fertilizers, and metals. SABIC was the world's fourth largest chemical producer in 2013. We thank SABIC for extending their support for the 2016-2017 Race-Season as Silver Sponsor.

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AUDIT - JANUARY 2017

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ALUMNI FOCUS

Kanal Sebastian joined Ashwa in his first year of Engineering and worked on the Vehicle Dynamics of the 2012 car. However, initially he signed up for the engine subsystem because he loved the idea that the engine powered the entire car.

He worked hard on studying about the engine throughout his first year. Unfortunately, at the end of first year, his entire suspension team quit. His immediate senior decided to shift him onto suspension. This taught him that sometimes life just deals you a bad hand and you can either choose to make the best of it, or sulk about it. Naturally, he chose to sulk about it.

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ALUMNI FOCUS So, he got to work. He started reading up on Vehicle Dynamics and computing multiple iterations at the same time - understanding suspension as a system. Funny enough, the more he studied suspension, the more he realized that it was an infinite puzzle, which is quite natural.

There is no one solution to suspension like there is to the other systems. And since he loved puzzles from a very young age he was hooked.

According to him, one important aspect that ashwa taught him was crisis management which is basically to ensure keeping cool under pressure. Close to the event, the team was informed that one of their components was not rules-compliant. This would prevent them from competing. They didn't have the resources (time or money) to go through design, manufacturing and testing again. But by staying calm, reasoned discussion with all stakeholders they were able to convince the rule committee that the intent of the rules were met. Saving 2% of yearly budget by just staying calm is quite fascinating, he feels. One important lesson that Kanal had learnt was about failure: "In life, you will fail. Thins will go wrong, sometimes horribly. Sometimes, the hopes of 15 people will come crashing down because of one person. Sometimes, you are that one person. All you can do is - Pick yourself up, get back on your feet and get to work again. You've never really failed until you've given up.

Kanal has been a helping hand to all the subsequent batches of ashwa ever since 2012. He has always kept himself available for any work related to ashwa. His friendly nature and structured planning and moreover his funny old stories that he shares with the team, makes him one of the most approachable member of our vast alumni family.

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OUR COMBUSTION SPONSORS

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OUR IN KIND SPONSORS

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OUR IN KIND SPONSORS EIGEN ENGINEERING SERVICES

HI-FLEX TECHNOLOGIES

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DRIVETRAIN AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMBUSTION GOKUL SURESH

+91 9738664458

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NIKITHA BHUSHI

+91 9972348952

nikita.ashwa@gmail.com

SWEEKRUTH

+91 8792574818

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TEJAS KULKARNI

+91 8861666990

tejask.ashwa@gmail.com

PRANAVE NANDA

+91 8431954647

pranave.ashwa@gmail.com

ASFAN KHAN

+91 7026255343

asfankhan.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID

STEERING AND FINANCE COMBUSTION ABIN V

+91 7204377300 abinpv.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID ASHISH NAIR

+91 9482459774 ashishs.ashwa@gmail.com

CHANDRASHEKAR +91 9902804716 chandrashekhar.ashwa@gmail.com UTKARSH

+91 9449853861 utkarsh.ashwa@gmail.com

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SUSPENSION AND ADMINISTRATION COMBUSTION NIDITH RAI

+91 8496897985

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UPENDRA

+91 8970896969

upendra.ashwa@gmail.com

SOHAN J SHETTY

+91 9482673143

sohan.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID RAKESH H N

+91 9449723028

rakesh.ashwa@gmail.com

ATIQH AHMED

+91 9632206015

atiqh.ashwa@gmail.com

SUHAS B U

+91 9036192262

suhas.ashwa@gmail.com

MOKSITH

+91 9036739049

moksith.ashwa@gmail.com

RAHUL

+91 9845096342

rahul09.ashwa@gmail.com

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CHASSIS AND WORKSHOP MANAGEMENT COMBUSTION ABDUL R

+91 8095772640

abdulrahman.ashwa@gmail.com

PRANJAL

+91 9686984750

pranjal.ashwa@gmail.com

N RAGHU

+91 9177956956

raghun.ashwa@gmail.com

PRATEEK B

+91 7259365998

prateekb.ashwa@gmail.com

VARUN V V

+91 9986220366

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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

HYBRID

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ENGINE COMBUSTION PRANAV N

+91 9886132069

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RABINDRA N

+91 8105247150

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SIDHARTHA

+91 9972373436

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HYBRID

SHARAN HEGDE +91 8197965276

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SURAJ

+91 9620798187

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DENZIL A JOY

+91 7022696907

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DHRUV B

+91 9739403220

dhruvb.ashwa@gmail.com

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BRAKES AND LOGISTICS COMBUSTION PRANITH C

+91 9741122120

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SANTOSH

+91 8123424663

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SHAMVEEL M

+91 9895093888

shamveel.ashwa@gmail.com

NISCHAY JAIN

+91 9820844708

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R.VENKAT

+91 8971132335

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AMOL M

+91 9483533771

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PRASHANTH T

+91 9632764845

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HYBRID

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ELECTRICAL AND TESTING COMBUSTION LALITH K

+91 9900461054

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KIRAN

+91 8095173892

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HYBRID DHANUSH S

+91 8105105554

dhanush.ashwa@gmail.com

SARTHAK B

+91 7829750305

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SHRIDHAR G

+91 8861149314

shridhar.ashwa@gmail.com

RAUNAK N

+91 7829803464

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ANANT N D

+91 8892671250

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VISHNUSAI Y

+91 7760085229

vishnusai.ashwa@gmail.com

GOWTAMI T

+91 7829923728

gowthami.ashwa@gmail.com

UTSAV M

+91 9830614797

utsavmajumdar.ashwa@gmail.com

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SPONSORSHIP, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS COMBUSTION ANUSHREE HN

+91 8147264020

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AISHWARYA

+91 9880433144

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ROUNAK M

+91 8277564198

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GOVIND S

+91 9035710867

shenoy.ashwa@gmail.com

HYBRID SHRIRANG

+91 9090905100

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SWEEKRUTH

+91 8792574818

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MOHIT K N

+91 9828843522

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NIHAL RAI

+91 8971625195

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GAURAV P

+91 9008091694

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ABY

+91 9844361832

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KOMAL

+91 7760887376

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PRANEETH

+91 9448739397

praneethrao.ashwa@gmail.com

NITHIN J

+91 9632756650

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TEJAS GOWDA +91 9900024090

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TARUN K

+91 8762176189

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SRIVATSA D

+91 9663879557

vatsa.ashwa@gmail.com

DHANVIN N

+91 9940586576

dhanvin.ashwa@gmail.com