NEWSLETTER - July 2018
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Off to Italy The Underdog Story
Video Testimonial
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Combustion Sponsors
For the Love Of Racing
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Leading the way
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Audit June 2018
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Alumnus of the month
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Sponsor Focus
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Hybrid Sponsors
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Team Directory
Off to Italy With a much-awaited Formula SAE Italy coming up this month, held between 11th and 15th of July, the combustion prototype left our college on the 8th of June, was shipped on the 16th of June from Mumbai and has reached Italy by the first week of July. The event is being held at Verano de Melegari, located in the outskirts of Parma province. A lot of extensive research and testing has gone into building this car and our team is ready to tackle the event head on with utmost preparation and confidence. The team looks to better its performances from the previous years and make the nation proud on this global stage.
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Motorsports Motorsports Column Column >> >> The Underdog Story
Speaking of underdogs, let’s take a small detour to Russia where the FIFA World Cup, 2018 is in progress. What an amazing couple of weeks of world cup we have had!!! With majority of the big guns failing to fire, the underdogs have seized the opportunity to the maximum, both Argentina and Brazil failing to register a win in their opening game with the latter getting knocked out of the tournament, and the Germans facing an embarrassing group stage exit. Many fans have even begun to name it as the ‘World Cup of Upsets’. Coming back to the world of motorsport we have 4 glamorous and thrilling races lined up in the month of July with Lewis Hamilton leading the drivers’ Championship which happens to be a cumulative of all the points won by the drivers over the entire race season and Sebastian Vettel right on his tail. A decade ago Sebastian Vettel aged just 21 years; raced on to his first podium finish and the rest as they say is history. Driving for Toro Rosso, Vettel started on pole breezing past Championship contenders Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa in the qualifiers. Heavy rain prior to the race meant that all cars used extreme wet-weather tyres. The race began with a safety car as Sebastian Bourdaid stalled on the grid. After the second lap the safety car pulled into the pit-lane Vettel opened up a lead of two seconds over Kovalainen straight after; the McLaren experiencing visibility problems by virtue of the spray off the back of the Toro Rosso. Vettel made his first stop in the 18th lap, by the end of which he had built a lead of 12 seconds over his counterparts. A momentary lapse saw him slip to 4th but pit stops from each of his rivals, Kovalainen, Mark Webber and Felipe Massa meant that he regained his lead. Vettel clung on to his lead to finish off a remarkable race.
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For the Love of Racing
Sports, the culmination of talent, hard work and dedication on a single stage. A visual treat, it transcends all boundaries and differences. It brings together all walks of life, where everyone shares a common platform. The wondrous world of motor-sports is no different, with teams and individuals from all nations, creeds religion, etc working together to achieve excellence. It's no wonder why we as Indians love the sport so dearly. The other main aspect, which draws many a fan amongst us towards motor-sports are the vehicles themselves. We can never get enough of it. The roar of their engines, their elegant design and high precision performance have captivated our attention. Probably the most exciting feature of the sport for us would be the bitter rivalries which dominate the track. Be it the current Vettel, Hamilton rivalry or the one involving Nikki Lauda and James Hunt, it made for more than just a good watch (on or off the track). We never waste a single moment in discussing who would get the better of the other, or who held the upper hand in an upcoming race, the fight for dominance reigned supreme. www.ashwaracing.com | July Newsletter
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Sathvik Shetty, Team Captain of the Hybrid Project - X9H, works for the Drivetrain subsystem. He is a very cheerful person and has made significant contributions towards team dynamics. Sathvik has ensured that the team faces no difficulties of any sort and has motivated us all to work upto our full potential. He has always bridged the gap between the team members and the team leaders, he's excellent at multi-tasking. He also bonds well with all his batchmates & seniors alike. On a side note, Sathvik is immensely passionate about football. He also plays for the college team and is one of the top players. Bharath Elangovel, or as he calls himself "Captain Claw", is the Project Manager of X9H. Although he belongs to the Suspension subsystem, Bharath actively helps out in all departments. He is present in the workshop all the time and is found interacting with juniors and seniors as well. He is one of the most dedicated & hardworking team members. Bharath is pragmatic and has made unconditional contributions towards the betterment of the project. He takes deadlines very seriously, ensuring that no team member lags behind. Bharath also shows great interest towards Anime! He is also passionate about F1 and everything else related to Automobiles. Harish K is the X9H team's Chief Engineer, belonging to the Chassis subsystem and and taking care of Workshop management too. Being the most technically sound team member, Harish's technical know-how sets a standard for our team. His leadership skills is definitely going to take us places. He is a very friendly guy and is highly person oriented. Harish comes off as a very approachable person and is easy to work with. Apart from his involvement in Ashwa, Harish is also a fitness freak and is passionate about bikes. Somya Singhal is the Team Captain of the OSV project, X9OSV. He belongs to the Drivetrain subsystem and is also the HR head of the OSV team. Somya is adrmired for his intuitive and helpful nature. He is also an excellent influencer, not only to his batchmates, but the juniors as well. He is a highly motivating and never forgets to boost the team's morale at its lows. He carries a positive vibe everywhere he goes and is adored by his entire batch. Nirmal Suresh is the Project Manager of X9OSV. He belongs to the Suspension subsystem and looks after the administration matters. As a project manager, it is Nirmal's duty to ensure that the deadlines are met and the timelines are judiciously followed. He is known for managing time really well and is highly knowledgeable. Nirmal works very efficiently and is admired for his extremely hardworking nature. He shares a good rapport with all his teammates as he is well-spoken and very polite. Hrithik Hardi, fondly known as "HardyBoy", is the Chief Engineer of X9OSV. He single handedly manages the chassis subsystem for the OSV project. He is the most technically sound team member of the OSV division and is always up for work. He is very hardworking and is extremely down to earth. Apart from his contribution to Ashwa Raing, Hrithik is highly passionate about photography. Very recently, he's started a blog of his own, called Aureate and has a Photography page on instagram too (@_snapshot_diaries).
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AUDIT - June 2018 R. V. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Ashwa RACING Ashwa
RACING workshop, R. V. College of Engineering, R. V. Vidyaniketan Post, Mysore Road, Bengaluru – 560 059
e-mail: arf.finance@gmail.com website: www.ashwaRACING.com contact: +91 9449853861 +91 7975443324
RACING
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ALUMNUS OF THE MONTH
Ayush Pandey, fondly known as Pandeyji, led the Chassis subsystem for the 2016 race season, was part of the first hybrid team which set it's benchmarks for the teams to come. The 2016 race season was a milestone in the history of Ashwa, where the combustion timelines were re-instated. This was indeed a difficult phase wherein the team was challenged to get the car on wheels in a short span of 5 months and Ayush played a pivotal role in the same. Today, if we are able to get our timelines right, Ayush is a major inspiration and reason for it. One particular memory of his time, which Pandeyji’s juniors miss, is his iconic ''Flying Chappal". Should you make any mistake, his footwear would come to you at rocket speed, even before you get an opportunity to blink your eyelids, sometimes even faster than the race car!
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ALUMNUS OF THE MONTH Jokes apart, he is the best mentor one could possibly have. His skills and passion in teaching juniors about the technicalities of chassis and vehicle dynamics is what sets Ayush apart from the others. Till date, if we see any tool out of its place it reminds us of him. Not because he was heading chassis, rather because he never placed the tools back in place, which is quite ironic because, he belonged to the chassis and workshop management team which is supposed to ensure orderliness in the workshop. Having let out these secrets, the writer and editor of this version of the newsletter might soon be the next target for Ayush’s "footwear boomerang", when he visits the workshop next time! Ayush’s juniors miss and fondly recall their trips to the market with him, for they had an opportunity to interact closely and bond with him on a friendly, personal level. Being in the chassis subsystem never stopped him from doing any other work. He worked on Engine, Brakes, suspension, and also played an instrumental role in the re-wiring the combustion prototype. He was also the driver of X6 - combustion prototype. He cared for the car like it was his own baby, but that didn't stop him from releasing his foot from the throttle and taking the car through the roads and bumps in the college. His presence in the workshop created a very positive atmosphere for the team to work in. He still takes out time to meet the team and help them to the best of his abilities. On an ending note, here’s a small message from Ayush’s immediate juniors: “Pandey bhaiya we miss you loads, we remember our chassis welding sessions with you, and then breaking the components during testing. After all, you were our soul motivation for us to work on newer and better aspects of chassis structure.” Thank you Ayush, for making us do what we never knew we could and for shaping our cars towards a better engineered vehicle.
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SPONSOR FOCUS
Werner Finley, a hundred percent Indian company that provides the widest range of process cooling solutions for a wide array of applications believe in delivering innovative, customized and high-quality process cooling solutions to their customers. With over 3 decades of experience in the industry, today Werner Finley is the leading manufacturer for process cooling equipments in India with a rapidly growing global presence. The team would like to thank Werner Finley for their continued support and encouragement, going into the 2018-19 Race Season.
---------------------------------------------------------------Mallar Group, a full service structural steel, steel fabrication & steel machining solution provider has been a sponsor of Ashwa Racing over the years by helping the team with the milling of the base plate and fixtures required to fabricate the prototypes. The team extends its heartfelt gratitude to Mallar Group of Industries for their unabated support towards the Ashwa Racing endeavour and a special thanks to Mr. Irfan Kazi for motivating the team to learn from its mistakes and work towards becoming better engineers. The team hopes to strengthen this relation in the future years to come.
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Strategi Automation is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company in the business of Machine Manufacturing, Factory Automation and Motion Control. We have in house strengths in Mechanical and Electrical Design, Manufacturing, Assembly and Installation providing delight to customers with economical, reliable and high performance products in speedy delivery times. The company has a vision to be the foremost motion control solution provider in India. Ashwa Racing whole heartedly welcomes Strategi Automation to our family of sponsors for the 2018-19 race season.
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Video Testimonial
Mr. Dilbagh Gill Team Principal of Mahindra Formula E Racing
Mr. Hubert Reilard, Hon’ble ex-President of Indo German Chamber of Commerce and exManaging Director of EFD Induction
Mr. Rajat Kabra Alumni, Ashwa Racing Team Captain of Batch of 2016 Presently working as Product Manager in Rathi Group, Nepal
Mr. Mayur Bhagat Director Tuflite Polymers
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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
Khinmaya Khamesra
+91 9986618363
chinmaya.ashwa@gmail.com
Anirudh KN
+91 9886011428
anirudhk.ashwa@gmail.com
Harish Kumar M
+91 9902221703
harishk.ashwa@gmail.com
Shashank Vivek
+91 8217072622
shashankv.ashwa@gmail.com
Praneet
+91 8792260131
praneet.ashwa@gmail.com
Gautam S
+91 8884815512
gautamsingh.ashwa@gmail.com
Mubasshir Hussain
+91 8548043004
mubasshir.ashwa@gmail.com
Hrithik Hardi
+91 9481482517
hrithik.ashwa@gmail.com
HYBRID
ELECTRIC 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
Naveen G
+91 9591244280
naveeng.ashwa@gmail.com
Rohan Vani
+91 7353027877
rohanwani.ashwa@gmail.com
Yash Bhat
+91 8904656645
yashbhat.ashwa@gmail.com
HYBRID
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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
R.Venkataramana Datta
+91 8971132335
venkatrd.ashwa@gmail.com
Manjunath B D
+91 9481985585
manjubd.ashwa@gmail.com
Ruthuparna H K
+91 9980479524
ruthuparna.ashwa@gmail.com
+91 9448377771
amolmehta.ashwa@gmail.com
Sathyanarayanan
+91 9886203337
sathyan.ashwa@gmail.com
Prathyaksh H U
+91 9686823443
prathyakshhu.ashwa@gmail.com
Rihan Rajan
+91 9916969826
rihanr.ashwa@gmail.com
HYBRID
ELECTRIC Amol Mehta
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
Nehal Balachandran
+91 7022831789
nehal.ashwa@gmail.com
Nithin M Banakar
+91 8553562104
nitin.ashwa@gmail.com
Goutham S G
+91 9972750249
goutham.ashwa@gmail.com
Sathvik byram
+91 9449967989
sathvikbyram.ashwa@gmail.com
Siddhant V G
+91 9482472738
siddhantg.ashwa@gmail.com
+91 9482076140
srinivascr17.ashwa@gmail.com
BL Vidhath
+91 9482503247
vidhath.ashwa@gmail.com
Adarsh S
+91 8861560591
adarshs.ashwa@gmail.com
Amisha Singh
+91 9828733122
amisha.ashwa@gmail.com
Naveenkumar Pattanashetti
+91 7411742955
pnaveen.ashwa@gmail.com
Sriram Gangadhar
+91 7760017314
sriramg.ashwa@gmail.com
HYBRID
ELECTRIC C.R.Srinivas
OSV
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COMBUSTION COMBUSTION
DRIVETRAIN AND HR
Sweekruth Shetty Tejas R Kulkarni
+91 8792574818 +91 8861666990
sweekruth.ashwa@gmail.com tejask.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
+91 8431954647
pranave.ashwa@gmail.com
Somya Singhal
+91 9019592540
somya.ashwa@gmail.com
Thamim Ansari
+91 7337784457
thamim.ashwa@gmail.com
HYBRID
ELECTRIC
Pranave Nanda
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
Animesh Kumar
+91 9430779567
animesh.ashwa@gmail.com
Bharath E
+91 8904651195
bharathe.ashwa@gmail.com
Smith Patel
+91 7621099887
smith.ashwa@gmail.com
+91 9845096342
rahul09.ashwa@gmail.com
+91 9449380635
nirmals.ashwa@gmail.com
HYBRID
ELECTRIC
Rahul Devarmani
OSV
Nirmal Suresh
IT Anurit Gangh
+91 9540793578
anurit.ashwa@gmail.com
Varsha C L
+91 8296616209
varsha.ashwa@gmail.com
Aishwarya Seth
+91 9008635411
aishwaryas.ashwa@gmail.com
Anirudh Raghavan
+91 9742287877
anirudhr.ashwa@gmail.com
Harini V
+91 7259700186
harini.ashwa@gmail.com
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STEERING AND FINANCE COMBUSTION Ashish Nair
+91 9482459774
ashishs.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
+91 9449853861
utkarsh.ashwa@gmail.com
HYBRID
ELECTRIC Utkarsh Agrawal
OSV Atheeq Rehman
+91 8105232016
atheeq.ashwa@gmail.com
Chinar
+91 7337883973
chinarjain.ashwa@gmail.com
SPONSORSHIP , MARKETING AND PR COMBUSTION Sweekruth Shetty
+91 8792574818
sweekruth.ashwa@gmail.com
Komal J
+91 7760887376
komal.ashwa@gmail.com
Gaurav P
+91 9008091694
gauravp.ashwa@gmail.com
Tarun K
+91 8762176189
tarunk.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
Harshita Parasrampuria
+91 9903848825
harshitap.ashwa@gmail.com
Rishika Dechamma PJ
+91 7022365497
rishika.ashwa@gmail.com
Nachiket Kakatkar
+91 8884954545
nachiket.ashwa@gmail.com
Alamela Nath
+91 9739381948
alamela.ashwa@gmail.com
Manasi Kadambi
+91 8105379956
manasi.ashwa@gmail.com
HYBRID
ELECTRIC Srivatsa D
+91 9663879557
vatsa.ashwa@gmail.com
OSV Richa M
+91 7899803360
richa.ashwa@gmail.com
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