"Karma" Wins FSAE Design Challenge 2009!

raj_5004 · 13th December 2009, 22:41

Hey guys, this is Rajeev from Team MHSSC Racing, Mumbai.

For those who are new to FSAE, in short, its a competition for engineering students who have to design & build their own race cars.

We had started the FSAE project 8 months back & a lot of bad luck & hard work later, we have managed to complete our FSAE car titled "Karma"

For those who have missed my earlier thread on the building of the car, here is the link-
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...-fsae-car.html

Karma participated in the FSAE design challenge 2009 held in chennai on 11th & 12th of november.

We bagged the 1st place in all the three events as follows-
1) 1st place in best design
2) 1st place in best presentation
3) 1st place as overall winner

to cut the long story short, here are the pics of the car-

prince_pervez · 14th December 2009, 08:55

Congrats @Raj.

Thats quite an achievement and a deserving cheque.
The alloys are looking good. One snap should go to the Alloys showoff thread.

But congrats once again. Good show!

syedhafeez · 14th December 2009, 09:20

Nice car bro..
The design is very simple and i like to keep the designs simple..

what all new innovations have u guys done to this car..??

raj_5004 · 14th December 2009, 10:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by prince_pervez

Congrats @Raj.

Thats quite an achievement and a deserving cheque.
The alloys are looking good. One snap should go to the Alloys showoff thread.

But congrats once again. Good show!

thanks a lot buddy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by syedhafeez

Nice car bro..
The design is very simple and i like to keep the designs simple..

what all new innovations have u guys done to this car..??

thanks a lot mate.

the design was kept simple on purpose as this was the first time we were making a FSAE car.

the car has-
the car has-
- a 250cc yamaha phazer engine capable of 40 bhp in stock condition
- soft compound yokohama advan A048 slick tyres
- a spool drive instead of a differential
- electronic gear shift
- custom made steering rack
- inboard rear brakes (on the rear shaft)

Cartman · 14th December 2009, 13:55

Awesome! Now I know why your jeans look like that. Your Karma made you win. If you know what I mean.

Must be a great feeling after all that hard work, eh?

Neil.Bhujbal · 14th December 2009, 14:34

Gosh ! I just love the steering wheel & the buttons on it.

Congratulations

Jayabusa · 14th December 2009, 16:06

Congratulations to the team of 'Karma'.

How much are those cheques BTW?

Neil.Bhujbal · 14th December 2009, 16:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayabusa

Congratulations to the team of 'Karma'.

How much are those cheques BTW?

First one is - 1,50,000
Second one is - 50,000
Third one is - 25,000

syedhafeez · 14th December 2009, 17:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by raj_5004

the design was kept simple on purpose as this was the first time we were making a FSAE car.

Thats a good achievement bro..for the first time u guys made this car and won all the prizes..
my college juniors are planning for the next year's competition..

In your previous thread u have mentioned that the rollcage was completed in 2 days...Is that true..??
How did u guys even managed to do that so fast..??

nitrous · 14th December 2009, 18:36

Where in Chennai was this competition hosted?

Mission_Safari · 14th December 2009, 19:23

^^ Remember reading in the newspapers that this was held at Anna University.

pranavt · 14th December 2009, 19:41

Congratulations on making an awesome machine. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you guys spend over the course of these 8 months? Considering you've posted the stock horsepower ratings, did you do any modifications to the internals? Any plans to develop this further?

gomzi · 14th December 2009, 19:53

Congrats! and a BHPian in the winning team too, super!

SRK · 14th December 2009, 20:05

Congrats! Rajiv.

This is probably the first time, a Team from our College has won (ever).

We did manage to get a 5th position in this year's BAJA Design Challenge and are now going to participate in the main event in January.

I remember these guys working on the car on the day when they were supposed to leave. The Transportation tempo was waiting outside and all the team members were busy assembling the whole car. Great work!

raj_5004 · 14th December 2009, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cartman

Awesome! Now I know why your jeans look like that. Your Karma made you win. If you know what I mean.

Must be a great feeling after all that hard work, eh?

yeah, my jeans... its trash now!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil.Bhujbal

Gosh ! I just love the steering wheel & the buttons on it.

Congratulations

thanks neil. we wanted a more stylish wheel but alas...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayabusa

Congratulations to the team of 'Karma'.

How much are those cheques BTW?

neil has answered correctly!

Quote:

Originally Posted by syedhafeez

Thats a good achievement bro..for the first time u guys made this car and won all the prizes..
my college juniors are planning for the next year's competition..

In your previous thread u have mentioned that the rollcage was completed in 2 days...Is that true..??
How did u guys even managed to do that so fast..??

thanks buddy. yes, the frame was fabricated in 2 days flat! we needed to do it fast actually!

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrous

Where in Chennai was this competition hosted?

in anna university.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pranavt

Congratulations on making an awesome machine. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you guys spend over the course of these 8 months? Considering you've posted the stock horsepower ratings, did you do any modifications to the internals? Any plans to develop this further?

we spent around 2.5 lakhs in this time period.

no mods to the engine till now due to unavailability of funds, it can of course be planned now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomzi

Congrats! and a BHPian in the winning team too, super!

thanks a ton buddy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SRK

Congrats! Rajiv.

This is probably the first time, a Team from our College has won (ever).

We did manage to get a 5th position in this year's BAJA Design Challenge and are now going to participate in the main event in January.

I remember these guys working on the car on the day when they were supposed to leave. The Transportation tempo was waiting outside and all the team members were busy assembling the whole car. Great work!

thanks a lot mate.

13th December 2009, 22:41	#1
raj_5004 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dubai/Mumbai Posts: 5,238 Thanked: 3,169 Times	"Karma" Wins FSAE Design Challenge 2009! Hey guys, this is Rajeev from Team MHSSC Racing, Mumbai. For those who are new to FSAE, in short, its a competition for engineering students who have to design & build their own race cars. We had started the FSAE project 8 months back & a lot of bad luck & hard work later, we have managed to complete our FSAE car titled "Karma" For those who have missed my earlier thread on the building of the car, here is the link- http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...-fsae-car.html Karma participated in the FSAE design challenge 2009 held in chennai on 11th & 12th of november. We bagged the 1st place in all the three events as follows- 1) 1st place in best design 2) 1st place in best presentation 3) 1st place as overall winner to cut the long story short, here are the pics of the car- Attached Thumbnails
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14th December 2009, 08:55	#2
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,211 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	Congrats @Raj. Thats quite an achievement and a deserving cheque. The alloys are looking good. One snap should go to the Alloys showoff thread. But congrats once again. Good show!
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14th December 2009, 09:20	#3
syedhafeez BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 975 Thanked: 368 Times	Nice car bro.. The design is very simple and i like to keep the designs simple.. what all new innovations have u guys done to this car..??
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14th December 2009, 13:55	#5
Cartman BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 411 Thanked: 244 Times	Awesome! Now I know why your jeans look like that. Your Karma made you win. If you know what I mean. Must be a great feeling after all that hard work, eh?
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14th December 2009, 14:34	#6
Neil.Bhujbal BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 192 Thanked: 95 Times	Gosh ! I just love the steering wheel & the buttons on it. Congratulations
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14th December 2009, 16:06	#7
Jayabusa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,447 Thanked: 70 Times	Congratulations to the team of 'Karma'. How much are those cheques BTW? Last edited by Jayabusa : 14th December 2009 at 16:07.
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14th December 2009, 18:36	#10
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,964 Thanked: 333 Times View My Garage	Where in Chennai was this competition hosted?
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14th December 2009, 19:23	#11
Mission_Safari BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 449 Thanked: 8 Times	^^ Remember reading in the newspapers that this was held at Anna University.
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14th December 2009, 19:41	#12
pranavt BANNED Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,704 Thanked: 853 Times View My Garage	Congratulations on making an awesome machine. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you guys spend over the course of these 8 months? Considering you've posted the stock horsepower ratings, did you do any modifications to the internals? Any plans to develop this further?
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14th December 2009, 19:53	#13
gomzi BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 798 Thanked: 236 Times	Congrats! and a BHPian in the winning team too, super!
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14th December 2009, 20:05	#14
SRK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,206 Thanked: 536 Times	Congrats! Rajiv. This is probably the first time, a Team from our College has won (ever). We did manage to get a 5th position in this year's BAJA Design Challenge and are now going to participate in the main event in January. I remember these guys working on the car on the day when they were supposed to leave. The Transportation tempo was waiting outside and all the team members were busy assembling the whole car. Great work!
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