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last year was the first time the event had took place ! in fact I remember reading the full coverage by the overdrive magazine !!

Whats this car in the background.

Guess its an ATV quad bike
Cyrus you could have shot them too !! did you save them for another thread ?

Nice looking buggies, and nicer to know that this sport is active in India.

This is the original Buggy that i would love to own.

The car in the Background is a POLARIS 800 Quadnike. That is the Worlds Fastest Quadbike. It goes like Stink!!

whichever college's car that is,

a few points,
(i dont know whether this car passed scrutineering, and i dont know BAJA rules, i know the Formula SAE rules in detail though)

1. you could have stiffer spring on the rear rather than using two sets of dampers and springs. would save weight.

2. the damper mounts on the chassis side and on the upright side should have 3 degrees of movement. that can be achieved by putting in washers between the brackets and the bearing. it this is not done there is unnecessary stress on the bracket and bearing under heavy braking and acceleration.
(this comes from the scrutineer's at formula student germany, those guys are super professionals and also very scrict)

3. i dont know about the rules, but i guess there should be some protection for the driver from things flying off the road, this is more important while off-roading, so there should be atleast a floor-board

4. one more safety issue, i think there is no heat shield between engine and driver. i think there should be one.


we would love to take part in baja india, but cant do that because all our man-power is dedicated to fsae.

but lets see. maybe next year we'll think about it.

also, to all teams,
you people are welcome to ask us for tips and how-to's, we are more than willing to share our formula student experiences and knowledge, also we'll get to learn from your experiences

This is not a car from any college. This is somones personal effort to have fun. :D
I am involved in BAJA SAE and was one of the organisers for last years event.

got that cyrus.
was just pointing out some things that i saw.

what role do you play in Baja India?

I just went as a Volunteer. Was incharge of the braking track. So basically, if you dont pass my test, you dont participate!! Period. :D

that is one heck of a job description you got there Cyrus !! :)