The Indian Karting Race 2020 is being held at Radharaman Group of Institutes.
Tuesday marked the second day of the competition. The teams presented their business plans in front of the judges on the second day of the Indian Karting Race 2020, organized in collaboration with the Radharaman Group and the Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers at the Radharaman Group campus.
On Tuesday the contestants were seen preparing their vehicles for the test with tool kits. This year the competition is being held in petrol engine and electric motor classes.
The business plan that the judges found suitable sent their teams to the experts for technical testing to proceed to the subsequent rounds. In the technical round, experts from Mahindra and Mahindra, TVS and Honda were present. The technical tests conducted today included Weight and Vision, Design and Innovation, Business and Static Cast.
The contestants, who found deficiencies in the business plan or technical test, were given time to correct these deficiencies by tomorrow. Whereas the teams that successfully crossed these rounds were given entry into the next round. Tomorrow there will be break and acceleration etc. tests. After these tests, the cars of the selected team will race among themselves in the finale.
Cars designed by college students were seen racing on the streets and grounds of the group.
The occasion was the Indian Karting Race to be held from January 21 to 23 in collaboration with the Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers.
More than 50 teams from different engineering colleges located in 19 states are participating in this competition organized to promote eco-friendly technology.
Mahindra and Mahindra, TVS, Basch, Reno, Ashok Leyland, Hero and Tech Imperial are playing expert roles as judges for the selection of the winners.
The race was formally inaugurated by regional legislator Rameshwar Sharma, Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Professor Sunil Kumar Gupta, Chairman of Radharaman Group, RR Saxena Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers, Vinod Gupta.
On this occasion, Sharma said that such an event is also a matter of happiness for the state including Bhopal. These events provide an opportunity to highlight the hidden talent within young students.