Trinity College bags award at Quad Torc competition

Giving the example of their extreme talent, the students of Trinity College bagged the award for the competition Quad Torc 2015.The students of department of mechanical engineering Trinity College participated in Quad Torc 2015 that was held in Haryana on August 1.

Showcasing a wondrous performance over the track, the students bagged the prize for 'Kill the Hill' leaving all other contestants behind.Organised by Indian Society of New Era Engineers (ISNEE), the team 'Xtreme Quad Team' gave a splendid performance and won the prize money of Rs 20,000. The team's captain was Ankit Yadav and was coached by Vaseemul Rahman.

The Xtreme Quad Team prepared an All Terrain Vehicle Ankit covered the track in about 7.14 seconds which is a record in itself. Also, as many as 32 teams participated in the competition across the country out of which five teams were from Bhopal.

Notably, Quad-Torc is an off-road design challenge for undergraduate and diploma students of engineering. Quad is a four-wheelers bike, which was initially developed as a farm-to-town vehicle in isolated and mountainous areas. This competition is to design and fabricate a quad bike under some rules and regulations specified in rule book. This complete work was done by the students without direct and indirect involvement of the professionals.

Teams were allowed to start manufacturing from the day they register. The registered teams were allowed to manufacture the vehicle while various reports will be asked in between. All the teams were awarded the points on the basis of their performance in the reports and in the final round.