Delta Inc and AMEXIS are gearing up to organise eastern India’s first ever national level student design competition of single-seater four wheeler off-road vehicle. The event will be held in the campus of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur from January 24 to 26, 2014.
The competition titled ‘Delta Shootout’ will witness participation of 80 auto-engineering colleges from across the country. This is one of its kind event, where it tests the engineering skills of the future race engineers and driving expertise of future racers. While the four-wheeler will be built on given specifications, it will run a four-hour endurance test that will put under the scope the driving skills.
Dr Sanjay, Professor of NIT and expert of Motorsports events said that we will make this event one of the best event of the Country, he further added that this will be an opportunity of the tomorrows Mechanical Engineers to show their talents to about 1000 Industries. Talking about the event, Delta Inc Partner Sourabh Chowdhury said: “We have seen that these kinds of events are being held from 2007. The interest generated is paramount. It gives the future automobile engineers a unique platform to compete and flourish their skills.”
“We are very happy to partner this event. East India has a rich tradition of motor racing and this event will only promote and inspire future racers and race engineers to come together,” said R K Sinha, Managing Director of Adityapur Auto cluster. The car will be single seater, four-wheeled off-road vehicle which will be constructed ground up by the students according to the rule book provided by the organisers. The engine has an upper cap of 400cc.
These student design competition is a global phenomenon. An all terrain track is being created over 15 acres of land for the endurance test. The track will have dust roads, slush areas, sand pits and boulder roads making up for the track that will also have clay roads.