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Team Kshatriya from VIT rocks for the third year in a row
A blazing sun and hundreds of excited participants defined the recently held 4-day spectacular event BAJA SAE INDIA, the largest motorsport gathering in the world. BAJA, a Desert of Mexico\'s California Peninsula, was the setting of this event, defying the ruthless conditions of its ecosystem.
Hyderabad: A blazing sun and hundreds of excited participants defined the recently held 4-day spectacular event BAJA SAE INDIA, the largest motorsport gathering in the world. BAJA, a Desert of Mexico's California Peninsula, was the setting of this event, defying the ruthless conditions of its ecosystem.
Baja SAE INDIA is an intercollegiate design competition run by the Society of Automotive Engineers INDIA (SAE INDIA). Teams of students from various universities designed and built off-road buggies to withstand the harshest elements of a rough terrain. Each year as many as 110 Baja cars from around the world enter the event held in India. These teams come from places including US, Brazil, South Africa and Korea.
Venturing into unchartered territory of organising a mega-event of this scale, the Automotive research Association of India (ARAI) and NATRIP lend a helping hand through an earmarked zone at NATRAX Facility, situated at Pithampur, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Team Kshatriya from VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, was one of the first teams that participated in BAJA SAE INDIA series since its inception.
The team has 25 members from the first, second and third year. Formed in the year 2006 by a group of undergraduate students of the esteemed university, the team has been rising all these years unperturbed and now stands on the pinnacle of its rich history. It was ranked 3rd consecutively this time at the mega motorsport event held at NATRAX Facility at Indore, BAJA SAE INDIA 2015.
Talking about their achievement, the team’s Transmission Engineer, Mr. Sayan Karmakar said “We always worked hard keeping in mind a podium finish. The never ending nights of toil and the memorable team discussions kept motivating us. Our sole belief was that winning isn't getting ahead of others, it's getting ahead of yourself”
Dr. G. Viswanathan, Chancellor congratulated the team and said that VIT teams have been winning several global competitions not only this but several others.
