IAB Baja Special- Resonance from University of Pune

As the team is nearing project completion, photographs of the finished car will be featured on IAB during the race later this month.

INTRODUCTION

TEAM NAME – RESONANCE
UNIVERSITY – UNIVERSITY OF PUNE
CAPTAIN’S NAME – ANAND IYER
FACULTY ADVISOR’S NAME – AVINASH. V. WAGHMARE

TEAM DETAILS –

TEAM STRENGTH – 25 SAE MEMBERS- Order of Name, Year, Department and Designation.

Anand Iyer              Third Year       Mechanical Sandwich     Captain, Driver
Debashish Biswas    Final Year         Production Sandwich    Vice Captain, Co – Driver
Pranav Patil             Final Year         Mechanical Sandwich    Design, Validation
Aditya Dandawate    Second Year     Mechanical Sandwich    Procurement, Reports
Chetan Supekar       Final Year          Mechanical                 Fabrication
Tejas Nisal              Second Year      Production Sandwich    Fabrication
Kanaka Warad         Final Year         Mechanical                  Design, Validation
Sayali Apte              Final Year         Mechanical Sandwich    Marketing
Aditya Palsule          Final Year         Mechanical                  Software Design
Nitesh Khole            Final Year          Mechanical                  Fabrication
Praveen Bokil           Final Year          Mechanical                  Procurement
Harshal Thackere    Final Year           Mechanical                  Software Design, Reports
Amol Dhawale         Final Year           Mechanical                  Drawings
Suvjeet Bhoumik      Second Year       Mechanical Sandwich    Fabrication
Soham Pore             Second Year      Mechanical Sandwich    Fabrication
Rahul Gaikwad        Third Year         Mechanical                   Drawings
Rajeev Ranjan         Final Year          Mechanical Sandwich    Testing
Satyajit Kadam        Third Year         Mechanical Sandwich    Testing
Hemant Patil            Second Year      Production Sandwich    Testing
Kunal Patil               Final Year         Production Sandwich    Marketing
Bhavesh Pimpalkar   Second Year     Production Sandwich    Marketing
Aditya Mohanty       Third Year        Mechanical Sandwich    Procurement
Raymond Raj          Second Year     Mechanical Sandwich    Procurement
Krishna Aradhi        Final Year         Mechanical                  Validation
Shrikant Kulkarni      Final Year        Mechanical Sandwich    Validation

VEHICLE SPECIFICATION

Suspension -
Front - Double Wishbones (A Arms)
6” Travel Shock Absorbers
Rear – MacPherson Type (Maruti 800 modified with stabilizer bar)

Brakes –
All wheel disc baking, with dual circuit system

Steering –
Centered Quick Return Racing Rack & Pinion

Tyres –
Front – 22 * 8 * 10
Rear – 22 * 8 * 10

Steps adopted for weight reduction -

Weight reduction being one of our main aims, Team RESONANCE has set a target of 320 kgs (inclusive of driver). To achieve this, we have used alloy material for the chassis, smaller and less heavy tyres.  We have also drilled holes on parts after analysis, thus achieving effective working without reducing strength or increasing stresses.

Our vehicle is designed to catch the eye of any person, concentrating much on aesthetics and ergonomics,
we are very happy to present a light weight, sturdy, great looking and fun to drive buggy.

Sponsor Details -

Team RESONANCE is proud to be sponsored by FIAT India Pvt Ltd.  Safety Equipment and Team apparels are sponsored by Pierburg India. (Hmm..sounds heavy! If Fiat's doing the honors for this team, there's much to look forward to!)

Message to other SAE Baja 2009 contestants -

Being our first time, we do not want to judge ourselves or others, we want to be judged by eminent personalities and we are confident of making a mark in the event. For other teams, we wish them all the best, luck and hope we do get some tough competition.

WE ARE WINNERS NOT BY CHANCE NOR BY CHOICE, BUT BY BIRTH !!!

IAB Comment- Looks like these guys are fired up and up for the grabs. Going by the pictures they have sent, their vehicle looks like a building's water lines, but that's just work in progress, you see. IAB believes the final product is going to look and go colossal if their write up is anything to go by.

We wish Resonance from Univ of Pune all the very best for the competition. Needless to say once again, but thank you so so so very much for participating on Indian Autos Blog!