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for your eyes only ;) vehicle standing on its shockers ... front GC 17 inches , rear GC 15.5 inches as of now with engine mounted. weight 236kgs , expected weight distribution 45:65
For those who werent there at virtuals.. our complete vehicle assembly had proved a lot of points to the judges ,, which played a very important part in our teams selection in BAJA 2013. Our vehicle was completely assembled by Subrata Sarkar with little bit help from Narendra Kumar (gearbox) , me (rollcage) and various other inputs from few other team members Sanjay Singh(adams) Asif Khan(CAE) Abhishek Singh(steering) Palash Bolia(steering) Abhishek Upadhyay(rear assembly, powertrain) . our selction had not been possible without this. For juniors. upcoming 4-5 posts like this would help you to understand the strategy we followed during virtuals. this tells the importance to have a complete cad assembly in preliminary round. Special thanx to @subrat for doing the surfacing part (which we will see in FRP)
For those who werent there at virtuals.. our complete vehicle assembly had proved a lot of points to the judges ,, which played a very important part in our teams selection in BAJA 2013. Our vehicle was completely assembled by Subrata Sarkar with little bit help from Narendra Kumar (gearbox) , me (rollcage) and various other inputs from few other team members Sanjay Singh(adams) Asif Khan(CAE) Abhishek Singh(steering) Palash Bolia(steering) Abhishek Upadhyay(rear assembly, powertrain) . our selction had not been possible without this. For juniors. upcoming 4-5 posts like this would help you to understand the strategy we followed during virtuals. this tells the importance to have a complete cad assembly in preliminary round. Special thanx to @subrat for doing the surfacing part (which we will see in FRP)
- Dr. K.C. Vora ;Asst. Director, ARAI
- Dr. Pawan Goenka, President, SAEINDIA and President, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
- Mr. Sunil Chaturvedi, CEO & Project Director of National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure
Project (NATRIP)
- Mr. Sunil Patel, M.D. of Lombardini India Pvt. Ltd.
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- The RRH must be a minimum of 73.6 cm (29 in.) wide at 68.6 cm (27 in.) above the driver’s seat (H-point of driver).
- The roll cage must be a space frame of tubular steel. The required members of the roll cage are:
Primary members : - Rear Roll Hoop (RRH)
- Roll Hoop Overhead Members (RHO)
- Front Bracing Members (FBM)
- Lateral Cross Member (LC)
- Front Lateral Cross Member (FLC)
Secondary members :
must be steel tubes having a minimum wall thickness of 0.89 mm (.035 in) and a minimum outside diameter of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) - Lateral Diagonal Bracing (LBD)
- Lower Frame Side (LFS)
- Side Impact Member (SIM)
- Fore/Aft Bracing (FAB)
- Under Seat Member (USM)
- All Other Required Cross Members
- Any tube that is used to mount the safety belts
- When minimal dimensions are given that is to the centerline of the members, and when a clearance for the driver is given, it is defined by the outside edges of the roll cage members less the padding installed
- Required dimensions between roll cage members are defined by measurements between member centerlines, except where noted.
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