We believe in inspiring others to dream more, learn more, do
more and become more. We believe that each dream deserves to go a long way,
which is the motto that drives our team. Hence it is our responsibility to
inspire and initiate many more super mileage ventures like ours. We hope that
many more teams come up to take this super mileage challenge, because we
sincerely believe that there is a lot of talent out there who can contribute to
the future of the automobile industry and to energy efficient tomorrow.
To those who wish to get started, the official page for
shell eco marathon (http://www.shell.com/global/environment-society/ecomarathon.html)
would be a good first read as it introduces the idea of the event and shows brilliant
prototype designs which give an early impression about the uniqueness and the
massive nature of the event.
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| Raikkonen and Alonso
race Shell Eco-marathon cars |
Knowing the event would be incomplete without reading the
RULES AND REGULATIONS (http://www.shell.com/global/environment-society/ecomarathon/for-participants/general-information/rules.html).
This section gives you a complete idea of the entire event, driving rules,
design limitations, and introduces the prototype and urban concepts, classes of
fuel used and a complete idea of the awards and prizes in store for those who
excel at the event. To have the complete understanding of the rules mentioned,
we advise you guys to brush up your technical knowledge a little bit. The
informative sites section on the right of the blog space should be useful. You
could also learn a lot from our knowledge partner, ENGINEERING EXPLAINED, a good collection of videos that explain the
working of automobile components (https://www.youtube.com/user/EngineeringExplained
).
Once your technical knowledge is brushed up, it is really
important to know what you are building and which category attracts your
interest. Assemble a team of really interested people, and start discussing the
possibility of execution of ideas. It includes availability of budget, raw
materials, time span of work, work allocation, manufacturability of the vehicle
and availability of a work space. Never stop reading and try gathering as much
of technical knowledge as possible, simply because it always helps. Always
remember that theoretical knowledge introduces and practical knowledge widens
your understanding of concepts. Hence it is okay to make errors, as mistakes
help you to understand better which is probably why it is called the best
teacher. One only has to keep the spirits high during such instances. You could
always ask us for any help or assistance on any of the above stated and we
assure to help in any possible manner.
To register your team in Shell Eco Marathon, follow the
instructions given in the registration link (http://www.shell.com/global/environment-society/ecomarathon/for-participants/registration.html).
Each team should have a team email id, a team manager, two drivers of which one
is a reserve driver. Procedure for permission for work space and basic tools
differ with universities, but in general, it would be really beneficial to have
an organised workspace and tool set. Keep reading the rulebook to make sure the
progress is within the boundaries of the rules stated.
We hope this post was of help to those reading. We hope to
find more teams in Shell Eco Marathon 2016. Contact us for any clarification
regarding any procedures. Wishing you luck for your super mileage venture.
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