The hard work of over 75 IIT-Bombay students paid off as the India’s fastest car ORCA made by them, is all set to enter the Formula Student UK competition, where many such models designed by various students will be exhibited under competition.
ORCA, is the car made by IIT-B racing team, it took nine months to get designed and was sponsored by NRB Bearings, Tata Motors, CEAT tyres and other automobile firms. Over 100 student teams across the globe would take part in competition.
“With an acceleration of 0-100kmph in 3.47 seconds, ORCA is faster than any other sports car made by Porsche, Tesla or Audi. Not only is its acceleration a record, it is the first time we have a special steel-frame chassis with carbon-fibre manufactured body, which not only reduces the weight but also stabilises the car at high speeds,” said Rishabh Kappasia, a 4th-year student of Engineering Physics at IIT-B, who leads Team ORCA.
The IIT-B team has been participating in the annual event over the past five years, and has also received the FS award for design improvement for three consecutive years, being the only team to have done that.
