The go-kart that was shown during the competition was totally developed and constructed in the college workshop
Excelerators CET, the official go-kart and e-bike team of the College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram (CET), got an all-India rank of seven and emerged first in the State in the FMAE Formula Kart Design Challenge Season 6 that was conducted in Coimbatore recently.
The team finished first in the Cost category of the tournament, but it emerged in sixth place in the Sales Presentation and fifth in the Autocross categories. As many as 48 teams from throughout the nation took part in the tournament.
The group had 31 individuals from the Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics Engineering departments of the institution. The squad was commanded by final-year students Aswin, Anamika and Avinash who were its captain, manager and production head respectively.
The go-kart that was shown during the competition was totally developed and constructed in the college workshop. Notably, Team Excelerators CET was the only team from a government institution to make it to the final round of the tournament.
The group extended their appreciation to CET principal V. Suresh Babu, heads of the departments of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Suneesh S.S. and Savier J.S., and faculty advisers Sasi N. and Praveen for their assistance in their success, a press statement noted.
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