Event Summary

Go-Kart Design Challenge 2017

  • Event Date

    12-16 Feb 2018

  • Registered Teams

    169

  • Event Location

    KMS, Coimbatore

The 5th season of the Go Kart Design Challenge opened the registration in three categories i.e., CV 125cc, CV 150cc, and EV. This was the first time in the history of GKDC that two new categories were commenced. The teams applauded the new additions and that revealed their excitement as the number of registration in all three categories touched 162. 132 out of 162 teams managed to submit the reports on time and qualified for the next level.

87 out of these 132 teams could complete the In-House Technical Inspection and only 79 successfully submitted the testing report within the deadlines. 64 teams reported in the final event with the ready to run vehicles. The quality of manufacturing and sense of designing & engineering of the karts in this season made the judges delighted and 58 teams managed to qualify the onsite technical inspection and brake test that resulted in competitive endurance and fuel economy round.

The overall championship was claimed by Team Luftwaffe Racing from RIT Islampur, Maharashtra.

List of Winners

 OVERALL CHAMPION

Team Luftwaffe Racing From Rajarambapu Institute of Technology

 OVERALL RUNNER-UP

Team Super Ignite From Guru Nanak Institute of Technology

 WINNER - DESIGN AWARD

Team Turbocrafters From SIER Graduate School of Technology

 RUNNER-UP - DESIGN AWARD

Team DJS Karting India From Dwarkadas J Sanghvi College of Engineering

 WINNER - SKID-PAD

Blitzkrieg Team Genesis From National Institute of Technology Warangal

 RUNNER-UP - SKID-PAD

Team DJS Karting India From Dwarkadas J Sanghvi College of Engineering

 WINNER - AUTOCROSS

Team DJS Karting India From Dwarkadas J Sanghvi College of Engineering

 RUNNER-UP - AUTOCROSS

Team Magnus From CGC Technical Campus Jhanjeri

 WINNER - ENDURANCE AND FUEL ECONOMY

Team Piston Breakers From Builders Engineering College

 RUNNER-UP - ENDURANCE AND FUEL ECONOMY

Team SVS Drifterz From SVS College of Engineering

 WINNER - INNOVATION

The Falcons V2.0 From Sri Krishna College of Technology

 RUNNER-UP - INNOVATION

Team Turbocrafters From SIER Graduate School of Technology

 WINNER - CAE AWARD

Team DJS Karting India From Dwarkadas J Sanghvi College of Engineering

 WINNER - BUSINESS PLAN AWARD

Blitzkrieg Team Genesis From National Institute of Technology Warangal

 WINNER - AESTHETICS AWARD

Team Turbocrafters From SIER Graduate School of Technology