<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307463642109291951</id><updated>2024-11-08T20:58:23.787+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Paddock Pass: Formula Student Edition</title><subtitle type='html'>Blog by Raftar Formula Racing</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://raftarformularacing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5307463642109291951/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://raftarformularacing.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Raftar Formula Racing</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17737271708734950458</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdaDW-VAx1celBsqnbLDlRUJjQhzVqQxJgWnJhXk344bqmN31N32iUvrdcq9ddNyiW9c_gS_NdaME6oAlFRqcq9OZuZZ4wu798-HkiAVVcfAmEFT5doSU_UkvO3DFyGE/s220/Picture1.png'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307463642109291951.post-8148740207872157352</id><published>2020-08-19T18:14:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2020-08-19T18:14:15.128+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Lighter Stronger Faster</title><summary type="text">

As the goals of FS teams keep evolving, the fundamental principle is to build a fast and performing car that travels between two points in the fastest time possible. Turning to the age-old relation a=F/m, one can broadly split the overall investment of a team into two categories:

Investments which increase F
Investments which reduce m


Over the years (considering combustion cars), the </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://raftarformularacing.blogspot.com/2020/08/lighter-stronger-faster.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5307463642109291951/posts/default/8148740207872157352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5307463642109291951/posts/default/8148740207872157352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://raftarformularacing.blogspot.com/2020/08/lighter-stronger-faster.html' title='Lighter Stronger Faster'/><author><name>Aakhyat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01299511929795154753</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH65lqzzG-AQarx-gB528MkzoZYsIxzPu1cFlxI_GPvo5WPHFZln-I-oBWNIUz1pPBgav-MfESkHLEiNgBGZLU_DxmlC3sRBVF545M2dEvP5oSWk11IGMcSLqaKNiV7AuubzOZvU91a9C/s72-c/4.1.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307463642109291951.post-3203729303734765182</id><published>2020-06-14T18:00:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2020-06-14T18:19:15.637+05:30</updated><title type='text'>BRAKING BAD</title><summary type="text">

Braking is the first element in a Formula Student car&#39;s cornering phase. If the car isn&#39;t slowed down at the right point and with the right force on the pedal, it will compromise the remaining phases - hitting the apex, taking the right line, carrying the optimum speed through the corner, getting the power down on exit and completing a clean run to the next turn. This can have a major impact on</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://raftarformularacing.blogspot.com/2020/06/braking-bad.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5307463642109291951/posts/default/3203729303734765182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5307463642109291951/posts/default/3203729303734765182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://raftarformularacing.blogspot.com/2020/06/braking-bad.html' title='BRAKING BAD'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WsU7-4dwOB0_VyBHH5tTNxEqvrc8LVo0kw7hZrMEG_XZ3SzL-Fh484e8f4SfgT2VJ9FE5XxT6UIn4UJcy7yYN9EnHerPkhQdhxBPHyR1GnsId92otbOi3xhOk4_vtiFv1ePzu3gQ9gkb/s72-c/brakblog1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307463642109291951.post-2786611097151673838</id><published>2020-05-31T17:30:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2020-06-12T18:33:42.240+05:30</updated><title type='text'>GROUNDED BY WINGS</title><summary type="text">






It&#39;s common knowledge that by placing an inverted airfoil on your car, you can increase the normal load your car experiences while in motion, but the question every team needs to answer before you decide to put it is:


IS IT WORTH IT ?



&quot;If you think about it, it’s neither rocket science nor elementary math,it’s somewhere between, as a race-car engineer your job is to  take 250-300 kgs </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://raftarformularacing.blogspot.com/2020/05/grounded-by-wings.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5307463642109291951/posts/default/2786611097151673838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5307463642109291951/posts/default/2786611097151673838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://raftarformularacing.blogspot.com/2020/05/grounded-by-wings.html' title='GROUNDED BY WINGS'/><author><name>Aakhyat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01299511929795154753</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9B1Wl1OupFo3ZQh2MsC90Snly_J4-Ig0NYmgjMYLXfThV081N9jfWohVkPfS6CPnZsHqWZ3g8RBtUn-FEBImMEDybGedgfFWAnsnSXzCWRuD4SUVR_LGS5wQn1xIxFpCviL7PhlNa0mSc/s72-c/aeropic1.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307463642109291951.post-7812469704753423763</id><published>2020-05-24T17:07:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2020-06-12T18:29:14.869+05:30</updated><title type='text'>PLAN BEFORE YOU PRESENT</title><summary type="text">













The Business Plan Presentation (BPP) Event is one of the three major static 
events held in any Formula Student Competition. We know that the main  
objective of this event is to assess and evaluate a team’s ability to develop a 
comprehensive business model that demonstrates their prototype-a race car.
The team needs to deliver this business model to the judges, treating them  
as </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://raftarformularacing.blogspot.com/2020/05/plan-before-you-present.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5307463642109291951/posts/default/7812469704753423763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5307463642109291951/posts/default/7812469704753423763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://raftarformularacing.blogspot.com/2020/05/plan-before-you-present.html' title='PLAN BEFORE YOU PRESENT'/><author><name>Aakhyat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01299511929795154753</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyP9CLTg9pXx5Em-JrChip3QQ-v3pUVasZniU_3tx3fqXuHPvipYWIevZq1psZWhrY_n7Bl1-bIHnbgwRotY-QVD7OoPxIiMvqEzZa2aoUO66PQRAkS0pfxTlPRblbrbb4Ly6qzS1GgMtl/s72-c/blog1.4.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>