Rally Mania

RALLY MANIA

PRIZES WORTH 45,000 INR (1^ST-20,000, 2^ND – 15,000, 3^RD – 10,000)

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PROBLEM STATEMENT:

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EVENT IS TO DESIGN A WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLLED 4-WHEELED VEHICLE POWERED BY AN IC ENGINE THAT WILL SURVIVE AND SURPASS A SPECIALLY DESIGNED OFF-ROAD OBSTACLE ARENA.

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RULES N REGULATIONS:

THE EVENT SHALL BE CONUCTED OVER FOUR DAYS (24^TH FEB-27^TH FEB)

PRACTICE DAY (24^TH):

PRACTICE SLOTS OF 20 MIN WILL BE GIVEN TO TEAMS AFTER THEY ARRIVE AT THE VENUE,

FROM 4.00PM TO 9.00PM

IF A PARTICULAR TEAM FAILS TO APPEAR AT THE TIME OF THE SLOT ALLOCATED FOR PRACTICE,

THEIR SLOT SHALL BE GIVEN TO ANOTHER TEAM

NO OF SLOTS ARE LIMITED, AND SHALL BE ALLOCATED ON “1^ST COME, 1^ST SERVE” BASIS.

DAY 1 (25^TH):

Ø ALL TEAMS SHALL REPORT AT 9.00 AM SHARP

Ø INSPECTION OF ALL THE PRESENT TEAMS WILL TAKE PLACE (REFER MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS), AND THE ELIGIBLE TEAMS SHALL BE GIVEN A SLOT

Ø IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TIME TRIALS, IN WHICH EACH TEAM WILL BE GIVEN 2 LAPS.

Ø TOP 20 TEAMS BASED ON THEIR “BEST TIME” WILL SHORTLISTED AND RANKED FOR THE NEXT ROUND, AND THEY WILL INITIALLY BE GIVEN POINTS AS UNDER:

RANK	PTS
1	200
2	195
3	190 ….and so on
20	105

DAY2 (26^TH):

SLOT1:

Ø ALL SHORTLISTED TEAMS SHALL REPORT AT 8.00AM SHARP

Ø A MODIFIED TRACK SHALL BE DISCLOSED AND EACH TEAM WILL GET A COPY OF ALL THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE OTHER TEAMS AND ALL TEAMS WILL BE GIVEN 20MIN TO STUDY THE SPECIFICATIONS AND ANALYSE THE TRACK.

Ø EACH TEAM BEGINNING FROM RANK 1, WILL GET A CHANCE TO CHALLENGE ANY TEAM.

Ø ANY CHALLENGED TEAM CAN REJECT THE CHALLENGE ONLY TWICE.

Ø IF THE CHALLENGE THROWN BY A TEAM IS REJECTED THE NEXT TEAM GETS TO THROW A CHALLENGE.

Ø IF A CHALLENGE IS ACCEPTED, A TIME SLOT WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE TEAMS AND THE MATCH WILL BE CONDUCTED.

Ø IF 4 OR MORE TEAMS ARE LEFT UNCHALLENGED AFTER THE 1^ST ROUND;

· IF TIME PERMITS ANOTHER CHALLENGING ROUND WILL START FOR THE REMAINING TEAMS ACCORDING TO THE RANKINGS.

· ELSE THE REMAINING TEAMS SHALL BE PAIRED WITH THE TEAM CLOSEST TO IT IN THE CURRENT RANKINGS, STARTING FROM THE MOST HIGHLY RANKED TEAM

Ø THE POINTS FOR THE MATCHES WILL BE ALLOTED AS FOLLOWS:

- LET 100 PTS BE GIVEN IF THE TEAM RANKED 20 DEFEATS TEAM RANKED 1.

- NOW SUPPOSE TEAM 4&12 PLAY AGAINST EACH OTHER:.

A] IF TEAM 12 LOOSES, TEAM 4 WILL GET 100*((20-12)/20)=40PTS.

B] IF TEAM 4 LOOSES, TEAM12 WILL GET 100*((20-4)/20)=80PTS.

Ø AT THE END OF THE SLOT, NEW RANKINGS WILL BE DISPLAYED.

SLOT2:

Ø SAME PROCEDURE WILL BE FOLLOWED AFTER MODIFYING THE TRACK AGAIN.

Ø BUT, NO TEAM CAN CHALLENGE THE TEAM WITH WHICH THEY HAVE PLAYED IN THE PREVIOUS SLOT.

Ø AT THE END OF THE SLOT, NEW RANKINGS WILL BE DISPLAYED AGAIN.

Ø TOP8 TEAMS WILL BE SELECTED FOR THE FINAL KNOCKOUTS ON DAY3.

DAY3 (27^TH):

Ø THE SHORTLISTED TEAMS SHALL REPORT AT 9.00AM

Ø QUARTER FINALS, SEMI FINALS, FINALS WILL BE CONDUCTED, AND TOP 3 TEAMS WILL BE AWARDED.

GENERAL RULES:

1. THE PARTICIPANTS MUST PLACE THEIR MACHINES AT THE START LINE BEFORE START OF THE RACE. ANY VEHICLE STARTING BEFOREHAND WILL BE GIVEN A WARNING AND WILL BE ALLOWED TO RESTART. HOWEVER IF THEY REPEAT THE FALSE START AGAIN THEN THE RUN WILL DISQUALIFIED.

2. ONLY THE OPERATOR SHALL STAND ON THE CONTROLLING RAMP

3. ONLY 1MEMBER/TEAM SHALL BE PRESENT IN THE ARENA

4. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE LIFTED OR RESET EITHER DUE TO IT’S STALLING, TUMBLING OR RUNNING OFF THE TRACK, IT SHALL BE PLACED AT NEAREST PREVIOUS CHECKPOINT.THE TEAM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED IF ANY DAMAGE TO THE TRACK IS OBSERVED.

5. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE TOUCHED FOR ANY OTHER REASON BARRING THOSE STATED ABOVE.

6. THE VEHICLE MUST REMAIN INTACT THROUGHOUT THE RACE.

7. TEAMS WILL HAVE TO DEPOSIT THEIR WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLLERS WITH THE MANAGEMENT WHILE REPORTING EVERY MORNING.

8. NO POWER SUPPLY WILL BE GIVEN ON THE TRACK.

9. TEAMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PURPOSEFULLY DAMAGE THE MACHINE OF THE OPPONENT’S TEAM. IF FOUND DOING SO ON TRACK (WHILE RACING), THE CONCERNED TEAM WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. ANY TEAM THAT IS NOT COMPETING IN THE RIGHT SPIRIT AND INDULGING IN MISBEHAVIOR WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. EXECUTION OF THIS RULE WILL BE SUBJECTIVE AND RELIES COMPLETELY ON JUDGES’ DISCRETION.

10. IF THE TIMELINES ARE NOT STRICTLY FOLLOWED, THE ORGANISERS SHALL DECIDE THE CONSEQUENCES AND THE DECISION MADE SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING ON ALL TEAMS

11. THE ORGANIZERS RESERVE THE RIGHTS TO CHANGE ANY OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED RULES AS THEY DEEM FIT.

TEAM RULES:

1. A TEAM MAY CONSIST OF A MINIMUM 2 MEMBERS AND MAXIMUM OF 5 MEMBERS.

2. EACH MEMBER CAN BE PART OF ONE TEAM ONLY.

3. ONLY ONE CAR PER TEAM IS ALLOWED.

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MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS:

1) AS THE ENTIRE TRACK LAYOUT (FOR DAY 1 ONLY) WITH ALL DIMENSIONS IS PUT UP ON THE WEBSITE, IT IS LEFT TO YOUR DISCRETION TO DECIDE THE DIMENSIONS OF YOUR VEHICLE. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE MUST RUN ON THE TRACK IT SELF AND MUST NOT DAMAGE ANY PART OF THE TRACK.

2) THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONTROLLED WIRELESSLY. THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE TO BRING 2 REMOTE CONTROLS OF DISTINCT FREQUENCIES OR A DUAL-FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROL, WHICH CAN BE SWITCHED TO EITHER FREQUENCY JUST BEFORE THE START OF THE RUN. THIS IS DONE TO AVOID FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE WITH COMPETING MACHINES.

3) THE MACHINE MUST NOT BE MADE FROM READY MADE KITS LIKE LEGO OR MECCANO SETS OR ANY OTHER KITS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET.

4) HOWEVER REMOTE CONTROLS CAN BE USED FROM VARIOUS MODEL CARS OR TOYS OR EVEN THOSE PURCHASED FROM THE MARKET.

5) THE MACHINE MAY BE ROUGHLY CLASSIFIED INTO STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL PARTS:
FUNCTIONAL PARTS - GEARS, DIFFERENTIAL GEAR SHIFT, ENGINE WITH CLUTCH, PULLEY AND PULLEY BELT, SPRINGS, MOTORS AND SERVOS (NON PROPULSION PURPOSES ONLY), BATTERIES, WHEELS AND SUSPENSIONS ARE ALLOWED TO BE USED AS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET.
STRUCTURAL PARTS - CHASSIS, BODY AND BODY COVER, STEERING MECHANISM HAVE TO BE BUILT BY THE PARTICIPANTS THEMSELVES. JUDGING FOR THE SAME WILL BE STRICT AND THE PARTICIPANT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DISQUALIFIED IF ANY OF THE ABOVE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS IS FOUND TO BE READY MADE.

6) THE TEAM MUST BUILD THE BRAKING MECHANISM AND THE MOUNTING OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE BODY COVER SHOULD BE DETACHABLE SO THAT THE INTERIOR CAN BE INSPECTED. NOTE THAT THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES WILL BE FINAL AND BINDING AND ANY TEAM FOUND GUILTY OF USING READY MADE PARTS MENTIONED IN THIS POINT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

7) THE MACHINE MUST BE PROPELLED FORWARD USING IC ENGINES (MAX CAPACITY OF 3.6 CC). BUT USE OF ANY OTHER CHEMICALS, COMPRESSED GAS, ROCKET POWERED SYSTEMS, DC MOTORS OR ANY OTHER MEANS AS FOUND DANGEROUS BY THE ORGANIZERS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

8) START CONTROL MECHANISM: THE START CONTROL MECHANISM MUST NOT PROVIDE ANY THRUST TO THE VEHICLE ALONG DIRECTION OF MOTION OF TRACK. THOSE PARTICIPANTS USING IC ENGINES MUST NOTE THAT THEIR STARING MECHANISM MUST BE REMOVABLE AND NOT INTERFERE WITH THE RACE.

9) THE VEHICLE WILL BE INSPECTED BEFORE HAND AND WILL BE DISQUALIFIED IF FOUND DANGEROUS BY THE JUDGES.

10) THE VEHICLE IS ALLOWED TO HAVE A REVERSE MECHANISM.

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WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE WORKING:

A WRITTEN ABSTRACT MUST BE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

THE FOLLOWING POINTS SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND WHILE PREPARING THE ABSTRACT:

1) THE BASIC STEERING MECHANISM OF YOUR VEHICLE MUST BE DISPLAYED WITH DIAGRAMS OR PICTURED MENTIONING THEIR WORKING. NOTE THAT READYMADE KITS OR RE-ASSEMBLED KITS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

2) BASIC EMPTY CHASSIS DESIGN AND PICTURES OF THE BUILT CHASSIS SHOULD BE PROVIDED.

3) SPECIFICATIONS OF ALL OTHER COMPONENTS LIKE ENGINE, MOTORS, SUSPENSIONS, ETC MUST BE PROVIDED.

4) ANY OTHER MECHANISMS USED WHICH MIGHT PROVIDE YOUR VEHICLE WITH AN ADVANTAGE MUST ALSO BE MENTIONED IN THE ABSTRACT AND AN EXPLANATION OF THE SAME MUST ALSO BE GIVEN.

(NOTE: IF ANY INFORMATION MENTIONED IN THE ABSTRACT IS FOUND FALSE, THE TEAM SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED)

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ELIGIBILITY

ALL STUDENTS (PURSUING GRADUATION/OR UNDERGRADS) WITH A VALID PHOTO-IDENTITY CARD OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN RALLY MANIA.

REGISTRATIONS SHALL BE ACCEPTED TILL 20^TH FEB, 2011

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CERTIFICATE POLICY

1. CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL THE WINNERS (TOP 3 TEAMS).

2. CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL THE TEAMS THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT, BUT NOT TO THE TEAMS WHICH GET DISQUALIFIED DUE TO DISOBEYING ANY OF THE COMPETITION RULES.

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