About COEP
College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) is a top-tier Institute in India that boasts a 160 year culture of academic excellence, scientific breakthroughs, and high-tech innovation. Being the third oldest college in Asia, it is now an autonomous engineering college. Over the years the college is proud to have notable alumni like Sir M. Visvesvaraya, Dr. Thomas Kailath, Mr. Vijay Kelkar to name a few.
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About Velociracers
Passion for engineering, motivation and ambition unites about 30 members from various disciplines of engineering to form Team Velociracers, COEP’s Efficycle team. The thirst of gaining knowledge and expertise remains embedded in our minds; and with hard work, sincerity and dedication we move forward in our pursuit of excellence.
About Efficycle
With its start in 2010, SAENIS efficyle is an intercollegiate design competition for engineering students to come up with innovative design for a three wheeled configuration hybrid vehicle capable of carrying two passengers. Now in its 7th Edition, the competition has grown with as many as 180 teams participating from all over India competing against each other to grab the top honours.
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About Event
The fabricated Efficycle is judged by eminent professionals from the industry on the basis of design, build quality, costing and marketability. The vehicles have to undergo technical Inspection followed by dynamic events- Acceleration, utility, maneuverability & gradient test. The two hour final endurance race tests the durability of the vehicle.
2015
Event : SAEINDIA Efficycle 2015
Awards :
1) Overall 1st runner up
2) Durability award winner
2016
Event : SAEINDIA Efficycle 2016
Awards :
1) Overall 1st runner up
2) Durability Award winner
3) Marketing Presentation award winner
4) First tech-ok award winner
5) Gradient award runner up
6) Utility award runner up
7) Dronacharya award winner
Event : KPIT Sparkle 2016
Awards :
1) Silver award winner
2017
Event : SAEINDIA Efficycle 2017
Awards :
1) Overall winner
2) Marketing presentation award winner
3) CAD-CAE award winner
4) Durability award runner up
5) Drive excellence award runner up
Event : BMS Cross-Trike 2017
Awards :
1) Overall winner
2) Design evaluation winner
2018
Event : SAEINDIA Efficycle 2018
Awards :
1) Overall 2nd runner up
2) Marketing presentation award winner
3) Design award winner
4) Build Quality award runner up
"COEP’s performance in SAENIS Efficycle 2018 is remarkable. The team retains the legacy of winning trophies at Efficycle. It is really amazing that our students are creating a vehicle of this magnitude. Team Velociracers 'promises pace to lace' new records in time to come."
"The team is keen to impart their practical knowledge in real life engineering applications. The team is keen to learn, is hard working and has the zeal to win."
"The students of all disciplines of our college have taken an initiative in order to support the motto of 'Go Green'. Team Velociracers have shown remarkable performance in Efficyle 2018. With the passion and dedication that these students have shown the team is set to make new records in the future."
"Awesome experience of being a Velocian...
Great Vehicle, Well-built VR 5.0!"
"To be able to lead a team, bring about the team spirit and guide it in direction are the responsibilities of a capable team captain. I feel honoured to have been entrusted with these responsibilities. The new team will strive hard in it's upcoming season for even better achievements and make the college proud."
SAEINDIA Efficycle 2018 Technical Inspection
SAEINDIA Efficycle 2018 Drive Excellence
SAEINDIA Efficycle 2015 Winner team
Vaibhav Gondchor
Captain
Purab Tayde
Vice-Captain, Team Brakes Head
Navneet Punse
Vice-Captain, Team Transmission
Design Head
Rushikesh Patil
Team Suspension Head
Sunilkumar Rajput
Team Transmission Head
Arvind Rathore
Team Electrical & Electronics Head
Pronoti Mali
Team Steering, Materials, Accounts Head
Dipak Kamble
Team Transmission
Pushkar Shukla
Team Rollcage Head
Sarvesha Palamwar
Team Suspension, Materials & Composites, Finance & Marketing Head
Yash Chandekar
Team Electrical & Electronics Head
Nitin Rathod
Team Steering Head
Parth Rathi
Team Materials & Composites Head, Finance & Marketing
Akshay Patil
Team Transmission
Vaishnavi Shivramwar
Team Transmission, Accounts
Kapil Deshmukh
Team Suspension
Mahesh Manekar
Team Steering, Design
Sushant Dhindale
Team Rollcage
Pratiksha Chavan
Team Rollcage, Design
Gaurav Kapurkar
Team Electrical & Electronics, Design
Vishakha Mane
Team Suspension, Materials & Composites, Accounts
Roshan Patil
Team Suspension,
Finance & Marketing
Vivek Kate
Team Brakes
Sanket Jangale
Team Brakes
Aditya Babar
Team Electrical & Electronics,
Materials & Composites,
Accounts
Abhishek Mishra
Team Electrical & Electronics
Revati Bhangale
Team Electrical & Electronics,
Materials & Composites,
Finance & Marketing
Nishad Bhanage
Team Electrical & Electronics,
Finance & Marketing
Velociracers Den,
Mechanical Engineering Department,
College of Engineering,Pune
(COEP) , Wellesly Road,
Shivajinagar,Pune-411005
Dr.P.R.Dhamangaonkar
(Faculty Advisor) :
+91 9421 670869
Vaibhav Gondchor (Captain) :
+91 75079 58081
Sarvesha Palamwar (Finance) :
+91 77090 01123
Parth Rathi (Finance) :
+91 98509 66420
