STEM Racing India — Season 8

Pixels don't lie,
and neither does
our lap time.

Regional Finals 2026  ·  Ahmedabad

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Our Story

WHO WE
ARE

PixelDrive is a four-student team from Ahmedabad competing in STEM Racing India Season 8. We design and manufacture a CO₂-powered miniature F1 car to race on a 20-metre straight track — engineered for sub-1.3 seconds.

Engineering meets enterprise. Every millisecond is a decision.

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Track Length (m)
~1s
Target Race Time
CO₂
Propulsion
SLS
3D Printed Parts
The Competition

WHAT IS
STEM RACING?

STEM Racing India is a national student engineering competition where school teams design, manufacture, and race a CO₂-powered miniature F1 car down a 20-metre straight track — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics compressed into a 1-second sprint.

Modelled on the global F1 in Schools programme, it challenges students to behave like real F1 teams — research, prototype, optimise, sponsor, and present — all while racing for the fastest time.

SUB 1.3S  ·  20 METRES

CO₂ Dragster — Straight Sprint Track

How It Works

THE RACE TO RACE

Research
Aerodynamics, physics & regulations
Design
CAD & CFD in Fusion 360
Manufacture
SLS printing & CNC on MRC40
Portfolio
Gantt, RACI & engineering docs
Race Day
Regional Finals — fastest wins
Four Pillars

MORE THAN A CAR RACE

S
Science

Aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, material science. Every curve on the bodywork is a physics decision — tested in simulation before it's ever printed.

T
Technology

Fusion 360 CAD, SLS/SLA additive manufacturing, CNC toolpaths, and custom-built electronics at the pit — technology at every layer.

E
Engineering

A CO₂ cartridge fires the car past 100 km/h in under a second. Structural integrity, weight distribution, drag reduction — every gram accountable.

M
Maths

Budget models, Gantt charts, lap-time physics, and statistical analysis of prototype runs — numbers underpin every single decision we make.

The Crew

MEET THE ASPIRANTS

01
KS
Khushit Shah
Team Lead & Manufacturing Integration
02
IT
Iresh Tilva
Marketing Lead & Manufacturing Support
03
HV
Hitarth Vaidya
Aerodynamics Lead & Design Support
04
SP
Swayam Patel
Design Lead & Aerodynamics Support
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