National Finals 2026 · Ahmedabad
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 second.
Engineering meets enterprise. Every millisecond is a decision.
PixelDrive is proud to be the reigning Regional Champions of STEM Racing India. Our dedication to precision engineering, seamless teamwork, and cutting-edge innovation brought us to the top of the podium.
With our CFD-optimized dragster, we out-performed the competition and secured our spot at the National Finals, proving that meticulous preparation translates to victory on the track.
We didn't just win, we dominated the track. Our car shattered regional records with blistering speed and unyielding consistency.
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. It's 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.
CO₂ Dragster | Straight Sprint Track
Aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, material science. Every curve on the bodywork is a physics decision, tested in simulation before it's ever printed.
Fusion 360 CAD, SLS/SLA additive manufacturing, CNC toolpaths, and custom-built electronics at the pit, technology at every layer.
A CO₂ cartridge fires the car past 100 km/h in under a second. Structural integrity, weight distribution, drag reduction, every gram accountable.
Budget models, Gantt charts, lap-time physics, and statistical analysis of prototype runs, numbers underpin every single decision we make.
Sponsors typically get their logos placed on the F1 cars, team uniforms, pit displays, and portfolios.
We actively manage social media accounts, websites, and promotional videos. Sponsors benefit from organic, youth-driven digital marketing campaigns.
Nationals and world finals attract local news, educational media, and sometimes mainstream sports coverage, amplifying brand reach.
At national and world finals, sponsors often find themselves rubbing shoulders with other major corporate sponsors (which historically include giants like Aramco, Lenovo, and Aston Martin).
Local businesses sponsoring regional teams can strengthen ties with local school boards, civic leaders, and other regional businesses.
Click here to view our official Nationals Pitch Deck to explore partnership benefits, team structure, and detailed budget forecasts.
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To build a championship-grade F1 prototype, team coordination is key. That is why we developed AgileDrive — a custom, highly effective agile project management application designed specifically for engineering workflows.
AgileDrive keeps our design, manufacturing, and marketing departments perfectly aligned. With real-time Kanban sprint tracking, drag-and-drop task boards, and automated burn-down metrics, every deadline is met with engineering precision.
Instantly synchronize design iterations, CFD testing loops, and manufacturing deadlines.
Track resource allocation and monitor project completion speed to optimize team efficiency.
In the high-stakes environment of F1 in Schools, understanding airflow is the key to minimizing lap times. We developed AeroDrive, a bespoke computational dashboard that transforms complex wind tunnel and CFD data into actionable engineering insights.
By inputting variables such as drag coefficient (Cd), lift coefficient (Cl), frontal area, air density, and target velocity, AeroDrive instantly computes critical performance metrics including drag force, downforce, power loss, and the crucial Lift-to-Drag (L/D) ratio.
Includes a comprehensive coefficient table with automated efficiency ratings and drag/downforce composition breakdowns.
Visualize how aerodynamic forces scale across different velocity profiles with an interactive speed sweep chart.
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