The Only Participation From India – ‘Tork India’ To Repeat The History On The World’s Toughest Racing Circuit In UK. ‘Tork India’ Looking For Indian Sponsors To Raise Rs. 35(Aprrox 70k $) Lacs For This Championship
New Delhi, 11th May, 2010-Who said speed is not environmentally sensitive? For those who swear by their racing pulse with the bikes zipping past all speed barriers, yet concerned about the environment, this is the best time of the year, with Isle of Man in the UK calling bikers from world over to show how speed and environment can race hand in hand. Welcome to the world’s most prestigious clean emissions race -TTXGP UK championship 2010 and TT Zero, on 9th June 2010. In India we too can look forward to have a tab on this event, as the sole entry from the country is Tork India –the cleanest racing team that lapped third position in the first ever conducted TTXGP last year – a feat that India could surely feel proud of. Tork India is the only entrant from India.
Tork India – a band of brothers from Pune University, has it all to improvise amidst challenges, having crafted their own chassis for the T001X(First Prototype) and imported motor and batteries and controllers for their green bike which reached top Speed upto 160kmph, the team has the mission well laid out – “to bring on the green revolution so that the coming generation do not have to suffer from the smoke that bellows from the bikes we ride n enjoy…..”
With Kapil Shelke as the Team Leader and Head System Design, the team Tork India has Chandrakant Shelke as the Chief Technical Officer, Krunal Nanavati as Team Manager, Ajit Jain as Chief Mechanical Head and Nishant Kalbhor, Electrical and IT Technician. This band of racing brothers made India proud at TTXGP in 2009 when they thunderously claimed the third position in this pulsating racing track of Isle of Man.This season, the Tork Team is all set to repeat the history in even a better way with their second prototype of electric superbike T002X all 90% percent new from the previous version and top speed upto 230kmph.
However, working towards the second version of the racing e-bike has been not so easy. With the limited sponsorship, the road to the world’s much awaited zero emission Grand Prix for these budding national heroes. Kapil Shelke, the Team Leader and Head System Design said, “We are a bit of petrol-heads but we love our environment too, been crazy about speed does not mean being irresponsible, so we came up with an idea of ourselves building a sports motorcycle that has both speed and caring for environment. There were several challenges we couldn’t find an electrical system and chassis manufacturer. Hence, we designed our own chassis, electrical system with our second version of prototype ready for the big day.”
Sponsorship and funds remain the biggest challenge the Tork Team, with the current sponsors including Agni Motors (Champion team of TTXGP 2009) and Indian Engineering firm Tirupati Engineers, the team has a head start on the championship bid, but as Kapil says, “We need more support in terms of the financials. We need to pool in Rs. 35 Lac to make it to the second season. We are sure to make India proud once again and we are in dire need for sponsors.” The team is indeed confident to race to excel in the e-bike Grand Prix and their sponsors can surely look for huge returns for their investment.
TORK India uses high efficiency brush D.C motor of 16 KW. The motor gives up to 93 % efficiency and it maintains high efficiency over a wide range of loads and speeds. Motor produces 30 Nm torque which gives the rider a feeling of adrenaline rush.
December 2009 threw up some immediate tasks for attention and implementation by the global community. But more importantly it also raises certain issues which are almost concealed and deal with the entire process and structure of economic development across the globe. Human induced climate change has been caused essentially by the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the earth’s atmosphere, which have grown rapidly since industrialization. Overall, therefore, this has led to changes in the earth’s climate, the scientific reasons for which are unequivocal. However, emissions of these GHGs originate in a range of economic activities that are very much a part of the current process of growth and development.
The world is a strange place. And with every passing year, it becomes stranger as man becomes embroiled in the battle between ‘Environment’ and ‘Economics’. Every human being on Earth now faces a choice between the two in his everyday life. If he goes for CFL or a light bulb? If he uses CNG or uses gasoline? If he uses the internet for communication than wasting paper?
I would like to share with you a surprising innovation, something that really goes with the saying, ‘Necessity is the mother of Invention’ : “The life saver straw”
2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference (dubbed ‘Copenhagen Summit’) in Denmark last December. The hype was justified because of the immense responsibility that lay on the shoulders on the leaders of the 192 countries to formulate a deal to frame a path for the World beyond 2012 when the Kyoto Protocol expires.
It’s right there in the air. Know what’s going in the debate now days, it’s two of the most hitting topics both flow in and with the air. Talking about the “love” as its February and the valentine day is almost at the next door. Alongside one more serious topic going on in the mind and in the environment around us, this time it’s “pollution” contaminating the air. Former is a precious moment of sentiments for the young generation, however, later has not the same effect on it. Pollution is making a drastic effect on the environment as it has been increasing day by day.
