In 2006, a bunch of ambitious students from K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering, driven by the will to break the shackles of an orthodox education system rolled up their sleeves and took to the workshop with passion in their hearts, tools in their hands and a battered auto rickshaw engine. Thus, Orion Racing India was born, a student initiative which has today become a craze among budding automobile enthusiasts and a force to be reckoned with amongst its competitors. Consistently adjudged the best Asian team at FSG, ORI has brought India laurels and won accolades for its performance. In addition to achieving technical brilliance ORI has also won acclaim in team cooperation and resource management having placed 3rd at the Cost Report event in FSG’10. Orion Racing has since, come a long way from a hobby idea to a semi-professional project par excellence.