India's Rickshaw Challenge is lunacy on three wheels
Any race that bills itself as, "As An Amazing Race For The Clinically Insane" had better be pretty special. Special like a 24 Hours of LeMons where all the drivers freebase psilocybin special. Good news – the Rickshaw Challenge seems to be just about that special.
Serious: participants are taken "into the heart of India, where you'll traverse every possible micro climate; from metropolis, tropical jungle, arid desert, ancient valleys and the epic coastline." And the whole race is run on three-wheeled Auto Rickshaws (yes, that blue thing). Why? Oh, you know, like... charity. Or something. But no matter the excuse, this race looks like one hundred pounds of fun in a fifty pound bag. I mean, just read through the pimpin' section.The Rickshaw Challenge runs four events per year and the Mumbai Xpress 2009 starts this Friday, July 31. Man, we wish were were signed up.
[Source: Rickshawchallenge.com]
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mfews6 8:59AM (7/28/2009)
Is it just me, or does the guy in the back seat look like River Phoenix?
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asng15 9:42AM (7/28/2009)
now i know where TATA nano idea come from
Judy Zik 9:04AM (7/28/2009)
Sign me up. Riding in a Rickshaw through some of India's crazy cities was some of the most fun I have ever had in my life.
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Throwback 10:02AM (7/28/2009)
I agree, I went on several insane rides through Mumbai a few years back. The sights. the smells... the beer, yeah brings back memories!
Alex 9:06AM (7/28/2009)
That looks like a killer good time. Add this to my bucket list.
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DesiAuto 9:32AM (7/28/2009)
" participants are taken "into the heart of India, where you'll traverse every possible micro climate; from metropolis, tropical jungle, arid desert, ancient valleys and the epic coastline."
That's a good description. Lot of times I tell people that India is everything good and bad you have ever thought about. Don't try to categorize this country.
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homunculus 10:16AM (7/28/2009)
top gear should go to india for a special episode. tuk tuks, royal enfields, tatas, jaguars, land rovers, etc.
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Avinash machado 10:18AM (7/28/2009)
Maybe next year they should have a Nano Challenge.
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Wobbly_ears 10:51AM (7/28/2009)
Pifft!
This race is for girly men.
The real men race in THESE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugaad
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Jrejre 12:27PM (7/28/2009)
Make this into a movie and it'll be the next slumdog millionaire.
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P.V. 6:22PM (7/28/2009)
This is the crowd that the Nano caters to. NOW YOU KNOW (Bill Nye).
Anyway, I was wondering when something like this would happen, but this is awesome! Also awesome is the truly epic auto-rickshaw chase from Octopussy.
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ydkwira 1:12AM (7/29/2009)
The picture is from Sri Lanka, not India.
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InTeGeR 8:14PM (8/01/2009)
No, it is Tamil Nadu, one of India's states. You can see that the license plates start with 'TN'.
SILVERBACKSTER 5:44PM (7/29/2009)
no dousche-land ..... they speak the same language in certain part of india as they do in ski lanka...so dont guess base on the lettering on that sexi azz rickshaw...
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