General Silliness

When 007 met 007.
 

Nothing unusual, just two bees surfing a boat…
 

“Smile for the camera!”
 

Good Signs

Sometimes the spelling might be a little unusual…
 

But sometimes we can only agree!
 

Pongal

Pongal is always a highlight of the Classic Run.
 

It’s important to get dressed up for the occasion.
 

Or you can be more relaxed…
 

But you should take the cooking challenge seriously…
 

Because the judges certainly do!
 

And, the next day, you might become celebrities!
 

The Final Party

No Rickshaw Challenge is complete without a medal ceremony.
 

As ever, in addition to medals, there was a Charity Award — which went to the B-Team.
 

The ‘Bonkers’ Trophy went to Team Death Shaw.
 

And the well-deserved overall champions: The Tuktators!
 

And with that, it was time to say goodbye, with some beers, and some cake!
 

 
 

Beautiful Rickshaws

(In beautiful places)
 

The First Team Meeting

Where you’ll learn how to stay alive on Indian roads.
 

Rickshaw Practice

Your chance to get used to your new vehicle before we let you loose!
 

Setting off

In no time, you’ll be ready to race on your own.
 

Breakdowns

Of course, things always go wrong.
 

Getting Lost

And signs aren’t always very helpful.
 

Smiling Faces

People are always excited to help, chat, or at least wave!
 

Selfies With Locals

And there’s nothing people like more than a photograph.
 

Selfies with Policemen

Nobody can resist a selfie!
 

Incredible Nature

There’s so much to see.
 

The Ocean

You can’t miss the beautiful Bay of Bengal.
 

Temples

Incredible history is everywhere, sometimes even hiding at the end of an ordinary street.

Indian Food

It’s the best cuisine in the world, and you might even get a chance to cook some yourself.
 

Indian Chai

Learn to make tea the traditional way.
 

Brilliant Costumes

There’s nothing better than teams that make an effort (and lots do)!
 

New Year Partying

Of course, we can’t let the 31st of December pass without celebration.
 

The Final Ceremony

And suddenly, it’ll be time to celebrate the end of the rally.
 

Making Friends for Life

But you’ll be able to relive the great memories with your new friends… from all over the world!
 

 

The first two days of the Tamilnadu Run Rickshaw Challenge 2017 were a great success. Here is organizer Princely with his recap of days 3 + 4:

Tamilnadu Run Day 3

It was overcast climate in Chennai with occasional drizzles on the Monday morning of Tamilnadu Run 2017. Team 10 ‘Jecky’ who missed the first two days joined in the morning. It was around 5.30 am when they gave a message from the hotel about some issues at check in. Immediately it was sorted out with the reception and they checked in the base hotel. I went to the base hotel from my house and reached there at around 7.30 am. By that time the Chennai Garage team had assembled to receive the luggage from the participants. As a routine the bags were collected and tagged for the transport in luggage vehicle. One by one all the teams dropped their bags and went for breakfast.

The Chennai morning briefing was held at 8.15 am. Within no time all it was over and all the teams moved from the base hotel. As usual I had my breakfast after that and started my journey towards Pondicherry. I got a call from Team 1 at around 11 am, when I was at Sadar Fort (where a challenge is based). They ran out of petrol, but before I could think about helping them, I received another call form the team saying they were helped by another team and got moving. Later I learnt that they were helped by Team 8 ‘Box Car 3’. There was absolutely no call after that except Team 4 who had issues just 5 km before the destination at Pondicherry. They were helped by the locals and they came much before the service team could reach the base hotel.

Team 10 was helped a while to ferry the Chennai traffic as they had no practice at all. Babu, our eligible and experienced mechanic from Chennai Garage accompanied them and trained them on the outskirts and they drove themselves to the destination. That is the proficiency the Chennai Garage people bring to the service of the Rickshaw Challenge. During the debriefing time I asked the team whether they were confident on taking the wheels on their own and they said thumps up for that.

Tamilnadu Run Day 4

A tough day started with a school visit in Pondicherry. Briefing and then the introduction of Round Tablers went on time and all the teams were planned to convey to the school. The Round Tablers were to lead the pack. Right at the start of the convey Team 4 ‘The Cha “Bad” Boys’ had issues. By that time the convey started and we had to take the team and rest of them continued. As they were a team of 6, I could not take Spencer and Laurance, and they got a local taxi to get to the project school. Then the Chennai Garage mechanics got the vehicle right and drove it to them to hand over.

There was a call from Team 1 just after I finished my breakfast. They had flooded their carburetor, but before the Chennai Garage team could reach them they got fixed by the locals and got moving. Later in the day I got a call from Team 4 again, they informed me that their vehicle is not performing fair enough to compare with the other teams. They were at Vaithishwaran Koil that time and it got fixed in no time but the team wanted to test the vehicle for another 10 km to make sure the vehicle is in good condition. We agreed and so the Chennai Garage team followed them and eventually received a great thumps up from them.

Finally at Tanjavur the town was preparing for the Diwali. The artillery road from the old bus stand to the hotel was closed and there was a sea of people who were busy shopping for the auspicious day. Every team had their own story on paving the way to the base hotel. Team 10 who had a shopping spree in various places got delayed and their last 10km was guided. Finally at the base hotel, teams had dip in the swimming pool, beer, food and loads and loads of fun stories to end the day. Thus the grueling day of Tamilnadu Run came to end.

Drinking Like A Local

 

Making Tea.
 
 

Like a pro.
 

Coconut friends.
 

A problem Shared…

Is a problem halved. Whether your problem is fuel…
 

Or geography!
 

A Little Exercise

Or is it dancing?
 

A Little Rain

Princely remaining stylish despite the weather.

 

Team submarine obviously well prepared.
 

But some were less cautious…
 
 

And Finally

We have no explanation.
 

 

The Many Ways to Make Friends on The Mumbai Xpress…

 

With a view.

 

In traditional garb!
 

With homemade chai!

 

With a shared love of green, white, and orange flags…

 

Silly dancing.

 

Or wearing creative outfits…

 

Or at least a funny hat!

 

And most importantly… a smile always helps!

Fun with Signs

 

Lost in translation….
 

Inventive!
 

Some signs aren’t very useful.
 

Watch out for “rumbler”!
 

Everything is a photo opportunity.
 

Great advice… if you have seat belt.
 

Quite the scene.
 

The Rickshaw Challenge Travel Journal

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
We hope you enjoyed this selection. We cannot thank Faustino enough for producing it, and allowing us to share it.
 

 

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