pimp my rickshaw – Rickshaw Challenge

Have you pimped your rickshaw?

admin — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:52:46 +0000

Racing a rickshaw across India is a hell of a lot of fun. Imagine steering a three wheeler with the engine power of a lawn mower across the subcontinent for a period of a couple of weeks with some good friends – sounds like a blast, doesn’t it?
Well, surviving a rickshaw is a big part of the Rickshaw Challenge, but it’s so much better to do it in a ‘shaw that’s pimped to hell and high-water.
We all know India is a place where pretty much anything goes. Wanna ride in a crazy vehicle with garish colors while blasting bhangra beats? You’ve come to the right place.
Pimping your ride might be fun, but pimping your shaw is even better. Here are some ways you can ride the blingest rickshaw in India!

Go for a whacky paint job

If there is any country where you can get away with bright colors and crazy designs — it’s India.
Whether you want to be garish with flower power or slap on your sponsor’s logo, anything goes on the Rickshaw Challenge.
Go for bright colors, crazy designs like animal prints, polka dots, flowers, traditional Indian patterns, or heck, even characters from your favorite movie!
The imagination is the limit when it comes to rickshaw designs.

It’s all about the sound, baby

Rickshaws are meant to be loud! So make the most of it! Equip your rickshaw with a horn that will wake the dead, and get into the Indian spirit. The average rickshaw driver will honk the horn around 130 times, so when in Rome…
But when you’re driving outside of the city, you’ll want to keep yourself entertained, so make sure you give your rickshaw the full pimp with a sound system complete with a deep booty base. That way you’ll have the baddest shaw in town!

Light me up

The whole point of a pimp is to go for the most ridiculous outfit, and nothing says that more than giving your rickshaw some crazy lighting.
Whether it’s a set of LED fairy lights or bright neons, you can make your rickshaw glow in the dark or make a disco rickshaw for night driving.

Creature comforts

One of the best things about riding a rickshaw is that it is not your usual mundane vehicle, but just because you’re in a rickshaw doesn’t mean you can’t be comfortable.
You can also get some extra cushions and headrests in your vehicle, and if the hot Indian summer is a bit much, then put in a pair of cooling fans.
Fancy a nice cold ice tea en route? Then get a mini fridge put in, so no matter where you are, you have your own private bar.

Get your full entertainment center

For those slow days on the road, and you want to kick back and relaxed, you can equip your rickshaw with a mini LCD screen and attach it to a DVD player, or even have it set up to an iPod and such.

More bling!

At the Rickshaw Challenge, we don’t believe there is such a thing as too much bling. If your whacky paint job, big base system, flashing neon chassis is not enough to go with your tiger print upholstery, then you can go to town!
Get some flower wreaths and deck your rickshaw out as if it were going to an Indian wedding. You can also go glam and use beads, feather boas and whatever your imagination desires. If you decide to race a rickshaw, make sure you pimp it to perfection before doing so!

Baby, You Can Pimp My Shaw

Rickshaw Racing

admin — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:07:23 +0000

Warid Telecom Introduces Rickshaw Racing Android App.
The game features the players as the rickshaw driver where one has to win the race. To keep the game more interesting, it allows players to custom modify the rickshaw and give it a unique desi look. As the game progresses, the opponents become tougher and tougher. Players can also buy and install NOS in their rickshaw to boost their way to victory.
Game Description
Have you ever driven a Rickshaw before? We reckon not. Come on and download this game to own your very own Rickshaw. Sup it up by doing different upgrades and mod it by adding different colors and beautiful art to give it that Desi look.
That’s not all! Now you’re all set to race! Pair up with random opponents and race to the finish line. Make sure to time your shifts perfectly to score extra points and boost your speed.
Do you have it in you to top our global leaderboards?
Race Away!
Get it on Google Play

Discovering India on three wheels

admin — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 07:25:18 +0000

Press below for the in motion Mumbai Xpress.
The Ultimate Auto-rickshaw Adventure Mumbai Xpress 2013, is a charitable programme which takes aspiring adventurers from different countries and takes them on an exciting 2,000km journey in auto-rickshaws. Their journey began in Mumbai on July 29 and will conclude on August 9. Yesterday, the group were in Pune at the SSVMS in Karvenagar. They interacted with the school children, who benefit greatly from this activity. “Sometimes the participants voluntarily make individual donations to the schools that we run. Round Table India’s purpose behind the event is to generate funds to run these schools,” says Ankush Mehta, secretary of Pune Midtown Round Table 65.
The participants themselves make hay of this opportunity by getting to see India in all its vibrance and reality. With participants from UK, New Zealand, Russia, Australia and Germany, each rickshaw has customised designs and peculiar names. Speaking exclusively to dna, one of the racers, Marc Spence from Australia said, “This is my second visit to India and this time, I wanted to see the real side of this country. So, when I saw this opportunity, I decided to participate.”
Marc, who is in the business of Prosthetics back home, finds the overall experience fascinating. “It was great to ride surrounded by the mountains. It was riding in the cities that was stressful. Especially in Pune, things just keep popping up before you and you have to keep finding gaps,” Marc says, utterly thrilled. By the time he reaches Chennai, Marc will definitely get a hang of Indian roads and the unique skill set required to drive on them.
Via: DNA India

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Hit The Road: India – Trailer

admin — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:05:09 +0000

Hit The Road: India is an adventure documentary about two friends participating in a 12-day-long rickshaw rally across India, from Mumbai to Chennai, recognised by Lonely Planet as one of the top-10 greatest adventures in the world.
The film is available now on hittheroadmovie.com

Pimp My Auto Rickshaw

admin — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:13:35 +0000

A Midday Newspaper piece about the Rickshaw Challenge.
Click on the article below to view/download.

Iconic Rickshaws For Relief

admin — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:07:18 +0000

We’ve seen them in exotic locations from Cuba to Cambodia, Nigeria to Nepal, Pakistan to Peru, and India to even parts of Italy; now a very special fleet of rickshaws are back in London after last year’s Olympic cameo. Iconic Rickshaws for Relief, presented by artists and cultural visionaries alike, including Apl.de.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas, celebrated British Pakistani artist Zoobs, Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa’s comic book heroes ‘The 99’, and luxury designer Bareeze amongst others, will all be unveiling unique designs celebrating the rickshaw as a cultural icon.
The campaign uses the tools of mixed media, digital engagement, social media and the rickshaws themselves, to awaken social responsibility and highlight the essential work still needed to meet the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals across developing and emerging nations. Join the journey towards global prosperity as our Iconic Rickshaws’ nostalgic charm acts as a beacon of hope, tackling the adversities faced by underprivileged communities in poverty-stricken countries around the world.
From Visionary Media Productions, and Iconic Rickshaws For Relief
Teaser

The Charity Project

It's a Beautiful Driving Rickshaw

admin — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:07:30 +0000

Indian Celebrity/actress Gul Panag driving the Red Rickshaw Revolution ride we pimped for Vodafone.
The Red Rickshaw Revolution aims to celebrate the achievements of inspirational women across India and provide a platform to share their story.

Tuk Tuk Goose Chase

admin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:52:26 +0000

The rickshaw race motif is spreading, reaching Des Moines, Iowa USA.
The inaugural Tuk Tuk Goose Chase was last year in Oct, 2012.
ONE TUK TUK. TWO DRIVERS. THREE WHEELS. FOR THE HELL OF IT!

Pimp My Rickshaw

admin — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 07:31:19 +0000

India’s Drivers Pump Up The Glam.
Dashboard statues of glow-in-the-dark Hindu gods, hubcaps painted like soccer balls and seat covers adorned with Bollywood stars — all this and more rickshaw bling is all the rage in India.
The motorized three-wheeled buggies are a fixture on India’s crowded city streets, scooting in and out of traffic, picking up and dropping off passengers.
In New Delhi alone, there are some 50,000 of these vehicles. And that number is set to double as the city recently lifted a decades-long cap on the number of rickshaws allowed on the road.
With more rickshaws, competition for passengers is expected to be fierce. As a result, some owners are already looking to glam up their rides.
Listen to the Story:
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Via: NPR

Poo-Powered Rickshaw

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:17:34 +0000

It’s only a prototype now but the Denver Zoo is using animal poop and trash to power an electric rickshaw. The plan is to test the fuel’s efficacy to eventually power an entire elephant pavalion.
‘The zoo happens to have a lot of animal dung on hand where it is, and via its own patent-pending gasification tech it is doing what it can, introducing a poo-powered rickshaw that turns animal waste and human trash into mobility.
The rickshaw was purchased from Thailand and modified to run on gasified pellets created by the zoo’s own technology. Those pellets, composed of animal waste and garbage generated by human visitors and zoo staff, aren’t just powering the rickshaw, but will be used to generate power at the zoo’s upcoming 10-acre elephant exhibit.’

Via POPSCI