Hindu Coverage of the Classic Run 2012 in Thanjavur. ‘People are extremely helpful and friendly in India, said Ben from the United States. He was one of the participants in the Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2012 organised by CEMS consecutively for the sixth year now. Ben along with his other friends from nine countries across […]
A 2012 Classic Run piece form the Deccan Chronicle, titled ‘Southern sojourn on tuk-tuks‘ ‘It is not the whizzing sound of a plane or the noisy beats of a train they chose. The 33 participants of Rickshaw Challenge bobbed up and down through the roads of south India in 15 auto rickshaws. In a 10 […]
The 2012 Classic Run is on the way and the press is all over it. Below is a piece from the Deccan Chronicle, titled ‘Get in an auto, give to society‘ ‘The thought of taking the auto to work today may faze you, but you won’t be thinking twice before jumping behind the wheel of […]
Getting ready for the Classic Run 2011/2012, team ‘tuk and roll’ eagerly anticipating the flag off: ‘Once upon a time, four men living in Seattle, Washington decided to enter an autorickshaw challenge taking place along the southeastern coast of India over a ten day period. The rickshaw rally would entail driving a glorified golf cart… […]
Q&A from Quora about the Rickshaw Challenge. The Question What is it like to drive an auto rickshaw almost 3000km in deep South India? Answer ‘It takes a rather… special person to decide, hey I want to travel in a really rickety vehicle, and see one of the most loved (and hated) countries in the […]
Nice tube taking during the Mumbai Xpress 2011 by Nick Scott. ‘Travel India in style. The Tuktuk is possibly the worst motor vehicle ever built with reliability to match. Great fun to drive all the same. Excellent bunch of people on the 2011 challenge. Here is a brief look at what the Kiwi team saw […]
From the white tricycle: ‘try the very special effect of a vehicle with personality! To entertain the public at trade fairs, exhibition fairs and other public events. To announce your events, cultural or other. The White Tricycle, whose only appearance will raise interest, its dancing movements will catch the attention and entertain. Give this unusual […]
Great piece from The Local on the Rickshaw Challenge. ‘Hanging from the side of a less-than-100%-reliable three-wheeler may not be the most comfortable way to see India, but it’s surely one of the most exhilarating. Which is precisely why every year, hundreds of hardy souls pay for the privilege of risking life and limb in […]
Nice tube taking during the Mumbai Xpress 2011 by David Williams: ‘The last thing I expected to find at a freeway stop in India was some crazy fellow tourists riding rickshaws round the country! But find them I did and they were happy to tell their story:’
Great piece from The Travel Word on the top 5 rickshaw adventure travel out there. ‘Get ready to tell the best stories about your time as a rickshaw pilot, because we’ve found the top five rickshaws that you are actually allowed to drive. Since 2006, the Rickshaw Challenge has been serving up rickshaw driving trips […]
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