Rickshaw Driver – 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 Drivers Prank

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:54:30 +0000

Rickshaw drivers Mumbai prank by Funk You
‘This prank was played in Mumbai with Rickshaw drivers who always have a tendency to travel as per their will, and not as per the customer’s desire to go to a location. Hence, customers have to wait till a rickshaw agrees to go to the desired location.’

Prank with Rickshaw drivers in Mumbai

Happy Holidays from the Rickshaw Challenge

admin — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:38:01 +0000

Watch Princely Jeyachandran carry out his famous split between two Auto Rickshaws. Never done before, We say it’s the most epic of splits – what do you think?
This live test was set up to demonstrate the precision and directional stability of our rickshaws and our Rickshaw drivers!
Happy Holidays!

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

Discover India with Pardesi

admin — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:02:03 +0000

A rickshaw driver takes us on a ride to discover the interesting and spicy Indian culture!
Posted the trailer not too long ago, here’s the full version. Film by Mariana Ramírez

Rickshaw Spiderman

admin — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:29:18 +0000

Going for a Spin with NYC’s Rickshaw Spiderman, AKA Shaun Emerson.
The amazing Spiderman rickshaw driver not only climbs up walls, he bounces terrified but happy passengers around NYC.

A Portrait in Bombay

admin — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:00:01 +0000

Short documentary about a chance encounter with a Bombay rickshaw driver, revealing his view of the world.
Film by Sandeep Sharma

Dial A Rickshaw

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 05:44:40 +0000

IndiaCommutes – a communication channel connecting commuters and auto-rickshaw drivers.

‘IndiaCommutes (InCom) is focussed on solving commute related issues in urban India by using community & location intelligence. Currently doing a pilot in Pune, InCom is offerering Dial-a-Rickshaw service over the phone. In the future same service will be extended over Web and SMS.’

The program has the following benefits to its customers/drivers: convenience, cost-effectiveness, safe commute and fuel saving (since auto drivers don’t need to roam around looking for customers.), helping passengers and drivers plan trips in an optimized way.

Via: IndiaCommutes, YourStory.in

Rickshaw Charm

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:07:45 +0000

US tourist hitches rickshaw, weds driver in a week:
A 26-year-old American tourist travelling in India hitched a ride in a rickshaw last week and married the driver a few days later.
Whitney from Chicago met her prince charming in Jaipur in Rajasthan, a state west of the capital famous for its stately palaces, after hailing a motorised rickshaw and hiring the driver for her stay in the city, the Mail Today newspaper said.
“On the third day, he surprised me by popping the question,” Whitney told the paper. “‘I want to spend the rest of my life with you’, he told me. I fell in love.”
After meeting last Saturday they were married on Wednesday in a simple ceremony. Whitney was pictured in the paper, standing with new husband Harish Hotala, wearing a traditional sari that covered her head.
The paper said Hotala was “a cabbie with a difference,” however. “Though a school dropout, he is fluent in English and owns three autorickshaws,” it said.
Full article here