The Rickshaw challenge CLASSIC RUN - 2011 will follow a route through Tamil Nadu in South-eastern India. With your intrepid team of challengers, you will pilot a 7-stage course that will take you on journey of over 1,000 kilometres (roughly 590 miles). Your autorickshaw will traverse a wide multitude of roads and changing weather through the exotic Indian countryside.

Chennai

Start of with a bang! Fireworks and an epic beach party even before the race begins. Our starting point city of Chennai is a journey into timeless India; a kaleidoscope of moods, rich in the treasures of history. From temples and shrines to forts and palaces, the landscape of the past lives easily with the present… more>

Pondicherry

From there we land in Pondicherry, the charming formerly French outpost that retains a relaxed and artistic atmosphere even with a population of over 1 million. Perhaps it’s the great food and gorgeous nearby beaches… more>

Thanjavur

Thanjavur is a major religious, literary and political centers of South India, frequently celebrated for it’s contribution to classical Carnatic music, Bharathanatyam dance and Tanjore painting and dolls… more>

Madurai

A sprawling metropolis of over 1.1 million people and more than 2500 years old, Madurai is the second largest urban center in Tamil Nadu. Perhaps best known is the Meenakshi temple located in the very heart of the city, a spectacle not to be missed. Like many cities divided by a river one is a bustling commercial chaos; while the other side is where the serene government buildings, colleges and companies are located… more>

Rameshwaram

Rameshwaram is an ancient island, comprised of only 61.8 square kilometers, in the gulf of Mannar at the very tip of the Indian peninsula. It is a major pilgrimage spot for Indians. Of it’s many attractions there are an amazing array of temples, historical sites and is a tantalizing 24 kilometers from Sri Lanka… more>

Tuticorin

Tuticorin, the legendary pearl city of India, is famous for its’ pearl diving, fishing center and shipbuilding. Throughout centuries of oppression from the Portuguese to the Dutch and English the local Paravas people have held onto their own culture and have been at the forefront of Indian independence… more>

Courtallam

Courtallam, known as the “Spa of the south” is internationally revered for it’s stunning waterfalls. The temple and Nine falls are known for their healing properties and mythological significance. This is the place where Lord Nataraja performed the Cosmic-dance… more>

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