Rickshaw Challenge – Mumbai Xpress A foreign participant (lower R) of the Rickshaw Challenge-Mumbai Xpress 2011, seen clad in a full-body suit, walks past decorated auto-rickshaws during a stopover in Bangalore on August 10, 2011. The 14-day, 2,000 km (1,200 mile) challenge consists of fourteen auto-rickshaws with 31 international participants travelling the coastal parts of...Read More
Rickshaw Challenge – Mumbai Xpress 2011′, a unique adventure on auto rickshaws with participants from across the globe, reached the city of Mangalore on Tuesday August 9. A formal function was held at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Government School, Mallikatte to mark the occasion. The chief guest and participants inspected the classroom furniture and toilets...Read More
Teams of 31 international rickshaw racers taking part in the Rickshaw Challenge Mumbai Express-2011, who set out from Mumbai on July 30 and set to reach Chennai on August 12, will leave for Mysore from Mangalore on Tuesday. The racers, who have formed 14 teams will cover 1,919km in their 14-day dash where they see...Read More
TD Waterhouse investment advisors Matthew Phillips (left) and Tristan Sawtell will be taking part in Mumbai Xpress, a two-week, 1,900-kilometer race across India in rickshaws to raise funds for Round Table India. Sawtell, 28, is an investment advisor with TD Waterhouse, and he will be competing in Mumbai Xpress – a two-week, 1,900-kilometer race across...Read More
The Rickshaw Challenge is a proud supporter of ‘the slow road to India challenge’: In these days of international travel, a journey from Nottingham to India doesn’t seem that remarkable. But when that journey involves three men crammed into a tiny rickshaw and driving nearly 6,000 miles at 20mph, it’s something of a challenge. Sanjay...Read More
Team ‘urban hikers’ describe below their experience on the latest Rickshaw Challenge Deccan Odyssey 2011 adventure! ‘Goa to Bombay. Seven Teams. Eight Days. Monsoon Rains. It’s the Rickshaw Challenge! To learn how to drive our new ride we were led to the local parade grounds or what some would call a swamp. The monsoon rains...Read More
The Rickshaw Challenge Deccan Odyssey was flagged off by Panaji mayor Yatin Parekh on Sunday, in which participants will be driving their auto-rickshaws to Mumbai. Having had two days of intensive training, driving their tricky tuk-tuk – as they refer to it, participants are looking forward to the trip. Of seven teams competing, winners will...Read More
Students at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden have undertaken a project to develop an eco-friendly auto rickshaw for the Indian transport market. The aim of the project is to produce an eco-friendly substitute to the existing auto rickshaw in India. The project will also take care of the existing flaws in the safety design...Read More
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...Read More
