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As the monsoon season kicks off, so does the Rickshaw Challenge Deccan Run 2015. Our five brave, or crazy – depending on your perspective – teams take on the challenge of riding their trusty three-wheeled steeds up from Panaji in Goa to Mumbai. Things started off smoothly, it seems. Our teams were introduced to their...Read More

Everyone knows that time flies past when you’re having fun, and this year’s Malabar Rampage has been no exception. The past days we’ve spent flying up the Malabar Coast in a three-wheeled rickshaw has been an adventure, tackling blockades and strikes in Kerala to shaving foam attacks by some of our crazy Aussie participants in...Read More

Getting out of Kerala proved to be quite a tough challenge for our teams on the Malabar Rampage. Kerala tends to throw up unexpected suprises here and there, and this time it was no exception. Without too much notice, our teams found out that most of the state was shutting down on Wednesday. The Hartal...Read More

The Rickshaw Challenge is pretty crazy by day, with tipped up tuk-tuks, thieving monkeys and cramming 9 passengers into one tiny shaw, but by night the participants know how to party, check out some of the goss from Pondicherry to Trivandrum of the GamingZion Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2015! Pondicherry, 29 December 2015 After riding...Read More

From temples to hidden beaches, while the GamingZion Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run 2015 might not have followed the classic tourist route, but we have seen some amazing sites along the way, either from the backseat of a rickshaw or on our stops along the way. We drove deep into the heart of Tamil Nadu, which...Read More

For many the ride to Tuticorin was a smooth road, too smooth according to some, so the Norwegian team Game of Horns decided to shake things up and make it a little more interesting by taking their rickshaw off road. As we prepared to leave Madurai on day five of the Rickshaw Challenge, I was...Read More

After taking my life into my own hands to ride with Dukes of the Green to the finish line, the other teams also had their share of adventure from vandalised rickshaws, roadside parties and encounters with the police. Everyone made it to Trivandrum in more or less one piece, not quite sure if the same...Read More

Final leg of the Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run and I decide to take my life into my own hands by travelling to Kerala with the infamous Dukes of the Green to the finishing line. From water fights, drag racing and hopping between rickshaws, there is no dull moment with these lads.  Day 9, Kanniyakumari –...Read More

The journey to mainland India’s most southern point took us through the Western Ghats, to waterfalls, thieving monkeys, more sacred elephants and kidnapped trophies. Our teams had to navigate mountain roads and potholes to see the sun set over Cape Comorin where the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal all meet on our...Read More

A relaxed day on the road, but a heated storm in the kitchen. As our participants explore an idyllic tropical fruit plantation, little did they know that they have saris, fire and hot tempers to contend with. Day 7, Tuticorin – Tirunelveli With only 97km to tackle on the road today, our teams thought they...Read More