Two weeks of crazy adventures lie behind our 17 brave teams participating in this year’s Mumbai Xpress, a rickshaw adventure across India for the daring ones. We’ve already reported from the first days of the challenge, now you can find our teams made it till the finish line and what adventures they met on their way!...Read More
Three-wheelers through time, via Wired: ‘The auto industry has cranked out many motoring mashups over the years. Some, like the road-going mullet that was the Chevrolet El Camino, have been nothing short of legendary. Somewhere in between are three-wheelers, an odd combo of car and motorcycle. From the very first automobile to the latest leading-edge...Read More
Jakarta is planning to replace one of the city’s enduring symbols — the orange-colored three-wheeler taxis or the bajaj — with an environment-friendly version that is powered by compressed natural gas. Jakarta’s governor is behind the effort for the new taxis, and the aim is to cut air pollutants in the ninth densest city in...Read More
The World’s smallest cinema moves on three rickshaw wheels Flick-shaw could have been just another rickshaw, though with a weird look. Destiny though, had some other plans for the London rickshaw and it came out to be the world’s smallest cinema. Made for Virgin Media Shorts Awards at the BFI, the 126cm by 130cm rickshaw...Read More
A nice piece on tuk tuks from a billion reasons to visit india blog: Motoring through crowded streets in auto rickshaws (aka tuk tuks), is my favorite mode of transportation in India. They are loud. They are subject to the wind and rain. They miraculously come within millimeters of pedestrians, cows, scooters, bikes, and other auto...Read More
Recently back in Mumbai after a gruelling auto rickshaw driving odyssey, Australian travel writer Sharell Cook narrates her experiences in an exclusive to domain-b My flight to Chennai, where the Mumbai Xpress Rickshaw Challenge would be starting from, was delayed nearly an hour. This gave me plenty of time to think about what the next couple of weeks,...Read More
The spirit of adventure that brought 27 people from from around the world together to drive three-wheeled auto-rickshaws across India finally culminated at Mumbai’s JW Marriott in on 13 August 2009. Divided into 13 teams, they braved the city’s infamous traffic travelling from Alibag in the final leg of the 2,000-km four-state rally, which brought...Read More
Go on a ride with Sharell Cook, as she takes on the 2009 Mumbai Xpress with a vengeance! “I have no idea how I’ll cope. I haven’t been brave enough to drive a car — which I know how to operate — in India yet, let alone an auto rickshaw! What’s more, merely spending 30 minutes in one of...Read More
