Day 4 of the Indian Classic Run brought the teams from Thanjavur to Madurai, with lots of exciting adventures along the way. All 20 teams departed the incredible Thanjavur hotel and headed towards Madurai, the religious center of India, in the morning. Things went smoothly on the Indian highways for the majority of the day,
The penultimate stage of the 2016 Rickshaw Challenge was meant to be a relaxing one. Only 150 kilometres to cover from Mangalore to Murudeshwar – the home of the tallest Lord Shiva statue in India – on the best roads of the Malabar Rampage so far. However, Teams Badmaash 1 and 2 still managed to
Day 5’s tuk-tuk travels were from Calicut to Mangalore, with challenges en route, historical stops galore, and the goal of reaching a state with more lenient alcohol restrictions! The fifth day of the Malabar Ramapage included 260km of tuk-tuk travels, leaving Kerala and reaching Karnataka. It can be tough to find alcohol in India in
The second stage of the 2016 Malabar Rampage was a 235 kilometers trip from Alleppey to Calicut, made more interesting by the spices of South India. At the end of stage two the team members were already experienced rickshaw racers. This goes for Team Flying Birds too, who ran out of gas three times on
Day 3 of the Travel Scientists’ incredible rickshaw race saw teams travel to the Venice of the east, watery wonderland Alleppey. Things are hotting up in the sub-continents’ premier rickshaw race. Teams donned their costumes, with Butt, Sweat, and Tears living up to their team-name thanks to the humid conditions and their inflatable sumo suits!
On Sunday, the Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage continued for the 21 racing teams. This day had the first real test in storage for the drivers – if we don’t count the first session of fighting for survival behind the wheels in the rickshaws from Saturday… The first test for the racers was to locate the
The 21 teams who entered the 2016 edition of the Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage started their preparation for the 1000 km race on Saturday. They gathered in Trivandrum, Kerala for the warmup and the start procedure of this adventure rally with a difference. SCORES after DAY 1 Butt, Sweat and Tears 500 pt Kiwi Express
If there’s a more perfect way to travel over 1000km of India’s beautiful Malabar coast than by rickshaw, we haven’t heard of it. On April 2nd, twenty small teams will begin the great Indian adventure rally so far, the Rickshaw Challenge: Malabar Rampage. Competitors come from all over the world: from Australia and New Zealand,
As the Rickshaw Challenge – Classic Run 2016 continues, our racers become closer through all the parties, see crazy things and experience just how nice people in India are… Day 3 – Thanjavur to Madurai After a good start, there were two teams, Hnefatafl and Foxes Without Borders which did not get on the road until 11
Our participants are well on their way to victory in their beloved rickshaws, battling anything that comes in their way. But what happened during the first three days? Here is the recount. On Day 1, right at the beginning, the beautiful chaos that us, Travel Scientists thrive on has begun. The initial plan was
Competing against each other in a friendly fashion, our teams from the Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage 2015 made it to the finish line in Goa. It was a toughy this year where competition is concerned, since the teams submitted crazy photos completing the challenges, such as ferrying locals on their rickshaw to getting frisked up
Rickshaw Challenge – Classic Run 2015 India Score update : Day 5 – Day off in Madurai Day 6 – Madurai to Tuticorin The Rickshaw Challenge India can take a toll on its contestants, specially this classic run 2015, where 21 teams are fighting to take first place, that is why the organizers decided
Rickshaw Challenge India – Classic Run 2015 Score update : Day 4 –Thanjavur / Madurai The Rickshaw Challenge India faced its longest drive yet, 207 kilometers in what was a very hot day. The Gamingzion Events winners of the day were Team 1 and Team 9, since Eat my Shaw Dust and Team Trashbag both
Rickshaw Challenge India – Classic Run 2015 Score update : Day 1 – Practice day Day 2 – Chennai / Pondicherry Day 3 – Pondicherry / Thanjavur The Rickshaw Challenge 2015 has begun, and after a round of practice and learning how to start and drive the rickshaws, 2 days of tasks and several flat