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The '''Indian [[Autorickshaw]] Challenge''' (also known as '''Rickshaw Challenge''') is an international [[autorickshaw]] [[rallying|rally]] self-styled as ‘an amazing race for the clinically insane’.<ref>http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/12/emw492527.htm eMediaWire</ref> The entrants use the ubiquitous [[Autorickshaw]] or [[Tuk-Tuk]], workhorse of the urban east, to cross large portions of the [[Indian sub-continent]] in a matter of days. The simplicity of the [[Autorickshaw]] and the diversity of the landscape requires ingenuity and intrepid spirits from its participants. The Rickshaw Challenge currently has four distinct events. The most popular of them are the Classic Run and [[the Mumbai Xpress]]. Each of these two rallies is designed as an escapade to test the entrant’s levels of endurance and perseverance, as well as for humanitarian projects, but are essentially not geared towards racing or competition, maintaining the spirit of the amateur adventurer. |
The '''Indian [[Autorickshaw]] Challenge''' (also known as '''Rickshaw Challenge''') is an international [[autorickshaw]] [[rallying|rally]] self-styled as ‘an amazing race for the clinically insane’.<ref>http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/12/emw492527.htm eMediaWire</ref> The entrants use the ubiquitous [[Autorickshaw]] or [[Tuk-Tuk]], workhorse of the urban east, to cross large portions of the [[Indian sub-continent]] in a matter of days. The simplicity of the [[Autorickshaw]] and the diversity of the landscape requires ingenuity and intrepid spirits from its participants. The Rickshaw Challenge currently has four distinct events. The most popular of them are the Classic Run and [[the Mumbai Xpress]]. Each of these two rallies is designed as an escapade to test the entrant’s levels of endurance and perseverance, as well as for humanitarian projects, but are essentially not geared towards racing or competition, maintaining the spirit of the amateur adventurer. |
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==Travel Scientists== |
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The Indian Autorickshaw Challenge was started by the Travel Scientists, a motorsports [[adventure tourism]] operator that was founded in 2006 by Aravind Bremanandam in [[Chennai]], India. They held the first rally in 2006. In 2007, while on an adventure rally in [[Bamako]], Mali, the company's founder met Attila Berenyi, an adventure traveler from [[Hungary]], and they had decided to bring minimal assistance [[motor vehicle]] adventure tourism to Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adventureherald.com/the-science-of-travel-an-interview-with-the-travel-scientist-attila-berenyi/|title=The Science of Travel - An Interview with the Travel Scientist Attila Berenyi - Adventure Herald|website=Adventure Herald|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref> The first European event was the ''Caucasian Rally'' that started from Budapest on August 30, 2008, from [[Memento Park]] and went through Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Kurdistan, before finishing in [[Yerevan]], Armenia, on September 15.<ref>Vinkovits, Ágnes. "Rally heads off the beaten track", ''[[The Budapest Sun]]'', Budapest, 27 August 2008.</ref> Travel Scientists has organized a number of rallies since then, holding from one to three rallies each year across [[India]], [[Europe]], and [[Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adventureherald.com/the-science-of-travel-an-interview-with-the-travel-scientist-attila-berenyi/|title=The Science of Travel - An Interview with the Travel Scientist Attila Berenyi - Adventure Herald|website=Adventure Herald|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref> The Azerbaijani Embassy in Hungary had received a notice from [[Azerbaijan]] because of the company holding "tours to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan arranged by The Travel Scientists, of which the headquarters are located in Budapest as part of the ''Caucasian Challenge''," according to the Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Hikmet Hajiyev, in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.apa.az/news/219322|title=Azerbaijan investigating company in Hungary arranging tours to Nagorno-Karabakh|website=en.apa.az|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref> |
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== The Classic Run == |
== The Classic Run == |
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The Indian Autorickshaw Challenge (also known as Rickshaw Challenge) is an international autorickshaw rally self-styled as ‘an amazing race for the clinically insane’.[1] The entrants use the ubiquitous Autorickshaw or Tuk-Tuk, workhorse of the urban east, to cross large portions of the Indian sub-continent in a matter of days. The simplicity of the Autorickshaw and the diversity of the landscape requires ingenuity and intrepid spirits from its participants. The Rickshaw Challenge currently has four distinct events. The most popular of them are the Classic Run and the Mumbai Xpress. Each of these two rallies is designed as an escapade to test the entrant’s levels of endurance and perseverance, as well as for humanitarian projects, but are essentially not geared towards racing or competition, maintaining the spirit of the amateur adventurer.
Travel Scientists
The Indian Autorickshaw Challenge was started by the Travel Scientists, a motorsports adventure tourism operator that was founded in 2006 by Aravind Bremanandam in Chennai, India. They held the first rally in 2006. In 2007, while on an adventure rally in Bamako, Mali, the company's founder met Attila Berenyi, an adventure traveler from Hungary, and they had decided to bring minimal assistance motor vehicle adventure tourism to Europe.[2] The first European event was the Caucasian Rally that started from Budapest on August 30, 2008, from Memento Park and went through Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Kurdistan, before finishing in Yerevan, Armenia, on September 15.[3] Travel Scientists has organized a number of rallies since then, holding from one to three rallies each year across India, Europe, and Russia.[4] The Azerbaijani Embassy in Hungary had received a notice from Azerbaijan because of the company holding "tours to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan arranged by The Travel Scientists, of which the headquarters are located in Budapest as part of the Caucasian Challenge," according to the Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Hikmet Hajiyev, in 2014.[5]
The Classic Run
This is the shorter and lower impact of the two events, spanning roughly 1000 kilometres, across 12 districts and one Union territory. The daily stretches can be up to 200 kilometres long, and can be strewn with significant natural and human obstacles, ranging from densely packed urban sprawl to monsoon rains to uncooperative cows on the roadways.[6]
The route is within the southern Indian province of Tamil Nadu, and extends down the southern coast of India between the start lines in Besant Nagar Beach, Chennai to the checkered flag in Kanniyakumari at the sub-continent's southern tip.
The championship itself is composed of a series of activities along the route designed to challenge physical and mental agility, with points being awarded for their completion in addition to completing that day's particular route.
Additional Rallies
The Rickshaw Challenge also includes the Tech Raid, an autorickshaw tour that starts in Chennai and ends in Hyderabad as well as the Malabar Rampage, which starts and ends in Chennai.[7]
Humanitarian Focus
One of the most important elements of both the Classic Rally and the Mumbai Xpress Rally is their association with Round Table India.[8] Participants of these events are encouraged to raise funds towards charitable efforts in Tamil Nadu and across India.[9]
References
- ^ http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2006/12/emw492527.htm eMediaWire
- ^ "The Science of Travel - An Interview with the Travel Scientist Attila Berenyi - Adventure Herald". Adventure Herald. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ Vinkovits, Ágnes. "Rally heads off the beaten track", The Budapest Sun, Budapest, 27 August 2008.
- ^ "The Science of Travel - An Interview with the Travel Scientist Attila Berenyi - Adventure Herald". Adventure Herald. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ "Azerbaijan investigating company in Hungary arranging tours to Nagorno-Karabakh". en.apa.az. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7830/cow.htm&date=2009-10-25+05:35:52 Sacred Cows
- ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view§ionid=24&issueid=79&id=45137&Itemid=1 India Today
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Rickshaw-rally-to-raise-fund-for-kids/articleshow/4636471.cms Times of India
- ^ http://mumbaixpress.in/charity/