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World's first Auto Rickshaw Rally to be held in Southern India |
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Written by Admin
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Wednesday, 24 May 2006 |
The Indian Auto Rickshaw Challenge, a seven-day rally, will be flagged off from Chennai on August 21.
Starting August 21, the Indian Auto Rickshaw Challenge (IARC), the first endurance rally featuring India's famous three-wheeler motorized vehicle will be flagged off. The debut event will end after seven days in Kanyakumari, after covering 1,000 kilometers.
The race will be open to teams of all countries, ages, and experience levels.
The competitors will have to complete daily stages of 150-200 kilometers, negotiating monsoons, crowds, unwieldy roads and other such obstacles. Each stage will be flagged off by a prominent figure of the area.
The winner of the race will be declared the Auto Rickshaw Rally World Champion. The proceeds from the rally will go to local charities fighting child abuse.
The rally is being organized by the Adventure Rally Association of Budapest. Earlier this year, the association had hosted the first annual Budapest-Bamako Rally, an 8,000-kilometer race from the heart of Central Europe to the heart of West Africa.
Auto rickshaws as a mode of transport are widely used in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh. They are small, fuel-efficient covered motorcycles with a maximum speed of approximately 55 km/h (about 30 mph) and a normal cruising speed of 35 km/h (22 mph), and usually carrying one driver and two passengers. For the rally, teams will be limited to three participants.
The organizer of the IARC will provide rickshaws for competitors. They will have two days to modify and decorate their vehicles. At the end of the event, competitors can purchase their rickshaws or return them to the organizers.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 May 2006 )
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