Are you looking for something new that is beyond the ordinary and out of this world? We believe that we have found it. The Rickshaw Challenge allows teams of 1-3 people the opportunity to drive an auto rickshaw along a specified route throughout the heart of India. The auto rickshaw is a 3-wheeled vehicle with a two-stroke engine.

The event was first conceived in 2006 by Aravind Bremanandam who wanted to create an event that would take participants on a unique adventure while helping India’s less privileged. Participants are encouraged to raise funds of at least $2100 to contribute to this charity event. Many of the charity projects that are undertaken help to build schools which participants get to see along the course of the Rickshaw Challenge.

There are currently 4 Rickshaw Challenge events taking place in India. The next event is the CLASSIC RUN (December 29, 2009 – January 8, 2010, 11 Days) and will follow a route through Tamil Nadu in South-eastern India. With your intrepid team of challengers, you will pilot a 7-stage course that will take you on journey of over 1,000 kilometres (roughly 590 miles). Your auto rickshaw will traverse a wide multitude of roads and changing weather through the exotic Indian countryside. The route will take you from Chennai to Kanniyakumari.

The others are the Mumbai Xpress (the most popular), Tech Raid (designed for those in the IT industry) and the Malabar Rampage (the longest and the toughest).

This is an amazing race for the clinically insane. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Adventure World is already making future plans to add this to our list of events.

For more info on the Rickshaw Challenge…you can visit http://rickshawchallenge.com/