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About the Adventure
So we have booked the time off work and we have bought our round the world tickets – first stop Kathmandu!
Rickshaw Run
Seventy teams will “race” in auto rickshaws, over 2000 miles from Kathmandu to Pondicherry. Altitude, blistering heat and monsoon rains combined with the pot-holed roads and dirt tracks of India add to the challenge.
The Rickshaw
For those of you not familiar with the auto rickshaw (tuk tuk), it has a top speed of 55kmph and an engine similar to that found in a lawn-mower.
The Route
There isn’t one! We start in Nepal in the Himalayas and finish in Southern India, at Pondicherry. How we get there is up to us – it’s an adventure.
The Charities
The Rickshaw run supports two fantastic charities, Mercy Corps and Frank Water Projects.
Mercy Corps strives to improve the lives of rural agricultural communities. They work to democratically identify and address common problems through a community mobilisation process to improve quality of life through economic development, health, and youth initiative.
Frank Water works towards providing sustainable, affordable, clean water using the latest technology. Frank Water Projects work in partnership with Water Health International (technologists) and Naandi (local NGO) funding to implement clean water projects that have a huge positive impact for the local communities.
Please note that all of the money raised will go directly to the charities and will not be used to cover any costs of our trip. The costs of flights, accommodation, repairs, renting the rickshaw, the entry fee, food etc... will all be covered by ourselves and will not be taken from what you donate.
We are hoping to raise as much as possible in support of these two charities and are grateful for any donations received.
Minimum donation £1.20 / €1.20 / $1.20
| Supporter | Donation | Comment | Date | Amount | Gift Aid |
 Richard Stuart | £ 25.64 | 2008-04-07 14:25:11 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
 Harry | £ 25.64 | 2008-04-07 18:32:09 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
 Adrian Huetson | £ 25.64 | 2008-04-10 18:33:07 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
Tim Gee | £ 256.41 | 2008-04-10 20:30:51 | £ 200 | £ 56.41 |
mike giles | £ 12.82 | 2008-04-11 14:22:12 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
 Helen Lowe | £ 1.54 | 2008-04-13 11:35:45 | £ 1.2 | £ 0.34 |
Julie Anne Garside | £ 25.64 | 2008-04-14 10:40:26 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
Rosalind Brett | £ 22.82 | 2008-04-15 09:07:37 | £ 20 | £ 2.82 |
Liam Delahunty | £ 51.28 | 2008-04-16 15:55:19 | £ 40 | £ 11.28 |
Laura Mair | £ 12.82 | 2008-04-16 18:16:32 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Paul Lowry | £ 12.82 | 2008-04-16 22:23:52 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
jim wilson | £ 25.64 | 2008-04-17 13:00:51 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
 Matt Smith | £ 25.64 | 2008-04-17 16:51:03 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
Adam Jobson | £ 64.1 | 2008-04-17 18:39:34 | £ 50 | £ 14.1 |
jean lowe | £ 32.05 | 2008-04-26 18:43:31 | £ 25 | £ 7.05 |
Robert McCabe | £ 6.41 | 2008-04-28 09:23:49 | £ 5 | £ 1.41 |
 edward clark | £ 12.82 | 2008-04-28 13:29:23 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Mags Andersen | £ 12.82 | 2008-04-28 16:58:41 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Diya Agarwal | £ 38.46 | 2008-05-02 17:03:16 | £ 30 | £ 8.46 |
Christian Miller | £ 0 | 2008-05-07 14:59:07 | £ 0 | none |
Christian Miller | £ 0 | 2008-05-07 15:04:35 | £ 0 | none |
Christian Miller | £ 6.67 | 2008-05-07 15:05:16 | £ 5.2 | £ 1.47 |
Charlie Parker | £ 12.82 | 2008-05-08 15:05:33 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Vikram Gandhi | £ 384.62 | 2008-05-12 14:34:11 | £ 300 | £ 84.62 |
Pub Quiz | £ 500 | Ernst & Young | 2008-05-12 21:21:19 | £ 500 | none |
Alistair Craig | £ 64.1 | 2008-05-15 18:19:31 | £ 50 | £ 14.1 |
Shital | £ 25.64 | 2008-05-19 11:15:31 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
Manbinder Deo | £ 12.82 | 2008-05-20 16:29:36 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
Offline Donations | £ 100 | thank youxx | 2008-05-21 11:44:26 | £ 100 | none |
Offline Donations | £ 20 | thanks to rob webster and DB | 2008-05-21 11:44:49 | £ 20 | none |
John McCartney | £ 20 | 2008-05-21 18:56:39 | £ 20 | none |
Karthikeyan Thiagara | £ 64.1 | 2008-05-22 16:30:47 | £ 50 | £ 14.1 |
Steph McKeown | £ 25.64 | 2008-05-22 17:04:57 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
Colin Steyn | £ 12.82 | 2008-05-22 18:55:47 | £ 10 | £ 2.82 |
edward clark | £ 192.31 | 2008-05-24 16:01:20 | £ 150 | £ 42.31 |
edward clark | £ 64.1 | 2008-05-24 16:05:12 | £ 50 | £ 14.1 |
Morris Logan | £ 19.23 | 2008-05-27 09:29:10 | £ 15 | £ 4.23 |
george walpole-brown | £ 128.21 | 2008-05-28 08:13:21 | £ 100 | £ 28.21 |
Alan Kelly | £ 25.64 | 2008-05-28 09:32:30 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
 Paul Meachen | £ 25.64 | 2008-05-31 18:52:38 | £ 20 | £ 5.64 |
Robert Lincoln | £ 32.05 | Well done! Keep on tukkin'
Lots of love and pats on the back,
Bob n Shents
x | 2008-06-16 17:49:37 | £ 25 | £ 7.05 |
The Rickshaw Run Summer 2008 is pretty simple. With no preparation and less luggage one flies to the subcontinent and does one's damndest to force 150cc of Indian engineering over thousands of miles of questionable terrain in around two weeks.
Upon arrival in Nepal we pause briefly for a game of cricket followed by tea and cakes before revving our engines and setting off. We stop on...
You are among the first fans & fundraisers to be let loose upon the WillWeMakeIt™ fundraising system - Congratulations! - but do let us know how we're doing! If there is a tweak or improvement you'd like us to make, pop the full details of it in here and our technical guru James will be onto it in a flash gordon!
Robert Lincoln 5:49pm on 16th Jun 2008
Paul Meachen
Go Yorkie!! Don't worry I'll text you all the United news whilst you're away...
george walpole-brown
Good luck
Helen Lowe
Thanks to Claire Hooper for her £50 donation - Helen
edward clark
thanks to all at Fowlers Mead for their kind donation
Colin Steyn
Good luck Ed, hope you have a great trip. All the best Colin.
Steph McKeown
Fools :-)
Karthikeyan Thiagara
Best Of Luck
The Scotts
Beware of roundabouts, elephants and cows as those rickshaws don't like them much.
edward clark
Thanks to Ray Palmer for his offline donation
Harry
GPS? we'll still beat you
John McCartney
Good Luck!! Sounds like you're gonna need it !!
Offline Donations
thanks to rob webster and DB
Offline Donations
thank youxx
Manbinder Deo
Good luck guys. Hope you took some tips from watching the film when/if you break down.
Shital
Good luck with the challenge - it sounds like an amazing journey
Alistair Craig
Best of luck - you are mad!
Pub Quiz
Ernst & Young
Charlie Parker
Good luck guys - and keep the news and pictures flowing
Christian Miller
You guys are crazy!
Diya Agarwal
You will have a fabulous time - am so jealous! Good luck and careful what you eat out there (I have learnt from plenty of experiences!).
Sarah Skitt
Surely Lowie should be running,swimming or cycling part of the way!! Good luck x
James Mosha
go Ed!! go Lowe!! do a Lewis Hamilton....
Mags Andersen
Good luck! Careful doing too many 'weelies' Mags x
edward clark
thanks to RJC for cash donation
Robert McCabe
All the best!
jean lowe
Good Luck. Of course you'll beat Chris & Harry!!
Adam Jobson
I think you're both mad!!
Matt Smith
Rather you than me
jim wilson
have fun
Paul Lowry
u crazy dudes - sounds like a right giggle though, sure u will have much fun
Helen Lowe
Thanks to Jenny Stammers for her offline donation.
Laura Mair
Rather you than me....good luck!
Liam Delahunty
You'll have a great time! All the best and remember - the rickshaw in front has right of way!
Rosalind Brett
Good luck - brave kinds!
Julie Anne Garside
Best of luck!
mike giles
good luck
Tim Gee
Possibly the craziest thing I've ever heard of, euhrm, good luck!!!!
Adrian Huetson
It's a bit early for a mid-life crisis
Harry
No, you will be finding us in Pondicherry
Richard Stuart
I've popped your fundraising cherry!