<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1c1c1c"> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large">No Back Up, No Accommodation, No Toilet, No Mechanical Expertise, No Sense of Direction, No Common Sense &amp; Definitely No RAC Cover&hellip;&nbsp;</span></strong></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#993300"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large">3 mates, 1 rickshaw and 5000km of breakdowns!!!!</span></font></strong></font></p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#3d3d3d">Follow us as we attempt to cross Nepal and India in what can only be described as a pimped up lawnmower all in the name of charity.</font></span></font></p><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium">Welcome to the homepage of Balti Towers, a 3-man team attempting the ridiculous and impossible which is The Rickshaw Run Autumn 2011, possibly the most stupidest thing you can do in 2 weeks!&nbsp;</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#993300"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium">So what is the Rickshaw Run&hellip;?</span></font></strong></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000000; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">Imagine the fastest, safest, earth-munching all-terrain vehicle in the world. Then imagine the opposite. Three wheels, half a horse power and more fun than any other vehicle on planet earth the humble Rickshaw is undoubtedly the ultimate long distance, off road machine, despite being designed for short distances on road. Now imagine trying to get the resultant engineering question mark over the Himalayas or the Rajasthan desert.</span></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000000"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">The Rickshaw Run is pretty simple. With no preparation and less luggage you fly to the Indian Subcontinent and do your damndest to force a 150cc glorified lawnmower over thousands of miles of questionable terrain in around two weeks with no support at all.</span></span></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Key Dates</font></strong></span></font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Our wacky racing adventure will kick off on the 10th September 2011&nbsp;</font></p></span><p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#993300"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium">The charities&hellip;</span></font></strong></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px"></span></span></strong></p><strong><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000000; font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal">The Rickshaw Run is also about raising huge amounts of wedge for a great cause or two!&nbsp;</span></span></font></p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">THE FRANK WATER PROJECT</span></font></strong><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">&nbsp;</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 17px; font-size: 13px"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt">The Frank Water Project is dedicated to funding clean water plants for the world&rsquo;s under-served communities.&nbsp;</span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Verdana"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt">FRANK Water works with a local Indian Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) called Naandi, to build and support community clean water projects. To date FRANK Water Projects has funded 58 clean water projects, benefiting more than 400,000 people.&nbsp;</span></span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Verdana"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt">Every pound donated to FRANK gives one person access to clean, healthy water for life</span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10.8px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-size: 10pt">.</span></span></span></span>&nbsp;</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">LOROS</span></strong></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 17px; font-size: 13px"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-family: Arial">LOROS is a hospice in&nbsp;Leicester&nbsp;caring for terminally ill patients and providing support and advice to their carers, friends and family. We chose LOROS not only because they provide such an excellent service, both inpatient and in the comunity but also because they cared for (team member) Michelle Larn's auntie in her last days as she was dying from lung cancer. The support that they gave to her friends and the family was priceless and we hope that they can continue to provide such a caring and personal service to others.</span></span></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#993300"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium">So how can you help&hellip;?</span></font></strong></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">In the words of Tesco &lsquo;every little helps&rsquo;. Any contribution is a great contribution, so please, please donate what you can and be a part of something which could make a huge difference to those less fortunate. Please click on the links below, which will take you through to the relevant &lsquo;just giving&rsquo; donation page. And once again a big thank you to all those who spare a little as it means a whole lot.</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px"><a class="mcevisualaid" href="http://www.justgiving.com/baltitowers" target="_blank">THE FRANK WATER PROJECT</a></span>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small"><a class="mcevisualaid" href="http://www.justgiving.com/Balti-Towers" target="_blank">LOROS</a>&nbsp;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#993300"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium">So who are we&hellip;?</span></font></strong></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#993300"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium"></span></font></strong><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">A Graphic Designer (Jack Freeman), a Social Worker (Michelle Larn) and a guy who digs holes (Ian Macdonald), 3 mates intent on making life less boring. Bored of all-inclusive holidays in the Costa&rsquo;s and backpacking the roads already travelled, we are in search of a real adventure with real dangers and real experiences, hopefully raising a few quid for a good cause on the way.</span></font></p> <!--EndFragment--> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#993300">Stay in touch&hellip;.&nbsp;</font></strong></span></font></p><p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small">Keep up to date as we prepare for this mammoth task and follow us via&nbsp;<a class="mcevisualaid" href="http://twitter.com/BaltiTowers2011" target="_blank">TWITTER</a>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;<a class="mcevisualaid" href="http://www.facebook.com" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></font></p> <!--EndFragment-->