<p class="p1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">&nbsp;</font></p> <p class="p1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="s1"></span><br /></font></p> <p class="p2" style="text-align: center"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><strong><em>The Gin &amp; Tonic Racers</em></strong></font></span></p> <p class="p3"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="s1"></span><br /></font></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">East London gentry James Rutt and Lloyd Morgan take on the 2012 Rickshaw Run. Starting in Cochin, Kerrala in the south to Shillong, in the north eastern tip of India, covering anywhere between 2500km - 3500 km in a very unrealistic yet hopeful 14 days.</font></span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">The vehicle of choice is the humble Tuktuk, aka the Rickshaw. A 149 cc 3 wheeled pram. Capable of just 55 kph, limited legally to 45 kph (it they're watching).&nbsp;Used mostly in the city's of Asia,&nbsp; not even the Indians push them to this extreme.</font></span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Mountains, jungles and river deltas are just some of the hurdles our trusty stead will have to rise to, Ourselves however will have Indian traffic, bandits, tigers and mosquitos to contend with. With cricket bats under arm and Bombay gin and tonic in hand we dont anticipate any problems.</font></span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">James, Oxford born, has a background in racing classic cars and has travelled the world experiencing many incredible things, this on the other hand will be the endurance race to rival any. In fact this may be the endurance race to end all&nbsp; races! James 'the tonic' Rutt (dully named as he is un able to handle the gin) would put Terry Thomas to shame in a &quot;well to do&quot; line out! Like a thorough bred, He'll be representing the Raj on this epic adventure, making absolutely sure the English flag is flying high throughout the trip.</font></span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Lloyd &quot;the Gin&quot; Morgan, the Essex home grown Mockney has driven in similar adventures before, such as the Mongol rally, the Mototaxi junket across south america and his own Sri Lankan tuktuk adventures, each time telling all it would be his last adventure, mostly as he didn't think he'd survive. however, laughing in the face of adversity he's bounced back to challenge James on this next ridicules adventure raising money for more great charities.</font></span></p> <p class="p3"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="s1"></span><br /></font></p> <p class="p5" style="text-align: center"><span class="s2"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">The Charities</font></strong></span></p> <p class="p4" style="text-align: justify"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">The charities this year will be the Frank water Project. FRANK Water funds sustainable clean water projects in developing countries across the world. Your support really matters. In a world where more than 4,000 children die EVERY DAY from a lack of clean drinking water, it's clear that help is urgently needed.&nbsp;</font></span></p> <p class="p6"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">And our personally chosen charity this year, close to our own hearts will be the Alzheimer's Association. Lloyd's father had Alzheimer's, so he knows first hand how this terrible condition can affect loved ones. The Alzheimer's association is in constant research to try and find cures and medicines that can delay the onset of this debilitating and often terminal condition.</font></span></p> <p class="p3"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="s1"></span><br /></font></p> <p class="p3"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="s1"></span><br /></font></p> <p class="p5" style="text-align: center"><span class="s2"><strong><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">How can you help us?</font></strong></span></p> <p class="p4" style="text-align: justify"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">In essence we want your money, none of which will fill our pockets, all donations go straight to the charities.&nbsp; We will do (almost) anything to secure your sponsorship.</font></span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">You could sponsor us to wear your face on our T-shirt, pay for your logo or picture to go the Tuktuk or make us do silly things at your request. Our world will be your oyster!</font></span></p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Let us know what you'd like us to do..</font></span></p> <p class="p7"><span class="s1"></span></p> <p class="p2">&nbsp;</p>