Car racing is a thrilling sport that has a great fan following across the world. But, have you ever come across auto-rickshaw drivers engaging in a race? A video of auto-rickshaw drivers racing at significant speed on a specified course has gone viral on the internet. The video has been posted on Reddit with the caption "Auto GP", a European championship with the same moniker.
In the clip, three auto rikshaws are seen standing at a starting line, waiting for the signal to begin the race. As soon as a person standing in front waves a white flag, the autos start moving across the race track. One of the autos manages to take the lead and reaches close to the finishing point, before the video ends. A large number of people can also bee seen gathered to watch the race.
Since being shared, the clip has amassed 4.2k upvotes and several comments.
"More Interesting than the 2023 F1 season," commented one user on seeing the viral video.
"This is them everyday. It would be more fun if they did the same stunts they do on the road here," commented another user.
"Where is the traffic man ?? Bina traffic ke kya hi auto race hogi...," joked a third.
"They are following road/competition's rules here, they aren't true autowalas, they have to be disqualified...," wrote a fourth.
"Why does this race have rules and why do these auto drivers are following the rules?," wrote a fifth.
A few days back, a video of a reverse auto rickshaw driving competition had gone viral. The race was organised in Haripur village of Sangli district of Maharashtra on the occasion of Sangameshwar Yatra, reported news agency ANI.