Meaning of チキチキツアー?


In a novel (published around 2009) a person suggests to search several
abandoned buildings and this is how the other person responds:

> -- で？ おれといっしょに廃墟を探検しようっていうチキチキツアーのお誘いか？

I struggle to pinpoint the meaning of "チキチキツアー". It feels like a reference to
something (a book / tv show / a music band?), however I did not manage to find
anything in google that would make sense in this context. Another thought: it
might be an imitation of a sound, like clock's ticking.




The ultimate origin of チキチキ is [_Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang) (1968; チキチキバンバン
in Japanese). The "Chitty Chitty" part was somehow reused in the name of the
Japanese adoption of [_Wacky
Races_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacky_Races_\(1968_TV_series\)). See
[チキチキマシン猛レース](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%82%AD%E3%83%81%E3%82%AD%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E7%8C%9B%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9)
(1970). The program became popular, and many parodies were created. Since
then, Japanese people started to vaguely recognize チキチキ as a prefix randomly
added to things related to races, competitions or "going forward", hence
チキチキツアー. Today, チキチキ has no specific meaning except that it makes the name
sound like a variety show on TV.

See also: [「チキチキ」の意味と使い方・語源](https://tap-biz.jp/lifestyle/word-
meaning/1031934)




The ultimate origin of チキチキ is [_Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang) (1968; チキチキバンバン
in Japanese). The "Chitty Chitty" part was somehow reused in the name of the
Japanese adoption of [_Wacky
Races_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacky_Races_\(1968_TV_series\)). See
[チキチキマシン猛レース](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%82%AD%E3%83%81%E3%82%AD%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E7%8C%9B%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9)
(1970). The program became popular, and many parodies were created. Since
then, Japanese people started to vaguely recognize チキチキ as a prefix randomly
added to things related to races, competitions or "going forward", hence
チキチキツアー. Today, チキチキ has no specific meaning except that it makes the name
sound like a variety show on TV.

See also: [「チキチキ」の意味と使い方・語源](https://tap-biz.jp/lifestyle/word-
meaning/1031934)

