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Nivag · Apr 30, 2007, 08:32 AM

Anyone else manage to get to the start of this yesterday in London? 3000 miles in 1 week.

The 2007 Gumball Rally will be going from London to London. The cars will depart London on the 29th of April 2007; from there they will drive to Frankfurt via a stop in Amsterdam. We will load all of the cars, and their drivers onto planes and fly them to Istanbul. Once unloaded in Istanbul the cars will go for a quick blast around the F1 circuit. The next day will see everyone head onto Athens via a short stop in Thessolaniki. From Athens we'll head up to Dubrovnik and Vienna. The penultimate stage will see everyone drive through the Alps and Germany to Berlin. From Berlin the final stage will be take everyone back to the London and a massive party!

more info here http://www.gumball3000.com/

nonhuman · Apr 30, 2007, 08:40 AM

I bet the environmentalists are having a field day with this one.

G4ME · Apr 30, 2007, 08:50 AM

sounds like a lot of fan fair

IBA - World's Toughest Motorcycle Riders

now this is a real challange.

analogika · Apr 30, 2007, 10:52 AM

Just recently saw Cannonball Run again.

It was a lot funnier when I was twelve.

CMYKid · Apr 30, 2007, 10:52 AM

the docuvideos from previous years are all over P2P networks, most of them are great to watch. The race has really changed in past years. It used to be all classics and supercars, now not so much.

Plus that fatass scammer Kimble used to win it every year and now has apparently disappeared, along with everybodys money.

Nivag · Apr 30, 2007, 12:10 PM

Kimble used to rock in his fat Merc!

here's 3 short clips i took

Burning rubber, then random blue smoke from engine bar

Fiat 500

Hmmm Shiny Lambo - that's real lens flare not added by me.

Laminar · Apr 30, 2007, 12:15 PM

Hm...I'm now considering chroming my entire car as well.

kick52 · Apr 30, 2007, 12:24 PM

i'm not down with the lingo, because i opened this up expecting to see a massive ball of sugar..

CMYKid · Apr 30, 2007, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Nivag

Kimble used to rock in his fat Merc!

Yeah, the Brabus Supercar was pretty incredible. I wonder where he's hiding out now.

Sijmen · May 1, 2007, 05:58 PM

Our newspapers were full with reports of people of the rally getting busted. There's talk of making rallies illegal(in Holland that is). Oow, well, at least as long we have control free highways they won't get very far.

CMYKid · May 1, 2007, 09:50 PM

thats sort of the point of the rally, at least for the participants. lots of those guys rack up 5, 6 tickets in a few days.

imitchellg5 · May 1, 2007, 09:55 PM

Is that a Jag XJ220 in the first pic?

olePigeon · May 1, 2007, 11:01 PM

Phew, I'll take that Phantom. Love that car.

Nivag · May 2, 2007, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

Is that a Jag XJ220 in the first pic?

it is, well spotted!!

ajprice · May 2, 2007, 07:04 PM

Not a standard one either (apart from the gold). Different lights... is it a racing version?

CMYKid · May 4, 2007, 12:49 PM

...annnnd now the race was cancelled. Too bad a guy died but if he really did pull out in front of the Porsche then c'est la vie.

Nivag · 08:31 AM

the guys wife has died now. there are some conflicting reports about what actually happened.

very sad regardless of who's fault

G4ME · May 4, 2007, 05:14 PM

see, its all fun and games till some one looses an ovary