Gumball 3000 10th anniversary Rally

anybody heard from this years Gumball rally yet? A friend of mine said it's gonna be awesome!! With a route from San Fransisco - LA - San Diego - Las Vegas - North Korea!!! - Shanghai - and the end at the Olympics in Beijing! So, it should be somewhere in August, anyone knows the exact date?

 

http://www.gumball3000.com/features/maxs-blog

It wasn't that hard to find...

 

it's only $120k

i'm surprised they're not making a stop in Cuba for the communist trifecta

 

Here is a paragraph from my official invitation to this years GUMBALL 3000:

Having created a genre within motoring history books, with chapters full of unbelievable stories, as you can imagine the “10th anniversary” Gumball “World Tour” Rally has to be something “very special” – and indeed it is. We’ve organised an unprecedented route across continents from the USA to China, from San Francisco to Beijing, culminating at the Olympics, with full support from the Chinese Government. Setting off from San Francisco, 120 cars will drive the 3000 mile route, incorporating the most exclusive 5-star hotels, VIP parties, music concerts, race circuits and check points in Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas before flying and airlifting all cars and participants to Asia where the adventure will continue. Drivers will spend an unprecedented night in the undiscovered city of Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, to watch the incredible ‘Mass Games’ (their spectacular annual display of arts and sport), whilst the cars are flown directly to Shanghai, China’s super futuristic city. After being reunited with the vehicles in Shanghai, the route will then head north to Xuzhou, before crossing the finish line in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, during the Olympic Games.

 

That's pretty sweet.

 

no it wasn't, just found it right after posting, but thx anyway!
A race of a lifetime if you ask me..

 

It's not a race, it's a rally!

 

Was there any fallout from last years fatality?

 

I didn't realize there was a death last year?

 

Unfortunately there was... and was not good at all... just curious how it played out.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=149145&highlight=gumball+fatality

Gumball 3000 is very saddened to announce a road accident which occurred yesterday, May 2nd, involving a participating vehicle and a local vehicle in Macedonia. Exact details are still filtering through, but below are the facts as of midday May 3rd 2007 issued by the Macedonian authorities.

An adult Macedonian male aged 67 died in hospital from a heart attack following the incident where the two cars collided. The participants in the rally were held in custody last night with a preliminary court judgement expected today.

Organisers of the rally would like to express its deepest condolences to the family of the victim for this tragic accident.

Maximillion Cooper, founder of the Rally says: “It is with extreme sadness I have to make an announcement of this nature in the events nine year history.. The event is organised with each local authorities support and permission, and drivers are under strict stipulation by abide by the laws and road regulations of the country they are driving through. It is extremely sad for this unfortunate accident to have occurred. I am informed that the incident was reported immediately by the drivers. Both drivers are extremely traumatised by this occurrence.”

http://jalopnik.com/cars/gumball-300...ity-257447.php

 

Thanks for the info. Now that you linked that, I remember reading about it.

 

I might be doing the U.S. leg with a good friend of mine, I'll keep you guys updated.

 

Wow .. 1 nite in North Korea. What's second prize .. 2 nites in North Korea? Do they have cars and gas in NK?

 

Okay, how many people are going to get arrested doing donuts in North Korea?

 

yeah, you're right! If it was a race, a diesel car would probably win it! Just found out that John Mayer is going to be on this year's rally:

http://blog.honeyee.com/john/archives/2008/02/ford_gt_road_te.html

That car is all about driving!

 

None since the car are going straight to China, only the gumballers are going to NK

 

That was REALLY funny!

Mike in Kuwait