has anyone heard anything about the gumball crash/deaths?

Yeah its a really bad scene... the scumballers fled after killing an uninvolved innocent:

http://0-60mag.com/online/?p=1427

http://jalopnik.com/cars/death-in-macedonia/gumball-3000-race-organizers-attempting-to-cover-up-hit+and+run-257475.php

 

Wow. That is just the dumbest thing I have heard of. How can they try to flee the scene. Like they would not be found?!?! What idiots! They deserve to go to jail!

 

This is really sad and stupid and will have a large effect on many things that we all like to do...

RIP

 

that's horrible. I see a long prison term awaiting them..... I hope their stupidity doesn't create too many waves that make it across the atlantic.

 

Wow this is fu**ed up
how can someone flea, and tried to go to another country.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIl3nGyeGx0

Very strange to watch this crash footage from last years run... Watching them avoid a head on by feet!! As organizer, "Mad Max" , follows full throttle avoiding wreckage ...

Yeah... Slap a sticker on the guard rail Max... that will make it all better...

There are many more accidents from previous events... This is a very sad thing to have happened... very sad indeed!!

RIP

Hope Max tosses some of that $$ he generates from his DVD sales and entry/sponsor fees to the family!

 

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/gumball-3000/?view=full

team polizei pulled out of the gumball today.

 

Very sad stuff and not where any of this rallying should go. RIP
Gumball has always been to extreme

 

I hope they go to jail for a long time

I do find it interesting that they keep showing the pic below. Anyone notice the paint scheme is different (look at the order of colours from teh window down) and note the crashed car has black wheels and the other one has stock turbo wheels
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Here is the crashed car
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http://www.teampolizei.com/Videos/FirenzePolizia.mov

Check this video out. Out Italian Police are so corrupt!

 

Haha! Great find!

But back to the original topic...that is just sick. They should get a looooooooot more thank they probably will.

 

http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-3000-press-statement/



Gumball 3000 Press Statement

Press release from Gumball 3000 more then 24 hours after the incident. We hope more drivers follow Team Polizei’s example and withdraw from the rally as that’s the only appropriate thing to do after this tragedy…

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.”

 

Thats such BS. So traumatised? Couldn't they have STAYED TO HELP? If they were that traumatised in the first place I hope they will have unlivable guilt from running.

 

this really is horrible...who the hell runs? they acted like immature little kids...whatd they think they would get away with it or seomthign?

 

Unfortunately it seems like many of the people that participate in these runs are pretty "immature" and have the do not care attitude. This event will now make all events look bad, at least in the immediate future.

 

I love the carabinieri

 

im not gonna lie im a pretty immature guy...i laugh at fart jokes and what not..and i do like driving on the edge, plus ive always wanted to do a gumball (looks like i might not ever be able to because of these jerks)...i mean i think what really bothers me is that it just shows a level of arrogance on those guys parts, they thoguth they were clever little asshats trying to sneak accross the boarder...it just shows a blatant disregard for other peoples lives, that is really to say the least disgusting...its horrible to kill someone in a car accident, everyone does stupid things, and you know what if they had stood there and taken it, i would have respect for them...but they are a bunch of cowards, i hope they put them away for a long time.

one thign to be fair to the drivers (even though its pretty incriminating to be in the gumball and driving a turbo , and the fact that they ran) we dont really know if they were doing anything wrong (such as speeding or any thing of that nature)...couldve been the other drivers fault, i guess we just have to wait and see what happens

 

there goes the neighborhood.

 

Can't be sure, but from what I read there was a 2 lane road, and the porsche crossed into the lane of oncoming traffic (legally) to pass, but hit the Volkswagen head on. So even if the move was legal, he was definitely pushing the limits of safe driving.