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Not sure if this has been posted, but just noticed that the 2007 Gumball 3000 has started..

From London to Asia and BACK!!!...

Should be interesting, already had trouble with the German police setting up roadside checking stations JUST for the gumball cars..

Best advice, check out the forums, as the main website is RUBBISH..

http://forums.gumball3000.com/viewforum.php?f=11

You can track their progress on http://maps.google.com - put this link - http://www.rallybird.eu/blog/ftp_incoming/...l%20Day%201.kmz - in the "search maps" area and click search.. it will load it and display their GPS markers..

Should be exciting, def looking forward to seeing some of the footage to come out of this years...

Maxamillian is a Jaguar XJ220S which is an interesting choice, doesn't seem to be any Jap cars this year.. someone should run a R34 GTR in it!!

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They have something similar on this year, starting Brisbane, if I can find it i'll post it up..

Just found this:

And finally, with 2008 being Gumballs �10th Anniversary� the event is already rumoured to be pushing the boundaries of entertainment even further with an incredible 3000 mile route of flying and driving from London to Moscow and onwards to finish in Sydney in 8 just days � it�s going to be HUGE!

So look forward to next year if this is Sydney as in Australia Sydney :)

I posted a link in the Vic section:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=166708

There are also photos from when I went in 05 on here somewhere too if you search.

Route here:

http://www.alk.com/gumball/route.asp

should do one in oz say brisvagus to melb :laughing-smiley-014:

gumball 3000 is like 3000 MILES not 1900 kms i drove from brissy to melbourne in 14.5 hours once dude. wouldnt that be great all these rich mofos come in their ferraris and lambos and shit and drive for approx 10 hours (going by the footage i have seen on the net of guy doing some seriously stupid speeds) and then they get to the end and have their lil party get back on the plane and go home all over in one day that would be really really gay imo

It has been suggested that it would come to Australia for the 10th anniversary and go from Darwin to Sydney. This was before the speeds were reduced in NT though. Oz is a long way from anywhere else and when you consider the idea of the event is it is completed in around 7 days.

gumball 3000 is like 3000 MILES not 1900 kms i drove from brissy to melbourne in 14.5 hours once dude. wouldnt that be great all these rich mofos come in their ferraris and lambos and shit and drive for approx 10 hours (going by the footage i have seen on the net of guy doing some seriously stupid speeds) and then they get to the end and have their lil party get back on the plane and go home all over in one day that would be really really gay imo

and then receive the speeding tickets that were issued by the million or so speed cameras that operate in victoria. :)

http://www.gtspirit.com/

Some great updates..

Update 18:01 CET:

Steve just messaged us that team 25 had a chance to put their foot down in the Carrera GT on an amazing bit of highway in Greece without any traffic. They reached over 200 mph.

not holding back I see..

Hmm.. I can feel the carefactor:

Update: Locals got injured in the crash, we hope they are ok. Our thoughts go out to them and their families.

http://forums.gumball3000.com/viewtopic.php?t=2584

Gumball 3000 has been cancelled after the death of a Macedonian on the roads who's car was hit by a gumballer..

Press release

From the main page:

Issued by Maximillion Cooper on behalf of The Gumball 3000 Rally - 21.30 / 03 May 2007

Following our earlier release reporting yesterday’s accident - As a sign of respect we have decided that this year's Gumball 3000 Rally will not travel any further and will end in Bratislava this evening, May 3rd 2007.

As the organisers of the rally we feel that it should be stopped as a mark of respect to Vladimir Cepulyoski who died today after an accident involving one the participating drivers.

We are very saddened by what has happened and feel that it would be wrong to continue. On behalf of Gumball 3000, we once again extend our deepest sympathies to his family and we are doing everything we can for them.

This is the first time anything like this has happened in 9 years of travelling through over 40 countries with 1000's of drivers and it is with deep regret that I make this announcement.

Maximillion Cooper

Founder & CEO

The Gumball 3000 Group

For any media enquiries call Mission - 02074916680

Another sad loss of life..

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