Links Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 http://jalopnik.com/cars/gumball-3000/?view=full Looks bad.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3097234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saff_cossie Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Gumball has now been cancelled following the death of a local man in Macedonia who was involved in a collision with a Carrera. He died of a heart attack either on the way to hospital or at the hospital. RIP and hope his wife makes a full recovery who is seriously injured too. Ford GT and Carrera destroyed now, pics on the above link from Links Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3097243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saff_cossie Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Also looks like Nick/Nicholas Morley in the Porsche that crashed Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3097277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Links Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 Yeah, was just looking at up as well, would quickly put your life upside down.. RIP and agree best of luck to the macedonians wife.. Nick Morley and Matthew McConville were the 2 in the porsche, got picked up by the russians but were stopped @ the border.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3097344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JieLine Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 They just ran hey? Thats pretty low... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3097728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forged Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Sad news. RIP to those involved. Found something interesting: Chasing Gumballers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24w8YZVxbRg Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3097989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignuz Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 It's sad.. But it was bound to happen eventually. I bet there have been lots of close calls over the years. What else is to be expected when you have 30-40 odd cars racing each other here and there at various points along public roads? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3098119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Links Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 There has been, they've been amazingly lucky never to have someone killed before, torquenstein rolled his Viper last year which was absolutely destroyed but managed to survive.. This is the first year where they have hit OTHER cars on the road, most have been off's where they hit walls/trees/ditches.. Driving on little to no sleep doesn't help.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3098170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesmerized Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 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 you drove from melbourne to brisbane in 14.5 hours......riiiiight. it takes 11.5 hours doing the speed limit from sydney to brisbane with an hours break in between. you would have to be doing 150km/h the WHOLE way with no pit stops/refuelling/stuck behind trucks/no stupid 50km/h suburban areas :laughing-smiley-014: Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3098347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spook's_Skyline Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 (edited) http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_...icle1744609.ece torquenstein would have had to have the worst possible costume to be wearing in that crash he was extremely lucky to not be killed Edited May 4, 2007 by Spook's_Skyline Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3099594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saff_cossie Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Sadly looks like the wife died over night too who was the passenger in the golf. Not sure why people make references to the wealth of the drivers/competitors as whether rich or poor, there are bad drivers in all walks of life and financial status. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3099644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spook's_Skyline Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) EDIT my bad, was thinking of cameron mcconville Edited May 5, 2007 by Spook's_Skyline Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3099684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JieLine Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Im surprised it says they could face a 1yr jail time??? 1yr? For killing two people and then running away?... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3100081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saff_cossie Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Im surprised it says they could face a 1yr jail time??? 1yr? For killing two people and then running away?... 1 year is for the running away and not assisting with medical help part. He hasnt been proven on the accident part which if he is, faces a subsequent 8 years. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3100562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
clip14 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 apparently they stayed for the ambulance to arrive, then gapped it Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3105038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saff_cossie Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 apparently they stayed for the ambulance to arrive, then gapped it That's his solicitors argument. Others differ and say they fled straight away. To make matters worse, it is reported that he was released on bail and given his passport back as a gesture of good will and he went and had a private jet sent over from the UK to get him. He was busted trying to board it in Macedonia! Thats from one of the tabloids out of the UK not the usual crap The Sun spins. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3105265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 (edited) The guys in the Tokyo lookalike cop car.. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/dav...tCarPolice3.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/dav...stCarPolice.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/4781471...a29822f8d_o.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/4781281...ba8e4bda5_o.jpg Managed to slip past the German nazis back to the UK. http://www.fastcar.co.uk/read_more.YQURlJdoa2rmWw.html Edited May 9, 2007 by Alf Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3107567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
clip14 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 ^^ what is that? a GTR? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3108230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Looks like a GTS with some add ons Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/166682-gumball-3000-2007/page/2/#findComment-3108952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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