Kaze

Three continents and 3,000 miles of driving



This year's 2006 Gumball 3000 Rally kicks off on 30 April and lasts until 9 May. The event follows a three-stage, 3,000 mile driving route that incorporates Europe, Asia and the United States. Stage 1: Europe - London (UK) to Istanbul (Turkey) The cars and participants will then be flown to Hong Kong.

Stage 2: Asia - Hong Kong to Beijing (China). The cars and participants are then flown across the Pacific to the USA.

Stage 3: Salt Lake City to Los Angeles via Las Vegas.

According to the organisers, this year's event is the biggest ever going 'around the world' in just eight days. With legs in Europe, Asia and America this will be a truly ground breaking event - almost a complete fantasy James Bond tour incorporating glamorous locations, private jets, palaces, 5-star hotels, incredible parties, amazing driving, F1 circuits and finishing at the Playboy Mansion.


There will be a TV series, documentary and a Hollywood feature film off the back of the 2006 Rally, while cars will range from the Bugatti Veyron and one-off Ferraris driven by Arab sheiks to eccentric car enthusiasts in 1970s Holdens.

With 250,000 fans watching last year's start, even bigger crowds are expected this year. The rally is set to start at Regent Street on 29 April.

“I had the ride of my life, Gumball is awesome,” said supermodel Caprice, of last year's event.

There are only 10 spaces remaining and this years entrance fee is £40,000 (which includes everything except petrol and speeding fines for two people). There are no categories and the event is open to all makes, models and years of vehicle. Places are limited to just 120 cars, so the organisers don't guarantee availability – but the more amazing or eccentric the car – the better your chances.

Kaze

Here's the interesting bits of the latest update...


"Dear 2006 Gumballers,

February is now with us and there is now less than three months to go until the start in central London! With only 5 spaces now remaining we have cars ranging from Bugatti Veryons' and one off Ferraris driven by Arab sheiks to eccentric car enthusiasts in old Astons. This year will provide the most amazing mix of cars ever to be seen together, a true spectacle for participants and crowd alike and this really will go down as being the most talked about event of the year. With 250,000 fans watching last years start we are expecting even bigger crowds this year with all of the major cities the rally travels through getting behind the event. This Gumball will also be filmed for an 8 part TV series to be distributed by ESPN worldwide and will provide a backdrop for a Gumball 3000 Hollywood scripted film. Pamela Anderson and Missy Elliot will be joining us for the US leg and Gumball veterans Adrien Brody, Johnny Knoxville and Tony Hawk will be on the road with us for this 3000 mile adventure.

DATES
Confirmed dates are the 29th April - the 7th May.
29 April - Registration Day and Start Party
30 April - Rally start in the afternoon
1-2nd May - Europe leg
3-5th May - Asian leg
6-7th May - US leg

...Below is a list of countries along the 2006 Gumball route:
EUROPE:
UK
France
Belgium
Germany,
Austria
Hungary
Serbia
Buglaria
Turkey.."

clean_sax

ze komen weer door belgie, fantastisch !!!!

nu nog te weten komen waar en we kunnen weer gaan kijken

als iemand er iets meer van weet, laat maar komen dan

grtz stijn

Spirito

heb ergens gelezen dat ze zondag 30 april in België doorkomen

Bakke

Vorig jaar gaan kijken aan de chateau waar ze gingen overnachten. Dacht dak daar een van de enigste zotten ging zijn, maar da dorp leefde daar gewoon op Was een goe spectakel, dees jaar staan ek zeker weer ergens langs de weg om ze optewachten.

drazic

als ik de geruchten mag geloven zou "spillie" dees jaar meedoen met een audi break.

grtz Jens

kozmic

audi break ??? het was vanaf nu toch enkel nog voor supercars ???

Kaze

sowieso... de inschrijving op zich is al een serieus huzarenstukje.

Familie van mij is al 2 jaar aan het proberen om deel te nemen.

ik copy paste effe zijn laatste mailtje

Trouwens we hadden ons vorig jaar willen inschrijven, maar de regels zijn echt niet gemakkelijk. Ze willen dat je meteen opgeeft met welke wagen, serienummer, en omnium verzekering je gaat deelnemen, en dit vragen ze een half jaar op voorhand.

Tevens moet je meteen € 10.000 voorruit betalen zonder “refund” en we hadden dus niet tijdig de voertuigen.

Momenteel zijn we ’t aan ’t bekijken. Nu hebben we de wagens wel, maar we moeten nu nog voor de fondsen zorgen.

Tevens moet je een reden opgeven waarom je wil meedoen. En voor de fuiven en de schoon vrouwen is geen goed antwoord.

Kaze

ooit gehoord van MTM?

http://www.mtm-online.de/en/index.php?nav=3&FZID=RS4Q
602 pk... is voldoende voor een supercar mijn gedacht

tuningshow

@ Kaze:

Dit jaar iets vroeger vertrekken en dan ga ik meerijden tot Calais... Er werd vorig jaar iets te hard "gepuld" naar ginder om op tijd te zijn.


Greetz

Kaze

1.gij rijdt toch met dezelfde auto als ik? dus da was no prob
2.ik was 1 minuut voor de eerste wagen ter plaatse... dus goede timing.

tuningshow

Euhm...

1. Jij veeeeeeeeel zwaardere voet + er was toen nog volk mee he
2. Jij ook ietske meer pk's he...


Greetz

bkvj

ik ga als het goed is de 30ste naar de tunnel in dover(waar ze allemaal gaan wachtten...hehe), en dan ga ik ff een tering zooi aan foto's maken...

ik mag in engeland vanaf mn 17de rijden, en vanaf mn 18de in de rest van europa(dacht ik zo, ik neem aan dat je 18 moet zijn totdat je in het buitenland mag rijden? ...moet ik nog ff uitzoeken)...maar goed, als ik dus ook in het buitenland mag rijden, ga ik ook een stukkie met die gasten mee rijden(en dan ga ik zelf door naar nederland ) vanaf de tunnel(als ze weer in engeland starten he)



betekent dat, dat als je met 3 of meer mensen gaat, de benzine en tickets worden betaalt

Webmaster

From : Gumball HQ [hq@gumball3000.com]

"Gumball goes around the World in 8 Days"

Sunday 30th April - Sunday 7th May

3000 miles, 200 drivers, 100 cars, 8 days, 3 Continents, 1 Amazing Adventure!
& 7 Spaces Remaining!

Following Phileas Fogg's quest to traverse the world in 80 days back in 1872, the 8th annual 'Gumball 3000' Rally today announces its most ambitious route ever, with a 3000-mile adventure around the world, starting in London and finishing just 8 days later in Los Angeles!

'Picture Pamela Anderson navigating her way through the streets of Bangkok, with Johnny Knoxville, Bam and Tony Hawk coming up her rear in his beat up Cadillac, and Snoop Dogg in hot pursuit and you start to get the picture, Gumball 3000 is a real life wacky races!'

Setting the benchmark for all modern day explorers, the start flag will drop in Central London on Sunday 30th April, when 120 of the most amazing cars, stars and eccentrics will set off on stage one driving a 1000 mile route through Europe, crossing the capital cities of Brussels, Vienna, Budapest, and upon reaching 'war torn' Belgrade, all cars and drivers will be airlifted in Russian Antanov cargo planes and an Icelandic Air Boeing 757 to Asia for stage 2.

After landing on a tropical paradise Island off the coast of Malaysia, the route follows a 1000 mile drive through the beaches and tropical rainforests of Thailand to reach Bangkok for another huge party. The following day the grid will again be airlifted, this time to Salt Lake City, USA, for the final 1000-mile stage through the desert. After the 'Gumball All-stars' take on the Utah Jazz basketball team for a game of one-on-one, the route will travel via the Bonneville Salt Flats to Las Vegas for a 'Gumball exclusive' performance from hip hop legend Snoop Dogg at the Hard Rock Hotel, and then onwards to cross the finish line on the famous Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills on Sunday 7th May, ready to party the night away with Hugh Hefner and his Playmates at the famous Playboy Mansion!

The first Gumball 3000 took place in 1999, when British Gumball creator Maximillion Cooper invited 50 of his friends to take part in a 3000 mile Rally around Europe. Eight years later, Gumball has consistently hit the headlines as "Cool Britannia's" most unique addition to pop culture. Described by Vanity Fair Magazine as "the most rock 'n' roll car rally ever staged" and famed for its exploits and celebrity participation, the event attracts stars including Oscar-winning star of the Pianist and King Kong Adrien Brody, supermodels Jodie Kidd and Linda Evangelista, Kill Bills Daryl Hannah, Jackass' Johnny Knoxville, skateboard and MX legends Tony Hawk and Carey Hart, and rock stars including Pink, The Happy Mondays Bez, The Darkness, Placebo, Blink 182, Goldie, Jamiroquai and even Ms Minogue.

The entry grid is packed full of superstars and supercars from the worlds of music, film and fashion, driving everything from Ferrari Enzo's and Bugatti Veyrons to Rolls Royce Phantoms and even a humble Ice Cream van. Gumball is certain to cause a stir wherever it goes; in 2005, over 3 million people took to the streets in 13 countries to watch the Gumball drive through and TV coverage was broadcast in 180 countries. 2006 will be even bigger…!

For further information, go to www.gumball3000.com or email info@gumball3000.com. Due to an extra cargo plane we still have 7 spaces remaining so if you are up for it, get filling in the application form at the bottom of the terms and conditions off the
2006 Rally page of the site.

"If Batman took a vacation, he'd do the Gumball!"