Gumball 2004

[raceman]

Hi guys & girls, I know all you dudes are into cars so I thought it might be a great idea to have a "GFY" Gumball team.

Ive been told the Gumball is coming back to Europe for 2004 after 2 years in the USA, so all you peeps in Europe lets try and get a "GFY" team together.

Ive done 3 Gumballs and they are heaps of fun.


RACEMAN

[Seb From Holland]

What's the minimum car that you need to participate?

[raceman]

You can enter any car you want, on the first one in 1999 there was 5 dudes that did the Gumball in an old ambulance and there was some other dudes that did it in a 1966 Mini



RACEMAN

[Sarah_Jayne]

bail money at the ready?

[teenjump]

What's a gumball? Mmmm, my mouth is wattering now. Must have gumballs to chew.
Thanks a lot!

[raceman]

I did not do the last one in the USA but I saw the footage on the TV and sheeesh did those guys get into trouble.

In 2000 I was passed by 3 Ferraris and 4 police cars, as soon as they went over the border from Germany to France the Police cars stopped

But one dude that got caught at 200mph in Germany opened his mouth in court and the Judge took his car as the fine payment, he told the judge he earned £25 million and the fines in Germany are a % of your annual salary..... could not of happened to a nicer guy


RACEMAN

I think the website is still http://www.gumball3000.com

[raceman]

Just called the Gumball, apparently the event is 4th May through to the 10th starting in Paris heading to the Spanish Grand Prix then onto the Cannes Film Festival then over to Morroco...

wonder why they want to go to Morroco!!!!


RACEMAN

[Seb From Holland]

I've been interested in participating with my Jaguar. Perhaps a GFY gumball team isn't such a bad idea!

[raceman]

Way to go Seb


RACEMAN

[Seb From Holland]

Although Morocco would probably fuck up my V12 bigtime, LOL. Think I'm going to start tweaking and preparing!

[TheViper]

Originally posted by raceman
Ive done 3 Gumballs and they are heaps of fun.

In what kind of car did you enter the contest?

[Sarah_Jayne]

it just seems like there is something dodgy about a bunch of people going into somone else's country and intentionally setting out to break laws.

Okay, so I know they say they tell people not to speed but come on

[Bishop]

A GFY gumball rally would be amusing.. set the rules that your not allowed to spend more than $1000 on a car and the guy that makes it to the finish line wins. I could just see everyone flying to the start city and hitting all the used car lots trying to find that Fiero with 180k on it with the one speaker that works.

Headline: "Porn webmaster's car gives up the ghost in middle America. Digital camara and local girls give the promise of new niche paysite while the car is being fixed."

[ldinternet]

How much is the entry fee? Does it include accomodation etc?

URL?

[sweet7]

Originally posted by ldinternet
How much is the entry fee? Does it include accomodation etc?

URL?

Good question! bump

[BradShaw]

Too bad it is not in the US, I would love to do it.

[beemk]

whats a gumball?

[FRANKIEv]

It was pretty funny when the Jackass guys went over and got in it.

[raceman]

I did post the Gumball website earlier guys

http://www.gumball3000.com

As to getting a team together I am sure we can do that, btw its not really a race although some people treat it like that all the Jackass TV guys do it.

Entry is £8,000 per 2 people and a car, that includes all the hotels and i can say the hotels are the best, but being a previous gumballer I could get the cost down if we had a good number.

As to the USA its been there for the last 2 years, the first one the rally ended up at the Playboy mansion and that was one fucking brilliant end of rally party.. "he he he he"


RACEMAN

[brand0n]

u guys didnt see when mtvs jackass did the gumball?

[JFK]

This Sounds exciting, and so does the idea of a GFY Rally in 1K cars

[raceman]

The Jackass guys first did the gumball in Europe when we went through Russia, that was scarey I tell you specially being stopped om mass at the border, one of the bad dudes stole the keys to a track going the other way and would not give them back until they let us through "fucking funny"


RACEMAN