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| Tweet Topic Started: May 2 2007, 12:39 PM (775 Views) | |
| John | May 2 2007, 12:39 PM Post #1 |
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28th April 2007 Registration and Launch Party 29th April 2007 Car display (13:00) & Start (16:00) in Pall Mall, London Cars drive to Amsterdam checkpoint 30th April 2007 Cars drive through the night to the Frankfurt Checkpoint. Cars and drivers loaded onto planes and flown to Istanbul Arrive in Istanbul 1st May 2007 Istanbul to Athens via Thessolaniki checkpoint 2nd May 2007 Arrive in Tirana 3rd May 2007 Cars drive through Dubrovnik check point to Bratislava 4th May 2007 Continue through Eurospeed race circuit check point to Berlin 5th May 2007 Cars drive through Oschersleben race circuit check point to end in London Parliament Square ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| John | May 2 2007, 12:40 PM Post #2 |
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| John | May 2 2007, 12:41 PM Post #3 |
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| The STIG | May 2 2007, 01:05 PM Post #4 |
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I don't understand the point of the Gumball. can someone elabourate? |
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| Startline Ed | May 2 2007, 01:14 PM Post #5 |
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That is a lot of money on wheels. |
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| John | May 2 2007, 01:25 PM Post #6 |
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FAQ's The Rally is a homage to the 1970's movie the Cannonball Run... It costs £28,000 for first time entrants (2 people) and £24,000 for previous entrants... additional passengers £12,000 (£10,000 for previous entrants) No Prize for winning but each entrant gets a bronze bust of J.J. McClure the character played by Bert Renyolds in the movie |
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| u4coffee | May 2 2007, 01:47 PM Post #7 |
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In 1933, motorcycle racer "Cannonball" Baker crossed the United States from coast-to-coast in approximately 54 hours. In the 1970s, Car and Driver founder and editor Brock Yates started the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash in his own honor. The second race was won by Yates and Dan Gurney, a former Formula One and Le Mans driver, driving a Ferrari Daytona. They needed about 35 hours to transit from New York to L.A. These events inspired the 1976 movies The Gumball Rally and Cannonball, as well as sequels including Cannonball Run, Cannonball Run II, etc. The "Cannonball" race eventually was canceled in 1979 due to a combination of media attention and pressure from political influences and police organizations who were concerned about road safety. Drawing inspiration from the 1970s race, the aforementioned movies, as well as the movie Smokey and the Bandit, Maximillion Cooper revived the spirit of the old races in the summer of 1999 by combining the racing element with nightly parties and layovers at luxury hotels. The "Gumball 3000" has since captured public attention through celebrity participation and widespread coverage including CNN, MTV, the BBC, Esquire magazine, FHM magazine, and George Gurley from Vanity Fair, who rode with 2003 Winner Alexander Roy through Morocco during the 2004 Rally. Link |
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| The STIG | May 2 2007, 02:34 PM Post #8 |
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yeah, but what is it about?? there's no real competition, you can't win by going fast, you can't win by employing road rally tactics... it's just a great big cruise for twits in expensive cars. |
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| The STIG | May 2 2007, 02:44 PM Post #9 |
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Oh, and the germans like it too Police stops 70 luxury cars with illegal motorrace (in German, From the Frankfurt Times. I think.) |
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| AndyW76 | May 2 2007, 02:47 PM Post #10 |
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I guess it is all about showing off your flashy car. |
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| Norbert | May 2 2007, 03:23 PM Post #11 |
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150kmh? That's not even a ton! How pathetically slow....
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| Norbert | May 2 2007, 03:27 PM Post #12 |
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Or smashing it to bits.... ![]() http://www.wreckedexotics.com |
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| Norbert | May 2 2007, 03:38 PM Post #13 |
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Gumball 2002: "After being pulled over by the police, a solution to appease the cops is to give them a ride in the car. Team Texas records on film the speedometer of their RUF Porsche at 206mph with a cop in the passenger seat. All he says is 'Sweet'." |
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| Rob | May 2 2007, 06:23 PM Post #14 |
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I know it is a little off topic, but if that was my car, that would be one dead brunette. |
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| Norbert | May 2 2007, 08:31 PM Post #15 |
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I'd be suggesting alternative places she could go for a ride.... Anyway, the F40 is made from carbon fibre, so she'd not leave any marks on it. None that wouldn't be wiped off anyway.....
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