Gumball 3000
April 29, 2007
Update: May 4, 2007: Two British drivers lost control of their car and killed the driver of an oncoming car. The race was cancelled as a result. Nightmare. More here.
This year’s Gumball 3000 started today in Pall Mall, London. Several friends of mine paid the $55,000 entry fee (over 100 contestants signed up). I have always wanted to attend, maybe next year (if my wife agrees to forgo a new kitchen). What is the Gumball 3000? According to Wikipedia:
The Gumball 3000 is an annual 3000-mi (5000 km) international car rally that occurs on public roads, typically in Europe. With stops at tourist attractions or in large urban centers, the race is modeled after coast-to-coast races in the United States and garners international news coverage and participation from celebrities in film, television, music, fashion, and modeling.
Here are the details of this year’s race:
- 29th April 2007 Car display & Start 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 Thessaloniki checkpoint
- 2nd May 2007 Athens to Dubrovnik
- 3rd May 2007 Dubrovnik to Bratislava
- 4th May 2007 Bratislava to Berlin via Prague checkpoint
- 5th May 2007 Berlin to London Final Party, music concert in London
You can follow along via Flickr. Here are some pics of the car display and start today:
