Team 79 Update (Still in LA)

Ok, I’ve been slacking… I’ve been perpetrating like I’ve been resting and gathering my wits after the Gumball 3000.

But really I’ve just been going out and meeting as many LA-types as I can. I’m here for a few months, so I figured that is the real priority.

Requisite Bunny Shot:

Bambam, me, Alex in the Grotto @ Playboy:

However, I am about to do some more traveling… first to San Diego and then to Portland to visit rally friends. Before that, the Porsche needs to go into the shop.

The Bridgestone Pole Position S-O2A’s only got about 10,000 miles on them… granted, they are mostly rally miles, but they are basically gone. I don’t know whether I’ll be getting another set of them, or the Pirellis, or the Michelins…

More importantly, I think I have a leaking radiator hose. That is a bigger issue. It probably explains why the car wasn’t 100% happy in Death Valley @ 130mph with the AC on — however, it never overheated. In fact, the car is always happy at high speed. My guess is that the 37,000 miles of vibration have finally caught up with a few connectors and they need to be tightened.

I gave Music Plus TV an interview that I will probably regret down the road. If you see me buy the company down the road, you know why.

Ron Jeremy called us (well, maybe just me) the craziest bunch he’s ever met — on camera! It was a personal highlight. Hopefully that will actually make it on the air.

Ahh, if there is only justice in the world. LOL.

I didn’t tell Dustin’s Bangkok story. I’ll let him. He tells everyone anyway. If you see him, ask him….. Its a great story.

Dustin, Tony Hawk, Me in London:

I actually got motivated to do another update because I was flipping channels after a late night at the bar and saw a familiar face in a Right Guard commercial. It was Bam. I was like “I know him!� (I don’t really know him that well, but we hung out a bit here and there). That was my first like LA-style experience. I don’t have a clip of the commercial because I’m not like a fanatic or anything, just thought it was cool.

Fans in Belgium — including Alice that saved our bacon:

Budapest, Hungary:

Cool pic from London Launch:

You’ve probably noticed that there aren’t a lot of car pictures in my updates. We have quite a few, but basically Gumball 3000 had a lot of amazing cars — but that wasn’t the stand out piece for me. I’m not a car guy, so showing pictures of 6 super hot SLRs or an Enzo really doesn’t wave my flag. When I send another update, they’ll all be there. What Gumball really does better than anyone is connect with fans and do what’s never been done before…

I think my pictures/updates show that a bit.

Well, ok. Here is an Enzo pic you’ll never see anywhere else. In the EuroChunnel train!

Enzo in EuroChunnel Train:

That’s probably enough for tonight.

Cheers!

Deepak