Gumball 3000 News

Yes, you read the title correctly. The first car to be announced as part of the 2010 Gumball 3000 grid is the Dodge (Viper) SRT-10 of Andrew Brimecome, a 2009 veteran. Far from being just a standard SRT-10, Andrew’s SRT-10 features over £50,000 worth of modifications making it one of the most powerful cars that Gumball has ever seen.

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Gumball HQ has announced the route for the 12th annual Gumball 3000 rally. The Gumball 2010 once again involves flying from one continent to the other with all the cars carried in a huge cargo plane. After an absence of two years the Gumball 3000 returns to Europe and kicks off again in the center of London. After a short European part with stops in Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Stockholm the participants and their rides are flown to Boston.

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The 2009 edition of the Gumball 3000 rally is coming closer. The countdown has started and in exactly 55 days the cars will leave the starting point in Los Angelos and drive to the first checkpoint in Las Vegas. 7 days later, May 8th, the participants will reach their final destination Miami. This years edition is back to “basics”, without flying parts and a rally from the West-Coast to the East-Coast of the United States. Gumball HQ made a brochure where we can find the most important details of the route.

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After the first three days of this years Gumball 3000, only 22 teams are still in the ‘race’ to Beijing. The other teams are relaxing in Las Vegas after their participation in the US leg of Gumball 2008. One of our favorite teams in this years rally, team Driver Side, is still among the 22 teams that’s flying to North Korea today to see the mass games, and they supply the world wide web with frequent updates. Meanwhile the Gumball staff is trying to get all 22 cars cleared by the Chinese customs in Hangzhou before the Gumballers arrive in China tomorrow.

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The last three days we created a list of all the Gumballers and cars in this years Gumball 3000 Rally. Most popular cars in the rally this year are the Rolls Royce Phatom Drophead and the Ferrari F430 Spider. At least five of both supercars were present at this years Gumball 3000, followed by three Lamborghini Gallardo’s and three ‘normal’ Ferrari F430’s. The total number of cars in this years rally adds up to about 65, showcars excluded. Only a very small group of teams signed up for the full trip from San Francisco to Beijing, most of the teams displayed below only did the US leg or one day of this years Gumball 3000.

More information / teams and photos will be added over the next couple of days. If you know a team that did the Gumball 3000 but is not yet in the list or if you have additional information / photos / videos than please contact us.

The Gumball 2008 Team Portfolio:

Team #007 Jaguar XJ220 (white)
Gumball 3000 Founder
Driver: Maximillion Cooper

Team #009 Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead (CCCP)

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