The Gumball 3000 episodes by the Extreme Sports Channel will be shown on TV once again. In case you haven’t seen them yet this is your chance to catch them.

CHANNEL 4 (UK)
Sunday night (29th Jan) – 12.25am (i.e Monday am) Part1
Monday night (30th Jan)- 12.30 and 1.00 Part 2 and 3
Tuesday night (31st Jan)- 12.30 Part 4
Wednesday night (1st Feb)- 12.30 Part 5
Thursday night (2nd Feb)- 12.15 Part 6

SPEED CHANNEL (US)
Wednesday 1st March 20:00-21:00 Parts 1& 2
Wednesday 8th March 20:00-21:00 Parts 3 & 4
Wednesday 15th March 20:00-21:00 Parts 5 & 6

With the 8th annual Gumball 3000 just around the corner…

Gumball HQ is pleased to announce that the last few places on this years event are still available. This years event is the biggest ever going ‘around the world’ in just 8 days. With legs in Europe, Asia and America this will be a truly ground breaking event – almost a complete fantasy James Bond tour incorporating the most glamorous locations, private jets, 3 continents, palaces, 5 star hotels, incredible parties, amazing driving, F1 circuits and even finishing at the Playboy Mansion.

With the media already eager to get involved. There will also be a TV series, documentary and Hollywood feature film off the back of the 2006 Rally!

With cars ranging from Bugatti Veryons and one off Ferraris driven by Arab sheiks to eccentric car enthusiasts in 1970s Holdens, this year will provide the most amazing mix of cars ever to be seen together, a true spectacle for participants and crowd alike, this really will go down as being the most talked about event of the year. With 250,000 fans watching last years start we are expecting even bigger crowds this year. The rally is set to start at Regent Street on the 29th April so make sure that date is in your diary.

“Gumball is the coolest thing around.‿ Jay Leno, on the NBC Tonight Show, talking to Gumballer and Oscar winning actor, Adrien Brody.

“I had the ride of my life, Gumball is awesome.‿ Supermodel Caprice

There are only 10 spaces remaining and this years entrance fee is £40,000 (which includes everything except petrol and speeding fines for 2 people) for an event that will go down in history with memories that will last a lifetime. This really will be an unmissable experience! Although any car can enter, we give preference to those with the most interesting, rare or exotic cars (– remember that an Ice Cream Van or Robin Reliant has as much weight as a Ferrari Enzo!)

See you on the startline!

Maximillion Cooper

The Ultimate Rally is postponed until 2007. Read the full story here:

Dear UR Drivers and Fans,

The UR will not take place as planned in August 2006. The UR will not take place before 2007.

This delay is the reason why we did not collect the remaining starting fees from our participants yet.

It is the first time we are organizing an event of this magnitute and we have encountered several problems. Some of which are impossible to overcome.

For example: We will not be able to run a cross border event trough several countries for safety reasons. The UR will take place in “only one country”. The likeliness of accidents in our event is extremely high and we have to make sure that all of our participants can receive sufficient emergency support in case of accidents. We have to ensure the highest standards of security and support for our participants.

We take full responsibility for these changes and will offer every participant, support car drivers and guest pass owner a full refund. On February 15th we are going to launch more detailed information about all changes on the UR website and in this forum. Everyone who does not agree with those changes can request a refund in a special online form. Refunds will be issued by Paypal or wire transfer within 10 days after receipt of the refund request.

Until then please be patient. I am aware that these are unsatisfactory developments but changes are necessary for the UR to happen. Let me assure you one more time: I want the UR to happen and it will happen. It is a big responsibility to organize such a dangerous event involving hundreds of individuals and I am taking this responsibility seriously.

All the best to all of you for 2006. Happy new year.

Yours,
Kimble

The 25th of December Extreme Sports Channel is into Gumball from 9am until 12pm.

The Gumball day starts with the Extreme episodes of the 2004 Gumball rally at 9am. Until 12am you can see all the 2004 Gumball episodes. Between 12am and 3pm Extreme takes you back to the 2005 Gumball shows aired earlier this year. At 3pm everything starts over again and you can enjoy Gumball 2004 and 2005 once more until 9pm to end the Gumball day with the 2004 shows again between 9pm and 12pm.

Full program:

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More news from Gumball HQ:

With only 7 months to go until the 2006 Rally, preparations are going well. We have nearly filled the entire grid with cars ranging from Ferrari Enzos, Pagani Zondas, a Koenigsegg, the new Gumpert Apollo and Bugatti Veyron at one extreme to an old 1970’s Australian Holden at the other – almost a complete fantasy James Bond tour, the most glamorous locations, private jets, 3 continents, palaces, incredible parties, amazing driving, F1 circuits and even finishing at the Playboy Mansion. So if you are up for it and haven’t applied already, get filling in the application form here.

Gumball 3000 HQ