Gumball Rally Start Line London

BAD 130Y · 1st May 2006, 22:46

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1st May 2006, 23:13

Look like awsome pics BAD130 ! could they be spaced on sperate lines please ! thumbnails would be best !

safe,
ash.

heelntoe · 1st May 2006, 23:17

thanks for the pics bad boy. are you participating?
i am guessing that the wacky paint jobs are stick-on sort of things. it that right.
edit: realized that they were stickers but what of the E or CLK in the backgroung of the first pic and the cow like gallardo?

1st May 2006, 23:37

Wohoa !!! id rather buy myself a new 2005 PORSCHE Boxster 2.7 !!!

The entry fee per vehicle based on two persons in the vehicle is set to £40,000 GBP for new Gumballers, and £30,000 for previous Gumballers. Additional passengers or co-drivers pay a fee of £10,000 GBP per person.

lolz,
ash

Jay · 2nd May 2006, 00:01

Hey Bad boy, thumbnails would have been easier dude... nevertheless nice pics there. Have lots of vids of Gumball 3000... one event i would like to be part off.

1Day · 2nd May 2006, 01:27

what the hell do you pay for?? what do you get in return?

2nd May 2006, 01:41

1DAy ... the entry fee includes accommodation in the most amazing 5-star hotels each night, including the night of registration (Sunday 30th April) throughout the week, until (and including) Monday 8th May. This includes all breakfasts, lunches and dinners, as well as several wild parties. Throughout the week all drivers and co-drivers will share Deluxe double/twin rooms to accommodate two people. The fee also includes transfers by private Jumbo's and the cars by cargo planes from Belgrade (Serbia) to Malaysia and from Bangkok (Thailand) to Salt Lake City.

The event is more of a publicity stunt for the page 6 people (like page 3 in india) they all have super cars and hardly give a damn the cost involved plus many of them get some companies to sponsor them with the company logos and sticker on their cars as the race is shown on Channel 4 (the national TV channel in UK) in the end of may.

Cheers,
ash

2nd May 2006, 02:13

Remember in Gumball 3000 - 2005 there was a desi bloke (name withheld) who drove the Lamborghini Murcielago who was busted at 194mph before he'd got out of the UK. That car was impounded, so he took his Mercedes round the rest of the route, till he blew that up in Italy. He then had his Lambo disempounded and brought to Italy, where hours later he completely wrote it off and had to hitch hike the rest of the way to Monaco.

He is participating again this time in a 2005 McLaren Mercedes SLR !!!

Another desi Manish Patel - Actor, Writer & Director (i never heard of him) in a 2003 Porsche C4s as Team 61. Pic followed :

njoi,
ash

2nd May 2006, 02:24

OMG so much happening !!!

Today morning .. 3 teams arrested in Germany !!
Ford GT, The Ferrari 612 and Ferrari 360 impounded !

and later today morning ..

Dodge Viper Crashed

you can get live update of Gumball 3000 2006 from
http://www.gumball-3000.com/rally/ca.../gumball-2006/
[the website is going very slow due to the huge amount of traffic]

cheers,
ash.

1Day · 2nd May 2006, 05:26

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Originally Posted by ash_edged

1DAy ... the entry fee includes accommodation in the most amazing 5-star hotels each night, including the night of registration (Sunday 30th April) throughout the week, until (and including) Monday 8th May. This includes all breakfasts, lunches and dinners, as well as several wild parties. Throughout the week all drivers and co-drivers will share Deluxe double/twin rooms to accommodate two people. The fee also includes transfers by private Jumbo's and the cars by cargo planes from Belgrade (Serbia) to Malaysia and from Bangkok (Thailand) to Salt Lake City.

The event is more of a publicity stunt for the page 6 people (like page 3 in india) they all have super cars and hardly give a damn the cost involved plus many of them get some companies to sponsor them with the company logos and sticker on their cars as the race is shown on Channel 4 (the national TV channel in UK) in the end of may.

Cheers,
ash

aah makes sense..

then i wouldnt mind getting into it someday ..

given if i ever make that kind of money

btw these indian guys and few other foriengers bring their cars from their respective countries or rent? or buy them for the race?

2nd May 2006, 05:53

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Originally Posted by 1Day

aah makes sense..

then i wouldnt mind getting into it someday ..

given if i ever make that kind of money

btw these indian guys and few other foriengers bring their cars from their respective countries or rent? or buy them for the race?

Most of them are Britsih or Americans as the race started in Britain and will finish in US. Both the desi participants are British so for them its like in house rally. BAD 13OY might have some info on them as he was there today and has even participated in it and one of them sachin patel (british asian) is participating 2nd or 3rd time i guess.

There are couple of cars like from Duabi and European Union

Like this Lambo is from UAE

njoi,
ash

Jay · 2nd May 2006, 09:24

Wow ash thats a lot of info that you have.... indian participating with Lambo, Merc and his SLR ??? writing off his Lambo .... great...

Stratos · 2nd May 2006, 09:25

I thought this time may be the Gumball would pass from San Francisco but my thoughts went in vain :(

mohit · 2nd May 2006, 09:42

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Reports of a gumballer in prison. We are with the prince who is on the phone trying to help. Caught at 170 mph

What are these guys doing!

Src = http://www.gumball-3000.com/rally/20...ler-in-prison/

rankoz350 · 2nd May 2006, 12:48

Man this is the BEST EVER RALLY I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!! WHAT FUN HUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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1st May 2006, 22:46	#1
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1st May 2006, 23:13	#2
ash_edged Posts: n/a	Look like awsome pics BAD130 ! could they be spaced on sperate lines please ! thumbnails would be best ! safe, ash.
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1st May 2006, 23:17	#3
heelntoe BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: navi mumbai Posts: 240 Thanked: Once	thanks for the pics bad boy. are you participating? i am guessing that the wacky paint jobs are stick-on sort of things. it that right. edit: realized that they were stickers but what of the E or CLK in the backgroung of the first pic and the cow like gallardo? Last edited by heelntoe : 1st May 2006 at 23:25.
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1st May 2006, 23:37	#4
ash_edged Posts: n/a	Wohoa !!! id rather buy myself a new 2005 PORSCHE Boxster 2.7 !!! The entry fee per vehicle based on two persons in the vehicle is set to £40,000 GBP for new Gumballers, and £30,000 for previous Gumballers. Additional passengers or co-drivers pay a fee of £10,000 GBP per person. lolz, ash Last edited by ash_edged : 1st May 2006 at 23:43.
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2nd May 2006, 00:01	#5
Jay BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 819 Thanked: 8 Times	Hey Bad boy, thumbnails would have been easier dude... nevertheless nice pics there. Have lots of vids of Gumball 3000... one event i would like to be part off.
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2nd May 2006, 01:27	#6
1Day Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago/Delhi Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	what the hell do you pay for?? what do you get in return?
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2nd May 2006, 01:41	#7
ash_edged Posts: n/a	1DAy ... the entry fee includes accommodation in the most amazing 5-star hotels each night, including the night of registration (Sunday 30th April) throughout the week, until (and including) Monday 8th May. This includes all breakfasts, lunches and dinners, as well as several wild parties. Throughout the week all drivers and co-drivers will share Deluxe double/twin rooms to accommodate two people. The fee also includes transfers by private Jumbo's and the cars by cargo planes from Belgrade (Serbia) to Malaysia and from Bangkok (Thailand) to Salt Lake City. The event is more of a publicity stunt for the page 6 people (like page 3 in india) they all have super cars and hardly give a damn the cost involved plus many of them get some companies to sponsor them with the company logos and sticker on their cars as the race is shown on Channel 4 (the national TV channel in UK) in the end of may. Cheers, ash Last edited by ash_edged : 2nd May 2006 at 01:43.
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2nd May 2006, 02:13	#8
ash_edged Posts: n/a	Remember in Gumball 3000 - 2005 there was a desi bloke (name withheld) who drove the Lamborghini Murcielago who was busted at 194mph before he'd got out of the UK. That car was impounded, so he took his Mercedes round the rest of the route, till he blew that up in Italy. He then had his Lambo disempounded and brought to Italy, where hours later he completely wrote it off and had to hitch hike the rest of the way to Monaco. He is participating again this time in a 2005 McLaren Mercedes SLR !!! Another desi Manish Patel - Actor, Writer & Director (i never heard of him) in a 2003 Porsche C4s as Team 61. Pic followed : njoi, ash Last edited by ash_edged : 2nd May 2006 at 02:32.
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2nd May 2006, 02:24	#9
ash_edged Posts: n/a	Dodge Viper Crashed OMG so much happening !!! Today morning .. 3 teams arrested in Germany !! Ford GT, The Ferrari 612 and Ferrari 360 impounded ! and later today morning .. Dodge Viper Crashed you can get live update of Gumball 3000 2006 from http://www.gumball-3000.com/rally/ca.../gumball-2006/ [the website is going very slow due to the huge amount of traffic] cheers, ash.
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2nd May 2006, 09:24	#12
Jay BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 819 Thanked: 8 Times	Wow ash thats a lot of info that you have.... indian participating with Lambo, Merc and his SLR ??? writing off his Lambo .... great...
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2nd May 2006, 09:25	#13
Stratos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,620 Thanked: 1,599 Times View My Garage	I thought this time may be the Gumball would pass from San Francisco but my thoughts went in vain :(
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2nd May 2006, 12:48	#15
rankoz350 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ghusais - Bangalore - Dehradun Posts: 94 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Man this is the BEST EVER RALLY I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!! WHAT FUN HUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Note From Moderator - Please do not post in all bold text Last edited by Rehaan : 3rd May 2006 at 07:47.
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