OT: Gumball 3000

[Morgman]

Any of you guys following the Gumball 3000? Pretty intersting adventure. Lots of fast cars, cops and tickets.

Los Angeles to Miami

Here are some links,

Gumball 3000 Official Site

Gumball twitter feed - #GB3K

Gumball twitter feed- #Gumball

Tony Hawk running the Gumball


Sure there are more links too.

 

[Izek]

yeah i sow the cars in santa monica on friday and in anahiem on saturady there are some crazy cars out in the rally like the swin flu police there funny guys ill try to get the pic of them up

 

[coral acquisition]

is this like the cannonball run movie?

 

[tangreefkeeper]

wheres it end this year....

 

[faded1004]

yea, there is a reefer here that is driving it!!! i sold my t5 retro to him and some colonies... cool guy... forgot his sn...

his name is louie(sp)? he is taking a drift car...

 

[gcarroll]

Man, that would be so fun. I just got invited to join the TDI Tank Wars. Probably my best chance at getting into any auto competition.

 

[tangreefkeeper]

hey greg whats that

 

[faded1004]

ooo tank wars... hahahah... best i can think is destruction derby with nerf cannons? hahahaha... but i am sure i am way off...

 

[aquariumclown]

Oh wow, they end in Miami on the 8th, I'll be in there 7 thru 11th. Wonder if I can find them at the finish.

 

[gcarroll]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14957221#post14957221 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tangreefkeeper
hey greg whats that

some dumb fuel economy challenge for those of us with very slow fuel efficient diesel volkswagens. Since someone just set the world record for fuel efficiency in a 2009 Jetta. The averaged 58.6 mpg while traveling through all 48 continental states (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). They want you to 0 out the trip computer, take a picture and then travel at least 25 miles then snap another photo showing the mileage per gallon recorded. It's really just for braggin rights and has no real validity at all for a world record. VW just wants some good press and some outrageous mpg #s. They are doing the contest on facebook. Looks like they are giving some prizes to those that participate.

 

[Morgman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14956436#post14956436 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by euphoricgear
is this like the cannonball run movie?

Yes this race is based off of the Cannonball Run movies.

 

[raskal311]

Didnt they cancel this last year because one of the driver killed some bystander in an accident?

 

[gcarroll]

There was actually two movies "Gumball Rally" as well as "Cannonball" filmed in 1976 five years before the "Canonball Run". All the movies seem to have been inspired by the reall race called the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash started in 1971.