Gumball 3000 2006: 3 continents in 8 days!

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Op vrijdag 31 maart 2006 14:39 schreef Sterke_Yerke het volgende:
Als ik ze onderweg tegenkom dan druk ik ze van de weg af dat gore rijke tuig

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Op vrijdag 31 maart 2006 15:57 schreef Boink het volgende:
Kromme vergelijkingen.. standaar hummer met z'n standaard banden tegen een buggy met tractorwielen..

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Op vrijdag 31 maart 2006 15:57 schreef Boink het volgende:
Kromme vergelijkingen

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Less than a week before Gumball starts they announce by mail that everybody are on their own providing insurance for the US leg…..!!!

This is after working on it for months (or a year). For european and asian leg Gumball said that everyone had to pay Gumball brokers insurance package, no matter if they were covered by their own company, due to the nature of the rally! There was even a hefty 250£ fee to the broker for negotiating the deals! So when they dont supply a deal for US its fraud if they dont pay those money back. No when it turns out everyone are on their own regarding US insurance, the principle must be the same for european part. Those that are covered by their own policy must get their money back when double-insured. Minimum GB can do is pay back european insurance to those double insured, and whole 250 fee for failing on such an important issue, making GB a nightmare for so many.

People must either get private insurance in almost no-time, or go for a rental on final leg (which probably most non-americans will be forced to). That is unless GB charter a bus…

Is GB cynically calculating that most people will go for rentals, and then at own cost ship vehicles back from Bangkok instead of LA? In this way they save loads of money cancelling an Antonov or two…. (Like many speculated in 2004 F1 Barcelona. How much did GB save when they made a schedule so 95% missed it? As they were stopped by spanish police and fined for participating in an illegal car race. Even this GB didnt bother with!). Minimum GB can do is offer one plane (or even sea shipping) for cars back to UK.

According to some forum posts people have for long time been turned down when asking to do single legs. During Easter all of a sudden this is possible for the US leg. Of course it generates more money. But can the reason be that when understanding they fail on providing US insurance they had to do something to have more than a mini-Gumball in the states (with only US participants and some rentals?). Then opening up for some cool cars on US leg, and it can be presented as a Gumball!

Then of course at the same time when participants have bought flight tickets etc for family and close friends flying in to the party cities (where there originally were planned to be 4 huge concerts like U2/Rollingstones) Gumball proudly announces on equally short notice that all parties are exclusively for Gumballers (no friends or wives etc). Initially they provided hotel details for LA and London so friends and family could be booked. Is this gonna be another “6 gays in May” ??? As most gumballers are male, the parties will rock yeah! GB has to do someting about this abolutely lame policy. One thing if they had said from the start, but only thing said was that at mansion it was only 2 guests pr car. No limitations were set on other parties. This is unfair at best. Fraud at worst. (BTW there are good gay clubs in all these cities, London, Budapest, Bangkok (ladyboys mmm), Vegas and LA).

Not to mention the old stories about asia route changes… If North Korea was cancelled something equal was promised. HK to Beijing not too bad, though far from equal. Thailand (even minus Malaysia!) is the most commercial boring route possible in Asia, simple as that.

There are many enthusiasts and participants pissed at the moment. Words spreading mouth to mouth, in chat rooms, forums etc. GB has to adress these matters shortly.

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Op dinsdag 25 april 2006 21:47 schreef InTrePidIvity het volgende:
Wat al wel bekend is, is dat Torquenstein er weer bij is!
En in wat voor auto? Niet de minste toch:

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Op dinsdag 25 april 2006 21:49 schreef ChRoNiC het volgende:
Ik vind het altijd een super festijn. Genieten van de filmpjes enzo

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Op woensdag 26 april 2006 21:00 schreef jochem8 het volgende:
Welke idioot heeft dat programma met z'n brakke Engels geschreven?

Vorig jaar was helemaal de shit bij Chateau d'Acoz. Dit jaar ga ik het net niet redden

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Op woensdag 26 april 2006 22:39 schreef Koepert het volgende:
TVrrrroooaaauwP

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Op dinsdag 25 april 2006 21:47 schreef InTrePidIvity het volgende:
Wat al wel bekend is, is dat Torquenstein er weer bij is!
En in wat voor auto? Niet de minste toch:

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Op dinsdag 25 april 2006 21:47 schreef InTrePidIvity het volgende:
Wat al wel bekend is, is dat Torquenstein er weer bij is!
En in wat voor auto? Niet de minste toch:

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Op donderdag 27 april 2006 01:51 schreef InTrePidIvity het volgende:

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Gelukkig voel ik me niet aangesproken en heb ik alles rechtstreeks van de Gumball-site gekopiëerd

Zie je zoveel fouten dan?

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Op dinsdag 25 april 2006 20:58 schreef InTrePidIvity het volgende:

Maandag 1 mei: Europa

After driving thru the night they'll be a breakfast checkpoint in Austria will be in Vienna between 6 - 10 AM at the Kursalon (centrally located with easy accessibility (U4 subway) in Vienna's beautiful inner-city park on Johannesgasse), after which cars drive to Budapest, arriving between Midday - 4PM at the "Chain Bridge." We want everyone in Hungary to come to see us arrive!

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Team 1:
Miguel Escamilla, Mexican, American
Mike Vallely, American
Rich Van Every, American
Anthony ‘Tony’ Hawk, American
2006 Jeep Cherokee STR8

Team 2:
Brandon ‘Bam’ Margera, American
Ryan Dunn, American
2004 Lamborghini Gallardo

Team 3:
JB Girling, British
Jared Prindle, American
Patrick Fischer, German
Ryan Zachary Young, American
2005 RangeRover Vogue 4.2 V8 Supercharged

Team 4:
Richard David Warren, British
Daniel Joyce, British
Matthew Pritchard, British
1991 Nissan 180sx

Team 5:
Carey Hart, American
Phil Shalala, American
Bo Bridges, American
2006 Mercedes S500

Team 6:
Harry Morton, American
Ali Fatourechi, American
Casey Tatham, American
2006 Mercedes S500

Team 7:
Maximillion Cooper, British
Karta Healy, American
2004 Ferrari 612

Team 8:
Martine McCutcheon, British
Julie Brangstrup, Danish
Caroline Chikezie, British
Lhotse Hawk, American
2003 Range Rover

Team 9:
Benedict Spence, British
Marc Yves Robb Monserat, British
Joel David Mischon, British
Robin Francis Schmidt, British
Callum Thomson, British
Daniel Lewis Gerard Medinger, British
Neil Michael Gordon, British
Alastair John Chalmers, British
Edward Leigh, British
Laura Sophie Ware, British
2005 Range Rover Vogue 4.2 Supercharged

Team 10:
Antony Adel, British
Luke Hyams, American
Jack Burnford, British
Lisa Bowles, British
2005 Range Rover Vogue 4.2 V8 Supercharged

Team 11:
David Andrew John McCulla, British
Emma Smyth, British
2005 Honda NSX

Team 12:
Justin Werb, British
Christopher Allen, British
2003 Mercedes SL 55 AMG

Team 13:
Mark Eley, British
Yorgo Tloupas, French
1973 Porsche 911 RS

Team 14:
Mik Rupert Kerchlango, Danish
Michael Alexander Dreyer, Danish
2005 Audi S4

Team 15:
Damian Williams, British
Richard Blackburn, British
Ezra Chapman, British
2004 Rolls Royce Phantom

Team 16:
Dave Carrington, British
Alan Carrington, British
Philip Wright, British
Sam Elshafey, British
1990 VW 21 Window Samba

Team 17:
Rupert Webb, British
James Clare, British
2004 Ferrari 612 scaglietti

Team 18:
Roger Hunt, British
Ben Aucott, British
1999 Ferrari F50

Team 19:
David Warnock, British
Lawrence Wosskow, British
2001 Porsche 996 Turbo 4

Team 20:
Gregory Cox, British
Jonathan White, British
2002 McLaren Mercedes SLR

Team 21:
Sachin Patel, British
Damien Hancox, British
2005 McLaren Mercedes SLR

Team 22:
Tom Woods, British
James Ketchell, British
2004 Lamborghini Gallardo

Team 23:
Piotr Mikolaj Wisniewski, Polish
Adam Witkiewicz, Polish
2005 Lamborghini Murcielago

Team 24:
Paul Jonathan Naden, British
Dean Philp, British
2003 Lamborghini Roadster

Team 25
Xanthos Paphitis, British
George Georgiou, British
1999 Lamborghini Diablo

Team 26:
Martin Jupp, British
Jason Cook, British
2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII

Team 27:
Dessislav Popov, Bulgarian
Myles Summerfield, NZ/UK
2004 Lamborghini Murcielago

Team 28:
Graham Schultz, British
Rik Bryan, British
1992 Lamborghini LM002 American

Team 29
Christopher Mark Vines, British
Steven Mark Rothery, British
2004 Ultima GTR

Team 30:
Mustafa Tariq Mohammed, British
Mohammed Shahbaz Babar, Pakistani
David Ramsden, British
2005 Mercedes Benz CLS55 AMG

Team 31:
Gary Spicer, British
William Buckler, British
2004 Porsche Turbo S

Team 32:
Douglas Scott Handyside, British
Asif Qasim, British
1991 Lamborghini LM002

Team 33:
Cathryn Balcombe, British
Adrian Balcombe, British
2005 Aston Martin DB9

Team 34:
2004 Ferrari Enzo

Team 35:
Martin Edmondson, British
Alexander Hart, British
2005 Ferrari F430

Team 36:
Addison Cresswell, British
Raymond George Cowper, New Zealand
Warrick Roy Armsby-Ward, British
2000 Jaguar S-Type V6 SE Auto 4 Door Saloon

Team 37:
Anthony Hinchliffe, British
Ian Kevin Cleeton, British
Robert Brady, British
Gary Singleton, British
1996 Bentley Turbo RL

Team 38:
Michael Gordon Wilde, British
Roy Stewart Toms, New Zealand
2003 Audi RS6

Team 39:
Jesper Jensen, Danish
Thomas Gurskov, Danish
Michael Christensen, Danish
2004 Mercedes CLS55

Team 40:
Javier Gutierrez, Spanish
Walter Fischer, Austrian
2005 Porsche 997 Carrera 4S

Team 41:
Sean Lyndsay, British
Will Geddes, British
2003 Noble M12 GTO 3R

Team 42:
NOT RUNNING

Team 43:
NOT RUNNING

Team 44:
Michael Ross, British
Alexander Roy, American
2003 Bentley Continental GT

Team 45:
Stephan Ohneck, German
Uno Gomes Cerqueira, Portuguese
2005 Ferrari F430

Team 46:
Hans Anton Wolfgang von Breamer, British
Antoine Xavier Costantini, French
2005 Audi RS6

Team 47:
Benedek Poor, Hungarian
Földházi Flórián, Hungarian
2004 Bentley Continental GT Mansory

Team 48:
Eric Ward, American
Jerry Reynolds, American
2004 Ford GT

Team 49:
Janni Holmgreen, Danish
Christian Holmgreen,Danish
2005 Ferrari F430

Team 50:
Ainars Springis, Latvian
Janis Bazevics, Latvian
2005 BMW M6

Team 51:
Joakim Nilsson, Swedish
Lars Andersson, Swedish
2003 Lambourghini Murcielago

Team 52:
Gaetano Guy de Bedin, British
Claudio de Bedin, British
2003 Aston Martin V12 Vanquish

Team 53:
Fabian Gomez Sainz, Spanish
Jose Mestre lagarin, Spanish
2005 Ferrari 430

Team 54:
Pascal Wyss, Swiss
Erol Malaydin, Turkish
2003 Lamborghini Murcialago

Team 55:
2005 BMW M5

Team 56:
2006 Bentley GT Flying Spur

Team 57:
2004 Porsche Cayenne Gemballa

Team 58:
Reza Ghalamkarizadeh, German
Mark Adrian Cotton, British
2005 Porsche Turbo S

Team 59:
Paraag Lal, American
Victoria North, British
Mike Gendimenico, American
Justin Huntsman, American
2006 VW Sharan Tdi

Team 60:
Alan Sykes, British
Jonathan Hick, British
2006 Jaguar XK8 Convertible

Team 61:
Manish Patel, British
Michael Wright, British
2003 Porsche C4s

Team 62:
Stacey Gunshon, British
Mustafa Al-Hassani, British
2005 McLaren Mercedes SLR

Team 63:
Andrew Ptolomey, British
Sten Rune Kristiansen, Norwegian
2003 Porsche 996 Turbo

Team 64:
Francesco Fusillo, Canadian
Dino Marchioni, Canadian
2004 Dodge Viper

Team 65:
Alejandro Grimaldi, Venezuelan
Carlos Eduardo Salinas, Venezuelan
2001 Mercedes CL600

Team 66:
Steve Crow, New Zealand
David Blackmore, New Zealand
2003 Bentley Arnage T
1990 Lamborghini LM 002
1969 Mercedes 600 Pullman

Team 67:
Stephen Glavine, Canadian
Jeffrey Natland, Canadian
2005 Ferrari F430 Spider

Team 68:
Daniel Popkin, American
Michael Kornhauser, American
2006 Porsche Carrera 4 S

Team 69:
Matthew Hartman, American
Russ Weiner, American
Joe Francis, American
Jason May, American
1971 Plymouth Cuda

Team 70:
Michael Dezertzov, American
Henry Bloom, American
2005 Porsche Cayenne Turbo

Team 71:
Gil Dezer, American
Sebastian Tettamanti, American
2003 Porsche 911 Turbo

Team 72:
John Junkers, American
Jason Junkers, American
2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10

Team 73:
Mr. Smith, LaLa Land
Mrs. Smith, LaLa Land
2006 Lamborghini Murcielago

Team 74:
Gavin McConnon, Irish
Colin Dalton, Irish
2003 Ferrari 360 Spider

Team 75:
Stuart Singer, American
Christian Briggs, American
2002 Porsche GT2 RUF

Team 76:
Darren Katic, Canada
Matthew Hagen, American
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Team 77:
Alejandro Antonini, Venezuelan
Franklin Duran, Venezuelan
2004 Ferrari 360 Spider F1

Team 78:
Scott Nairne, American
Christopher DeLuna, American
Carl Lundstrom, American
2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur

Team 79:
Deepak Jain, American
Dustin Worles, American
2000 Porsche 911 Carerra 4

Team 80:
James Siminoff, American
Thomas Knobel, Switzerland
2005 Noble M12

Team 81:
Steven Michels, American
Pete Henk, American
2006 Bentley Continental GT

Team 82:
John Burris, American
confidential confidential
Jon Davidman, American
2004 Ferrari 612 Scagletti

Team 83:
Michael Kelly, American
Michael Moreno, American
2005 McLaren Mercedes SLR

Team 84:
Harry Cheung, American
Paul Nguyen, American
2005 Aston Martin Vantage

Team 85:
Richard Weisman, American
Howard W. (Bill) Grace II, American
2003 Mercedes CL 55

Team 86:
Mark Charles Fipkie, Canadian
Corne Stigther, Dutch
Charles Edgar Fipkie, Canadian
2006 BMW M5

Team 87:
NOT RUNNING

Team 88:
Yasir Mufti, Saudi
Amro Kayal, Saudi
2005 Lamborghini Gallardo

Team 89:
Lester Roy Summerfield, NZ/British
Richard William Macdonald, NZ/British
1985 Ferrari F40

Team 90:
Steve Hutton, British
Mike Harris, British
2004 Ferrari 360 Stradale

Team 91:

Team 92:

Team 93:

Team 94:

EUROPEAN LEG:

Team 95:
Kevin Linfoot, British
JasonBrooks, British
2005 McLaren Mercedes SLR

Team 96:
Mathew Kelshaw, British
Nick MorleyBritish
2005 Porsche Carrera RUF Turbo

Team 97:
Anthony Howarth, British
Pete Fenton, British
2005 BMW d3 Evo

Team 98:
Matthew Bonthrone, British
Spencer Bourne, British
2005 Ferrari 430 Spider Convertible

Team 99:
Simon Hewetson, British
Oliver Morley, British
2005 Maclaren SLR

Team 100:
Mark Muss, British
Matthew Seamus Conlan, British
2001 Porsche Boxster 986 S

Team 101:
Mahmood Mazhar, British
Mason Jay Asgha, British
2005 Porsche C4s Cab

Team 102:
Nick Vandenbulcke, Belgian
Steven Spilliebeen, Belgian
1975 VW Camper

Team 103:
Johnny Staib, German
Christian Tusquets, Spanish
2002 Porsche 996 - twin turbo

Team 104:
Nigel Smith, British
Robert Kirkham, British
2002 Ferrari 360 f1 spyder

Team 105:
Graham Bolger, Irish
Paul Brown, Irish
2000 BMW 316i Se

Team 106:
Cris Cloots, Belgian
Gerry Goormans, Belgian
1997 Ferrari F355

Team 107:

Team 108:

Team 109:

Team 110:

Team 111:

Team 112:

Team 113:

Team 114:

Team 115:

US LEG

Team 116:
Nhora Correa
Isabel Christina Muriel, American
Paul Ellis, American
Michael Fux, Cuban
2005 Rolls Royce Phantom

Team 117:
John Moore Jones Rapp, American
Adair Graham, American
James Frederick Robson Loutit, American
Charlie Jackson
Walter Reid Kalmar, American
1960 Cheverolet Corvette
1997 Ferrari F355

Team 118:
Jon Motley, American
Joseph O’Sullivan, Irish
2006 Lamborghini Gallardo SE

Team 119:
Dwight Anderson, American
David Graber, American
2004 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet

Team 120:
Dan Mermelstein, American
Rob Rohn, American
2000 Porsche 996

Team 121:
Jerome Fohet, French
Anne Claire Bouzin, French
2006 NISSAN 350Z

Team 122:
Jay Mikulski, American
Marc Dabaco, American
1998 Diablo Lamborgini

Team 123:
Frank Volk, American
Aw Volk, Thai
2004 Dodge Viper

Team 124:
James (Jim) Uhlmann, American
Rodolfo (Rudy) Brenalvirez, American
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Team 125:
William Wu, American
Cindi Truell, XS
MercedesSL 90 V12

Team 126:

Team 127:
Emile Stjernlof, Swedish
Erik Rosensvard, Swedish
2006 Ferrai F430

Team 128:

Team 129:
Richard Rawlings, American
Dennis Collins, American
1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello

Team 130:
Stephen Andrews, British
Jessica Kramer, American
2006 Noble M200

Team 131:
Michael P. Collins, Texan
2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 LeMans

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2006 10:45 schreef jochem8 het volgende:
Waarom is team 9 zo groot? Die gaan echt niet allemaal in die Range Rover passen.

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2006 15:05 schreef j0rrit het volgende:
"Diablo Lamborgini, 1998" staat onder de 'D' ipv onder de 'L' van Lamborgini.

Maar het is een net lijstje hoor!

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2006 16:23 schreef ROG het volgende:
Als TomTom zijnde wil je niet met álle facetten van de Gumball gelinkt worden; ongelukken, auto's die verkeerd rijden, de pont missen, etc. Kán schadelijk zijn voor het imago.

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2006 16:46 schreef ID-Tweak het volgende:
Ik ga morgen naar brussel toe, om te kijken, komen er nog meer?

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2006 17:27 schreef jochem8 het volgende:

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Ik zou zo graag willen

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2006 16:46 schreef ID-Tweak het volgende:
Ik ga morgen naar brussel toe, om te kijken, komen er nog meer?

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2006 16:55 schreef Jaguarized het volgende:
Team 66:
Steve Crow, New Zealand
David Blackmore, New Zealand
2003 Bentley Arnage T
1990 Lamborghini LM 002
1969 Mercedes 600 Pullman

Nieuw Zeeland doet mee!

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2006 17:33 schreef HenkieVdV het volgende:

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Dat was ik met een paar vrienden ook van plan!
Even kijken hoe en waar etc.

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2006 18:02 schreef ID-Tweak het volgende:

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SUNDAY 30th April:
This is the start day! Cars will park on "display" in Gumballs own "pit-lane" on Pall Mall (London W1, between Trafalgar Square and St. James Palace) between 3-4 PM, and the flag will drop between 4-6 PM, sending drivers en route to a Midnight checkpoint in Belgium via the Eurotunnel. "Attention all Belgian's" to come and cheer us at Chateau de Beloeil, home to the Princes de Ligne between 10PM - 1AM! (Address: Chateau de Beloeil, rue du Chateau, 11, Beloeil, Hainaut, just 40 miles from Brussels)


dus
Chateau de Beloeil
rue du Chateau 11
Beloeil, Hainaut

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Op zaterdag 29 april 2006 17:29 schreef ID-Tweak het volgende:

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maak tijd