have any of you guys ever.......

[Drifty]

have any of you guys ever participate in the gumball 3000? if not would any of you guys like to? all i know is that is a long a$$ race

[98gtstang]

how long is it? and have you ever done it? i'm gunna look for their site thanx i've been looking to get into a street rally latly Al

[youngvr4]

igor has hasn't he?

[clawhammer]

Can you give a little bit more detail as to what that race actually is?

[nialusa]

I was planning on entering the Gumball next year (2005) as it goes through Europe (again) but at £5000 per person ($9500) its a little too rich for my blood, plus all the speeding tickets on top of that I just couldnt justify the expendititure, but I`d love to take part as its been a dream of mine for a while now. Its only 5 days, and its not a race....its a rally!

[-Jayson-]

Speeding Tickets- 400 dollars
Lawyer fees- 1,000 dollars
Gas - 300 dollars
Speeding for 5 days straight- Priceless

[pnoiSR20]

I heard about the Gumball 3000, cuz i saw a video of them racing across the United States. Where is the website and how much does it cost to race?

[Drifty]

the last race held in the U.S was $10000 entry fee and that included food 5 star hotels stickers and a buddy for you to go with, $5000 extra for each person you take afterwards, i don know the site look it up on google,

[Drifty]

www.gumbal3000.com

[clawhammer]

How much do you get if you win?

[nialusa]

You get a Gumball machine, and the pleasure of knowing that you won. There are other prizes along those lines but its done for the thrill of the race.

[pnoiSR20]

$10000!!!!!!!! THats a lot

[DomesticRicer]

Lol, its the GumBall3000...I think it should be 3000 Miles...could check me on that. Heres a hint though...Why are the cars stickered up so much? Because some companies know what it is and will pay your pay if you put their sticker really big on your car. So you may end up only paying 2 or 3K...just whatever...But thats why alot of the cars have like PlayBoy, DKNY Jeans, Hotwheels, KRUZE, and many others. Some also sponsor the event in the states anyway and people put the stickers on there. Have fun getting sponsors if your a street car though...as you can tell, MOST cars arent just any kind of car. Speeding tickets, entry, gas arent the only fees either....look at how torn up some of the cars become from travelling such high speeds for long distances close behind other speeding cars. It also looks to me that not all the places they stop and go at are "sports car friendly" - referring to the way parking lots and so on are set up. Also think about people hearing about the race also comes vandalism while you rest and also just the risks of street racing or rallying for 3000miles...most people rave about stupidity of speeding for 1350feet. I'd suggest just heading to just outside a major city they plan to travel and cruise along with them for a few hundred miles before turning around and going back home. Nonetheless, definately would be an awesome race to be in...despite it all, I wouldn't pass it up!

[SiGNAL748]

Originally Posted by DomesticRicer

...most people rave about stupidity of speeding for 1350feet.

Its 1320

[LoW_KeY]

mmm.. that'd be so fun! but expensive, I've watched the vids I'd rather be over seas. The police there seem more friendly.