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Team Galag Tumbler

The 2013 Gumball 3000 rally - this year is the 15th anniversary of the supercar cavalcade - will begin on March 18 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Among the 120 go-faster-mobiles at the starting line will be two rides that just might pierce the ennui of the loaded leisure class: a replica of Batman's Tumbler and a one-off supercar.

The two gents of Team Galag, from Saudi Arabia, have put the ideas and money behind it. This will be their third year running the Gumball, and from the humble beginnings of a Porsche 911 Turbo in 2011 they went on to a Lamborghini Aventador and Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster last year. The Tumbler is being built by Parker Brothers Concepts, the company that constructs vehicles for the SyFy Channel's Dream Machines show.

As for that one-off supercar, it's called the TG1 for the time being and building it has been "a decision that we have regretted ever since." Not that there won't be a TG2, mind you. They've promised updates on the build, so we can safely say that it's not the diamond-trimmed LykanHypersport. Which is a good thing.

If you want to look out for them, the Gumball route runs through Stockholm, Turku (Finland), Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Riga, Warsaw and Vienna on its way to the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix the weekend of May 23.

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jon olsson's lamborghini murcielago sv fording a border crossing
Lamborghini Murciélago SV fords Greek border crossing - Click above to watch video after the jump

Jon Olsson is a Swedish skier with a passion for X-Games medals, double flips and exotic automobiles. He's owned BMW racers, an Ultima GTR, a Nissan GT-R, a Lamborghini Gallardo and a Lamborghini Murciélago Super Veloce, among other bits of precious metal.

Olsson and his Murci SV recently took part in the latest Gumball 3000 Rally, where the Italian supercar was made to do things other Lamborghini owners would never do to their prized possessions.

As part of the Gumball, Olsson and other competitors needed to go from Turkey into Greece, and the border crossing was a bit flooded with no way around it. Apparently, the front end of the Murciélago SV is perfect for fording shallow bodies of water, because Olsson entered the water and the nose of the big bull pushed a safe path back to dry land. Don't try this at home.

Click past the jump to watch the wince-worthy quick clip of the fording Lambo, and be sure to click through the gallery below for more shots of the mighty Murci.

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If the usual array of premium automotive branded timepieces presented here on Autoblog isn't exactly your taste, you may want to check out the latest from Nixon. The fresh skater-culture brand has teamed up with the organizers of the Gumball 3000 to roll out a special set of watches and headphones geared towards participants and fans alike.

The Nixon x Gumball watch starts off with the company's iconic Rubber Player wristwatch, decked out in low-key black silicon (on both the case and strap), accented by gold touches on the caseback, crown and hands. A limited number will be made available to the public at $200, while a more exclusive edition of Nixon's 51-30 - encased in matte black steel with similar gold touches - will be furnished to rally participants, which this year include Nixon spokespersons Tony Hawk and Mike Escamilla.

To go with the watches, Nixon has also created special editions of its "e Whip" and "e Wire" headphones, selling for $60 and $75 respectively. The items will be available at Nixon retailers around the world, including those along the rally's route through London, Amsterdam, Boston, Montreal, Toronto and New York. The perfect thing to go with those special Puma kicks you got last year. Details in the press release after the jump.

[Source: Nixon and Gumball 3000]

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Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Gumballers' arrival at South Beach

Well folks, it's over. The wacky/insipid/annoying (all-of-the-above?) 2009 edition of the Gumball 3000 wrapped things up with the drivers' arrival in Miami Beach. Freelance journo and friend of Autoblog Myles Kornblatt was there, and he ends his coverage with one final photo gallery and this report:

There's something special about seeing ultra-rare cars at the end of an eight-day, 3000-mile road trip. By the time the 2009 Gumball 3000 ended in Miami on Friday evening not only were the drivers visibly road weary, but so were their vehicles. Supercars were built to be driven, and these machines had the dead bugs, brake dust and road scars to prove it.

One hundred and twenty-three teams participated in the 11th running of the Gumball, and according to rally VP Julie Brangstrup, everyone finished. "Every Gumballer has the spirit to do whatever it takes to cross the finish line." Unfortunately not all the vehicles shared their driver's determination, and so some rental cars finished as stand-ins for injured road warriors. One Gumballer was even on his third vehicle by the time he reached Miami.

Some enthusiasts see the Gumball as a rip-off of the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash (which has evolved into today's One Lap of America.) That's not completely true. The term "Gumball Rally" was first used on a 1976 road race film that Cannonball founder Brock Yates considers to be sort of a bastard child of his rally. The Gumball Rally was Hollywood's excuse to use some minor celebrates for an over-the-top take on the road race (it even features a pre-crazy Gary Busey.) Today, the Gumball 3000 uses a mix of famous, rich and half-crazed participants, who are more about the party than the time clock. Any enthusiast who has seen the film (anyone who is a car guy/girl should,) knows these good-timing Gumballers have as much character as a movie script.


Gallery: 2009 Gumball 3000 conclusion in Miami



Photos Copyright (C)2009 Myles Kornblatt / Weblogs, Inc.

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Gumball 3000 entrants at Palm Beach Int. Raceway - Click above for high-res image gallery

The Gumballers who began in Los Angeles earlier this week have made it to the near end of their cross country journey in Florida, though not without some snafus along the way. Autoblog friend and freelance auto journalist Myles Kornblatt was on hand to capture the cars in all their bug-encrusted glory as they made their way from Orlando to Palm Beach Int. Raceway for one of the few track stops on the rally. After this they'll be headed for Miami and the finish line, after which we expect a finishing party to take place that would make Bacchus blush. Check out the high-res gallery below courtesy of Myles, which include action shots of the entrants on-track.

Gallery: 2009 Gumball 3000 at Palm Beach Int. Raceway

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Click above to view the video after the jump

We definitely saw this coming. We've been receiving some unconfirmed reports that several of the participants on this year's Gumball 3000 rally had their cars impounded, and the video after the jump is the first visual evidence we've seen. Apparently several of the Gumballers were driving well in excess of the posted speed limit, as high as 170 mph, resulting in three impounded cars, including a Bugatti Veyron, and the drivers going to jail. Follow the jump to hear the MonsterArmy team talk (NSFW) about the impounded cars and to see footage of the Bugatti Veyron getting loaded up onto the flatbed. Thanks for the tip, Brandon!


Gallery: 2009 Gumball 3000 Start

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Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Gumball 3000 start in Santa Monica, CA

Entrants of the 11th running of the Gumball 3000 started their cross-country rally Friday afternoon, cheered on by hundreds of fans as the cars began their journey at the Santa Monica pier in Los Angeles. The rally will also stop in Las Vegas, Sante Fe, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, and Orlando before finishing in Miami. Judging from the selection of vehicles, supercars were most definitely the rides of choice this year. There were a pair of Bugatti Veyrons, a handful of Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLRs, a Jaguar XJ220, SSC Ultimate Aero, Audi R8, and dozens of your standard Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Aston Martins. Of course, there were also a few non-standard rides, like this bio-diesel Land Rover, a metallic-green lowrider, and this bad boy. We were on hand to see the cars off as well, and brought back plenty of high-res photos that can be seen in the gallery below.


Gallery: 2009 Gumball 3000 Start


Photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc

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2009 Gumball 3000 - Click above for a high-res image gallery

The infamous Gumball Rally is scheduled to start this weekend, and participants have started to gather in the Los Angeles area for the start of the race tomorrow. We caught up with several of the cars in Santa Monica this afternoon, already prepped with their unique liveries and vinyl wraps. The rally will officially start at 1:00pm on Saturday at the Santa Monica pier, so if you are in the Southern California area you can head down to check out all the cars and celebrities. They eight day rally will also be stopping by Las Vegas, Sante Fe, Dallas, New Orleans, and Miami, so check the Gumball web site to see when they will be coming through your city. We've put together a small preview gallery from today, but check back for plenty more photos from the start of the rally tomorrow. You can read additional details in the Gumball 3000 press release after the jump.


Gallery: 2009 Gumball 3000 Preview


Photos copyright (C)2009 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc

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Click above for a high-res gallery of the Puma Speed Cat 2.9 Mid Gumball 3000 edition shoe

The Gumball 3000 is set for its 11th running next month, and as part of the rally, Puma, an official sponsor of the event, has released a limited-edition driving shoe. Named the Speed Cat 2.9 Mid Gumball, this motorsports sneaker features black and silver leather, the Gumball logo on the tongue, and the rally route printed inside. The design also includes a tread inspired by racing tires, a rounded heal, and a vulcanized rubber outsole. The rally will visit Puma stores throughout the event including Los Angeles, Dallas, Orlando, and Miami where they will also release a Puma Gumball t-shirt. More details on these special edition shoes in the press release after the jump.


Gallery: Puma Speed Cat 2.9 Mid Gumball 3000 edition shoe



[Source: Gumball 3000]

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Click above to view a high resolution image

The Gumball 3000 started its 2008 tour this weekend, and we caught up with the rally in Huntington Beach, CA where the drivers stopped for a brunch and fashion show hosted by Lux5 Events at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort. The group of 120 cars started out in San Francisco on Saturday and will also makes stops in San Diego and Las Vegas. From there the tour jumps continents and heads to North Korea, eventually ending in Beijing to catch a live view of the Olympic games. Enjoy our gallery of high resolution photos below.

Gallery: 2008 Gumball 3000

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After this year's snafus, the Gumball 3000 has come out with an ethos and a route for 2008 that is positively loaded for bear. The party on wheels is moving to the Far East via the American West. Not only is it going to have shorter stages to help reduce accidents, it's going to showcase alternative energies and be entirely carbon neutral, which includes factoring emissions from transport planes.

What's more, after kicking off in San Diego, LA, and Vegas, it's going to jump across the water to Shanghai. While the cars hang out in China, the entrants will be escorted to Pyongyang, North Korea, to see the "Mass Games" in a gold-plated stadium as guests of fearless leader Kim Jong Il. That's right, badass cars, badass parties, and badass dictators in one great big bang of a rally. After that, drivers will return to China to continue their opulent capitalist lives.

Oh, and you can be one of the lucky 100 entrants for the ridiculously low price of $120,000. Operators are standing by. We're all for supercars, parties, and high-speed runs (but not on public streets). However, we're starting to think that the whole Gumball thing is getting a little, um, bizarre.

[Source: Polizei 144]

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Earlier today, we got word from Team Polizei founder Alex Roy that a court in Macedonia found Nick Morely responsible for the deaths of the Cepuljoskis, which resulted after his Porsche Turbo struck the couple during the 2007 Gumball Rally. At this point, however, the court has decided to release Morely on a suspended sentence.

The Team Polizei site has compiled a number of sources, including a timeline of the events, and Mr. Roy has taken the time to voice his own opinions and conjecture. Roy is justifiably skeptical about whether or not the Macedonian court will actually let Morely walk, considering how convoluted the process has been thus far.

Time will tell whether or not the tragic events of the past month will dampen the enthusiasm of rally participants, but we already know that rally organizers are in the process of planning their next event for 2008.

[Source: gumball144.com]

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Admittedly, we've been running behind on posting the most current episodes of Extreme TV's coverage of the Gumball 3000. So tonight we give you a double dose of the ego-fueled, debauchery-laden speed fest that is Gumball. Above is episode four, since Google won't allow us to embed episode three for some odd reason. But don't fret, we've got the to link to number three right here.

As a reminder, these videos are best enjoyed in the confines of one's home or cubicle, as to not offend the sensibilities of the stiffs around you.

Autoblog Night Watch: Gumball 3000 Episodes 3 & 4 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've been sitting on episode number two of Extreme TV's coverage of the Gumball 3000 for too long, so if you haven't seen it yet, we offer it up to you, our sleep addled readers.

This newest episode follows the hi-jinks of our two heroes as they transverse more of Europe at both obscene speeds and dispositions. Enjoy, but a friendly reminder that this is probably NSFW and those of you who may be offended by foul language and/or sexual innuendo may want to move along.

Autoblog Night Watch: Gumball 3000 Episode Deux originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[DISCLAIMER: Lewd sexual material, foul language and unsafe/illegal antics are all in day's work for the Gumballers. NSFW, depending on where you make your dough.]

The most recent Gumball rally that tore across several continents, including the good 'ol U.S. of A, was captured and edited for the European show Extreme TV. Although we've been awfully fed up with the publicity these events seem to attract (let alone the use the word "extreme" in marketing), the show itself is relatively well produced and may be worth the 23+ minutes of your life. If you're into this sort of thing.

One feature of the show that struck us as familiar is the premise that two racers are followed throughout, with the producers assigning a series of challenges over the course of the rally. That sounds awfully like the show that's set to debut in 2007 on Spike TV. Great, just what we need, another imported-U.K. reality show.

Autoblog Night Watch: 2006 Gumball 3000 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If the excitement of the blowing 'round the globe in a supercar en route to exotic destinations at extralegal velocities isn't exciting enough, the guys over at Gomex.tv have put a little $100,000 wager on the Gumball 3000. The rules? The first Ferrari F430 or Lamborghini Gallardo to reach the Beverly Hills Hilton takes the prize-- which should just about cover the speeding tickets and dead dino receipts they're sure to incur in the course of getting there.

In other news, CoPilot Live, official satellite-navigation sponsors of the Gumball have put up a website where you can track the racers car-by-car via GPS. Most racers will be arriving in Phuket by air, having loaded their whips into an Icelandair jet. That said, they'll be heading for Bangkok come Thursday, so using the site could get more interesting. Want to track skater guru Tony Hawk in his Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 or see who has the fastest Porsche? Here's your chance.

[Source: Gomex.tv; Alk.com]

(Tip nod, Luis)

Gumball Madness: Ferrari vs. Lamborghini for $100k, track your favorite racer via GPS originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 03 May 2006 16:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It isn't an official Gumball 3000 until the authorities start impounding cars. The annual event for car-loving millionaire scofflaws kicked off on Sunday in London, and various police forces around Europe have wasted little time in catching up with the cash-happy racers.

Wuerzburg, Germany authorities reportedly bagged 44 of the 120 Gumballers en route to Belgrade for various infractions, holding on to four of the racer's prized vehicles. No word on if any of the race's celebrity entrants have been ensnared, but somehow we figure that Snoop Dogg, Jodie Kidd, Hugh Hefner and their ilk can talk/photograph/autograph/buy their way out of any such issues.

This year's 3,000 mile high-speed, debauchery-laden Gumball will see stages in Europe, Thailand and the Western U.S.

More details can be found by checking out the Gumball's official website here, and CarDomain.com just launched its event coverage here (tip nod: Greg).

[Sources: MonstersandCritics; Gumball144.com; Gumball3000.com; CarDomain.com]

2006 Gumball rally officially underway as German police impound four cars originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 02 May 2006 13:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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