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Syc1 · 10 Mar 2008, 02:38 pm

Any of you plan to take part in the 3000 mile race? Or have you already? Last time I checked it was £30,000 for driver and £15,000 for passenger for the week. Its expensive but apperently its worth it. 1 week of drink and women. There is a cheap alternative called the "Scumball 3000" where random people try to recreate the race in small hatchbacks and old cars that are falling appart.I'm only 17 but I hope to take part when I'm older...it's one of my life goals.

Memphis · 10 Mar 2008, 02:45 pm

seriously $60,000 to drive in it and $30,000 to be a passenger? F&ck that

Syc1 · 10 Mar 2008, 02:48 pm

I know its mostly celebrities that do it in amazing cars but I have seen instences where people drove in Ice cream vans and '90's BMW's and Mercs...

01mmmz28 · 10 Mar 2008, 03:02 pm

none of us on here have that type of $$$ to be spending on a race that you are almost 100% going to get a ticket or go to jail, fu*k that.

Syc1 · 10 Mar 2008, 03:05 pm

no the money pays for scouts to look for police

01mmmz28 · 10 Mar 2008, 03:58 pm

^ yeah...right...look at all the pics and vids of dumbass celebrities and rich turds getting pulled and jailed, car repo'd....do you seriously think that a race that is that well talked about and promoted wont draw attention to the cops? Not to mention are the "scouts" looking for cesna planes and choppers as well? or speed camera enforcement? Or other people on the road calling them in for racing like morons?

BOTLFEDLT1 · 10 Mar 2008, 04:56 pm

A client of mine took part in the 2006 gumball (oil/gas exec from calgary) in a yellow z06 (team 76) with his buddy.. he couldnt stop talking about it. Im sure its fun if you had the money for it, but I'd rather do the One Lap of America.. no b/s racing at some of the finest tracks in the US.

Syc: if this is one of your life goals, this is the kind of money you will need to make to come out and play (and im sure he was one of the relatively "poor" guys in the rally)

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97talon · 10 Mar 2008, 07:44 pm

That's way too much money. I'd rather buy a new car.

bmxer99 · 10 Mar 2008, 09:03 pm

^if you have too much money and a new car.. then i guess gumball lol

97talon · 10 Mar 2008, 09:35 pm

Well I have neither so **** that.

HKSevo · 10 Mar 2008, 09:43 pm

if i had one of them cars, is still wouldnt enter it even with the money to....ill just get another car instead to go along with the other one lol

Ford88 · 11 Mar 2008, 12:03 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by 97talon

Well I have neither so **** that.

Agree

DJ_WHiteout · 08 Apr 2008, 07:53 am

i have a cool story about this. I live in new mexico and one of thier check points is 5 miles away from my house at a resort. Its this tiny little windy road that leads to a dam that i bike every day for my exercise. Randomly i was biking down the early part of the road and i heard crazy loud humming noise. It got louder and louder so i turned my head and as i did so a ferrari f430 flew by me so fast i fell off my bike. He saw this and pulled over and asked if i was ok.
i told him yea and i got back on my bike and headed over to the resort. Iv never seen so many amazing cars in my life. i noticed the guy and he began talking to me and asked me if i wanted a ride.

needless to say i was so excited i allmost crapped my self. i spent the entire day there talking, meeting new people and seeing some spectacular cars.

i would do if i had the money.

EVILZ33 · 08 Apr 2008, 09:43 am

i would do it too if i had the money

mattlikespeople · 08 Apr 2008, 10:03 am

if i had the money i'd enter but get an SS and mod it instead of risking a $100k porsche or something. it's be faster too

10 Mar 2008, 02:38 pm	#1 (permalink)
Syc1 Fresh Noob Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 8 Syc1's Gallery	Gumball 3000 Any of you plan to take part in the 3000 mile race? Or have you already? Last time I checked it was £30,000 for driver and £15,000 for passenger for the week. Its expensive but apperently its worth it. 1 week of drink and women. There is a cheap alternative called the "Scumball 3000" where random people try to recreate the race in small hatchbacks and old cars that are falling appart.I'm only 17 but I hope to take part when I'm older...it's one of my life goals. __________________

10 Mar 2008, 02:48 pm	#3 (permalink)
Syc1 Fresh Noob Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 8 Syc1's Gallery	Re: Gumball 3000 I know its mostly celebrities that do it in amazing cars but I have seen instences where people drove in Ice cream vans and '90's BMW's and Mercs... __________________

10 Mar 2008, 03:02 pm	#4 (permalink)
01mmmz28 Veteran Tremekian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On a national search to find burgh a dentist that will work on baboon teeth. Posts: 4,845 01mmmz28's Gallery	Re: Gumball 3000 none of us on here have that type of $$$ to be spending on a race that you are almost 100% going to get a ticket or go to jail, fu*k that. __________________ 2001 Z/28 LS1. Texas speed cam 231/237 598/595 112 lsa, .660 lift springs,7.4 hardened pushrods, lid, LT headers,TSP X pipe,Texas speed "true duels",Richmond 4.10 gears, stud kit, Thunder racing girdle cover, Spec stg 3+ clutch, ARP rod bolts, clevite main and rod bearings, 25% underdrive pulley, SLP 85mm MAF,black ZR1 rims 315/35/17 Nitto DR's, BMR subframes, BMR LCA's, Edelbrock TQ Arm, BMR pan hard bar. LS2 timing chain and gear set, LS6 ported oil pump.... Tuned by R.P.M. Performance. All labor done my ME and a few good friends !!!!

10 Mar 2008, 03:05 pm	#5 (permalink)
Syc1 Fresh Noob Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 8 Syc1's Gallery	Re: Gumball 3000 no the money pays for scouts to look for police __________________

10 Mar 2008, 03:58 pm	#6 (permalink)
01mmmz28 Veteran Tremekian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On a national search to find burgh a dentist that will work on baboon teeth. Posts: 4,845 01mmmz28's Gallery	Re: Gumball 3000 ^ yeah...right...look at all the pics and vids of dumbass celebrities and rich turds getting pulled and jailed, car repo'd....do you seriously think that a race that is that well talked about and promoted wont draw attention to the cops? Not to mention are the "scouts" looking for cesna planes and choppers as well? or speed camera enforcement? Or other people on the road calling them in for racing like morons? __________________ 2001 Z/28 LS1. Texas speed cam 231/237 598/595 112 lsa, .660 lift springs,7.4 hardened pushrods, lid, LT headers,TSP X pipe,Texas speed "true duels",Richmond 4.10 gears, stud kit, Thunder racing girdle cover, Spec stg 3+ clutch, ARP rod bolts, clevite main and rod bearings, 25% underdrive pulley, SLP 85mm MAF,black ZR1 rims 315/35/17 Nitto DR's, BMR subframes, BMR LCA's, Edelbrock TQ Arm, BMR pan hard bar. LS2 timing chain and gear set, LS6 ported oil pump.... Tuned by R.P.M. Performance. All labor done my ME and a few good friends !!!!

10 Mar 2008, 04:56 pm	#7 (permalink)
BOTLFEDLT1 Fanatic Tremekian Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 974 BOTLFEDLT1's Gallery	Re: Gumball 3000 A client of mine took part in the 2006 gumball (oil/gas exec from calgary) in a yellow z06 (team 76) with his buddy.. he couldnt stop talking about it. Im sure its fun if you had the money for it, but I'd rather do the One Lap of America.. no b/s racing at some of the finest tracks in the US. Syc: if this is one of your life goals, this is the kind of money you will need to make to come out and play (and im sure he was one of the relatively "poor" guys in the rally) Darren Katic: Executive Profile & Biography - BusinessWeek Last edited by BOTLFEDLT1; 10 Mar 2008 at 05:04 pm.

10 Mar 2008, 09:03 pm	#9 (permalink)
bmxer99 User is rowing away Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pushing a Jeep off a cliff Posts: 20,939 bmxer99's Gallery Infractions: 0/3 (300)	Re: Gumball 3000 ^if you have too much money and a new car.. then i guess gumball lol __________________

10 Mar 2008, 09:43 pm	#11 (permalink)
HKSevo NO!!!!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bad Air city, California Posts: 7,598 HKSevo's Gallery	Re: Gumball 3000 if i had one of them cars, is still wouldnt enter it even with the money to....ill just get another car instead to go along with the other one lol __________________

08 Apr 2008, 07:53 am	#13 (permalink)
DJ_WHiteout Fanatic Tremekian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rio Rancho New Mexico Posts: 602 DJ_WHiteout's Gallery	Re: Gumball 3000 i have a cool story about this. I live in new mexico and one of thier check points is 5 miles away from my house at a resort. Its this tiny little windy road that leads to a dam that i bike every day for my exercise. Randomly i was biking down the early part of the road and i heard crazy loud humming noise. It got louder and louder so i turned my head and as i did so a ferrari f430 flew by me so fast i fell off my bike. He saw this and pulled over and asked if i was ok. i told him yea and i got back on my bike and headed over to the resort. Iv never seen so many amazing cars in my life. i noticed the guy and he began talking to me and asked me if i wanted a ride. needless to say i was so excited i allmost crapped my self. i spent the entire day there talking, meeting new people and seeing some spectacular cars. i would do if i had the money.

08 Apr 2008, 09:43 am	#14 (permalink)
EVILZ33 Obsessed Tremekian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: CHI-TOWN Posts: 6,308 EVILZ33's Gallery	Re: Gumball 3000 i would do it too if i had the money __________________ MY CAR 03 Z33 twin turbo track edition mods:alot 99 BMW 328is keepin her mods:carbonio air intake,B&B exhaust

08 Apr 2008, 10:03 am	#15 (permalink)
mattlikespeople Veteran Tremekian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: insightful and tastfully immature Posts: 4,345 mattlikespeople's Gallery	Re: Gumball 3000 if i had the money i'd enter but get an SS and mod it instead of risking a $100k porsche or something. it's be faster too __________________ Those who hold the power control the minds of the weak. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ _______________________________________ THE MODS ON THIS SITE ARE FUNNY Last edited by mattlikespeople : 30 Feb 2119 at 26:01 pm.

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