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Gumball finish line video PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ingrid Pope   

A video of the Gumball 3000 2010 finish line at Times square New York

 
Police arrest after burnout PDF Print E-mail
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Here is the accompaning video to the police report below of the Niagra Falls burnout and arrest

 
Updated Police report PDF Print E-mail
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The OPP gave Gumball 3000 rally drivers something to chew on when they came through the province.

At least one of the ritzy rally vehicles, a 2009 Dodge Charger from California, was impounded by Northumberland OPP for allegedly going 179 km/h along the 100 km/h Hwy. 401.

The same car was stopped hours earlier by the OPP near Marysville for doing more than 140 km/h, police said.

Cops impounded the Charger for seven days and suspended the driver’s licence.

The rally, which started in London, Eng., headed to Toronto Thursday for a pitstop before going to Niagara Falls Friday and then back across the border to the U.S. on the way to New York City.

Several other rally vehicles were stopped and charged with various offences but allowed to continue to Toronto Thursday night.

Traffic Police Sgt. Tim Burrows said officers didn’t have to issue a ticket to any of the Gumballers as they made their way through the city.

Some of the rally drivers did get a good taste of Toronto traffic that kept them tied up from hitting their gas pedals.

Burrows said police had advised organizers the best route to take to Yorkville was Rosedale Valley Rd. but not all drivers were told that and several ended up stuck in traffic for an hour along the Bloor St. boondoggle construction mess.

Drivers were met by the OPP as they crossed from Quebec into Ontario on Thursday. The officers were armed with pamphlets letting them know the rules of the road.

Most of the drivers were easy-going riders, Burrows said.

“For the most part is was no different than we’d see from our own people,” Burrows said.

Several Quebec detachments issued tickets for speeding and a few radar detectors were seized from the rally drivers as they made their way through la belle province. A Ferrari was also stopped because it was outfitted to look like an ambulance.

Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Matthew Murray said 11 Gumball drivers were issued tickets when the rally passed through. Most of the tickets were for speeding and other moving violations.

A driver from Sweden allegedly performed an “unsafe manoeuvre” in the parking lot at the Skylon Tower at Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Police said.

The Gumballer was driving a 2010 white Porsche 911 GTRS and allegedly performed the stunt close to onlookers in the parking lot.

Hans Tornbom, 43, of Sweden, is charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

Police said Tornbom plead guilty to the charge, was fined and has since left Canada to continue the rally

 
Gumball Finish line PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ingrid Pope   

The Gumball Finish line in Times Square New York

Gumball finish line in times square NY

 
Hamilton Bridge PDF Print E-mail
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Sequar gps tracking showing the gumball car going over Hamilton Bridge.

Sequar GPS tracking

 
New York here we come PDF Print E-mail
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The Gumballers are now on their way to New York watch our tracking map to see the Sequar car Progress http://www.sequar.co.uk/gumball-3000/tracking-map

 
Stars work on Gumball mini-album PDF Print E-mail
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Rapper Xzibit, Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs and hip hop artist Bun B are in talks to produce a mini-album about the Gumball 3,000 Rally.

Bun B - who is taking part in the London to New York trip - said: "I'm in the car with DJ Muggs from Cypress Hill and we've already discussed taking all the experiences from Gumball and turning them into a mini-album."

He went on: "We have gone to so many cities in so many countries and have so many great stories to tell. I talked to Xzibit about it and he's interested in being involved. It's about opening the world up to what Gumball is."

 
Driver's vehicle from Gumball rally impounded by OPP PDF Print E-mail
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TORONTO

— At least one driver in the Gumball 3000 Rally should have chewed on the Ontario Provincial Police's warnings about speeding for a while longer.

The drivers are in Ontario briefly while trying to get from London, England to New York in seven days.

But the police have added patrols on the ground and in the air to keep tabs on the drivers while they flash through.

The driver of a 2009 Dodge Charger from California was stopped on Highway 401 (in the Marysville area) for going 140 kilometres an hour, given a ticket and cautioned about speeding.

About two hours later (in the Brighton area) the driver was stopped again -- for going over 170 kilometres an hour in a 100 zone.

This time police charged him with stunt driving, seized his licence for seven days and impounded the Charger.

 
Gumball car show revs up Yorkville PDF Print E-mail
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Taken from the www.thestar.com news article

The Gumball 3000 rolled into ritzy Yorkville Thursday night, a car rally where celebrities, Middle Eastern princes and Russian billionaires pay $47,000 to drive their Lamborghinis and Bugatti Veyrons from city to city, stopping to show off their rides and party.

Idris Elba on the gumball rally

“It’s a lot of fun. You go to the auto show and you never hear them,” said Jeff Kennedy of Ajax, his 3-year-old son Liam wrapped around his legs, peering down the street at the oncoming Ferrari.

Idris Elba

While the cars were the stars, several celebrity drivers earned cheers from hundreds of spectators lining Cumberland St. and Yorkville Ave., including actor Idris Elba — Stringer Bell from the show The Wire — rapper Xzibit and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.

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Cars on display in Toronto PDF Print E-mail
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The Gumball 3000 cars on display in Toronto Canada

 
New York PDF Print E-mail
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Paul Grundy Is the first to New York, he missed out on Quebec and Torronto due to visa problems so is now waiting for the others for the final nght party.

The Gumball rally in New york tracked by Sequar

 
Top Gear magazine interview Gumballers PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ingrid Pope   

The Dutch Top Gear Magazine send Edo Brunner to Amsterdam to cover the Gumball 3000 event. The two part video has some great shots and interviews with the drivers including the first cars to arrive, Xzibit and Jon Olsson! If you don’t understand Dutch skip through the first minute or two because that’s when the English interviews begin!

 
Hazeldonk PDF Print E-mail
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Gumball drivers at the Dutch border Hazeldonk. Some of the cars: Audi R8 PPI Razor GTR, Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, KTM X-Box, Porsche Cayman S, Lamborghini, Ferrari, BMW M5

 
Ready to go PDF Print E-mail
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The Gumballers are about to set off from Quebec to Toronto, you will be able to follow the Sequar car on our map.

Paul Grundy who had visa problems will be heading straight for New York to meet up with the other drivers tomorrow, you will also see his progress on the live tracking.

 
Quebec Video of the Gumball PDF Print E-mail
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Another video of the Gumballers in Quebec

 
Anderstorp Racetrack crash PDF Print E-mail
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Whoops this Gumball 3000 car crashed on the Anderstorp Racetrack in Sweden

Gumball car crashed at the racetrack watch the tracking with sequar

 
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