I just got an invitation to participate in the 2012 Gumball 3000 rally race! As you may know, this is a very expensive rally to participate in and I have nowhere near the funds I would need to cover the entry fee. They have their trip already planned out from New York to LA with stops along the way. As much as I would love to drive my SRT-6 across America I just can't afford it (unless you know someone or some businesses that want to sponser me) I suggest we try to meet up with the rally along their trip. There is a planned stop in Dallas and I plan on driving up there to see some really amazing cars! Here is the website with the planned stops. 2012

 

Alright, they will be at the track in May.....what does the entry fee cost...let alone the fuel for such a trip, and any hazards that pop up........but, hey, I would get to see you in INDY....lol....

 

The entry fee for the whole trip is about $40,000. That covers hotels, booze, food, everything...

Hell it costs almost $5000 to add a third person into your car...luckily the SRT only has two seats.

I spent some time with the Gumballers in Copenhagen in 2010, not driving/riding with them...just partying with them. Those guys (and gals) have no inhibitions and pretty much party until they blackout every night then get up and drive the next day. It was crazy.

 

Sounds like college

 

Pretty much, except those guys and gals take college parties to a whole different level. It was fun to watch something like $40million in cars roll in and park before it was party time.

THIS is where they partied for the night.

 

If I would have been a millionaire in college, it would have been something like that

Very cool.

 

thanx for the stop points. i live in l.a and im going to try and chase the gumballers from vegas to l.a.do you know the time and location that they will be leaving from in vegas??

 

and yes i will provide tons of pics and video...

 

One highway from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. NHP and CHP will be celebrating also.....comparing the speeds on citations issued and/or drivers booked.....Oh, also very much in play will be CHP air patrol....Been there, done that...

Joe Greenwood
Baton Rouge roadster

 

i have radars and scanners to cover that

 

Didn't see the "planned stop in Dallas" on the web site. I'm in No. TX and would like to be there when they come through.
2005 SRT-6 Convertible Black/Black 38,230 miles

 

Am I missing something? I don't see a stop in Dallas. Or, maybe they've changed the route since you started this thread. If they do stop in Dallas I'd like to see them too.

 

the stop in dallas is on may28

 

Here's what I see for May 28th:

DAY FOUR > 28th MAY > Indianapolis to Kansas City
Checkpoint 3: Off to St.Louis

Location: St.Louis, The Gateway Arch
Date: Monday 28th May
Time: 1530 - 1800
The rally pulls up in Kansas City

Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Date: Monday 28th
Time: 2200
DAY FIVE > 29th MAY > Kansas City to Santa Fe

New Mexico here we come!
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Date: Tuesday 29th May
Time: 1900


Dallas is no where near that route...relatively speaking.

 

Ahh... remember the good old days when you just showed up with your car, they gave you a number, and you took off from the Red Ball garage in the middle of N.Y. on a Sunday, and you were on your own until you made it to L.A.
Even without all the big shindigs planned across the country, there was still enough action to make several movies, and fill up a lot of pages of Car & Driver Magazine.
Now it sounds like it's nothing more than a bunch of rich Frat boyz getting together and throwing themselves a Nation Wide Beer Blast/Back Slappin Party.

 

i have been accepted to participate in the rally. i applied yesterday, and wasamazingly approved today..here is the map they gave me..

 

Cool! If it does come thru Dallas I'll be there. Are you going to participate in the rally?

 

i will if i can find a sponsor asap.it cost 25,000 euros which is almost 40,000 us dollers.

 

Figure on an extra 20%, the entry fee is in GB pounds not Euros.

Don't forget a spare CPS.

 

Sorry friend, but they will not help you with air patrol, they use distance traveled with a timer to calculate speed, nothing for your 'scanners' to pick up until it is too late.

I had one grab me in SWFL with a valentine1 in the car - never made a peep...