General Gumball 3000 Information

General Gumball 3000 Information

Dates

The Gumball will start on the 30th of April 2006 in London and will finish 8 days later at the 7th of May 2006 in Los Angelas.

2006 Route

The Event follows a 3 stage, 3000 mile driving route that encorporates Europe, Asia and the United States.
Stage 1 Europe: London (Start) - Salzberg - Budapest - Belgrade (Serbia)
The cars and participants will then be flown to Phuket (Thailand).
Stage 2 Asia: Phuket - Bangkok (Thailand)
The cars are then flown again across the pacific to the USA.
Stage 3 United States: Salt Lake City - Las Vegas - Los Angeles (Finish)

Costs

The entry fee per vehicle based on two persons in the vehicle is set to £40,000 GBP for new Gumballers, and £30,000 for previous Gumballers. Additional passengers or co-drivers pay a fee of £10,000 GBP per person.

What you get

The entry fee includes accommodation in 5-star hotels each night, including the night of registration (Sunday 30th April) throughout the week, until (and including) Monday 8th May. This includes all breakfasts, lunches and dinners, as well as several parties. Throughout the week all drivers and co-drivers will share Deluxe double/twin rooms to accommodate two people. The fee also includes transfers by private Jumbo's and the cars by cargo planes from Belgrade (Serbia) to Malaysia and from Bangkok (Thailand) to Salt Lake City.

Not included

The entry fee does not include any of the following: fuel, insurance, speeding tickets, transfer to the starting line in London and transfer from the finish line in Los Angelas to your desired location.

Allowed Cars

There are no categories and the event is open to all makes, models and years of vehicle. Places are limited to just 120 cars, so Gumball HQ can't guarantee availability, but the more amazing or eccentric the car, the better the chance! In the past years some very special cars have done the Gumball 3000. Including a Ferrari F50, a Ferrari F40, a couple Ferrari Enzos, a Koenigsegg, a bunch of Carrera GTs, a Mercedes CLK-DTM, a Lola T70 Mk3 Race Car and many many more!

Number of slots

120 cars will be able to participate in the whole event. At the moment the grid is almost filled.

Insurance

Participants must provide reasonable proof that they have obtained and shall maintain appropriate insurance covering their participation in the Event. Appropriate insurance includes, without limitation, third party liability, liability cover for yourself, medical, damage to property and life insurance. The third party and your own liability insurance policy must provide minimum cover of £703,000 GBP per person and £2,109,000 GBP per accident. Third party Insurance for the duration of the event can be obtained through Gumball 3000 HQ for £350.

2007 is almost upon us and that must mean it's time for you to be wondering where the Gumball will be heading next! Lots of rumours have flown about, much like us on this year's rally, but we can confirm that the next Gumball will be going from London to Istanbul via Amsterdam, Munich, Venice, Dubrovnik, Athens and a surprise location.
For new participants to the rally the cost is £28,000 (twenty eight thousand GB pounds), for Gumball Alumni the cost is £24,000 (twenty four thousand GB pounds). Additional passengers and/or co-drivers pay a fee of £8,000 GBP (eight thousand GB pounds) per person for new Gumballers and £7,000 GBP (seven thousand GB pounds) for past participants. The entry fee for your vehicle and any additional fees for additional passengers and/or co-drivers are due and payable within dates specified by Gumball HQ.

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