GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News » Gumball 2007 http://www.gtspirit.com Daily supercar & tuning news, automotive event coverage & car forum! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:31:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Gumball 2007 Videos by Team 50 http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/11/01/gumball-2007-videos-by-team-50/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/11/01/gumball-2007-videos-by-team-50/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:42 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/11/01/gumball-2007-videos-by-team-50/ Our friends from Latvia released the Gumball 2007 videos of their journey in the Team 50 BMW M6. The Gumball 2007 lead them from London through France, Belgium and Germany by plane to Turkey and Greece before finishing in Albania. Anyway here’s their video in 4 parts: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4:

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/11/01/gumball-2007-videos-by-team-50/feed/ 2 Kimble responds to the events on Gumball 2007 http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/24/kimble-responds-to-the-events-on-gumball-2007/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/24/kimble-responds-to-the-events-on-gumball-2007/#comments Thu, 24 May 2007 12:33:35 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/24/kimble-responds-to-the-events-on-gumball-2007/ Roadrally legend Kimble responded to an article in the NY times blog about the events on this years Gumball 3000. Kimble retired from the scene last year after 10 years of roadrallying and streetracing. Here is his responds to the recent events: The Gumball was one of the best, mind blowing, adrenaline rushing, extreme and [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/24/kimble-responds-to-the-events-on-gumball-2007/feed/ 5 Cepuljoski Family Memorial Fund http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/09/cepuljoski-family-memorial-fund/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/09/cepuljoski-family-memorial-fund/#comments Tue, 08 May 2007 23:41:20 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/09/cepuljoski-family-memorial-fund/ Team Polizei is pledging $10,000 toward the creation of a fund on behalf of Vladimir and Margarita Cepuljoski. Other Gumballers have expressed interest in supporting the Cepuljoski family, including Team 53, who have started their own effort, and several drivers who wish to remain anonymous. Any Gumballers or fans interested in supporting our joint efforts [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/09/cepuljoski-family-memorial-fund/feed/ 2 An Open Letter From Team Polizei http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/06/an-open-letter-from-team-polizei/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/06/an-open-letter-from-team-polizei/#comments Sun, 06 May 2007 19:51:07 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/06/an-open-letter-from-team-polizei/ An open letter from Team Polizei regarding their withdrawl from Gumball 2007 and the fatal crash in Macedonia: Team Polizei’s Alex Roy & Michael Ross feel compelled to challenge Gumball 3000 over the untenable position in which participants were placed. At 8am on Thursday, May 3rd, 2007, Maximillion Cooper addressed a driver briefing in the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-3000-finally-cancelled/feed/ 21 Crashball 3000 http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/crashball-3000/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/crashball-3000/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 20:13:01 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/crashball-3000/ Supercars, rain, tricky roads and a rally that should have been cancelled yesterday: This Ford GT crashed in Montenegro this morning and later today the last Porsche Carrera GT in the rally was also wrecked.

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/crashball-3000/feed/ 5 Gumball 3000 Press Statement http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-3000-press-statement/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-3000-press-statement/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 19:35:25 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-3000-press-statement/ Press release from Gumball 3000 more then 24 hours after the incident. We hope more drivers follow Team Polizei’s example and withdraw from the rally as that’s the only appropriate thing to do after this tragedy… Gumball 3000 is very saddened to announce a road accident which occurred yesterday, May 2nd, involving a participating vehicle [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-accident-in-macedonia/feed/ 82 Gumballers back in Germany http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumballers-back-in-germany/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumballers-back-in-germany/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 13:35:20 +0000 Strenna http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumballers-back-in-germany/ Gumball 3000 will come back in Germany tomorrow. After the announcement that Gumball HQ changed the route back to London because of the massive roadblocks and fines they got on the way to the Hahn Airport checkpoint in Western-Germany sunday night. It seems that with official driving permission for Saxonia, Brandenburg, Berlin, Saxonia-Anhalt, Lower Saxony [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-3000-in-dubrovnik/feed/ 0 Team Polizei Update Day 4 http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/team-polizei-update-day-4/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/team-polizei-update-day-4/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 12:22:33 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/team-polizei-update-day-4/ Due to treacherous weather and road conditions plus for the safety of both Gumball participants and local citizens, Team Polizei would like to announce that today they are taking a leisurely drive. It has come to our attention that several drivers have consistently been trying to “push� in order to catch up with Alex and [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/team-fuel-wrecked-a-wheel-in-macedonia/feed/ 1 Gumballers arrive in Albania http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/gumballers-arrive-in-albania/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/gumballers-arrive-in-albania/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 16:31:30 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/gumballers-arrive-in-albania/ Team Latvia (#50) crossed from Macedonia into Albania at 18:25 CET. Sadly Ainars is not driving with Janis today so he’s driving all by himself. Janis shook hands with the Albanian Minisiter at the border and then quickly continued towards Albania’s capital Tirana. A mere three minutes later also Team Gomex arrived at the border. [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/gumballers-arrive-in-albania/feed/ 3 Gumballers on the road to Albania http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/gumballers-on-the-road-to-albania/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/gumballers-on-the-road-to-albania/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 15:28:43 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1241 Received a message from Steve of Team Warrior Heart. They are hitch hiking to Albania and they had a stroke of faith. Team Venoco 1 & 2 (Team #25 & 26) both lost their co-drivers (Wonder what happened there?!) opening up those seats for Steve and Freddie. ‘So ironically I having abandoned my Carrera GT [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/gumballers-on-the-road-to-albania/feed/ 9 Athens to Tirana Live Tracking Updates http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/athens-to-tirana-live-tracking-updates/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/athens-to-tirana-live-tracking-updates/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 14:46:44 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1244 To give you an update about the current situation based on the live tracker and updates we received from the drivers. Use our Gumball 2007 participant list for more information about the drivers. We also heard that the Live Tracker may not work in Albania. Stay tuned! Team Polizei took a shortcut earlier today that [...]

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