GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News » Gumball Writeups http://www.gtspirit.com Daily supercar & tuning news, automotive event coverage & car forum! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:12:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Team 13 Gumball 2007 Writeup http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/team-13-gumball-2007-writeup/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/team-13-gumball-2007-writeup/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 21:05:20 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/team-13-gumball-2007-writeup/ Steve just published his amazing writeup on probably the most unlucky Gumball experience ever. Denied access into France at least 3 times, then travel around the country to find alternative entry points into Continental Europe, in the end decide to go back to London, end-up in Brixton, nearly get car jacked – twice – and [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/team-13-gumball-2007-writeup/feed/ 0 Gumball 2007: Team 100 back in the UK http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/gumball-2007-team-100-back-in-the-uk/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/gumball-2007-team-100-back-in-the-uk/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 16:09:29 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/gumball-2007-team-100-back-in-the-uk/ Team Fast Car (car 100) is back in the UK. Glenn Rowswell and Jamie Burr only drove to Hahn Airport. Here’s their full story: Just to let you guys know that Team Fast Car and the Nissan Skyline Tokyo Highway Pursuit car are back in the UK. We were initially down just for the first [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/gumball-2007-team-100-back-in-the-uk/feed/ 1 Gumball 2007: Team 99 back in the UK http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/gumball-2007-team-99-back-in-the-uk/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/gumball-2007-team-99-back-in-the-uk/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 11:37:57 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/gumball-2007-team-99-back-in-the-uk/ Team Stuff returned to the UK yesterday after an exhausting first leg of the rally. Apparently they only entered the rally for the first bit. We collected some of their highlights of the the rally: Funny stories: “As soon as we pulled in we were mobbed by a coach load of teenagers, demanding stickers that [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/01/gumball-2007-team-99-back-in-the-uk/feed/ 0 Team 3ezer and the American Tale http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/19/team-3ezer-and-the-american-tale/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/19/team-3ezer-and-the-american-tale/#comments Fri, 19 May 2006 10:09:52 +0000 Crew http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=658 So my story concludes. Mussy will hopefully add some of his adventures and comments later. It is a bit long-winded (ie I ramble a lot), but it was to make up for not driving from SLC to LA! Regards to all and see you next year! BalkanExpress The warmth and madness of the crowds of [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/19/team-3ezer-and-the-american-tale/feed/ 0 FLASH Gumball 2006 Part 2 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/16/flash-gumball-2006-part-2/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/16/flash-gumball-2006-part-2/#comments Tue, 16 May 2006 18:10:18 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/16/flash-gumball-2006-part-2/ Well, we left the hotel in Budapest early to head to the airport in Belgrade. On the way we had one, of what was to be many arguments with the Co-Pilot, which had told us to turn round after we travelled 10 miles along, what looked to be a new motorway. After much discussion we [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/16/flash-gumball-2006-part-2/feed/ 0 Maximillion Cooper Gumball Writeup http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/12/maximillion-cooper-gumball-writeup/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/12/maximillion-cooper-gumball-writeup/#comments Fri, 12 May 2006 19:07:19 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=645 Monday, May 01, 2006 I’m Maximillion Cooper, the host and proud founder of the rally which kicked off for the eigth consecutive year on Pall Mall yesterday to the sound of thousands of people, the roar of over a hundred of the world most rock and roll supercars, and some dodgy music coming from Goldie [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/12/maximillion-cooper-gumball-writeup/feed/ 0 Team 2 Dodgy Day 7 & 8 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/11/team-2-dodgy-day-7-8/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/11/team-2-dodgy-day-7-8/#comments Thu, 11 May 2006 22:12:43 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/11/team-2-dodgy-day-7-8/ Day 7 I was woken up at 7am by an early morning wake up call I didn’t order. I wondered downstairs to be told by someone on the Gumball team that I had to be ready and checked out in 15 minutes. Nice. I went off in search of breakfast where Adam (White Murcielago) told [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/11/team-2-dodgy-day-7-8/feed/ 2 Team 96 Gumball 2006 Part 1 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/11/team-96-gumball-2006-part-1/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/11/team-96-gumball-2006-part-1/#comments Thu, 11 May 2006 09:53:25 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/11/team-96-gumball-2006-part-1/ Team #96 Nick Morley – driver Mat Kelshaw – co-driver / misinformation centre Car – Porsche 997 Carrera S. 400 Bhp. From Manchester, Uk Day 1 – London Starting Grid The anticipation built throughout the day as the crowd assembled to wish us all bon voyage and to catch a glimpse of the ever more [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/11/team-96-gumball-2006-part-1/feed/ 0 Team Flash Gumball Writeup Part 1 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/10/team-flash-gumball-writeup-part-1/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/10/team-flash-gumball-writeup-part-1/#comments Wed, 10 May 2006 22:52:05 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/10/team-flash-gumball-writeup-part-1/ Stage One: Europe As many of you are aware I made some notes last year, which, I hope gave you a little insight into the life of a Gumballer for those manic few days in May. At no stage throughout the rally had I any intention to do the same this year. However, I have [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/10/team-flash-gumball-writeup-part-1/feed/ 0 Team 3ezer and the European Leg http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/10/team-3ezer-and-the-european-leg/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/10/team-3ezer-and-the-european-leg/#comments Wed, 10 May 2006 13:04:17 +0000 Crew http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=636 Hi Guys, This was my take on the European leg. Some details have been omitted to protect the guilty as my wench sometimes reads this site and I don’t want to be castrated! Our account of the USA final party will also be up in a day or two: Friday morning arrived nice and warm [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/10/team-3ezer-and-the-european-leg/feed/ 2 Team 74 Day 7 & 8 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/team-74-day-7-8/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/team-74-day-7-8/#comments Tue, 09 May 2006 19:41:38 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/team-74-day-7-8/ Final Diary Entry for Team 74 20:33 GMT 8/05/06 So the whole Snoop Dogg party thing didn’t really happen for Team 74. Gavin went straight to bed after arriving from SLC, and I went to the party for a while but when I came up to get my bank card something happened, and two hours [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/team-74-day-7-8/feed/ 0 Richie Warren Day 7 & 8 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/richie-warren-day-7-8/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/richie-warren-day-7-8/#comments Tue, 09 May 2006 17:25:08 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/richie-warren-day-7-8/ We hit Salt Lake City after an Icelandic Air flight that was banannas with Dan getting a crazy art wall going and me getting the air hostess to wear a gimp mask.. We got the Rolls Royce boys reunited with their grille. We then went on to leave the airport with the pack and got [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/richie-warren-day-7-8/feed/ 1 Tony Hawk Day 7 & 8 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/tony-hawk-day-7-8/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/tony-hawk-day-7-8/#comments Tue, 09 May 2006 10:56:36 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/tony-hawk-day-7-8/ Monday, May 08, 2006 Gumball Rally – days 7/8 (THE END) The flight to SLC was LONG. We stopped in Sapporo, Japan and Anchorage, Alaska to refuel for a total flight time of 20 hours. Thankfully, all of the usually-drunk Euro dudes slept most of the way. Evidently, their one night in Bangkok was more [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/09/tony-hawk-day-7-8/feed/ 0 Mike Vallely Gumball Day 7 & 8 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/08/mike-vallely-gumball-day-7-8/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/08/mike-vallely-gumball-day-7-8/#comments Mon, 08 May 2006 05:25:51 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/08/mike-vallely-gumball-day-7-8/ Sunday May 7, 2006 Gumball Rally: Day 7 & 8 Home, Long Beach, CA 6:26 PM I’m home. Tony and Rooftop dropped me off about an hour ago. It feels good to be home and with the family so I’m gonna’ keep the recap of these last two days pretty short. We left Salt Lake [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/08/mike-vallely-gumball-day-7-8/feed/ 0 Team 74 Gumball Day 7 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/07/team-74-gumball-day-7/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/07/team-74-gumball-day-7/#comments Sun, 07 May 2006 15:10:47 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/07/team-74-gumball-day-7/ 3.46am (GMT) 7/05/06 Saturday morning dawned bright and clear, and I bounced out of bed to get ready for the 8 am bus to the airport to collect the car. Problem was that Gavin was still a teeny bit tipsy from the night before, so it made getting him get up and out the door [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/07/team-74-gumball-day-7/feed/ 0 Gumball Day 6 by Dirty Sanchez http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/gumball-day-6-by-dirty-sanchez/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/gumball-day-6-by-dirty-sanchez/#comments Sat, 06 May 2006 14:41:32 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/gumball-day-6-by-dirty-sanchez/ Ok so it all started in London back on Sunday… Me and Dan have been through hell and back and our car is lucky to have got us this far. Last two days we have been in Thailand and have got our car fixed and its firing on all cylinders. We traded up a cross [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/gumball-day-6-by-dirty-sanchez/feed/ 0 Mike V about Gumball Day 6 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/mike-v-about-gumball-day-6/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/mike-v-about-gumball-day-6/#comments Sat, 06 May 2006 09:13:17 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/mike-v-about-gumball-day-6/ Saturday May 6, 2006 Gumball Rally: Day 6 The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah 1:45 AM We left Bangkok first thing Friday morning for the airport after only two hours of sleep. We drove our cars out to the cargo planes then boarded our hired Icelandic Airlines flight from Bangkok to Salt Lake [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/mike-v-about-gumball-day-6/feed/ 0 Tony Hawk Day 5 & 6 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/tony-hawk-day-5-6/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/tony-hawk-day-5-6/#comments Sat, 06 May 2006 05:28:10 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=607 Sunday, May 07, 2006 Gumball Rally – days 5/6 The road to Bangkok was sketchy to say the least. It was mostly one lane each way with blind corners, making passing other cars a constant gamble. Another car fell victim to an overzealous driver: a Lamborghini Murcielago bounced as it hit a sharp turn, slammed [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/06/tony-hawk-day-5-6/feed/ 0 Rooftop Gumball Day 1 – 5 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/05/rooftop-gumball-day-1-5/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/05/rooftop-gumball-day-1-5/#comments Fri, 05 May 2006 12:15:58 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/05/rooftop-gumball-day-1-5/ Thursday, May 04, 2006 GUMBALL THAILAND ADVENTURE UPDATE Hello again Ok well ill start off where i left off. We went to a party on the beach the night of our day off and it never really happened because of the rain. so we hung out for a bit then went to sleep cause we [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/05/rooftop-gumball-day-1-5/feed/ 0 Mike V Gumball Day 1 – 6 http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/05/mike-v-gumball-day-1-6/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/05/mike-v-gumball-day-1-6/#comments Fri, 05 May 2006 12:07:32 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2006/05/05/mike-v-gumball-day-1-6/ Friday May 5, 2006 Gumball Rally: Day 6 The Oriental Hotel, Bangkok Thailand 2:54 AM I’m now going on over twenty four hours awake and it’s been hectic. I went to bed early on Wednesday night (before 8:00 PM) and popped up at 2:30 AM… It’s now 2:55 AM on Friday morning and I have [...]

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