GTSPIRIT - Daily Supercar and Tuning News » Gumballers http://www.gtspirit.com Daily supercar & tuning news, automotive event coverage & car forum! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:56:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Gumball Legend Alex Roy goes Coast-to-coast… again! Including Live Video Feeds from the road. http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/08/13/gumball-legend-alex-roy-goes-coast-to-coast-again-including-live-video-feeds-from-the-road/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/08/13/gumball-legend-alex-roy-goes-coast-to-coast-again-including-live-video-feeds-from-the-road/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:35:43 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=2516 Team Polizei’s Alex Roy, coast-to-coast record holder and Gumball 3000 veteran is driving coast to coast again. This time Alex Roy is joined by Autoblog’s Damon Lavrinc and friend Davey Johnson. They are not out to attack Alex Roy and David Maher’s record time of 31 hours and 4 minutes from New York to Los [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/08/13/gumball-legend-alex-roy-goes-coast-to-coast-again-including-live-video-feeds-from-the-road/feed/ 4 Gumball 2008 Teams Portfolio http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/08/11/gumball-2008-teams/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/08/11/gumball-2008-teams/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:17:16 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=2512 The last three days we created a list of all the Gumballers and cars in this years Gumball 3000 Rally. Most popular cars in the rally this year are the Rolls Royce Phatom Drophead and the Ferrari F430 Spider. At least five of both supercars were present at this years Gumball 3000, followed by three [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/08/11/gumball-2008-teams/feed/ 10 Gumball 2008: San Francisco to Los Angeles http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/08/10/gumball-2008-san-francisco-to-los-angeles/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/08/10/gumball-2008-san-francisco-to-los-angeles/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:03:41 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=2497 With a 45 minute delay the Gumball 3000 kicked off in downtown San Francisco this afternoon. The first checkpoint of the day is at Buttonwillow Raceway along the I-5 interstate. After a couple laps on the track the rally will continue to the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. There the cars will be on display [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/08/10/gumball-2008-san-francisco-to-los-angeles/feed/ 1 Team Polizei reveals 144R http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/02/13/team-polizei-reveals-144r/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/02/13/team-polizei-reveals-144r/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:12:22 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/02/13/team-polizei-reveals-144r/ Remember Team Polizei? And their infamous Team Polizei BMW M5? As we told you earlier this E39 BMW M5 tagged 144A was replaced by a new E39 BMW M5 tagged 144B. To celebrate The Driver book release in Europe Team Polizei shipped both cars to London, but that’s not all. There’s another addition to the [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2008/02/13/team-polizei-reveals-144r/feed/ 0 New Team Polizei Interceptor: 144B BMW M5 http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/11/18/new-team-polizei-interceptor-144b-bmw-m5/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/11/18/new-team-polizei-interceptor-144b-bmw-m5/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:07:36 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1562 Old & New Team Polizei Interceptor Gumball legend and current coast-to-coast record holder Alex Roy revealed his ‘highly anticipated‘ new car today. The new Team Polizei vehicle titled 144B is a 2000 E39 BMW M5. Yes, it’s the same car as the trusted old Team Polizei BMW M5 with some minor differences. The car has [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/11/18/new-team-polizei-interceptor-144b-bmw-m5/feed/ 0 The Driver goes Europe http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/08/20/the-driver-goes-europe/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/08/20/the-driver-goes-europe/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:11:26 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/08/20/the-driver-goes-europe/ As most of you already know Gumball veteran Alex Roy of Team Polizei has been working hard on his rally memoirs. Alex Roy recently revealed that his upcoming book “The Driver” will include more then his epic journeys on the Bullrun and Gumball 3000. A part of the book will be dedicated to ‘various underground [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/08/20/the-driver-goes-europe/feed/ 1 Alex Roy: The Driver http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/06/14/alex-roy-the-driver/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/06/14/alex-roy-the-driver/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:28:30 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/06/14/alex-roy-the-driver/ Behind the scenes Team Polizei’s commander Alex Roy spend a lot of time over the past couple of months finishing his book. It’s about to hit the shelf and from what we heard it’s a must read for all the rally and car fans out there! It’s possible to pre-order the book now, that way [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/06/14/alex-roy-the-driver/feed/ 0 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/2007/05/06/an-open-letter-from-team-polizei/feed/ 1 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-3000-press-statement/feed/ 4 Team Polizei withdraws from Gumball 2007 http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/team-polizei-withdraws-from-gumball-2007/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/team-polizei-withdraws-from-gumball-2007/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 18:29:41 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/team-polizei-withdraws-from-gumball-2007/ We respect Team Polizei’s decision to withdraw from this years rally after a deadly accident yesterday. Here’s the message they send us: In view of events of the past day, Alex Roy and Michael Ross of Team Polizei have withdrawn from the 2007 Gumball Rally. They are driving to Bratislava to thank the fans that [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/team-polizei-withdraws-from-gumball-2007/feed/ 6 Gumball accident in Macedonia http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-accident-in-macedonia/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-accident-in-macedonia/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 15:30:48 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1246 A white Porsche crashed in Macedonia, near the city of Struga close to the Albanian border. Update: Locals got injured in the crash, we hope they are ok. Update 2: Driver of the Volkswagen Golf died on the way to the hospital, his wife is at the intensive care in critical condition, with broken ribs [...]

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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/gumballers-back-in-germany/feed/ 1 Gumball 3000 in Dubrovnik http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-3000-in-dubrovnik/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-3000-in-dubrovnik/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 12:42:40 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-3000-in-dubrovnik/ The first cars are approaching the Gumball checkpoint in Dubrovnik. You can see the cars arrive at the webcam in Dubrovnik! This years checkpoint location is the same as back in 2005 when the cars stopped in Dubrovnik before taking the ferry to Italy. Update 15:01 CET: It seems a lot of teams skipped the [...]

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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/2007/05/03/team-polizei-update-day-4/feed/ 2 Gumball Day 4: Tirana – Bratislava http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-day-4-tirana-bratislava/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-day-4-tirana-bratislava/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 09:23:32 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1249 Longest leg this Gumball 3000: over 1.489 kilometers through 6 countries, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia. This morning they will have a breakfast / lunch checkpoint in Dubrovnik, followed by an amazing drive through Croatia. In Bratislava they can finally catch up again with Jay Kay who drove from Frankfurt over Munich to [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-day-4-tirana-bratislava/feed/ 2 Team Polizei Update Albania http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/team-polizei-update-albania/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/team-polizei-update-albania/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 08:33:32 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/?p=1250 Team Polizei offered a truce to the Albanian Ministry of Transportation and Livestock this evening; this was only after successfully navigating the Polizei M5 across a few hundred miles of goat paths. It seems that the only true enemy to Team Polizei is the quality of Eastern European roads and wild packs of dogs. Alex [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/team-polizei-update-albania/feed/ 0 Team 70 Gumball Update from Albania http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/team-70-gumball-update-from-albania/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/team-70-gumball-update-from-albania/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 21:45:27 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/team-70-gumball-update-from-albania/ Team CoPilot just send another update over! WEDNESDAY 2 MAY | 21:43 GMT Michael driving our trip from Northern Greece through Macedonia and into Albania has been incredible. The Scenery through the mountains was priceless and CoPilot has saved us so many times I don’t know how we would have made it to Albania without [...]

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]]> http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/team-70-gumball-update-from-albania/feed/ 0 Team Fuel wrecked a wheel in Macedonia http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/team-fuel-wrecked-a-wheel-in-macedonia/ http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/team-fuel-wrecked-a-wheel-in-macedonia/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 19:09:05 +0000 Des http://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/02/team-fuel-wrecked-a-wheel-in-macedonia/ We just got this update from Team Fuel and the Fuel Girls: As Team Fuel crossed Macedonia they hit a massive pot hole and completely wrecked the wheel, bringing them to a stand still. Another Gumballer in a Lambo stopped and took them to a small town where they met an excited guy who had [...]

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