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Gumball 3000 Rally Still Heading To North Korea, Bringing Tony Hawk, "Jackass" Cast And David Hasselhoff

Despite last year's deadly early ending, Gumball 3000 founder "Mad" Maximillion Cooper's dropped yet another press release announcing his intentions to include North Korea as a one-night stopover on this year's "10th Anniversary" Gumball 3000 rally. But now he's also providing a list of attendees he plans to bring on his little merry-go-round-the-world adventure. Expect to see such luminaries as the entire crew of MTV's "Jackass," Tony Hawk and David Hasselhoff brought on for the ride. Good god, will the madness ever end? Full press release below the jump. More »

8:20 AM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Ray Wert
2,072 views, 36 comments

Latest by n/a: From the sounds of it, not all of the people name dropped will be in this one, it was just a list of all the people who have, at some point in history, participated. I seriously hope the Jackass guys are more »

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2008 Gumball 3000 Rally Dates Set, Still Heading To North Korea

We just received the following press release from "Mad" Maximillion Cooper, the chieftain of the Gumball 3000, giving the dates of the annual road race rally by way of Des over at the all-rally all-the-time site of GT Spirit. We used to be on the press release distribution list but it appears alas, no longer. Probably has something to do with our coverage of the 2007 ball-run. Anyway, moving on. As expected, the 2008 running of the balls will start in San Francisco (actually, we were originally told it'd start in New York — but who's counting, at least it's the same country) on August 9th and finish 8 days later in China at the Beijing Olympics on August 16th. Also, as we reported first, the 2008 Gumball 3000 will feature a passport-surrendering stopover in North Korea, where the balls of Gum race drivers rally drivers will be feted in style by the Communists celebrating the "Mass Games." We think "Mass Games" is either their version of the Olympics or it's Engrish for "Mass Graves." Either way, we're sure the $120,000 entry fee is money well spent. Unless the "Graves" are empty. Full press release below the jump. More »

9:40 AM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Ray Wert
3,462 views, 41 comments

Latest by n/a: None of you have been to North Korea I guess, well you've all missed out, I'll be there with my camera's and video, it'll be a blast. The guys that live there are great fun, the beauty of it is more »

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Gumball 3000 So Ronery, Still Planning Run To North Korea In 2008

According to GTSpirit, the forum all about the road rally, the Gumball 3000 is still planning on making a run into the heart of Communist North Korea for the 2008 running of the sticky balls of gum. If you'll remember we reported they were looking to take a jaunt through Korea back in June, but we really believed Maximillion Cooper, head of the rally, would come to his senses. Guess not. Oh, and the price for next year's rally has ballooned to £60,000 (£50,000 for Gumballers) — $120,000?? That's a lot of money for us to pay in order to meet "Dear Leader" and potentially forcing us to renounce our US citizenship while doing so — so, you know, count us out. Full release after the jump. [GTSpirit via Gumball144.com] More »

10:30 PM on Mon Sep 3 2007
By Ray Wert
1,396 views, 30 comments

Latest by n/a: @JoeRenault: Haha! A much more accurate description. I didn't mean my comment to imply that I don't think going to NK is a stupid idea. I think that anybody foolish enough to attend this year's Gumball deserves to be fleeced more »

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Polizei on the Londino

Herr Roy and his compatriot Mister Ross are off to galavant about the Old Country again, this time in an unmarked, mystery-Polizei vehicle (we're guessing that it might be a Continental GTC, but have no conformation from Ross nor Roy on that at this point). The event? The Londino, a transnational treasure-hunt/tour of sorts where men and women of a certain stature travel from London to Portofino merely on a series of hints. If one of the tasks is to bring back Jeff Ott, a la Paul Curran's legendary Benicia treasure hunt immortalized in Cometbus, we'll poop. We'll poop twice if they actually pull it off. [Team Polizei]

2:00 PM on Tue Aug 21 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
813 views, 5 comments

Latest by Turboner: @Evil Rick Wagoner: I took a date to see that movie. Worst. Mistake. Ever. Didn't get laid, didn't even FEEL like getting laid after that... BTW, can you just poop on command? I usually wait till it's on deck before I more »

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Herr Roy Goes to E-Town

During Alex Roy's long association with Jalopnik, we've come to regard his M5 as something of a piece of folk art; a snot-beat, pricey machine that's likely done more of what it was designed to do than just about any other E39 built. Herr Roy, of course, is a showman, and while his steed of choice is generally considered one of the finest cars of the last three decades, it's still a seven-year-old blue sedan. But somehow with the addition of antennae, stickers and Albanian goat-track dust, it becomes something else. It's almost a parody of the CSL Batmobiles in a way, but just as deadly in its own right. Alex and our pals Jeff Musical, Emil Rensing and Rob Ferretti took the M5 and a few other chips of the Bruce block down to Englishtown for the VW/Audi show at Waterfest over the weekend. It was bad enough that Roy showed up in a Bimmer. Worse? Rensing brought his F430. [Team Polizei]

3:20 PM on Wed Jul 25 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
1,071 views, 6 comments

Latest by Ray Wert: @yourk: J.F., it's OK. At least one of us knows your name. more »

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Nick Morley Speaks

Gumball 3000 pilot Nick Morley speaks to the Manchester Evening News regarding the infamous accident, his release on bail, his subsequent re-incarceration and his trial. He also mentions that an appeal to clear his name is to be filed shortly. – Davey G. Johnson More »

11:30 PM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
1,442 views, 7 comments

classic top gear

Tiff Needell On the Jaguar XJ220

When we were on the Gumball a month and a half ago, founder Maximillion Cooper showed up driving an XJ220 wrapped in flat black vinyl with gold-wrapped wheels. On one hand, we were flabbergasted, having never actually seen one in real life. We were also rather flummoxed at how cheap the thing seemed. We would have loved to have checked out the twin-turbo, over-200-mph V6 supercar sans covering. Here's a trip back in time, back to when the XJ was still officially the fastest car in the world. Tiff Needell wrings it out. – Davey G. Johnson More »

8:45 PM on Wed Jun 13 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
1,519 views, 27 comments

Latest by Shapeshifter: @lascauxcaveman: Now we're getting a bit petty! But, that said, i'll take Jackie Stewart's voice over Tiff Needell's any day. Stewart has a good and effective vocal quality, Needell sounds like he's whining and over-pronouncing everything. more »

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Morley Family Releases Statement Post-Gumball Verdict

The Morley family has a released a statement of facts regarding the Macedonian trial of Nicholas Morley, which seems to jibe with what we've sussed ourselves about what went down the day before the 2007 Gumball 3000 came apart at the seams. According to the original accident investigator on the scene, as well as an investigator from nonprofit British organization TRL, Morley was traveling at or under 47 mph and would have had 1.6 seconds in which to stop from the point that Vladimir Cepuljoski pulled out in front of his Porsche. The full statement after the jump. More »

12:45 PM on Mon Jun 11 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
2,883 views, 8 comments

Latest by Turboner: @no_slushbox: It seemed almost plausible until the "not a millionaire" part. I'm not a millionaire, let's do the Gumball next year! I hear you can pay with food stamps and old 4g63 parts. Let's just hope it's a more »

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Nick Morley Convicted in Gumball Crash, Gets Suspended Sentence

After an excruciating month during which simple human tragedy clashed with hyper-sensationalism, political posturing, class warfare and judicial process, the Nick Morley Gumball 3000 crash saga is nearing a resolution. According to Alex Roy of Team Polizei, a court in Macedonia has found British Gumball driver Morley culpable in the deaths of an elderly couple killed in the crash. But in a stomach-churning turn of events, Morley will be released on a suspended sentence. There are too many lessons to be learned from this incident to list here. Maybe it's enough just to close the book and move on. – Mike Spinelli More »

12:05 PM on Fri Jun 8 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,565 views, 12 comments

Latest by stuartjames: Nick seems to be making headway with attempting to clear his name on some other bloggs, but we muct remember this... Nick (on his own evidence) was speeding and as a result two people are now dead! Would anyone else more »

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Gumball 3000 Announces New York To Tokyo Rally For 2008, Bonus Stopover In North Korea!

It's upward and onward for Maximillion Cooper, the Founder and CEO of "The Gumball 3000 Group." He's got the spin going strong, as he describes his game plan for next year's Gumball rally. His press release (we've got the whole thing below the jump) claims an eight-day 3000-mile route
"creating the ultimate rally of the future from New York to Tokyo incorporating a true once in a lifetime check point in North Korea!!!!!"
The release also goes heavy on the hyperbole, citing a "set off infront of millions" in New York City, and how after making it down to Miami,
"everyone will then be flown...to North Korea's undiscovered stunning capital, Pyongyang, to watch next years 'Mass Games' inside the insane May Day 'gold plated' 250,000 seater stadium as VIP guests of the North Korean Government. This will be a sight in itself - think 'Team America', but this is real!"
Wow. We don't even have anything to add to that. But wait, it gets better — after his sign off on the press release, Max gives a plug for the "latest Gumball film" on MTV, who to call for a St. Tropez reunion, and wait for it...the last two lines of the release:
"a final note; on behalf of all Gumballers we would like to give our support ot theMorley family in this differcult time and wish them a happy out come."
I wonder why they didn't include that in the full body of the release? – Ray Wert More »

3:00 PM on Thu Jun 7 2007
By Ray Wert
6,807 views, 28 comments

Latest by MidgetJag: I think it could be very interesting. It would be an opportunity for North Korea to show the world a little of there country and that they can hospitable to visitors. A lot gets written about Kim Jong more »

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Trial Of Gumball 3000 Driver Expected To Wrap Up Today

Despite the family of the victim reportedly forgiving driver Nick Morley for causing the deaths of Vladimir and Margit Cepuljoski, the trial is soldiering on, pitting defense forensics expert against prosecution forensics expert. According to Macedonian internet news agency makfax,
"Court's expert Mile Popovski, whose report served as a basis for the indictment, reiterated his findings that Morley exceeded the prescribed speed limit thus causing the accident in which Chepunjoski spouses were killed.
More »

12:45 PM on Mon Jun 4 2007
By Ray Wert
1,251 views, 1 comment

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Gumball 3000 Driver Forgiven by Victims' Family

The UK's Daily Mail is reporting, with typical Fleet Street flair, that the Cepuljoski family has forgiven Gumball 3000 participant Nicholas Morley, who as y'all likely recall, crashed into a MkII Golf driven by Vladimir Cepuljoski that had pulled out in front of his TechArt Porsche 911, resulting in the death of Cepuljoski and his wife. According to a statement released by the family during Morley's trial:
"We ask this court to release young Nicholas. It was ill-fate that made our son and father make that fatal mistake and join the main road without stopping his vehicle. We have experienced a terrible tragedy, but we feel that it would be another tragedy to keep this young man in prison. We think he has suffered enough and his conviction would offer no comfort to our grief."
Morley's trial should conclude Monday. If convicted, he faces 14 years in jail. – Davey G. Johnson More »

11:30 PM on Fri Jun 1 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
1,481 views, 23 comments

Latest by Ray Wert Jr: @Ted Striker: Smack their bitch up? more »

ask for thyself another cell, for that which i leave is too small for thee

Gumball 3000 Death Trial to Begin Friday

The trial of Gumball 3000 pilots Nick Morley and Matthew McConville regarding the deaths of two Macedonians during the Athens-to-Tirana stage of the rally begins Friday. If convicted, they face at least four years in a Macedon hoosegow. We'd be fascinated to see what the difference in penalty would have been if the pair hadn't twice tried to flee the country. – Davey G. Johnson More »

9:45 PM on Tue May 29 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
903 views, 7 comments

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European Authorities to Crack Down on Rallying

Following the death of a Macedonian couple earlier this month on the Gumball 3000, European cops are urging a ban on Gumball 3000, Carbon Black and Cannonball Europe. Tispol-affiliated officers plan to share information about the rallies and their routes with each other in order to stop the events, much in the way German Police officers halted the Gumball in Germany. It'll be interesting to see what effect the coordinated effort has on this summer's Cannonball, scheduled for July, as well as its impact on rallies run in the United States. If we needed any more evidence that the Golden Age of Rallying is kaput, Tispol's clampdown is it. – Davey G. Johnson More »

9:45 PM on Wed May 23 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
762 views, 17 comments

Latest by ecobore: Don't see how anybody can BAN it outright. After all, that would mean banning ANY group of people taking their cars out together. So no Austin Maxi weekends!!! Can't have that! Anyway, try to ban it and more »

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Transcontinental Documentation With Spinelli and Roy

On Tuesday, our resident Empire Stater sat down with everyone's favorite Teutonic village person to chat about the difference between a rally and a transcontinental record attempt. Today FastLane Daily's got part two of their conversations, where Alex talks about the problems with irrefutably proving that one has travelled from New York to Los Angeles faster than anyone else, as well as the impact of accidents like the one on the Gumball 3000 on road rallies in general. More »

6:00 PM on Thu May 17 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
425 views, 5 comments

Latest by Turboz: why this roy guy is so upset over the other guy beating the record. why didnt roy try to beat it too? it seems he should put his money where his mouth is rather than throw stones. wait, wait...better question, more »

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Montenegro Po-Po Snow Job

Coming out of Albania after the notorious Commander Kokolari escort incident, Michael Ross put the hammer to the floor of the Polizei M5 and took us down toward the Adriatic, which may well have been the most breathtaking bit of a trip full of face-melting, soul-widdling vistas. Coming into the city of Budva, a 2,500 year-old-burg on the coast, Mister Ross was laying on the throttle while Herr Roy alternated through horn, emergency lights, siren and navigation duties. Then the cops showed up. More »

4:30 PM on Tue May 15 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
2,171 views, 9 comments

Latest by Davey G.: @Turboner: That's the dirty secret. They were. more »

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Nelson's Balkan Campaign: Athens to Tirana

For once on the Gumball, I woke up in a bed. After a long day's journey into night and Athens, Herr Roy decided he wanted to be as close as possible to the M5 and booked a block of rooms at the Sofitel in Athens, rather than taking his room at the Hilton. A French cameraman was booked into the M5 for the day, riding rear-seat shotgun next to a spare wheel and Ross and Roy's excess baggage. Alex texted me to invite me down for breakfast with Fly and Jarod DeAnda. The morning was quiet and jovial, highlighted by Alex and I engaging in an impromptu game of Star Wars trivia one-upmanship that left Fly and Jarod gobsmacked at the sheer geekery. Then the text came in: the cars were ready to go. More »

5:00 PM on Sun May 13 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
838 views, 4 comments

Latest by legerdemain: That Toyota looks the business. more »

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Travels With Commander Kokolari

After a grueling drive from Athens with the Gumball crew, I grabbed three hours of sleep on top of a bathrobe laid down on a hardwood floor in Team Polizei's room at the Tirana Sheraton. The next morning, we were up and at 'em in the face of a cool rain-threatening Albanian morning. Max Cooper informed us that the people of Albania had rebuilt a bridge in anticipation of Gumball's passage and we'd receive a police escort to the border. We headed outside and Herr Roy immediately got to work moving the Polizia Stradale Intercettore into position. What happened next was both pure comedy and slightly frightening. More »

2:30 PM on Sat May 12 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
1,271 views, 6 comments

Latest by a007map: What is that hood on his dash? I Have never seen that (in older pictures of the car)? more »

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