Following this years 2008 Gumball 3000 ‘around the world’ bonanza, the Gumball 3000 2009 route was announced and they have decided to put on a classic “coast to coast” road trip, driving from sea to shining sea, from the Pacific to the Atlantic, from Los Angeles to the partying capital of the world, Miami!
PUMA stepped up to the starting line as official sponsor of the 2008 Gumball 3000 Rally, checkout some of their exclusive photos of the event. 2008 Gumball 3000 - Puma Photo Album 1 of 2 - 48 Photos.
This was a private meeting of Pagani Zonda owners organized by Horacio Pagani !!!
There were 14 Pagani Zonda's! (And a very rare purple Bugatti Veyron)
How does this rally compare to last weekends Crystal Cove Porsche Carrera GT drive where 14 Porsche Carrera GT's showed up? You decide :)
Pre-Rally footage from the Hotel Arts in Downtown Calgary. Cars in the video include a Spyker C8, Aston Martin DB9, Audi R8, Techart Porsche 911 Turbo, Ferrari F430 and more…
Modified Luxury and Exotics magazine let the hybrid cat out of the bag this morning when they posted the first "pics" of RENNTECH's upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLK 350 based concept car, "the Rally Dominator".
2008 Gumball 3000 - 10th Anniversary World Tour, 3000 miles, 120 cars and 2 continents. Just about everyone remembers the 2007 Gumball 3000 Rally which came to a screeching crash of a halt last year resulting in the deaths of 2 Macedonians. Well its back. From San Francisco to Beijing this YEAR!
Only 1 day left until one of the biggest cross border poker runs begin: Bullrun 2008
The invite-only event, with a $20,000 entry fee, will launch from Oil Rich Calgary Alberta (Canada) and end in Cactus populated Scottsdale, Arizona.
Pre-Rally footage from the Hotel Arts in Downtown Calgary. Cars in the video include a pair of Spyker C8, Aston Martin DB9, 2 modified Audi R8, a Techart Porsche 911 Turbo, Ferrari F430 and more…
PUMA stepped up to the starting line as official sponsor of the 2008 Gumball 3000 Rally, checkout some of their exclusive photos of the event. 2008 Gumball 3000 - Puma Photo Album 2 of 2 - 48 Photos.
Porsche will again contest the Transsyberia Rally this year with their 2008 Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia Photos model which they optimized the small series in several areas. Primary modifications were better off-road capabilities and suspension.
Growing up in Kent the summers were hot, Blue Peter was cool and a Burton’s Wagon Wheel was as big as a dinner plate. At least that’s how I remember it as a 10 year old in the 1970’s.
‘From the USA to China, in 8 days! Setting off from San Francisco and crossing the finish line in Beijing at the Olympics – the ‘10th Anniversary’ Gumball is nothing short of spectacular!
After a long while of building and tuning, Peugeot has finally decided to unveil its new evil toy for private rally teams. On the picture you can see that the little sports hatchback, based on the latest Peugeot 207, features wider body, rooftop air intake, and top mounted rear wing.
Almost 1.5 hours of pure Group B rally goodness, no commentators, no voiceovers, just engines and the crowd :) Cars featured: Audi Quattro S1, Austin Metro 6R4, Citro\353n BX 4TC, Ferrari GTO, Ford RS200, Lancia 037, Lancia Delta S4, Mitsubishi Starion 4WD, Mazda RX-7 4x4, Opel Manta 400, Peugeot 205 T16, Porsche 959, Renault 5 Turbo, Toyota Celica Twin-Cam Turbo.
Now, in its ninth year (1999-2007), the Gumball 3000 is by far the world’s largest, cult car rally created by Maximillion Cooper. With over 120 some cars and 240 some participants the Gumball 3000 appeals to the adventurer in all, regardless of status or wealth......more....
This may put an end to Mitsubishi Evo’s and Subaru WRX’s popularity in the rally world. Belgian Tuner Futureworld worked with Porsche to develop 10 Porsche 911 GT3 rally cars that will be taking part in the German Rally Championship. With a price tag of 125,000 Euro, the Porsche 911 GT3 rally car is powered by a 3.6 liter 6-cylinder engine that produces 381 horsepower. That is 95 more than the Evo and 81 more than the WRX.
Trunkmonkey Racing has been hard at work preparing the Trunkmonkey Pink Impreza for Maine Forest Rally 2006, Round 5 of the Rally America National Championship. The team will again be competing at the Regional level in Production GT and has made many improvements to the car and service vehicles to make life easier for the Driver, Co-driver, and Service Crew.
The new Porsche Cayenne S Transsyberia is not only painted in that orange-on-black color scheme from Half-Life franchise. With all its additional gear it could have successfully be driven by Mr. Gordon Freeman through the contaminated barrens of the HL2 brave new world.
Australian motor racing great Peter Brock has been killed in an accident in the Targa Rally in Western Australia.
The 61-year-old died when his car crashed into a tree during the race. His co-driver was taken to hospital in a stable condition. Brock rose to fame after winning the Bathurst 1000, Australia's premier domestic touring car event, a record nine times during the 1970s and 80s.
New England-based motorsports team Trunkmonkey Racing successfully completed Maine Forest Rally 2006 which hosts River Valley Rally and Bethel Rally of the Rally America Eastern Regional Championship. Competing in Production GT class, driver Sean Sosik-Hamor and co-driver Andrew Hobgood piloted the 762 PGT Trunkmonkey Pink Impreza to take 3rd in class at River Valley Rally and 2nd in class at Bethel Rally over the two days of competition and 78 miles of Special Stages.
Like most young, cocky guys, Sean Sosik-Hamor fancied himself a superior driver, until he began competing in autocross racing events, maneuvering his car though a mile-long series of cones at speeds reaching more than 100 mph.
ESPN's X Games is set to introduce Rally Racing to their action sport lineup for the Summer X Games this August. Two days, six stages and one SS. Details on the complete format, teams, location, tickets, etc. are forthcoming later this spring.
Dakar Rally organiser Etienne Lavigne has played down the risk of gang kidknappings and ambushings on next year’s event, following reports in France that suggested competitors could be endangered.
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