Gumball 3000 Driver Profile: Steve Goldfield
Posted by admin on 15 Jun 2009 at 04:10 pm | Tagged as: Bugatti, Ferrari, Gumball 3000, Maserati
1. Who are you?
Steve Goldfield – CEO Union Home Loan
2. What was your motivation to enter the Gumball 3000?
My friend Scott Oshry kept bugging me saying that “I am Gunballl!” so I signed up.
3. What other cars do you have in your stable?
2005 Ferrari 430 Spyder
4. What was your most memorable moment from the 2009 rally?
When I was doing 155 after entering Florida and all of a sudden a car was flying in the air on the freeway right in front of me. It looked like it was coming at me but landed in the bushes on the side of the highway. The guy lived! He was a local trying to race us which was a bad idea!
5.What modifications are done to your Maserati?
None – it just sounds and runs great.
6. How did your Maserati hold up across the United States?
Had absolutely no problems and was comfortable at high speeds.
7. What equipment/electronics did you utilize on your rally?
Passport 9500 Radar Detector, walkie talkies, cell phone and loud music.
8. What was your favorite car on the rally (outside of yours)?
Gold Veyron
9. What stop did you enjoy the most on the rally?
Parading down Bourbon Street in New Orleans with the police escort – then the town.
10. Do you have any plans to run the 2010 Gumball?
Definitely! Gumball has become a religion and I am obsessed.
Check out a complete gallery of Steve’s Maserati shot on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles after the rally:
http://luxuryvice.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=17
Check out Steve’s Maserati in action on the Gumball 3000:
http://luxuryvice.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=10&page=5
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