2009 Gumball 3000 – Coast 2 Coast DVD Preview [VIDEO]

May 15th, 2010

The Coast 2 Coast Gumball rally took all the drivers from Los Angeles, California to Miami, Florida. We rode in a Bentley GT for the 3,000 mile trek across America and loved every minute of it. Watch this trailer and go out to pick up the DVD.

Check out our Gumball 3000 Gallery: http://luxuryvice.com/gallery/index.php?cat=7

Ferrari’s Equipped with Toyota Gas Pedals [SNAPSHOT]

May 11th, 2010
2010 Gumball 3000 Sticker

2010 Gumball 3000 Sticker

You have to love these Ferarri’s with hacked up Toyota parts…… A sticker some guys on the 2010 Gumball 3000 rally were running read as above. “WARNING: This car is equipped with a Toyota gas pedal; if you see it speeding it is actually out of the driver’s control…. honest officer!” We are going to have to try this one soon on our cars.

2010 Gumball 3000 Apparel Preview

July 23rd, 2009

Here is the 2010 Gumball 3000 Stop 1 London t-shirt. The rally is quite far away at this point but we are already gearing up. May 1st to May 7th starting in London, England and finishing up in New York City, New York.Below is the full 2010 Gumball 3000 tour stops.

2010 Gumball 3000
London
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Boston
Montreal
Toronto
New York

Gumball 3000 Driver Profile: Scott Oshry

July 14th, 2009

Yellow Ferrari F-430 on Gumball 3000

1. Who are you?

Scott Jared Oshry, born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. I have my BS in Automobile design and I love everything car. My number one hobby is restoring vintage Ferrari’s and second is car rallies.

2. What was your motivation to enter the Gumball 3000?

Being a lover of car rally’s there is no other rally in the world I would rather do than Gumball when it comes to new cars. For vintage it is the mille miglia which I hope to do one day but to do so I need the proper Ferrari which I do not own yet, but will soon. Gumball is a way of life!

3. What other cars do you have in your stable?

1960 Ferrari 250 GTE #2169 (pre-production and Paris car show car for the world wide launch of the GTE)

1968 Ferrari 250 Series II Cabriolet #1891

1967 206 Dino #222

2006 Ferrari F430

1992 Land Rover Defender

2006 Rolls Royce Phantom

Yellow Ferrari F-430 on Gumball 3000

4. What was your most memorable moment from the 2009 rally?

This is an impossible question to answer, I would say just being on the road driving!

5. What modifications are done to your Ferrari?

Exhaust, straight pipes, lowered and spaced out, multiple paint options to many to list.

Yellow Ferrari F-430 on Gumball 3000

6. How did your Ferrari hold up across the United States?

No issues after all it is a Ferrari. 20K miles on this car and no issues ever.

7. What equipment/electronics did you utilize on your rally?

Valentine 1

Maserati on Gumball 3000

8. What was your favorite car on the rally (outside of yours)?

Maserati S, Steve’s car.

9. What stop did you enjoy the most on the rally?

Ritz Carlton eating a steak in the lobby bar drinking Manhattans after a 13 hour drive.

Yellow Ferrari F-430 on Gumball 3000

10. Do you have any plans to run the 2010 Gumball?

Working on trying to make it now, I have a bit of a scheduling issue.

Gumball 3000 Releases Made for TV Trailer

July 9th, 2009

Gold Bugatti Veyron

This is the best piece I have seen Gumball 3000 produce from this 2009 rally to date. It really gives you a true feeling of the insanity going on during the seven days your on the road attempting to make it across the country. This is a must watch clip for any Gumball fans.

Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_htY5AFrpGo

Gumball 3000 Driver Profile: Steve Goldfield

June 15th, 2009

Gumball 3000 - Steve Goldfield
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

Gumball 3000 Maserati

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.

Gumball 3000 Maserati

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.

Gumball 3000 - Gold Bugatti Veyron
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.

Gumball 3000 Maserati

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

Gumball 3000 Highlight: Elo and his Ultimate Aero SCC

May 27th, 2009

VIMBY – Gumball 3000: Puma Gumball SSC

Elo and Jimmy Jean-Louis (Hero’s) took this Ultimate Aero SCC out of a museum and onto the streets of America. The world’s fastest production car flew across America this year with a few breakdowns but in the end it survived the trip!

Gold Bugatti Pulled Over by the Police on Gumball 3000

May 14th, 2009

The driver of the gold Bugatti Veyron got busted by the police with a small group of other cars heading to the evening’s checkpoint. The black Bugatti Veyron drove by just in time to capture the event.

Gumball 3000 – Dallas, TX to New Orleans, LA [GALLERY]

May 8th, 2009

Bugatti Veyron

Gumball 3000

A very entertaining segment of the rally was Dallas, Texas rolling into New Orleans, LA. Some cars have seen battle damage already including this Porsche GT3 that had to use some tape to secure it’s drivers side headlight.

Check out the gallery: http://luxuryvice.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=14

Gumball 3000 – LA to Vegas with Tony Hawk

May 7th, 2009

Tony Hawk – Gumball 2009 #1 L.A. to Vegas

Shred or Die has hit the Gumball 3000 rally with Tony Hawk. Check out their journey between Los Angeles and Las Vegas as they drive across America in a Jeep.

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