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The Rally That Started It All
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London to Rimini. Italy
The original rally featured 55 of Cooper's friends, and travelled from London, to Rimini, Italy and back, passing through Paris, with a stop at the Chateau d'Esclimont.[when?] Lapping the Le Mans race circuit, a checkpoint followed at the Mas du Clos Ferrari Museum, before moving on to Monaco Grand Prix circuit in Monaco, the Ferrari Factory in Maranello, the Ambras Palace in Austria and the Hockenheim Grand Prix Circuit in Germany before returning to London to cross the finish line on Park Lane -
London to Hamburg
In May 2000, the second rally began at Marble Arch in London and continued to Stansted Airport where all the cars and entrants were airlifted to a private airport in Spain. The rally then progressed through Europe via Bilbao, Cannes, Milan, Hotel Bühlerhöhe Castle near Baden-Baden, the Nürburgring GP circuit and Hamburg, before returning to London. Notable entrants included drum and bass legend and James Bond villain, Goldie, in an Aston Martin V8; 'It-girl' Tara Palmer-Tomkinson in a Jaguar XK8 -
Gumball Gains National Media Coverage
The third rally, held in April 2001, featured 106 cars, including Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and Chris Pontius, the hosts of Jackass, driving a 1989 Jaguar XJ6; F1 World champion Damon Hill driving a Lamborghini; comedian Vic Reeves in a Mercedes-AMG; Lord Montagu of Beaulieu in a Blower Bentley, entrepreneurs Justin Etzin and Lord Edward Spencer Churchill in a Police Range Rover and Maximillion Cooper in an original Shelby Cobra. The rally progressed from Hyde Park Corner in London to Berlin, Ma -
First Journey Though the U.S
The fourth rally was held in April 2002, the first to be held outside of Europe. Beginning in New York and finishing at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, the rally passed through a checkpoint at the White House in Washington DC before stopping in Memphis, Tennessee for lunch in Elvis Presley's Mansion, Graceland. After receiving a Dallas Cowboys welcome in Texas, stops were made at the Cadillac Ranch; Santa Ana, New Mexico; the Grand Canyon; and Las Vegas, Nevada before the final stop at the P -
San Francisco to Miami
The fifth rally was held in May 2003, with 125 cars beginning in San Francisco, California with a finish line in Miami, Florida. Mayor Willie Brown presided over the start of the race. The rally passed through Reno, Nevada; Las Vegas; Tucson, Arizona; White Sands, New Mexico; San Antonio, Texas; Houston, Texas; and New Orleans, Louisiana. Featured entrants included Jackass' Ryan Dunn racing a rental car alongside skateboard legends Tony Hawk and Bam Margera in a Dodge Viper, Bucky Lasek, Motocro -
London to South Africa
The sixth rally was held in May 2004 in Europe, fielding 192 cars. The rally began at the Eiffel Tower in Paris and transitioned to Biarritz, Madrid, and Marbella before crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Africa. In Marrakech, Morocco, entrants were guests of the King before returning to Spain for the Barcelona Grand Prix and finishing at Cannes for Cannes Film Festival. Entrants included Co-founder of PayPal Ken Howery, former boxing world champion Chris Eubank who drove a truck, while The Piani -
London to LA in 8 days
The 2006 rally was the most ambitious of any Gumball 3000 race, starting in London and finishing in Los Angeles just 8 days later. The organisers flew all 120 cars from Europe to Asia and on to the USA in three Antonov An-124's, where the cars were held, and an Icelandair passenger Boeing 757 with the contestants. The rally began on April 29, 2006, in Pall Mall, London, and continued on to Vienna, Austria, Budapest, Romania and then arrived in Belgrade, Serbia. The drivers then boarded a plane a -
London to New York
The 2010 event travelled between London and New York. The rally began in London on the first of May, taking in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Boston, Quebec City, Toronto and Niagara Falls before finishing in New York.
On 20 April, professional skateboarder Tony Hawk announced on his Twitter page that he was entering the rally in the A-Team van, as used in the 2010 movie. Other celebrity participants included rapper Xzibit in a Porsche Cayenne, Professional Skier Jon Olsson in a 2010 Lamborgh -
Copenhagen to Monaco for Grand prix
Startline in Copenhagen on 18th of May with a stage to Stockholm. The next stage is to Helsinki followed by stages to St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Riga, Warsaw and Vienna, before finishing of in Monaco at the Grand Prix. Entrants for the 15th Anniversary include TV Personality David Hasselhoff, Musician & Lecturer Bun B, Artist Futura 2000, Professional Skier Jon Olsson, Prince Talal M. A. Al-Faisal Al-Saud of the Saudi Arabian Royal Family, Musician and Actress Eve, professional skateboarder Tony H
