Gumball 2007: route update #6
New route, new update (included the official route-video):
Gumball 2007 Route:
28th April: Launch party at the Trocadero. The street in front is closed, red carpet, supercars on display etc. This is pretty close to Leicester square, so there should be a lot of people.
29th April: 12 Midday all cars in position on Pall Mall for car display, 4pm rally start! Big Gantry on Pall Mall, similar position as last year but much bigger and better! Onto France via Eurotunnel, Belgium, and Amsterdam! Where the cars park up at the ‘Waterlooplein’ in the centre of Amsterdam, and as you may already know it is Queens day, so a lot of people partying in the streets! Amsterdam is a checkpoint, so the teams park up, pick up their next route card, drink and back on their way.
30th April: From Amsterdam to Frankfurt to Istanbul (obviously no sleep yet), the teams drive to a secret airport in Frankfurt where a select few of the Gumball crew will drive all of the cars onto the 2 Antanov airplanes, it will be a very tight fit! About a 4 hour flight to Istanbul, where they land on the asian side, unload, Now the cars will be escorted through the city of Istanbul, thru the most famous street in the city! The teams will finally arrive at the Kempinski Ciragan Palace where they stay for the night, that night will have a James Bond Party probably at the Reina Club!
1st May: From Istanbul to Thessaloniki to Athens. After leaving Istanbul and picking up their next route card the teams head to Thessaloniki where they will have a checkpoint. From Thessaloniki the final leg of the day will bring them to Athens where drivers stay at the Hilton. The Gumball cars will be on display at the Zappio, which is a crazy location a short journey from the hotel. At night there’s a White Party on the Top Floor of the Hilton hotel.
2nd May: From Athens to Tirana. The Gumballers leave Athens first thing in the morning for Tirana in Albania!
3rd May: From Tirana to Dubrovnik to Bratislava. This will be another exhausting day. Travelling through 7 countries: Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria and Slovakia! Leaving Tirana as always first thing in the morning for Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik will be the lunch checkpoint for the day. So the drivers can have a bite to eat, inspect their new route cards and on to Bratislava! In Bratislava the Gumballers are staying in the Raddisson SAS hotel and for the fans there will be a display on Hviezdoslavovo square.
4th May: From Bratislava to Prague to Berlin. The Gumballers will leave Bratislava for a checkpoint in Prague. From Prague the drivers can enjoy the German autobahn on their way to the final checkpoint of the day in Berlin. In Berlin the Gumball 3000 pack stays in the Regent Hotel. Berlin makes a good place for a party especially on a friday night.
5th May: From Berlin to London. From Berlin the cars head for home! The final day’s journey takes them through Holland, Belgium, France and back to Great Britain. Crossing the channel with the Eurotunnel they will be back in London to finish at Whitehall Place and they get ready to celebrate the final party.
Video:
February 11th, 2007 at 12:47 am
Cool news… would be nice to let folks know from where you copied this info
February 11th, 2007 at 9:57 am
@ GTI Driver
Almost forgotten.
February 13th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Spam Protection: Sum of 1+3?
Damn-it, If only I had a calculator!
Thanks for the update admin.
Dirk
February 13th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Long time no see Wick3D.
Welcome back !
February 14th, 2007 at 4:45 am
Nice photo. What I would do to go to an event like that!
February 14th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Sorry but…
No more Venice?
February 15th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Hee
Is there someone who knows witch way they take to Amsterdam? is it over the A12 from The Hague?
February 17th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
@ jornn, no you have to take the A4 because the A12 is between The Hague and Utrecht.
February 17th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
F*ckin’ great its coming to Amsterdam!!! only… on queensday?? do you know that about 1,5 MILLION people visit the small city of Amsterdam on that day? (total kaos..!) however its still great!!! cheers
February 19th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Hello,
Does anybody know if they take the shortest route from the eurotunnel to Amsterdam? I live in Belgium, and i’d love to go watch them, but i don’t want to end up waiting on the wrong motorway
February 20th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Haha that would be a hell in Amsterdam! Everyone is drinking beer and partying
Can’t wait to see the cars coming
February 21st, 2007 at 8:22 am
Well i’m sorry to tell you that the Gumball organisation is wrong about the Queensday party in Amsterdam. Usually it is on the 29th of April, but this year that’s a Sunday (religious restday for a lot of people) and Queensday is never on a Sunday. This years Queensday will be celebrated on the 28th of April. So the only thing in Amsterdam they will see on Sunday will be the enormous amount of trash in the streets. So you better put the ‘pedal to the metal’ when you leave Amsterdam
February 23rd, 2007 at 12:29 am
hello
someone knows,wich way they take from amsterdam to frankfurt?
February 25th, 2007 at 11:26 am
i`m sorry Justin Queensday is on monday 30 of april this year 29 of april will be Queensnight than its beginning the big party about 1,5 million people in Amsterdam you can reed it on the Amsterdam info site.
March 10th, 2007 at 2:50 am
Justin,
bullcrap.
Queensday has been the 30th of of April since the 60s at least. It was the birthday of our former queen. Beatrix, our current queen, has her birthday 30 or 31 in January, when it is shitty weather anyway. So, queensday is still on the 30th. LAST year it was the 29th BECAUSE the 30th was a Sunday. This year the partying will start in the evening of the 30th. Traffic inwards will be doable, but you can be sure there is a lot of police with speeding traps. There are a lot of clubs near to Waterlooplein but also a lot of streetparties. Getting away from Amsterdam on queensday-morning is also easy.
Jornn, The way to go to Amsterdam is easy. DON’T do The hague. just Antwerp, Breda (A27), Utrecht (A2).
Getting away: it will be a party with the police… as only 1 highway is going to the east from Amsterdam (A1). To be more save: Amsterdam-Utrecht: (A2), take the (A12) towards ARNHEM/Nijmegen/Germany.
March 21st, 2007 at 7:47 pm
on the 5th May the rally will come home from Berlin to … ? wich way will they take in germany ? Knows somebody the roadname?
Would be very nice becaue I did not want to miss the rally!!!
Please tell me
thanks
March 21st, 2007 at 8:05 pm
will they take the motorway A2 from berlin through Dortmund and than the A40/A67 to Netherland until Calais in France?
thanks
March 22nd, 2007 at 5:14 pm
ok… so the launch party is definately in the Trocadero right… I dont want to miss it!! so jealous… any gumballers want to take me with them .. i rpovide good company!
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:10 pm
how late will they arrive in Amsterdam on the 29th April?
March 28th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
hello
i write whether someone can say me, how much money do i need to do GUMBALL?and what documents do i need too?because i´d like to do GUMBALL any of next years so… please write me and good luck for this GUMBALL 2007.
March 29th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
March 30th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
he gumballers party in AMSTERDAM +-22:00 Waterlooplijn
April 2nd, 2007 at 8:36 pm
I can’t wait still they arrive here in Tirana, big party in 2 may
April 9th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
YAAY! Im going to see them both in Amsterdam and in Athens.. Im flying down for queensday and family… and then flying back home… the hilton is a 5 minute drive from my house…so ill DEFINATELY go just for the cars..
April 10th, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Does anybody know at what time the cars will arrive at the Waterlooplein in Amsterdam on the 29th of april??
April 15th, 2007 at 10:04 am
start londe 16:00 amsterdam +- 20:30
April 16th, 2007 at 12:15 am
why dont go vienna ?
April 17th, 2007 at 8:48 am
I’ll be waiting for them on the waterlooplein
. Gumball finally you check out holland. only watch out for them cops in the city of amsterdam 
.. these guys can be a pain in the ass.. if they are chasing and you are near the border.. Just the pedal to the metal 
.. they don’t do anything if it is to dangerous to follow. And following with choppers is not so dutch also.
April 17th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Just a few weeks to go guys! Prepare your photo- and video cameras! We are looking forward to see the footage
April 18th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Pls tell me that they use the highway A4
only problem is when they take the A4 is that there are a lot of camera’s
April 26th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Does somebody know if the really take the freeway along Breda (A27)?
April 28th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
someone knows,the way from amsterdam to frankfurt?
wich freeway they use in germany?
please answer if somebody knows