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Bentley Continental Flying Spur flat tyre

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

The 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged W-12, 552 bhp Bentley Continental Flying Spur was definetly one of the luxurious four door saloons who took part in the 2006 Gumball 3000 rally. In spite of his four wheel drive system Team 78 got a flat tyre at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah. You can see that on the the red front wheel.

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Gumball 3000 afterparty at Venice Beach, CA

Friday, May 12th, 2006

 

On May the 9th, a small group of Gumballers had special afterparty at Venice Beach California. Team Polizei, Team TangoSpeed and Team 26 (Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VII) joined this party with an amazing view over the ocean. The pictures below where taken on the afterparty.

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Gumball SLR’s and Ferrari F50’s vs US Police

Friday, May 12th, 2006

Too bad for the two Mercedes SLR McLarens that they where pulled in by the police.

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Team 118 & Team 84 vs Highway Patrol

Friday, May 12th, 2006

And here is another one, team 118 (Lamborghini Gallardo SE ”Green” received a fine too! He and Team 84 (Aston Martin Vantage) has been stopped by the Police at the same time. We don’t know what speed they drove or what fine they received. More pictures inside.

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Team 120 (Porsche 996) vs US Police

Friday, May 12th, 2006

Team 120 only drove the US leg in the 2006 rally. The team received (in the middle of nowhere!) their first fine for speeding during the first leg from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas. Unbelievable…

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Gumball 3000 Ultima GTR making some donuts

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

The Ultima GTR has a Chevrolet 6.3 Liter V8 engine with 534 bhp. Want to know the performance? Here you go:

Top Speed: +320 kph / +200 mph.
0 - 60 mph: 2.7 seconds.
0-100-0 mph: 9.4 seconds.

During his leg in Las Vegas, Team 24 he was able to make some donuts. Enjoy the picture…

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