:: GUMBALL 3000 BLOG ::

The Justice Ministry is looking at the possibility of banning international road rallies from the Dutch highways after two cars were seized when the international Gumball 3000 rally passed through the Netherlands on Sunday.

One Porsche and a Ferrari were confiscated after being driven at speeds of over 200 kph and overtaking on the right. Seven drivers, including US rapper and Pimp my Ride tv host Xzibit, lost their licences for breaking speed limits by over 50 kph.

‘There were no accidents but that is a question of luck,’ spokesman Koos Spee told the AD newspaper. ‘They were forcing other road users out of the way and we will not tolerate that.’

Some 70 drivers were also stopped for speeding in Germany. There were also incidents in Belgium, ANP reported. The cars will return through the Netherlands on their way back to London on May 6, but after changing the route it’s a big question if the Dutch Goverment let them go. Read the rest of this entry »

The official Gumball 3000 announced some important news:

The Gumballers should be resting (or partying) at their hotel in Istanbul right now, while their cars are taken to Athens which will be there waiting for them to continue the rally tomorrow. However the route has now been changed and the ralliers will no longer be going to Germany. Stay tuned to our site to find out where the new location will be.

So the Gumballers will not be entering the Berlin Checkpoint. What the news route will be is a big question…

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The picture above is made on the start grid at Pall Mall street. From left to right, Tim Westwood, Xzibit and Jay Kay. Before the start at Pall Mall street, Xzibit and Maximillion Cooper gave a short interview. We’ve got the video material here. Watch it here!

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On the Dutch and Belgium Television was the Gumball 3000 rally in the news. Thanks to the website Autogespot.com we can show you the video from RTL 4 news. Also the Belgium Television VTM recorded the Gumball 2007 by a Belgium Tankstation. Wacht the video here! If someone can recorded please let us know by leaving a comment.

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After posting many videos from the start in London, we now have collected many videos from London to Amsterdam. Don’t panic if we haven’t select your video, just give a comment and we will add them to the list!

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We just collected many videos from the start. Most of the people who where present at the start and filmed the rally are still editing the footage, but there are some great videos online and we want them to share with you. So sit down and turn up the volume! If you think we missed some good raw footage, please let us know by writing a comment! More to come in the next few days.

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