gate crashing the gumball

[BIG VIPER]

desided to go and watch the gumball start in london on saterday ,what a laugh .couldn't get parked (not that surprised)so dicided to just drive around st james sq with all the other wannerbees.around 6.30 set of through town ,just the right time as i followed jodi kidd in a lambo through the crouds of thousands it was mad .the load we followed went of towards the oval on the a20 heading for the m20 we must have met up with about 15 or 20 runners ,even met the only viper running a rt10 no46 ,stoped for a quick chat ,which was nice!,and on to the tunnel ,the whole way down the m20 there were people on almost every bridge chearing the contestants on,had a bit of a race with a vx 220 no contestthen got to the train terminal to see them all of .it was a screem. any one fancy entering next year!!!!!!!!

[Darth Viper]

Problem with Gumball is it's a 'prestige' be-seen-at event, and the admission is £10,000 (for which you seem to get around £1500 of accomodation/ferries/parties, and pay around £8500 for a set of mapquest style directions, and the privilidge of driving with them on public roads!

Just hate it when you get poor value for money - though I fancy the Driver's Run to Eastern Europe next year (still just over £4k though).

I did the last Cannonball Run Europe - it was rubbish, only redeeming feature was the company of fellow car nuts - otherwise a rip off - you didn't even get the trip promissed! At least I got to see myself in the DVD, throwing 'money' around.

I'm giving serious thought to organising a run that is substantially cheaper - say, costing 'nothing at all' + ferry/hotel costs (and even the hotels are optional!)

Any takers?

[vetteheadracer]

Put me down for some of that.....I won't enter these "thrill" events as I don't fancy getting mugged at gun point in some third world country in Eastern Eurooe or paying for a 5 star hotel room and not getting the chance to spend any time in the bed or more importantly the bar.......

In fact you should join our trip to Hockenheim in July

For €400 you get to race against other Vipers and Corvettes plus you get to drive there and back at a total cost of fuel + Eurotunnel and a couple of nights in a hotel.

ask el Presidente for a reference!

[BIG VIPER]

fair point chaps i did think 10k was a bit steep, as it is, it cost me £50 in gas to run the first leg and went home and got held at gun point by the missis for not taking her .i would be up for something ,just needs to be a little later in the year for me, becauce of work

[V1PER]

HA HA HA WORK!!!!! Now thats funny

[Viper]

read the number 46 RT/10 is out, well worth the 10 large...

[venom500]

V1PER said:

HA HA HA WORK!!!!! Now thats funny

Yer........err.work? What,s that then? Kinda remember it had something to do with getting out of bed early!..........Life,s a doss .......even more so when you,ve got a Viper to cruise around in when you get bored!............