Gumball 3000 2009
05-06-2009, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by vincentkpham' post='870251' date='May 6 2009, 02:41 PM
Getting my Pinto ready for next year's race.
Someone from M5Board had commented that he was disappointed to see the run of the mill exotics that you can find every weekend at a local Starbucks and that people should be more imaginative in choosing what they drive. I'm sure he'll be ecstatic at seeing a Pinto in the race.
Brett,
Is it possible for me to get a hold of some of those Puma stripes that are plastered on the sides of the cars? I'm not kidding. Figured it'd be cool to slap on for my next car meet.
05-06-2009, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ladmadrad' post='870173' date='May 6 2009, 03:36 PM
Hey all you Gumball lovers or as we call ourselves (I am official now) Ballers....it's Brett.
Ok....yes that was my Bugatti and yes they did impound the car. We could have out run the crown vic hwy patrol car in a heart beat, but they were going to spike the road 10 miles up. Here is the deal, apparently we blew past the off duty sargaent who radioed ahead to be waiting. The car that tagged us was sand colored, and he knew exactly where we were, so he turned the radar on just as we crowned a hill and too late to slow down. The hill was very slight cause we were running fast only on open straights and no real traffic...notwithstanding the sarg, who we past going maybe 110 or so. Still fast, but not insane. So I am with two Porcshe's, both retooled for more horses, and I am pulling away from them tipping the scale around 205 mph, when my brother yells COP!!! I jammed the brake but he shot me with the radar gun and clocked it at 171.
He pulled us all three over, demanded the keys, cuffed us and let us sit in his car for over 2 hours while they towed the cars. We went back to Flagstaff about an hour away. In the meantime, my bro called my attorney in Dallas who called one in Flagstaff, who knew the judge and a deal was consumated. We were stopped at 2:12PM and I was on the street at around 10:00PM. We called the tow company owner at home(he owns the Ford dealership in Winslow and he had the car on the showroom floor), paid him off, he let me have my car at around 11:30. We launched it back in gear and drove straight to Dallas skipping Santa Fe for the next 15 hours with no sleep, and was back in Dallas at 4:40PM.
I had to stop the race for a closing I have today and tomorrow. However, the event was everything I had hoped and so much more. From the crazy Russians and the Sheiks, to the guys who just have a love and passion for great autos, it was and is a one of a kind event. I have already reserved my spot for next year on the London to New York Gumball....hope that helps clarify things....the streets of Miami will be jammed by the time they all arrive. Truly a great group of people, from over 30 different countries.
brett
Ok....yes that was my Bugatti and yes they did impound the car. We could have out run the crown vic hwy patrol car in a heart beat, but they were going to spike the road 10 miles up. Here is the deal, apparently we blew past the off duty sargaent who radioed ahead to be waiting. The car that tagged us was sand colored, and he knew exactly where we were, so he turned the radar on just as we crowned a hill and too late to slow down. The hill was very slight cause we were running fast only on open straights and no real traffic...notwithstanding the sarg, who we past going maybe 110 or so. Still fast, but not insane. So I am with two Porcshe's, both retooled for more horses, and I am pulling away from them tipping the scale around 205 mph, when my brother yells COP!!! I jammed the brake but he shot me with the radar gun and clocked it at 171.
He pulled us all three over, demanded the keys, cuffed us and let us sit in his car for over 2 hours while they towed the cars. We went back to Flagstaff about an hour away. In the meantime, my bro called my attorney in Dallas who called one in Flagstaff, who knew the judge and a deal was consumated. We were stopped at 2:12PM and I was on the street at around 10:00PM. We called the tow company owner at home(he owns the Ford dealership in Winslow and he had the car on the showroom floor), paid him off, he let me have my car at around 11:30. We launched it back in gear and drove straight to Dallas skipping Santa Fe for the next 15 hours with no sleep, and was back in Dallas at 4:40PM.
I had to stop the race for a closing I have today and tomorrow. However, the event was everything I had hoped and so much more. From the crazy Russians and the Sheiks, to the guys who just have a love and passion for great autos, it was and is a one of a kind event. I have already reserved my spot for next year on the London to New York Gumball....hope that helps clarify things....the streets of Miami will be jammed by the time they all arrive. Truly a great group of people, from over 30 different countries.
brett
05-07-2009, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ladmadrad' post='871861' date='May 8 2009, 12:22 AM
05-07-2009, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Brit_in_NJ' post='871872' date='May 7 2009, 11:31 PM
I love the view out the back of your car as much as the classy dash.
05-07-2009, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='871878' date='May 8 2009, 12:39 AM
+1. The engine looks simply gorgeous. Wish we could hear her open up.
05-07-2009, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='871914' date='May 8 2009, 01:33 AM
very nice it looks like a space ship at the back
05-08-2009, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ladmadrad' post='871861' date='May 7 2009, 09:22 PM
Wow, what a view! Thanks for sharing some details of the rally in your other posts. Hopefully I can expericence a rally for myself somtime in this lifetime
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