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25 December 2006, 09:29 PM
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Anyone on here ever done this?
Just been watching the highlights on TV and seen quite a few scoobs...
Looks awesome... although with the £28,000 entrance fee i guess it should be!
Tell us your war stories if you have
Just been watching the highlights on TV and seen quite a few scoobs...
Looks awesome... although with the £28,000 entrance fee i guess it should be!
Tell us your war stories if you have
25 December 2006, 10:56 PM
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I thought they were rather generous allowing 2 for £28k :|
Im just interested in the stories that come along with it... interesting people entering a car of the same value as the entrance fee though!!
Im just interested in the stories that come along with it... interesting people entering a car of the same value as the entrance fee though!!
25 December 2006, 11:04 PM
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you wont even get on it if you had the money, its for friends and friends of friends only,
the cannon ball run is better, only 3k for car and 2 drivers, and it starts in london
the cannon ball run is better, only 3k for car and 2 drivers, and it starts in london
25 December 2006, 11:25 PM
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The Gumaball was cool when it first started, have you seen the latest one? I had to turn it off after 5 mins, full of self obsessive tossers not car enthusiasts oh unless you count Jodi kid who loves Ferrari's 
One my Dad's friends brother has done it, I think he was called Team Tango in a Porsche and even he admits that his bro is a tosser
and that Max Cooper the organiser what a gimp (al be it rich gimp) remember when he first started, he was gonna start a F1 team so he could be one of the drivers.
I think the only funny bloke on it was Dan Joyce and he aint funny after 30 seconds, the whole thing is a joke.
Rant over happy X-Mas
One my Dad's friends brother has done it, I think he was called Team Tango in a Porsche and even he admits that his bro is a tosser and that Max Cooper the organiser what a gimp (al be it rich gimp) remember when he first started, he was gonna start a F1 team so he could be one of the drivers. I think the only funny bloke on it was Dan Joyce and he aint funny after 30 seconds, the whole thing is a joke.Rant over happy X-Mas
25 December 2006, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Jdub
The Gumaball was cool when it first started, have you seen the latest one? I had to turn it off after 5 mins, full of self obsessive tossers not car enthusiasts oh unless you count Jodi kid who loves Ferrari's One my Dad's friends brother has done it, I think he was called Team Tango in a Porsche and even he admits that his bro is a tosser and that Max Cooper the organiser what a gimp (al be it rich gimp) remember when he first started, he was gonna start a F1 team so he could be one of the drivers. I think the only funny bloke on it was Dan Joyce and he aint funny after 30 seconds, the whole thing is a joke.
Rant over happy X-Mas
One my Dad's friends brother has done it, I think he was called Team Tango in a Porsche and even he admits that his bro is a tosser and that Max Cooper the organiser what a gimp (al be it rich gimp) remember when he first started, he was gonna start a F1 team so he could be one of the drivers. I think the only funny bloke on it was Dan Joyce and he aint funny after 30 seconds, the whole thing is a joke.Rant over happy X-Mas
anyway it sounds good but driving 4000 odd miles in a week, most of it on straight roads.
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26 December 2006, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by shaggy1973
im doing the scumball next year theres actually quite a few people doing it from scoobynet as its an event that is for charity!
in fact does anyone want to sponser me?
theres actually quite a few people doing it from scoobynet as its an event that is for charity!in fact does anyone want to sponser me?
Sort of stuff that probably gets respect from each other, but certainly doesnt get any from me.
26 December 2006, 11:31 AM
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and the informed comments from someone who has actually been on it are .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .......................
Firstly the 28k entrance fee actually only allows the organisers to break-even! And the larger fees from what it used to be (i.e. 10k) started on the 2006 rally ... and that was because you started in Europe, then went onto Asia and then ended up in the States and the Playboy Mansion.
Also anybody can enter!! You complete an application, pay your deposit, and then if you are accepted you have to pay the balance of the entry fee two weeks before the rally starts - they even allow you to pay in monthly installments! The more extreme or rare the car, the more likely you are to get on. Although seeing as I was accepted for the 2006 rally driving my WR1 I don't think they mind too much (by the way the only reason I didn't take part in 2006 was because the route wasn't finalised until the December of 05, and thats when they told us all that the cost was circa 25k)
Having been to a number of the pre-rally parties I am happy to say that the people that take part are pretty normal and all are very good fun. Happy to talk about their cars and experiences and always willing to give thrill rides.
So unless you know the rally and have been involved keep your comments to yourself - because you know zip!
Post xmas rant over
Firstly the 28k entrance fee actually only allows the organisers to break-even! And the larger fees from what it used to be (i.e. 10k) started on the 2006 rally ... and that was because you started in Europe, then went onto Asia and then ended up in the States and the Playboy Mansion.
Also anybody can enter!! You complete an application, pay your deposit, and then if you are accepted you have to pay the balance of the entry fee two weeks before the rally starts - they even allow you to pay in monthly installments! The more extreme or rare the car, the more likely you are to get on. Although seeing as I was accepted for the 2006 rally driving my WR1 I don't think they mind too much (by the way the only reason I didn't take part in 2006 was because the route wasn't finalised until the December of 05, and thats when they told us all that the cost was circa 25k)
Having been to a number of the pre-rally parties I am happy to say that the people that take part are pretty normal and all are very good fun. Happy to talk about their cars and experiences and always willing to give thrill rides.
So unless you know the rally and have been involved keep your comments to yourself - because you know zip!
Post xmas rant over
26 December 2006, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Elmer Fudpucker
Yup,dare I say what a bunch of complete and utter ****-heads?
elmer coming from you I shall take that as a compliment.
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26 December 2006, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by shaggy1973
you were looking at a different one, the one were entering is scumball3000, the car cannot be worth more than £500 and a mondeo won last year!!
elmer coming from you I shall take that as a compliment.
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elmer coming from you I shall take that as a compliment.
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26 December 2006, 11:55 AM
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theres a few mags doing this next year think maxpower is one 400 quid to enter per person 5 days around eu just like the real gumball sure theres a few more going on aswell
26 December 2006, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Petem95
That looks a bit too nuts - seen a few videos of that on youtube and its basically chavs in subaru's and stuff undertaking lorries etc on the hardshoulder at about 150mph and generally driving like complete tos$ers
Sort of stuff that probably gets respect from each other, but certainly doesnt get any from me.
Sort of stuff that probably gets respect from each other, but certainly doesnt get any from me.
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26 December 2006, 12:29 PM
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26 December 2006, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangsta Smurf
and the informed comments from someone who has actually been on it are .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .......................
Firstly the 28k entrance fee actually only allows the organisers to break-even! And the larger fees from what it used to be (i.e. 10k) started on the 2006 rally ... and that was because you started in Europe, then went onto Asia and then ended up in the States and the Playboy Mansion.
Also anybody can enter!! You complete an application, pay your deposit, and then if you are accepted you have to pay the balance of the entry fee two weeks before the rally starts - they even allow you to pay in monthly installments! The more extreme or rare the car, the more likely you are to get on. Although seeing as I was accepted for the 2006 rally driving my WR1 I don't think they mind too much (by the way the only reason I didn't take part in 2006 was because the route wasn't finalised until the December of 05, and thats when they told us all that the cost was circa 25k)
Having been to a number of the pre-rally parties I am happy to say that the people that take part are pretty normal and all are very good fun. Happy to talk about their cars and experiences and always willing to give thrill rides.
So unless you know the rally and have been involved keep your comments to yourself - because you know zip!
Post xmas rant over
Firstly the 28k entrance fee actually only allows the organisers to break-even! And the larger fees from what it used to be (i.e. 10k) started on the 2006 rally ... and that was because you started in Europe, then went onto Asia and then ended up in the States and the Playboy Mansion.
Also anybody can enter!! You complete an application, pay your deposit, and then if you are accepted you have to pay the balance of the entry fee two weeks before the rally starts - they even allow you to pay in monthly installments! The more extreme or rare the car, the more likely you are to get on. Although seeing as I was accepted for the 2006 rally driving my WR1 I don't think they mind too much (by the way the only reason I didn't take part in 2006 was because the route wasn't finalised until the December of 05, and thats when they told us all that the cost was circa 25k)
Having been to a number of the pre-rally parties I am happy to say that the people that take part are pretty normal and all are very good fun. Happy to talk about their cars and experiences and always willing to give thrill rides.
So unless you know the rally and have been involved keep your comments to yourself - because you know zip!
Post xmas rant over
So if you want to waste your money driving on straight roads with a bunch of uber rich snobs who are a bunch of reck lass fools carry on, the rest of us would rarther go to a track day where that sort of driving belongs.
26 December 2006, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Jdub
Then maybe you should get them to film said "normal people" instead of the the tossers.
So if you want to waste your money driving on straight roads with a bunch of uber rich snobs who are a bunch of reck lass fools carry on, the rest of us would rarther go to a track day where that sort of driving belongs.
So if you want to waste your money driving on straight roads with a bunch of uber rich snobs who are a bunch of reck lass fools carry on, the rest of us would rarther go to a track day where that sort of driving belongs.
Jealousy will get you nowhere!!
26 December 2006, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Gangsta Smurf
Jealousy will get you nowhere!!
and next year I am getting an R34 Skyline its just a shame that all the people on the Gumball programmes seem to be utter gimps. the only reason I would go on the Gumball would be to chin the likes of team politzi and tell Max Cooper what a tit he looks like in those shades.
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Originally Posted by Jdub
Not jealous at all,I am in my 20s's with a 300bhp STI and next year I am getting an R34 Skyline
its just a shame that all the people on the Gumball programmes seem to be utter gimps. the only reason I would go on the Gumball would be to chin the likes of team politzi and tell Max Cooper what a tit he looks like in those shades.
and next year I am getting an R34 Skyline its just a shame that all the people on the Gumball programmes seem to be utter gimps. the only reason I would go on the Gumball would be to chin the likes of team politzi and tell Max Cooper what a tit he looks like in those shades.
Good for you ... congrats on owning a 10-15k car!!!
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Originally Posted by shaggy1973
im glad to see you speak for everyone else jdub, oh and its Reckless
Love to do the cannonball too.
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