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Annually end April to start May. (2011 TBC)
Where: London, United Kingdom
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Once a year, in end April - start May, a mad unique car race is held for 8 days. Few lucky chosen participants compete side by side with models, capital owners and world's celebrities who experienced everything and now try to feel like criminals by ignoring traffic rules in the countries along the race course. This illegal race course length is 3,000 miles (4.800 Km) and it crosses countries and continents on public roads. The first race which was held in 1998 drove its inspiration from the movie ''The race from coast to coast'' which was a great success on the 70th describing the cannonball races that were held in USA. Since the course in not a race course, the participants pass in a crazy driving through settled areas. The race is known as a crazy and dangerous one. It spite of all the ''difficulties'' the race is held every year though each of it claimed its injuries. More than hundred cars with two hundred drivers participate in the race. Luxury cars, common cars, trucks and cheap commercial cars can be seen along the course. In the end of the race, some of the participants get prizes on styles, the stability of the car etc??? All the participants get a bronze statue which symbols J.J. Mcclure the star of the movie ''Race from coast to coast''.
2010 - Additional information - [by www.gumball3000.com]
The route for the 2010 Gumball 3000 rally is now confirmed and the gird is officially open. The rally will begin in London on the 1st May, before taking in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Montreal and Toronto before finally rounding off in New York seven long days and nights later - basically, 3000 miles across some of the finest scenery in Europe, Scandinavia, Canada and the US.
[www.gumball3000.com]
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IMPORTANT:
Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
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Event related information:
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Gumball 3000
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Contact:
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Gumball 3000
Gumball House
303 - 315 Latimer Road
London W10 6RA
Phone: +44 (0)20 8964 7878
Fax: +44 (0)20 8964 7879
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background and overview:
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface.
The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe.
A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter is suspended due to wrangling over the peace process.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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 Location: Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France. |
Languages:
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland). |
Climate:
Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast. |
Capital:
London |
Time Zone:
UTC+0 (GMT) BST= (British Summer Time) UTC+1 |
Currency (code):
British pound (GBP) |
Call Code:
+44 |
Electric Power:
230V 50 Hz |
Tourist office:
VisitBritain Headquarters Thames Tower Black's Road Hammersmith London W6 9EL Phone: 020 8846 9000 |
Tourist website:
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