GUMBALL 3000 CANCELLED AFTER A SERIOUS CRASH AND A DEATH :(

[anders]

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OWNER/ORGANISER OF THE EVENT: Maximillion Cooper

Gumball 3000 Finally Cancelled
May 3rd, 2007

More then 24 hours after the deadly accident on Macedonian roads, Gumball 3000 finally announced the cancellation of this years rally. After the fatal accident on Macedonian roads yesterday afternoon Gumball 3000 tried to keep it quiet as much as possible, they kept the families of Marga and Vladimir, locals, fans, drivers and sponsors completely in the dark, it took massive negative publicity in the worldwide media for them to realise the coverup failed and there was nothing else left then to cancel the rally.

This totally ignorant behavior caused a lot of disbelieve and anger among the same families, locals, fans, drivers and sponsors resulting in a big anti-Gumball campaign. Sponsors took their websites down and removed all affiliation with Gumball 3000, locals expressed their anger in our comments and mailbox, fans discussed the events on virtually every forum and message board out there and drivers announced their immediate withdrawl. They had 9 years to prepare a scenario in case something like this happened, and they were well aware of the fact that it could. However their latest two press releases however show they didn’t prepare and show that to Gumball 3000 it’s more important to cover their own ass then to tell the truth. Our Gumball 3000 coverage ends here.

We share our deepest sympaties with Margarita, who’s still at the intensive care of the hospital in Skopje, and her and Vladimirs families.

Issued by Maximillion Cooper on behalf of The Gumball 3000 Rally - 22.30 CET / 03 May 2007

Following our earlier release reporting yesterday’s accident - As a sign of respect we have decided that this year’s Gumball 3000 Rally will not travel any further and will end in Bratislava this evening, May 3rd 2007.

As the organisers of the rally we feel that it should be stopped as a mark of respect to Vladimir Cepulyoski who died today after an accident involving one the participating drivers.

We are very saddened by what has happened and feel that it would be wrong to continue. On behalf of Gumball 3000, we once again extend our deepest sympathies to his family and we are doing everything we can for them.

This is the first time anything like this has happened in 9 years of travelling through over 40 countries with 1000’s of drivers and it is with deep regret that I make this announcement.

Maximillion Cooper
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[anders]

A white Porsche crashed in Macedonia, near the city of Struga close to the Albanian border.

Update: Locals got injured in the crash, we hope they are ok.

Update 2: Driver of the Volkswagen Golf died on the way to the hospital, his wife is at the intensive care in critical condition, with broken ribs and fluid in her lungs. 24 hours after the incident still no statement from Gumball 3000.

https://www.gtspirit.com/2007/05/03/gumball-accident-in-macedonia/

https://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2941/gumballcrash2is5.jpg
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[Ariel Badger]

Racing on public roads kills people,
Not exactly a news story, it was bound to happen and it did.
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[anders]

[Suzuki]

[anders]

[Suzuki]

[brooky]

Wow thats sad, I saved a pic of that very Porsche from the start of the gumball at the weekend that someone one here took.

The Gumball is most definately a race, and as others have said it was always going to happen. In fact im suprised it took 9 years.

I wouldnt be too suprised if this is the last ever GB.
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[anders]

[Shaun]

[h00dwink]

[getyerkneedow...]

[Shaun]

[SoND]

[Suzuki]

[st3v3]

Gumball aint a race, it is a rally, there are set meet points, and the like, not a straight start to finish poll, when some members meet, like the matlock meet in july, does the fact that we are meeting at points, then cruising in together mean we are racing?


thought not,

anders, what exactly is your connection with the event?

sympathies to the folk who didn't make it, or might not
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[Suzuki]

World Rally Championship ... Race.

Dakar Rally ... Race.

Gumball Rally ??? .... Yep, another race.

Whether it's official or not, it's still a race. Pull you heads out of your collective arses FFS.
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[TOM M]

Ok, its advertised as a "rally", but lets be honest if theres a group of 30-40 people in supercars across europe there not exactly going to stick to the national speed limits are they? Competitive streek will always take over people in this situation


Its an unofficial race, always has been and always will be
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[st3v3]

ok, fair enough
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[Ciar?n]

Isn't the cannonball bike rally then a race?
Which is then the same thing?

Sucks somebody died, but after seeing some of the accidents in the previous years it was bound to happen.
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[Drew]

So if i challenge a BMW m5 up the m1 for 20 miles, at speeds up to 155mpg, and get stopped, according to the stupid people in this thread, i can claim we were just having a rally and not racing

Dont be stupid, Gumball is a race no matter what its named

[Robby]

[Drew]

indeed

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