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About Gumball 3000

Start your engines for the Gumball 3000! PUMA is the official sponsor of the 12th Anniversary Gumball 3000, the eight-day motorsport rally featuring the most amazing cars driven by film stars, musicians, athletes, billionaires and motorsport enthusiasts. This year’s rally begins in London and includes stops in Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Stockholm before it takes flight across the Atlantic to finish up with stops in Boston, Quebec, Toronto and New York City.

Showcasing 120 of the most fantastic cars ever built, including vintage, customized and luxury Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Rolls Royces, Aston Martins and Bugattis alongside America's finest muscle cars and today's 'greenest' hybrid and electric vehicles of the future, the Gumball 3000 will create a spectacle for all to enjoy. When the festival comes to town in May 2010 the 'pomp and circumstance' will also be fuelled with custom car displays and the added element of a live music series. Bands will be driving in the rally by day and performing live each night. Expect to see some major headliners and a few guest appearances as the tour unfolds!

As the official sponsor, all of the 120 Gumball 3000 cars will be branded with the official PUMA + Gumball 3000 3000 Sticker Kit and each driver will receive an exclusive PUMA + Gumball 3000 T-shirt and Limited Edition SL Street footwear.

The first Gumball 3000 took place in April 1999, when British creator Maximillion Cooper invited 50 of his friends to take part in a 3000-mile party around Europe. Eleven years on and things have certainly grown, with crowds of over a million people attending the 2007 start in London, and a televised and online audience that reached over 60 million in over 150 countries around the world.

The first Gumball 3000 took place in April 1999, when British creator Maximillion Cooper invited 50 of his friends to take part in a 3000-mile party around Europe. Eleven years on and things have certainly grown, with crowds of over a million people attending the 2007 start in London, and a televised and online audience that reached over 60 million in over 150 countries around the world.

Incorporating a new 3000 mile route each year, the attraction of the Gumball 3000 transcends social barriers, appealing to the adventurer in everyone, regardless of status or wealth. Over the past 11 years Gumball 3000 has been hosted by Kings and Presidents, partied with Snoop Dogg, appeared on the Jay Leno Show, raised awareness for testicular cancer, chartered the worlds 3 largest aircrafts, created untold amounts of 'Jackass' fuelled mayhem, hung out at Hugh Hefner's, and most recently has been invited to work with the United Nations, all through the language of the motor car.