Village Gamer

It’s Gumball time again as celebrities and supercars converge on Times Square to participate in the annual Gumball 3000 Rally. On Friday 25th May over 100 amazing vehicles will set off from Times Square on a 3000 mile journey from ‘sea to shining sea’ across North America all the way to the finish line in Los Angeles in just 7 days. The Gumball brings its own unique brand of entertainment to each city, hosting incredible car displays, music concerts and VIP parties with a line up of stars and cars that is unsurpassed.

Closing roads and city centres the route incorporates Niagara Falls, Toronto, Detroit (for lunch at the General Motors HQ), Indianapolis (in time to watch the Indy 500), St. Louis, Kansas City, Santa Fe, the Grand Canyon, and Las Vegas before crossing the finish line on Hollywood Blvd on Thursday 31^st May.

Participants this year include:

• David ‘The Hoff’ Hasselhoff
• EVE
• UGK’s Bun B
• DJ Clark Kent
• DJ Drama
• Skateboard tastemakers Stevie Williams and Terry Kennedy
• Nike BMX pro Nigel Sylvester
• the notorious cast from MTV’s Dirty Sanchez
• The Dudesons

Legendary artist Futura 2000, together with acclaimed film maker 13^th Witness will be filming the event for a very unique documentary that will be released later in the year.

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The entry grid is a “who’s who” of the international social scene, where celebrities rub shoulders with Sheikhs, entrepreneurs, oil tycoons, and dot com billionaires, but if the line up of stars doesn’t get your attention then the cars are certain to get you revved up.

The incredible line up includes multi million dollar Bugatti Veyrons, McLarens, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Aston Martins, Jaguars, and Porsches, along with several vintage, wacky and interesting vehicles from the last 6 decades of motoring.

Schedule

THURSDAY 24th MAY

City: New York

• VIP Party: 1OAK Club
• Red carpet arrivals: 11-12PM
• What’s happening: Official Launch Party
• Exclusive Performance from EVE

FRIDAY 25th MAY

City: New York

• Location: Times Square
• Time: 9AM – 1PM
• Press Photocall: 11AM – 12PM

What’s happening: RALLY STARTS! Celebrities, Gumballers and car display. Start flag drops at 12PM midday

City: Niagara Falls

• Location: Skylon
• Time: 7-9PM
• What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display

City: Toronto

• Location: Bloor Yorkville
• Time: 10.00PM – Midnight
•  What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
• VIP Party: Maison Mercer, Toronto
• Red Carpet Arrivals: 11:30PM

SATURDAY 26th MAY

City: Detroit

• Location: General Motors Headquarters
• Time: 11.30AM – 3.00PM
• What’s happening: Celebrities and cars visit GM HQ

City: Indianapolis

• Location: Monument Circle
• Time: 6-10PM
• What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
• VIP Party: Sensu, Indianapolis
• Red Carpet Arrivals: 9.30PM

SUNDAY 27th MAY

City: Indianapolis

• Location: Indy 500
• Time: All day
• What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display at Indy500

MONDAY 28th MAY

City: St Louis

• Location: Gateway Arch
• Time: 2-5PM
• What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display

City: Kansas City

• Location: Intercontinental
• Time: 8-10PM
• What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display

TUESDAY 29th MAY

City: Topeka

• Location: Heartland Park
• Time: 11.30AM-2.00PM
• What’s happening: Gumballers test their supercars to the limit at the Heartland Park Topeka Speedway

City: Santa Fe

• Location: Plaza
• Time: 9-11.30PM
• What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display

WEDNESDAY 30th MAY

City: Las Vegas

• Location: The Cosmopolitan
• What’s happening: Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
• VIP Party: Spearmint Rhino, Las Vegas
• Red Carpet Arrivals: 10.30pm

THURSDAY 31st MAY

City: Los Angeles

• Location: Hollywood Boulevard
• Time: 7-10PM
• What’s happening: FINAL STOP! Celebrities, Gumballers and car display
• VIP Party: The Roosevelt
• Red Carpet Arrivals: 10PM
• What’s happening: Finishing party at The Roosevelt!