If you don’t know about the Gumball 3000 rally – heducate yo’ self here (an awesome site by the way).

This year the Gumball is going around the world in 8 days – that’s right, a driving rally going around the world in 8 days.

How? Private jets, a 20,000 GBP per car entrance fee, and a full dose of pure insanity.

There are 3 legs this year and they are:

 Mission 1 – London to Istanbul
 Mission 2 – Hong Kong to Beijing
 Mission 3 – Salt Lake City to Los Angeles (that’s right! Gumball in our back yards)

That’s 3,000 miles in 8 days folks. And since it is a Gumball, it also means that there will be 120 of the most exotic cars driven by movie stars, trust fund babies, Arab sheiks and some of the most obnoxious rich people in the world.

So, I am wondering if anyone has an extra spot in his or her car for a Marketing Punk who would be a very impressive co-driver? And I am also a very good driver. My dad lets me drive up and down the driveway. K-Mart sucks, definitely.

So, any takers? I sure someone will come through. Well, leave a comment or email me or something. Seriously. I can even pay my way to London. :)

Well, if no one drops me a line I am going to try to make it to Vegas or something to see the cars go by. Even better, I might tag along for the Salt Lake to Vegas leg…who knows?

Now I just gotta get a sports car…

And now for a bonus quote, I think it fits the Gumball well…

"But our trip was different. It was to be a classic affirmation of everything right and true in the national character. A gross physical salute to the fantastic possibilities of life in this country. But only for those with true grit. And we are chock full of that, man." - Raoul Duke

[BONUS LINK] Required Gumball Reading - The Vanity Fair Article on the 2004 Gumball