Thinking of doing it, I ran it by the wife tonight and I can't believe she was sort of ok with it. So LMH are you in or do I need to find another victim? It's in America BTW

 

Martin do it and i am sure Porkie will be up for it again,true petrolheads with no fear

How much is this one to enter?

 

she must be up to date with your premiums

good luck

 

Phil,

it's Ł22.5k, want us to take your dog?

 

I bet the Gumball is one hell of a trip

Howz my poor car looking Mart?

 

how many miles in total and states

 

It's looking sweet actually It was supposed to be on the lift today but a job ran over and Ish wants the lift that lift tomorrow so 1st thing Monday it will have it't heart ripped out

 

22.5k?

 

22.5k you could get an E55 amg kompressor for that!

 

Here's the bumph ..

"Coast to Coast"

Los Angeles to Miami!

Dear Gumballers

[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']With the 2008 event almost upon us, we're ready to announce the route for
2009. Following this years 'around the world' extravaganza, for 2009 we have
decided to put on a classic "coast to coast" road trip, driving from sea to
shining sea, from the Pacific to the Atlantic, from Los Angeles to the
partying capital of the world, Miami!

With key check-points and parties on route in Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Dallas,
and New Orleans, the 2009 event will combine automobiles with music, film,
and entertainment throughout the 3000 miles, closing the streets in each
city to create a Gumball festival!

It will be 6 years since the Gumball last fully took place within the US;
and since then Gumball has grown considerably.

"It's going to be exciting to bring it back to the States - we're going to
put on a show that no one will forget, kicking off with a pre-rally party at
our LA home from home, the Playboy Mansion!" Maximillion Cooper

[/FONT]

 

Ha ha.. Funny but I don't wan't one

 

i know its a mad trip but how can u say its worth that much ??????
for that sort of money u could do a mad road trip for a few weeks for u AND a few mates!

just paying for the name if u ask me!

 

playboy mansion.......
do you require a co pilot.

 

would love to see what the us would make of the escos

 

Hey fook off he already offered my dog the seat.

My costume will fool him

 

Do you have to make it sound so brutal

Those other bits got posted today

 

Until you have done one you will not understand, I'm not one to waste money but hell you only live once

 

would be a awesome trip that

 

The fines are going to be a consideration.

 

martin you know you have unfinished gumball business to sort out!!

do it man as you say you only live once!! im sure im not alone in saying it would be great to see a cosworth kick some supercar ass especially on yank soil lol and im sure this will prove to clarkson and the world that the cosworth is still very much alive n kicking!!!!

 

im sure your be fine, its not like the escort stands out alot

 

man, i wish i was minted

Martin, let me know if you need a spanner man

my services come for free, providing the flights are paid for

 

I would probably have a kompressor instead too

Although saying that, seeing the Cos in it last time was amazing, would love to see it again!

I thought everybody turned on the Gumball after somebody was killed on the last one?

 

Are you legally allowed to bring the Escort to the US?

I know there are crazy import laws here and if you bring in a vehicle it has to be over 20 years old but if the vehicle isn’t going to stay in the US I’m not sure where you would stand. It may be worth just checking up on.

If you do make it over good luck and could you bring me over some jaffa cakes as you can’t get them here.

 

SWEET Do it you know it makes perfect sense..show all those americans how it's done..
now thats something I would love to do... MARTIN you said you only live once... so what the hell go for it...it's worth every penny of that Ł22.5K...

 

I Am far from minted But I do want to do what I can while I'm on the planet.. After that my daughter get's the lot

 

LMFAO seriously you can't get Jaffa cakes in the US.. they're lush nice and tasty

 

GO!!!!. But dont do wht you did last time. 2 wheels on tarmac and 2 on the dirt whilste overrtakeing. What happened,i've seen the vid. But why did it happen??

 

So how did your old Escort compare to some of those Supercars?

Benni.

 

you can do it, as long as you promise to do a +200mph run over it. Id take pf or ff with you, be an ace trip to review! Then we can alll see it. Take a good video diary

 

go for it mate

 

Go for it.

 

i think when you can go on a 30k holiday your a little better of than the rest of us

 

she would be more ok with it, if you ran it over your wife

 

Hell yeah now that would we well worth it... make a video of the whole trip... and you have to do the +200mph

 

That will not happen again

 

lol, well you have a few quid more than i!

im serious with the offer to be on hand with the spanners too!!

im sure the wife will be ok with it (mine, not yours lol)

 

to be fair he works for hes cash anyone can do ANYTHING they wish,,,,, just set a goal and go for it,,,,, 22k may seem alot for us poor people,,,,,, but for a person who owns hes own business,,, it may not be as much on the whole

some people by cars for 100k to park in the garage

if i can afford to do what ever i wish with a family then id do it also,,,, though would i FUCK pay 22k on a holiday,,,,,, then have to actually DRIVE there AND buy the fuel

but i do enjoy watching others who do choose to

 

i have some strange feeling it would be redline if anyone was to get involved

 

Like has already been said, I bet your missus said the same..."you can go, but don't brake anything this time!"

Good luck Martin, hope it goes down well. I bet an EsCos will be more popular than a crummy Ferrari in the States