Gumball 3000 - you won't escape from them...

[Rockefella]

True. The death of the participators was a tragedy but in a car your safety is your own responsibility, and I will always hold on to the notion that the Gumball does not promote reckless driving, only individuals do.

Oh c'mon Rik. Do you think nouveau rich scum with high-powered supercars are going to obey speed limits and follow proper procedures?

[Ferrer]

Oh c'mon Rik. Do you think nouveau rich scum with high-powered supercars are going to obey speed limits and follow proper procedures?

Exactly.

And therefore they should be out of public roads, no discussion possible.

[Wouter Melissen]

True. The death of the participators was a tragedy but in a car your safety is your own responsibility, and I will always hold on to the notion that the Gumball does not promote reckless driving, only individuals do.

No, the tragedy was the death of innocent people, who just happened the share the road with these idiots. Furthermore, it is pretty well known that there are two objectives during the Gumball: setting the fastest time and collecting the most paperwork.

[McReis]

True. The death of the participators was a tragedy but in a car your safety is your own responsibility, and I will always hold on to the notion that the Gumball does not promote reckless driving, only individuals do.

Yes? what if you were peacefully riding a bycicle and one of this spoiled guys came flat out trying to escape the police (and you know they do that a lot) and run you over? Would you still believe it was your fault? Would you still think that is acceptable?

I love the way people post these articles and everyone instantly portrays themselves as saints...

That's not the point. One thing is going a bit over the legal limit but trying to reasonably judge the conditions in which you are doing it. Another thing is racing against the clock over roads that are being used for common and civilized people on their way to work/school/whatever.
When you speed in your car, you are doing probably 180kms/h on the highway. These guys reach speeds well over 200kms/h on one lane roads with oncomming traffic.
And even worse is when you do it in groups and even have a millionaire organisation to do something that is way over illegal. It fits in the concept of organized crime.

[Ferrer]

That's not the point. One thing is going a bit over the legal limit but trying to reasonably judge the conditions in which you are doing it. Another thing is racing against the clock over roads that are being used for common and civilized people on their way to work/school/whatever.
When you speed in your car, you are doing probably 180kms/h on the highway. These guys reach speeds well over 200kms/h on one lane roads with oncomming traffic.
And even worse is when you do it in groups and even have a millionaire organisation to do something that is way over illegal. It fits in the concept of organized crime.

And not only that but ovetaking on the right, not respecting a safe distance with the car in front, basically driving disrespectfully and downright dangerously.

[faksta]

And not only that but ovetaking on the right, not respecting a safe distance with the car in front, basically driving disrespectfully and downright dangerously.

Yep, just like journalists testing supercars...I often notice this reading magazines.

[MadMax13]

A. The Gumball itself does not condone speeding or wreckless driving, however they cant control what their participants do, theyre not the government.

B. If you break the law while driving you are just as wrong as they are, thats why i dont shun them, however i dont put people at risk. What happened was an accident, and accidents happen...

[henk4]

A. The Gumball itself does not condone speeding or wreckless driving, however they cant control what their participants do, theyre not the government.

Apparently you have failed to pick up that the Gumball organisers declare the collector of the largest amount of tickets as the winner.....is that not condoning???

[Rockefella]

A. The Gumball itself does not condone speeding or wreckless driving, however they cant control what their participants do, theyre not the government.

Yeah, because if they publicly stated that they 'condone speeding and reckless driving', they'd be in jail and it'd be Game Over Gumball.

B. If you break the law while driving you are just as wrong as they are, thats why i dont shun them, however i dont put people at risk. What happened was an accident, and accidents happen...

One thing to drive 32 mph on a 25 mph road at night coming home from work and it's another to blast a hopped up Ferrari 200+ mph.

[The_Canuck]

I personally think the gumball is a great display of love for sportscars. Who wouldnt love a tour of europe or america involving the worlds most desirable exotics?

True. The death of the participators was a tragedy but in a car your safety is your own responsibility, and I will always hold on to the notion that the Gumball does not promote reckless driving, only individuals do.

First off, most of the cars are hardly desirable and some can be considered ruined...

It wasn't participants that were killed it was innocent motorists.

[Cotterik]

It wasn't the participants that were killed? I didn't know that..

But still what I said I hold onto. There are reckless drivers that participate in the Gumball but there are also people who are proud motorists (From what I've seen on TV) and drive sensibly and enjoy themselves. Its just a shame that certain individuals put an otherwise desirable motoring event (in theory) to shame. I'm sure there are similar events like the Gumball. Its just a shame that the most publicised is famous for all the wrong reasons.

[henk4]

Its just a shame that the most publicised is famous for all the wrong reasons.

It is infamous for the right reasons...

[Cotterik]

Isn't that the same thing? Gumball is famous for being reckless and now stupidly dangerous? Aka infamous for the right reasons to stop this happening again.

[Coventrysucks]

There are plenty of supercar "tours" etc, most of them unpublicised, and most of them are probably infinitely more enjoyable for driving "enthusiasts" than simply mowing along Autoroutes at top speed with a bunch of knobbers in tow, getting pissed every night, driving whilst "impaired" and crashing into things.

Gumball: It's not a race it's a twatfest!

[fisetdavid26]

Gumball: It's not a race it's a twatfest!

I wonder why you're not participating then.