the Gumball 3000 celebrates it's 15th year, starts May 18th,

just one of the teams, Team Galag, is going all out with a version of the Batman Tumbler  http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/09/team-galag-unveil-street-legal-batman-tumbler-for-gumball-3000-rally-3747193/



Tony Hawk is on for his 5th Gumball, David Hasselhoff, Xhibit,  and others celebs are in the run http://www.gumball3000.com/rally/entry_grid  through Copenhagen - Stockholm - Helsinki - St. Petersburg - Tallinn - Riga - Warsaw - Vienna - Monte Carlo

 May 18th – 24th 2013,
3000 miles, 100 cars, 13 countries, 6 days

Saturday May 18th:
 The official VIP launch event will take place at the spectacular Copenhagen Opera House. The evening will be hosted by Gumball founder Maximillion Cooper and The Cuban Brothers, with an exclusive live performance from Grammy award winning rapper Eve.

 Gumball will be unveiling two spectacular new cars to the world media, and prestigious auctioneers Christie’s will be hosting the first of seven charity auctions to launch the Gumball Foundation, a non-profit organization set up to benefit underprivileged youths with education and infrastructure.

Sunday 19th May: The start outside Copenhagen Town Hall (Denmark), as all 100 cars set off on their 3000 mile road trip to Monte Carlo. Over the following 6-days the route includes overnight stops, parties, music concerts, car displays and checkpoints in Stockholm (Sweden), Helsinki (Finland), St.Petersburg (Russia), Tallinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania), Warsaw (Poland) and Vienna (Austria) before crossing the finish line in Casino Square from 21:00 on the evening of Friday 24th May in Monte Carlo (Monaco).