HighPerformanceTrucks
Lift & Shift Specialist
Since the folks at Gumball 3000 headquarters in the UK decided not to respond to my request to participate in the SF to Miami race, I entered myself as an imposter in the Reno gathering in front of the Circus Circus hotel.
I spent much of the early evening producing computer fakes of the Gumball 3000 logos and various other advertisements.
I uncapped the PTE dump tube for the added effect and cruised down to Virginia Street where the real Gumball 3000 participants had parked their cars.
I brought a friend along as my "camera man." His job was to operate the "battery-less" camera to add to the drama and create a distraction. I told him to start rolling as we entered the police barricade.
Police barricades blocked off the Gumball paddock. We pulled up to the stop light before the entrance to the paddock and the police signaled for us to enter and he opened up a pathway for us to enter.
As we drove in, we were mobbed by fans of the Gumball 3000 on both sides of the truck. People were saying things like, "whoooa a Syclone!" They were in awe!
People in front of me began parting like the Red Sea and the event personnel directed me to park my truck at an angle next to a Cadillac Escalade participant. There was a mob around my truck as I tried to back it into the spot.
The entire experience was surreal!
Anyway, I was very surprised how easily people can be distracted as there were tale tale signs all over my truck that something was wrong. I popped the hood quick so nobody would get wise to the fact my Gumball 3000 decal was beginning to peel off the hood and expose the scotch tape underneath. The logo was made up of four sections taped together. There was also a DNKY JEANS sticker on the hood that was about 3 times too small. The Gumball 3000 logo on the back window looked okay, but next to it was a sticker that said "Groupies"
Everyone bought it at least for the time being. The event personnel even asked me why the numbers were missing from the side of the truck. I told him curtly that they had fallen off on the way up from SF. My pathetic excuse actually worked for awhile.
Later he came back and asked me for my wristband and ID and I told him I left it in the hotel. He asked me which hotel did the Gumball participants stay at in SF. I said St Francis? I mean the Fairmont. Woops!
The police kicked me out and in the process they tore off the fake Gumball 3000 logos leaving a mess of tape behind on my hood and back window.
This was definitely one of the funniest gags I've pulled off.
I managed to click off a few pictures while I had the chance. You can view them at www.ivanko.com/gumball3000
Adam Auerbach
Sy #2419
I spent much of the early evening producing computer fakes of the Gumball 3000 logos and various other advertisements.
I uncapped the PTE dump tube for the added effect and cruised down to Virginia Street where the real Gumball 3000 participants had parked their cars.
I brought a friend along as my "camera man." His job was to operate the "battery-less" camera to add to the drama and create a distraction. I told him to start rolling as we entered the police barricade.
Police barricades blocked off the Gumball paddock. We pulled up to the stop light before the entrance to the paddock and the police signaled for us to enter and he opened up a pathway for us to enter.
As we drove in, we were mobbed by fans of the Gumball 3000 on both sides of the truck. People were saying things like, "whoooa a Syclone!" They were in awe!
People in front of me began parting like the Red Sea and the event personnel directed me to park my truck at an angle next to a Cadillac Escalade participant. There was a mob around my truck as I tried to back it into the spot.
The entire experience was surreal!
Anyway, I was very surprised how easily people can be distracted as there were tale tale signs all over my truck that something was wrong. I popped the hood quick so nobody would get wise to the fact my Gumball 3000 decal was beginning to peel off the hood and expose the scotch tape underneath. The logo was made up of four sections taped together. There was also a DNKY JEANS sticker on the hood that was about 3 times too small. The Gumball 3000 logo on the back window looked okay, but next to it was a sticker that said "Groupies"
Everyone bought it at least for the time being. The event personnel even asked me why the numbers were missing from the side of the truck. I told him curtly that they had fallen off on the way up from SF. My pathetic excuse actually worked for awhile.
Later he came back and asked me for my wristband and ID and I told him I left it in the hotel. He asked me which hotel did the Gumball participants stay at in SF. I said St Francis? I mean the Fairmont. Woops!
The police kicked me out and in the process they tore off the fake Gumball 3000 logos leaving a mess of tape behind on my hood and back window.
This was definitely one of the funniest gags I've pulled off.
I managed to click off a few pictures while I had the chance. You can view them at www.ivanko.com/gumball3000
Adam Auerbach
Sy #2419
