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TT 08-17-2004 02:47 PM

Cannonball 8000, more infos?
 
I just found out about Cannonball 8000 2005 rally (September 17, 18 and 19).

I just checked out cannonball8000.com in search of a map and nothing.. the cars will go from Londo to Paris to Monaco and they will touch Italy... and since they talk about FOUR countries.. the 4th MUST be Switzerland... but no map in there.. so even if usually nobody has answers to such questions LOL, I try anyway... somebody has more infos about the roads they will take?

of course I also emailed them :D

itsthepham 08-17-2004 02:50 PM

hmm..I'm quite a bit curious about this Cannonball8000. :shock:

crazidude 08-17-2004 02:51 PM

If that 8000 means 8000 miles then ouch!

capore 08-17-2004 02:54 PM

Excuse me, I have never heard about Cannonball8000 before. Can you explain me what is it about? Thanks.
There is a film called Cannonball in which at the beginning a Lambo Countach is chased by the police, isn't it? :roll: .

TT 08-17-2004 02:57 PM

www.cannonball8000.com

it was "3000" last year but probably they were forced to change it, and capore, you never saw Cannonball and Cannonball II? Go buy the DVDs right now :D

It's a gumball3000 style formula, but lower budget basically, less known too, and no 8000 doesn't mean "miles" ;) from London-Paris-Monaco would require several back and forth to rack up 8000 miles :D

capore 08-17-2004 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TT
www.cannonball8000.com

it was "3000" last year but probably they were forced to change it, and capore, you never saw Cannonball and Cannonball II? Go buy the DVDs right now :D

No, never :D . Only the beginning of the film. And it was because here in JW there was a post with it. I'll try to download those films from the internet.
I'd like cannonball didn't be precisely like Gumball3000. People who participate in this certamen are really dangerous.

blah 08-17-2004 04:19 PM

Cannonball movies sucked.

SilviaEvo 08-17-2004 05:57 PM

Gumball Cannonball whats the difference?

TT 08-17-2004 06:23 PM

Gumball, Cannonball, Players Run,... it's just different events, similar but distinct.

No.1 08-17-2004 06:53 PM

^^^

Gumaball is the original though :twisted:

Gimp 08-17-2004 07:25 PM

I thought cannonball run was the original...

TT 08-17-2004 08:55 PM

Well I never looked deeply into it, but IMO, of course Cannonball is the name of the movie (1981) wich inspired the rallys we see today ... and the movie itself was inspired by a real rally existing back in those days, am I wrong? then no idea what happened in the late 80s, early 90s.. then the Gumball 3000 was born and this incarnation of the Cannonball rally is not the original thing but a spin off... LOL what a mess

ae86_16v 08-18-2004 01:06 AM

Yeah I just remember Jackie Chan in Cannonball.

possessed_beaver 08-18-2004 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TT
Gumball, Cannonball, Players Run,... it's just different events, similar but distinct.

yes they are just the same, with different names in tearms of content,

alot of speed, expensive cars, partys, hot chicks, and drugs.

it would well be worth it for the experance,

and im sure if it goes through switzerland, you will be there camera on hand!

TT 08-18-2004 04:14 AM

Sadly no answer to my email... so i guess there will be no pic.. and BTW, as far as I see, the Paris-Monaco bit will be done in a sinle day, so they won't have time for many pauses along the way...


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