This morning was taking place the start of the Bullrun 2007 at the Place Jacques-Cartier in old Montreal, Qc. [450Performance.com] was there to take part to the festivities and get some pictures for you. The Bullrun 2007 is similar to the Gumball. This year drivers and co-pilots are driving from Montreal to Key West. The entrance fee for this rally is 17 500$. This way you are sure to see great cars. The rally ends May 18th. Make sure to take a look at the gallery we build for this event!

Links:
http://www.bullrun.com
http://www.bullrun2007.com

Gumball 3000 is a rally that takes place each year with amazing cars, celebrities, wicked parties and all sort of adventures. This year for the 9th edition, the route is going from London to Asia and back to London in 8 days. Approximately 3000 miles for 120 supercars. The rally started last saturday (April 28th 2007) with a launch party and if all goes well the rally should finish on May 5th. The entrance fee for the 2007 rally is US$55,060 for first-time drivers. Amongs the cars and celebrities in the 2007 rally you can see Jay Kay with a Mazerati Quattroporte, Xzibit driving a Lamborghini, Ferraris (Enzo), Ford GT, Porsches (Carrera GT), Mercedes (Mclaren SLR), Bugatti Veyron, Rolls Royce Phantom and much more.

At this point of the rally, more than 70 cars were stopped by the German police. Some pilotes lost their driver’s licence for speeding. The rally should resume wednesday morning.

Update (May 3rd): For the first time in 9 years, the Gumball was ended prematurely following an accident involving participating drivers which killed Vladimir Cepulyoski a 67 years old Macedonian.

Some usefull links:
http://www.gumball3000.com
http://www.trackthegumball.com
http://www.metacafe.com/gumball3000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumball_3000#2007
http://www.gumball-live.com
http://www.johanmattson.com
http://www.gumball3000blog.com