Gumball 2019 - A Beginners Guide

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A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO GUMBALL

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If you're new to [TC] CityDriving and have never competed in Gumball then at first it might all seem quite confusing. This quick guide should hopefully get you started and help you to understand what all the fuss is about.

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What is Gumball?

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In real life, Gumball is a 3000 mile road trip adventure, and we've put our own unique spin on it. For more information on the real life Gumball, click here: (Click to View)

The Gumball 3000 rally was founded in 1999 by Maximillion Cooper. It is a 3,000 mile (4,800 kilometre) international road rally which takes place on public roads and every year sees a different route. 120 cars enter each year, mostly exotic cars or sports cars. There are no prizes for being the fastest and there is no timekeeping of any sort. The Gumball 3000 is a "road trip adventure" and not a race.

This year's Gumball is its 21st anniversary and started on Saturday 7th June. The rally started in Mykonos and concluded in Ibiza 7 days later.

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This year, our Gumball will start at 21:00 UTC+1 on Friday 2nd August and will last for 28 days. It is split into 4 tracks, 7 stages in total:

• STAGE 1: Opening weekend on KYOTO, starting on Friday the 2nd of August and ending on Sunday 4th of August
• STAGE 2: Weekdays on KYOTO - Monday to Friday - 5th to 9th August
• STAGE 3: Weekend on BLACKWOOD - Saturday and Sunday 10th and 11th August
• STAGE 4: Weekdays on BLACKWOOD - Monday to Friday - 12th to 16th August
• STAGE 5: Weekend on WESTHILL - Saturday and Sunday 17th and 18th August
• STAGE 6: Weekdays on WESTHILL - Monday to Friday - 19th to 23rd August
• STAGE 7: Weekdays and weekend on MONTANA - Saturday to Friday - 24th to 30th August
  

Prize money will be split in half for stages 1-6 and stage 7. What prize money won't be spent for first 3 weeks of stages will transfer over to stage 7, where the winner of the stage will be the one and/or team travelling the farthest.

Stages 1-6 will have a predetermined distance of 500km, meaning you will have to drive said distance in order to complete a stage.

Quote:Example:
Monday: You manage 100 km
Tuesday: You manage 200 km
Wednesday: You cannot drive
Thursday: You manage 200 km

At this point you have completed the stage as you have driven 500 km in total and are no longer required to drive.

You will enable the start of your stage by going into "HOME MENU" in insim, where there will be an option "Rally" where you will see current stage and availability.

Stages 1-6 will have a predetermined distance which will be reasonable to all willing to attend the event.

For more information on the challenges, stages challenge and special events, please see the relevant sections in the 'About Gumball' thread.


So it's just driving? That sounds boring!

Wrong!

Gumball is not all about driving. The community comes alive during the Gumball. The opening night and opening weekend of Gumball are unique to our event. Most drivers will stay up all night and most of the next day to claim an early lead in the rally or to compete in competitions organised by the presenters of the non-stop CityDriving radio show that plays the best driving music into our ears all through the night. Teamspeak is always full, the mood is light and the community spirit is fantastic. Our live tracker will keep you up to date with your position in relation to everyone else in the rally to the metre. There will be a plethora of special events organised during the rally where you can claim even more prize money in just a few minutes! You really do have to try it out for yourself!

Not convinced?

If that doesn't sound like enough fun, check out the threads from some of our more recent rallies:

Gumball 2018 (Winter Edition)
Gumball 2017
Gumball 2016
Gumball 2015
Gumball 2014
Gumball 2013

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For more information on this year's running of
LFS's BIGGEST event
please read the 'About Gumball' thread.