http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/04/a...all-cancelled/

 

link doens't work

 

Thats crazy that they canceled it. I bet others are PISSSSSSED off that entered the race!

-Sean

 

Heard about this last night from Dustin (Mischief Video Series). Sad to see that it was bad enough that a death occured but to run and try to cover up the situation only makes it look 10x worse!

 

sounds like somebody is going to pay a visit to the guys that ran away and caused race to get canceled

 

i think the article is right in that, it was a matter of time. the crazy way they do that race and everything that takes place outside of driving, its just a matter of time before something bad happens

 

somebody fix the link

 

Link Works

 

...yeap, it works. Hold 'ctrl' as it loads

 

for anasorn,


A matter of time: One killed, one injured, Gumball cancelled

Posted May 4th 2007 8:27AM by Jonathon Ramsey
Filed under: Etc.


This year's edition of The Gumball 3000 is no more, after a hit-and-run accident in Macedonia left a man dead and his wife in the hospital in critical condition. Nick Morley (who was driving) and Matthew McConville, in a Techart 911 Turbo, crossed the center line and crashed into a Macedonian couple in a VW Golf. The 67-year-old man died of a supposed heart attack according to a Gumball press release. His wife remains there with serious injuries.

There's an expression that goes "It's not the crime, it's the cover up" that gets you. In this case it was both. As if the "hit" weren't bad enough, it was followed by "and run" when Nick and Matthew tried to flee on foot. They were picked up by a Gumballer in a BMW with Russian plates and made it as far as the Macedonia-Albania border, where they were arrested. The driver of the BMW was held briefly then released. Nick has been arrested and placed under 30-day temporary detention in Macedonia, charged with "heavy violation of traffic safety" and "failure to help an injured person." Then Gumball HQ flubbed the crisis management. Apparently they didn't put out a release for at least 24 hours and wouldn't answer questions about the accident in the Gumball forum. When they finally did issue a statement, it said the driver died of a heart attack on the way to the hospital (brought on by. . .?) and that the drivers immediately reported the accident.

Perhaps Germany and Turkey are now glad they prevented this year's Gumball from passing through. As far as Europe goes, next year's Gumball will probably be lucky if it's allowed to do laps in a parking lot. However, it probably will go on; when that much much money is involved, a way will be found -- but don't look for it on the Continent. Follow the 'Read' link for more details, the press releases, and a video clip of the accident aftermath.

 

one idiot messed it all up... it only take one stupid ingnorant idiot.

 

*Sigh*

People suck...