start in London 2007-Pall Mall

The Gumball 3000 is an annual 3,000 mile international road rally which takes place on  public roads with a different 3,000 mile route around the world each year. Founded in 1999 by  Maximillion Cooper, it sees an annual entry of 120 cars, which are mostly exotic and powerful sports cars. However, more unusual entries, such as police cars and campervans, have been seen. The Rally is not a serious race in the traditional sense of Rally races - there are no prizes for being fastest or official timekeeping of any sort. Organizers emphasize that it is a road trip adventure and not a race.

In 2008 the rally included a unique stopover in  Pyongyang, the project having been initiated by the North Korean ambassador to Britain. Permission was initially granted to drive from South Korea through the fortified border, though in the end the stopover was without the cars.

The Gumball 3000 has received criticism. In a 2007 incident in Macedonia, two non-participants were killed and the remainder of the rally was subsequently cancelled.^[Moreover, participants have been fined, had their cars confiscated^, and been jailed for excessive speeding.