{"id":1125,"date":"2007-04-07T14:05:52","date_gmt":"2007-04-07T13:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtspirit.com\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2007-04-07T17:26:38","modified_gmt":"2007-04-07T16:26:38","slug":"gumball-2007-the-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/2007\/04\/07\/gumball-2007-the-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Gumball 2007 – The Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With just over 3 weeks to go for the the flag to drop at Pall Mall it’s time to announce some of this years teams! Keep an eye on this site the next couple weeks for more teams and Gumball 2007<\/a> news! <\/p>\n Team Polizei – BMW M5<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alex Roy is back with his M5. A couple days ago the car was delivered to the shipping company in New York for the shipping journey to the UK. Last year Team Polizei<\/a> used Micheal Ross’s Bentley Continental GT due to technical problems with the M5. But a year later Team Polizei’s trusted BMW M5<\/a> is in perfect condition for another Gumball 3000 episode! Wonder what gadgets they have in their car this time, log onto our Gumball 2007 forum<\/a> and speculate about the Team Polizei gadgets!<\/p>\n Team Fuel Mansory Bentley Continental GT<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Richie Warren and his Team FUEL are back for their 5th Gumball 3000. After driving the ‘flaming’ BMW 850i in 2001 and 2004, the 1970’s Dodge Challenger in 2005 and the Nissan 180sx in 2006, Richie got his hands on an amazing Mansory Bentley Continental GT in full FUEL livery. Dan Joyce<\/a> is most likely Richie’s co-pilot again. <\/p>\n Team 20 – Turkish Taxi<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Very little is known about this team, but we’ve heard they spend over 20.000 pounds to make the taxi Gumball worthy!<\/p>\n Porsche 997 Turbo Speedart<\/strong><\/p>\n Gumball 3000 veteran Uno Gomes<\/a> will be back at the startline in 2007. After succesful winning the Ferrari vs Lamborghini bet<\/a> last year he exchanged his Ferrari F430 for a brand new Porsche 997 Turbo. Tuned by speedart this promises to be one of the faster cars on the grid! <\/p>\n Team Carbonyte – Stretched Ferrari 360 Modena<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Although their car is still work in progress, the pictures already show their target very clear: build the most crazy and fastest limousine you’ve ever seen! Team Carbonyte<\/a> decided to cut a perfect Ferrari 360 Modena into two pieces and add a couple meters between the two parts. Maybe they were inspired by one of the last episodes of Top Gear?! <\/p>\n Video of the cutting process, make sure you take your heartpills before watching!<\/p>\n