Gumball3000 -2008 Rally

The Gumball 3000 is an annual 3000 mile (5000 km) international rally which takes place on public roads, which travels around the world. Although set up as a rally with no official timing, or prizes for reaching check points first, during the Gumball3000 rally , some participants have been fined for speeding and other traffic offenses by the police in countries they passed through,cars have been confiscated and the 2007 rally was canceled after a car participating in the rally was involved in a fatal collision with a non-participating vehicle. Although the organizers are careful to emphasize that it is a rally and not a race.The 2008 Gumball 3000 will begin in San Francisco and end in Beijing, China. The checkpoints will be in San Diego, Las Vegas, Pyongyang North Korea, and Shanghai.