"driven so recklessly you'd swear all of them were Nissan Altimas." ~JAMES

" when millionaire's get bored, they do crazy sh*t, basement sh*t, private island sh*t " 😭💯💯

I was photographer for one of their parties when they were in Riga. It was wild and I got to talk with quite a few participants and organizers. The difference between showoffs and OG gumballers was noticeable. Had few words with elderly and super polite german couple and even they addressed showy kids as "not real gumballers"

When a bunch of millionaires get bored they start doing “Basement shit” took me out bro 🤣😂

in Finland we have a thing called the "Gumball 500" where you have 500 euros to buy a car and fix it etc, and then do a roadtrip across finland with other participants.

I had to do some filming for some of the hot boy rallies throughout the years - and I officially stopped about four years ago. It honestly just comes across sad the level these people would go just to impress or one up each other on or off the street. Constantly crossing double yellows, passing on shoulders, drinking and driving the next morning, spending thousands at parties just to brag about it to their friends etc. James was right - 90% of the time it's just selfish as hell and I'm glad I didn't fit in.

Super cool video! Just wanted to point out that the 3000 in Gumball3000 is actually like the year 3000 as maximillion has an obsession with the future that u can see through his art/vehicle collection. They did try to make the rally 3000 miles to match up but its not how it got its name. Heard him say this in Mr. JWWs interview/video with him posted a few days ago and never knew

All this throwback footage is such a trip. Ive watched all of these as a kid and dreamed of being in the Gumball 3000. Gave this a thumbs up in less than 30 seconds. loved every minute!

I remember once, after they had 'some fun' in Vegas, one of the Murcielago drivers just straghit up bought another murcielago, took the wheels off it and left the rest of the car at the dealer, because he couldn't find somewhere to replace the tyres he just melted....... That was the same year that the worlds fastest speeding ticket was issued to the Koenigsegg doing 242 in a 75 zone. That same Koenigsegg had a full mobile workshop following it along the route as well because it kept breaking itself. Drive shafts, crank cases, and on one occasion emptied it's entire gearbox all over the floor for what seemed like no reason at all!

The Jackass Gumball is one of may favorite specials out there. A few of the jackass boys have done it here and there throughout the year as well. I think Alex Roy might have as well unless it was just cannonball run

I met Max in New Mexico yrs ago and we had a brief 10 min conversation, five years later I met him again and before I could say we've met before he spoke up and said "we've met before" and remembered when, where and my name. Cool guy, I rate him highly.

Man I remember being in elementary school when my neighbor's dad first showed me the Mischief Gumball3000 DVD... What a time to be alive lol

Thank you for the shoutout! We snuck on the Gumball 3000 20yrs ago this month. "Mischief 3000" was one of the top 10 selling motorsports DVDs in the world because of our Gumball 3000 coverage. We did pay the entry for the 2006 Gumball 3000 (8 Days Around the World) and we've been covering rallies ever since. Great memories! I remastered "Mischief 3000" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bcinoNebl9_JmGw.html

“He married Eve. So, he’s a Ruff Ryder now”. Awesome line haha

Those Mischief 3000 DVDs were awesome back in the day, I still have a few of them in a box in my garage. I was at the conclusion of the 2006 Gumball in Beverly Hills and it was a spectacle watching the cars stagger in.

I remember when the Gumball 3000 came through my town in 2017. it was the first time I got to see a veyron in person. and was the year they had the graphitti'd green lambo that drew everyone in.

I was writing my first car stories back in 2009 when I got in contact with a guy who had just done the Gumball. He was in his 50s, active in a big money industry and you would've never guessed he'd be a Gumballer. We had coffee and, after a nice long chat, he handed me a hard drive with raw footage for the rally to select for my article. However, a few minutes before I was supposed to leave, his Gumball partner showed up-they had done the even in a Gallardo-and was shocked to find out about our little agreement. Of course, I got home with 0 GB of video, and I'm still wondering what was in there to this day and whether it was the second guy's wife or employees that stood in the way of my hapiness, lol

Hearing James uncensored is so jarring and funny at the same time

They just came through my town of Bardstown today and it was amazing

2 people over 20 years isn’t that bad honestly

The 1976 movie "The Gumball rally" was on TV here (Australia) the other day . Awesome cars in that movie with a bunch of famous actors

That 2007 accident with porsche and golf ended up, when two people from porsche try to escape from Macedonia by jumping in rolls roys that came, but police arrested them. At the end they gave a large amount of money and they have been released.

I assumed it was named for the 1976 movie "The Gumball Rally" 5 years before the Burt Reynolds movie "Cannonball Run". "The Gumball Rally" wasn't as wacky as "Cannonball Run" and was a little closer to the real race. It's worth watching.

I have witnessed it last year in Amsterdam, cycled over 130 miles for it!

Quick note--the name comes from _The Gumball Rally_, a 1976 comedy portrayal of the Cannnonball. Not to be confused with _Cannonball_, a 1976 comedy portrayal of the Cannnonball. Or _Cannonball Run_, the 1981 comedy portrayal that starred Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Jackie Chan, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Dom Deluise,..., and Brock Yates himself.

The story of how the Mischief crew got into the rally was actually pretty funny and also, hella dumb but as they say, "if it's stupid but it works, it ain't stupid". If I remember correctly... So one of the producers of the crew had his E36 M3 just done up by strapping a turbo onto the engine and it was making north of 500hp. They drove it to the event as just a tagalong and was going to write reports about it, that's it. But then someone from their crew thought it was a great idea to print stickers and slab it on and act as if they were in the actual event. So they went to a sticker shop, printed whatever they could that looked authentic to what the other gumballers had and slathered it onto their M3, left it in the underground carpark like the other gumballers and continued to the pre-party. So the officials would check whatever cars that's parked in the garage down there once registration timing has closed and check if the car's plates and model all tallied towards the database that they had or not and all cars are supposed to have a special tag that they should have received prior to entering the hotel. So somehow, during the inspection during the night, unknown to the Mischief crew, some official walked past their car, realized that they had their M3 stickered up, noticed they didn't have the special tags and stuck one on the car for them thinking that they were a participant who simply forgot to tag their car before heading for the pre-party. The next day of the start of the official rally, they left the grand hall and thought they wouldn't be involved and what they did would definitely be caught and instantly tossed out but what happened shocked and slightly confused them. The official that tagged their car recognized them, told them about their car and then realized they didn't have their special wristband too. Thus he handed them their bands and sent them on their way. This confused them quite awhile till they realized that they had actually been entered into the rally without even being on the list and since they're not on the list, whatever Gumball rules that it had were not their problems anymore thus instead of having the idea of just filming short, secret films, they went fully committed and did a whole god damn documentary.

Glad to see you pumping out these comedic auto history episodes James! Hope you're doing well these days

Once again, Donut media is helping my mental health in a time when I really needed it. Y'all have helped save me countless times. Much love Donut ❤

Not so fun fact. In Denmark we now confiscate cars on the spot if they are caught going over 2x the speed limit or anything above 200km/t(125 mph). So I don't think any future run would go through Denmark. An Iranian man living in Norway went to Germany to buy a Lamborghini Huracán and when crossing Denmark had it confiscated for driving 236km/t through Jutland after having bought it earlier that same day.

Donut Media has been on a roll lately... Keep them coming! Good evening from the land down under 🤠 Edit: Thankyou very much for the likes... Much appreciated!

I remember in season two of Top Gear the super model Jodie Kidd was on for the SIARPC (she took top place, beating out JK) and she talked a lot about the Gumball.

James neglected to mention the amount of new connections you can make at those parties are game changing

I have a Gumball 3000 Ford GT Hotwheels on my shelf. At first I was confused, and then this appeared. Thanks James!

Day 341 of asking Donut to bring old B2B back

"If you're on the Internet in 2002 and your mom needs to use the phone, you need to get off." Oh god the memories... waiting 3-5 minutes for one jpg of a mostly naked lady to load onto the screen one thin stripe at a time while knowing at any point a random family member could come walking into home office.

Production home run! Thanks for the creativity and always outstanding work .

Honestly I'm surprised you didn't mention Alex Roy in his polizia m5. I reckon he would even be worth an up to speed of his own

I love how it went from cars to culture all around the world . Absolutely love it keep it up

Love that we are getting more up-to-speeds on the actual things happening around the car world and not just about cars. dont get me wrong i love cars but i want to know more about these crazy events.

Gotta love Dado and Dustin! Mischief 3000 clips. Bringing me back with them

I work nights but Donut videos are more important than sleep especially when it's Saint James

Well I guess it's cool you mentioned the Teckademics/Mischief crew. Dado is the man and his Dakar turbo M3 was so cool!

Feels so good not being the only person who knew/owned the Mischief DVDs! I had the 3000 and the Teckademics DVDs

Yo James, I love the grey in your beard. Watching getuptospeed over the years and seeing you mature (that sounds weird) gives me a warm feeling in my tummy and makes me smile when I spot grey hair on myself. (ok, thats a weird message all-in-all, but hey, thanks Donut Media for the great time and content and development. Hugs

Surprised "the gumball rally " film from 76' was not mentioned...some of the best shelby cobra and Ferrari driving on film

I remember watching Shmee150 partake in the Gumball 3000 in 2018, those were the coolest vlogs I've watched in that year. It was amazing to see some of the cars that were in the rally, too.

This was a dope video. Thanks for dropping it.

drinking game: drink every time he complains about rich people existing oh wait you'd be dead halfway through

Tbh i feel like the gumball also does show us how these luxury/ fast expensive cars can handle the long and tiring jouney especially since many believe they get broken down easily

Can confirm 100% accurate pronunciation of Beaulieu at 6:51

No joke, Beaulieu is stolen French (bol-leyou) that the English pronounce Be-youly. The auto museum is awesome, as is the whole historic estate. New Forest is a great place to explore South England.

@4:30 James interpretation of the best party ever is right on point! Those Thai inspired tacos sound amazing!

LA traffic combined with recent fuel price make my good' ol Triumph Tiger 1050 indispensable 😂

Weird, just found my Mischief Dynasty DVD a couple days ago, and watching it right now. Edit* oh, so he mentioned them, sweet

Just bought the boost creep hoodies im so excited i love you guy you make a fantastique job

i still have mt OG dvd with the gumball logo on Dato's M3. man im gonna go watch it again. that movie was one of the reasons i got into cars

The shocking attempt at pronouncing beauliea is hilarious 😂

Ryan Dunn and Bam Margera went to my high school and got expelled for dropping pants and rubbing their junk on lockers. Those lockers are still there, and yes they're basically a national monument.

This guy can tell me a story of like a rock and I would be there paying attention bro😂 homie is good and keeping everything interesting

I remember the jackass gum ball so well especially Chris pontius saying “Russian police, stern but fair”

This is probably the most consistent channel on yt ▶️

17:50 James you're 1 of the real 1s. I appreciate that you couldn't say that with a straight face

I remember buying that Mischief 3000 DVD. I bought it randomly and was introduced to the Gumball 3000.

I remember watching one of those dvds back in the day and it blew my mind that someone was not only driving an F50 in shitty weather, but driving through the desert with a cracked windshield and sandblasted front bumper.

Imagine if they all gathered at the Nurburgring and just race there like "normal" people that are multimilionare and own exotics do :)

Sick mural work, well done! Murals are one of the hardest mediums to portray so much detail so well.

You guys are awesome!!! Never change!!

Theres a lot of focus on the 1981 Cannonball Run movie and the real event which it was based on, but it seems that the Gumball 3000 is definitely named after the earlier 1976 Gumball Rally movie, the OG silly road rally movie.

"Skate boarder Rob Dyrdek"... Billionaire entrepreneur. His image is carefully sculpted, but he's still part of the problem.

Mischief 3000 was the best DVD ever made DADO is a LEGEND.

@13:43 that car interior is a Camaro Berlinettta (~1984). It had that special pedestal style stereo w/ top loading tape deck instead of an in-dash unit. The digital speedo would just stop at 88mph and flash. Those sidepod buttons never worked either, sometimes you couldn't turn on the wipers or maybe you couldn't turn them off.. Thanks for the memories, I miss that car.

Brock Yates denounced this event in a interview. And of course, he used it to promote his new event. 1 Lap Of America. Which is pretty cool. Lots of race cars, being driven on the roads, to location to location, where at the location instead of parties, they actually have a driving event. And WTF. James, you're a entertaining dude, and probably the reason why many people watch this channel. But how do you not even mention the movie? The Gumball Rally movie is one of my all time favorite car movies. With great stars, and non of the "Cannonball Run" stupidity.

I can ALWAYS hit the like button on every donut video before the first word is said because they are always awesome videos!!!

When you watch donut for so long that you remember when they tried not to swear....then eventually just bleep swears.....then just say screw it and don't edit swears. And I love it. More real

Dial up was wild, remember playing starcraft 2 late at night because everyone was done with the phone by then.

I have never been so on time for a sub page refresh

"Your license is too big." Lmao Gumball 3000 episode was the BEST ever.

A few years back, the Gumball 3000 came through Death Valley National Park where I was working as a law enforcement park ranger. At one point I pulled over a Ferrari going 90 in a 50. The situation was pretty ridiculous. The driver of the Ferrari immediately pulled over when I turned on my overhead lights and patiently waited for me as I did a slow-ass, three-point turn on the two-lane road in my Chevy Tahoe patrol vehicle to get turned around. If he had chosen to run, there was simply no way in hell I would catch him, so the first thing I did when I walked up was to thank him for stopping. Turns out he was in a rental, and he had paid $21,000 to rent it for three weeks. The most expensive ticket I could've written him would've only been $450, so I used the only tool I had: I issued him a summons to court without the option to pay a fine. He had to fly to L.A. from his home in Europe a few months later and drive a rental car out to Bakersfield to appear before the federal judge just to plea guilty and pay the $450 fine anyway. Fun times.....

This was a good one. Nice job James.

This one brings back memories of teenage me watching mischief dvd's dreaming about owning a sick import one day.

Thank you rylie! That logo is going to be plastered on every car in my driveway, laptops and any unsuspecting buddies car lol

I remember watching the special as a kid, Johnny is the coolest dude.

I do have one of the original dvds, man those were the good times.

I love his lavender golf sweater it's very relaxing on the eyes

So it just dawned on me that the Sammy Hagar's "I can't drive 55" is a protest song - (insert mind blown emoji)

Mischief 3000 is by far my favorite car scene film to this day

I drove by one of the gumball decaled out super cars in michigan of all places, had to get to work sadly so i couldn't check it out. Looked amazing

Speaking of rich car enthusiasts racing on public highways, can you do a video on The Hashiriya (aka The Midnight Club) that ruled the Shuto Expressway in the 80's and 90's? That would be epic!

The Gumball Rally film always gets overlooked, same with Carquake (Cannonball!). The latter having the best porn-funk score ever put to film imho, also made by most of the cast and crew that did Death Race 2000.

I owned for a brief period before stupidly selling it, one of the three DC Shoes/Vermont Sports Cars 2005 STi's that Rob Drydek, Damon Way and Ken Block drove in the Gumball 3000! It was the Pink/Black Camo car that Damon Way, founder of DC Shoes drove. It was a beautifully built car by Vermont Sports Cars who are the folks behind Subaru Rally USA - should have kept it in collection, I'm sad you didn't show a photo or mention that they did the rally in modified Subarus! Great video and nice to shout out local friends Dustin and boys from Teckademics/Mischief!

Walkin off on a high note, Costanza style with that LA traffic joke. Nice.😂

Damn the donut painting looks amazing 🤩🤩

Oh man. I remember watching the Jackass Gumball when it was first came on MTV. I was just a kid then 😂 Great, I feel old now... 😭

2003 into 2004 when the footage of Torqueinstein rolling a Viper convertible were making the rounds on the interwebs was when I first discovered the Gumball 3000.

This entire thing watches like somebody tried to get on Gumball and got denied. To date, ~2500 drivers have gone a cumulative ~8 million miles on those rallies. Only 1 automobile accident resulting in death in that many miles with that many drivers is honestly impressive.

No Sir James, I can barely grasp at the though of driving a car from 1929 for that long, let alone see in person. But think of just how fun it would be and everything that would happen during that race?! Definitely going to remember every single mile of it.

“Liked” by Johnny Knoxville…Pretty sure it will be

Man that jackass documentary plus Alex Roy and the gang made me a gumball fan. Just joined them on the way down to Key West and back up to Miami

Johnny Knoxville's agent contacted my dad to use his general Lee Dodge charger replica as Knoxville was in the dukes of hazard movie. He turned them down, partly due to the car not being 100% finished, but mostly due to the fact it would be Johnny Knoxville driving it

6:05 Come for the car knowledge, stay for the Epstein jokes.