Tom Servo is a fictional character from the American science fiction comedy television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). Tom is one of two wise-cracking, robotic main characters of the show, built by Joel Robinson to act as a companion and help stave off madness as he was forced to watch low-quality films. At least during the Comedy Central era, he was somewhat more mature than his theatre companion, Crow T. Robot. Tom, more often than the others, signals the need to exit the theater to perform host segments.
Clement Wilson is a journalist, author and travel writer. Born in Ireland, he was educated at Glenalmond College and Trinity College, Dublin and currently lives in Edinburgh. His journalism has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines and he has written books on the Gumball 3000 rally and Iceland amongst other subjects. He is a member of The British Guild of Travel Writers and the Chartered Institute of Journalists.
Loomis Fall is an American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician and actor who has performed with several rock and punk bands, most notably with Wax, an early-1990s California pop-punk band, which was compared to the likes of the Ramones and the Pixies. Fall has performed as a cast member in the Jackass and Wildboyz television shows and movies. He has also had gallery shows in Los Angeles for his paintings.
DTA Posse is a clothing company based in Los Angeles. Created by Johan Esbensen in 2005, it was soon endorsed by celebrity investors Travis Barker, Rob Dyrdek, Scott Emmer, and Bryan Jarett. The brand mostly features printed t-shirts and uses controversial designs in order to generate response and dialogue. Their most recognizable "Gun Show" print features the silhouettes of a variety of firearms grouped together to form parallel stripes. Products also include sweatshirts, shorts and other accessories, such as hats belts, and wallets. The company also creates automotive products like shifter knobs and steering wheel covers sold by Scion Racing.
Alexander Roy is an American writer, TV host and rally race driver who has set various endurance driving records, including the US "Cannonball Run" transcontinental driving record, which he and Dave Maher broke in 2007 in 31 hours and 4 minutes.
The Rental Car Rally is a 36-hour city-to-city road rally that takes place on public roads several times a year in different cities, with a different route each time. Founded in 2008 by the organizers of Wiimbledon and Street Wars, RCR sees an annual entry of about 30 cars per rally, with each team required to compete in a themed costume of their choosing, so long as the costume includes their vehicle. The rally is not a serious race in the traditional sense of competitive rally driving, though teams win by merit of their costumes and low mileage. Organizers emphasize that Rental Car Rally is a road trip and not a race.
The Gumball 3000 Rally of 2007 ended early as the result of a traffic accident on May 2, 2007, in which two people were killed. The accident involved the TechArt Porsche 997 Turbo of 2 Gumball drivers and the Volkswagen Golf of Vladimir and Margarita Chepunjoski. The accident resulted in the immediate death of Mr. Chepunjoski, while his wife died two days later as a result of the injuries from the crash.
Kenneth Block is a professional rally driver with the Hoonigan Racing Division, formerly known as the Monster World Rally Team. Block is also one of the co-founders of DC Shoes. Over the years, he has also competed in many action sports events including skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross. Since selling his ownership of DC Shoes, Block has shifted his business focus to Hoonigan Industries, an apparel brand for auto enthusiasts. He is currently the co-owner and "Head Hoonigan In Charge" (HHIC) at the company..
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner, better known by the stage name Xzibit, is an American rapper, actor, and broadcaster.
Tom Clarke is an English multi-instrumentalist known as the lead vocalist of the British indie rock band The Enemy.
Love Live Long is a 2008 experimental film centred on the Gumball 3000 rally.
The Scumrun is an annual charitable event in the form of a road rally from the United Kingdom to mystery destinations around Europe. It has been running since 2006, originally as the Scumball 3000.
3000 Miles is a 2007 documentary film directed and produced by Gumball 3000 founder Maximillion Cooper. It was filmed during the 2006 Gumball 3000 rally. The film predominantly follows two cars; Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn in Bam's Lamborghini Gallardo, and Tony Hawk, Mike Vallely and Mike Escamilla in a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 on their 3000-mile journey from London to Los Angeles, via Europe and Asia. Before the film started, the narrator gives a verbal statement:
The Amazing World of Gumball is a British-American animated television series created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. Produced primarily by Cartoon Network Studios Europe, it first aired on May 3, 2011. The series revolves around the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, a blue cat, and his best friend—adoptive brother goldfish Darwin, who attend middle school in the fictional city of Elmore. They frequently find themselves involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which time they interact with Gumball's family members—sister Anais and parents Nicole and Richard—and an extended supporting cast of characters.
Jonny Dodge is a British F1, events and aviation entrepreneur, and founder of the Dodgeball Rally.
The London Motor Museum had more than 160 exhibits; they included classic cars from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and a selection of famous cars – including Herbie the Volkswagen Beetle, one of six original Batmobiles used in the first Batman (1989) film, and a Ford Gran Torino from the television series Starsky and Hutch. The museum closed down permanently in June 2018.
