It has been a while since my last blog article, I have been rather busy and have some great things planned for the upcoming months as we head into the summer period.
Today myself, The Car Spotter will be sharing with you my pictures and experiences from the Gumball 3000 Rally in Manchester at the Etihad Stadium.
For those of you who aren’t aware, the Gumball 3000 Rally is a world famous British 3000 mile international rally, combining celebrities and supercars on public roads.
This year, the route goes from Dublin to Bucharest, stopping off at places including Edinburgh, Manchester, London, Luxembourg and Prague.
As ever, the event includes ‘international royalty’, VIP celebrities and alumni. This year’s lineup includes actor David Hasselhoff, former F1 driver David Coulthard, rapper Eve, DJ Afrojack, heavyweight boxer David Haye, car blogger Tim Burton (Shmee150) and Ferrari test driver Josh Cartu.
Yesterday, on Monday the 2nd May, the Gumball Rally passed through the Etihad stadium in Manchester.
I arrived to the Etihad at around 12pm and walked round the stadium to the entrance of the event, where the exotic cars would pass through before parking.
There was already a grey Bentley Continental Supersports with yellow detail parked up, and a few more cars including an Audi R8 and a Maserati Quattroporte nearby.
Inside the nearby Mercedes dealership, I also spotted a Mercedes S63 AMG coupe.
The entrance to where the checkpoint inside the Etihad complex was a T-junction where huge crowds of people had gathered to witness the vehicles on the rally.
Some of the vehicles belonged to participants of the Gumball 3000 rally, other vehicles belonged to the general publuc and spectators gathered by their thousands.
One of my favourite coloured cars was the pale blue Audi RS7, the aqua colour really made the high performance Audi stand out.
Enjoy the pictures I captured below:
The Etihad Stadium where the Manchester Gumball Rally took place
Etihad
Grey Bentley Continental Supersports with yellow decal and brake calipers
Grey Mercedes S63 AMG coupe
The crowds gathered for the Manchester Gumball 3000
Matte Black Range Rover
White Mercedes A45 AMG
Gold wrapped Mercedes G500 4×4 squared
Matte black Nissan GTR
Matte Black Nissan GTR and a White Mercedes C63 AMG Saloon
Grey Ferrari F12 TDF
Matte Black Range Rover
Rear quarter of the grey Ferrari F12 TDF
White Mercedes C63 AMG coupe
Silver Porsche 918 Spyder
Pale blue / aqua wrapped Audi RS7
Matching blue brake calipers on the Audi RS7
Pale blue Audi RS7 next to a red Audi RS7
Rear view of the wrapped Audi RS7
Lineup of the supercars on the Manchester Gumball Grid
Some of the supercars on display including a Mercedes SLS Black Series at the back
Blue Lamborghini Huracan Spyder is the third supercar from the right
Were you at the Manchester Gumball 3000 Rally? What was your favourite car?
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