Gumball Rally 3000 photo album

Gumball Rally 3000 photo album
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It was kicked-off in the shadow of the Santa Monica (CA) Pier and drew several thousand spectators. Admission into the event's participant staging area was free.

The Santa Monica Police Department and California Highway Patrol closed the southbound lanes of Pacific Coast Highway for almost 1/2-hour to get event participants from the beachside parking lot onto I-10, the Santa Monica Freeway, so "racers" could make their way about 50 miles south for the first stop in their eight-day adventure, Anaheim Stadium, home of the California Angels.

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