The Driver (21 page)

MORLEY.
Oliver Morley was secretly working with Spencer to beat Team Polizei to Rome.

SPENCER ON LEFT!
Spencer passes us in heavy traffic on Rome's
Circonvallazione Tiburtina.

FIRST PLACE.
Team Polizei is first to arrive at the Gumball '05 checkpoint in Vienna.

POLIZEI MAKEOVER.
The last minute selection of Ross's Bentley over the M5 for Gumball '06 meant a quick and dirty installation of the necessary Polizei gear.

NO ROOM TO SPARE.
Cohosting the Gumball '06 TV show meant trading one of the Bentley GT's rear seats for four professional DV decks…and the two extra car batteries required to run them.

LAST MINUTE PLANNING.
Master pilot Michael Ross and I at the Gumball '06 start line on London's Pall Mall minutes before departure.

OUT OF TIME.
Maggie and I at the Gumball '06 finish line party at the Playboy Mansion in front of Ross's Bentley.

MAXIMILLION COOPER.
Gumball 3000's ringleader—with his ubiquitous sunglasses.

NUMBER
2.
Julie Brangstrup, Max's wife, with Koenigsegg owner, Arthur Chirkinian.

LONMAN.
Rob “Lonman” Kenworthy—the most respected Gumballer of all time.

MALMSTROM.
Gumball legend Peter Malmstrom refuels his Ferrari F40 while I shamelessly brag about beating him.

EYHAB.
The ever upbeat Eyhab with friends Rob and Mike.

MACARI AND KIDD.
Joe Macari with supermodel and professional race car driver Jodie Kidd.