http://www.extreme.com/comp_article.asp?CID=36
1st Prize x 5

A Gumball goody pack containing:

Gumball 3000 - 6 Days In May DVD 
Gumball 3000 T-shirt 
Gumball 3000 Top Trumps 
Gumball 3000 2004 and 2005 Annual 
Gumball 3000 Car Stickers 
Extreme gumball machine
Runners up prizes x 5
Extreme gumball machine 
Gumball 3000 2004 Annual

In which year did the first Gumball rally take place?
  
   1966 
 
   1985        Googled but seem to be getting different answers TIA
 
   1999

The Gumball Rally movie came out in 1976, so presume it must be 1966 (?) 
That's what I've gone for!
Wendy C
"denise&bryn"  wrote in message 
news:2vIde.25289$j54.12807@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
http://www.extreme.com/comp_article.asp?CID=36
1st Prize x 5

A Gumball goody pack containing:

Gumball 3000 - 6 Days In May DVD
Gumball 3000 T-shirt
Gumball 3000 Top Trumps
Gumball 3000 2004 and 2005 Annual
Gumball 3000 Car Stickers
Extreme gumball machine
Runners up prizes x 5
Extreme gumball machine
Gumball 3000 2004 Annual

In which year did the first Gumball rally take place?

   1966

   1985        Googled but seem to be getting different answers TIA

   1999

I think Gumball 3000 must be different.
According to the 'about' section of ..
http://www.gumball3000.com/content/html/launch.htm?#
it started in 1999.
-- 
Mike
in sunny Warwickshire

"chris"  wrote in message news:vFIde.16406$Y46.12660@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

> The Gumball Rally movie came out in 1976, so presume it must be 1966 (?) 
> That's what I've gone for!
> Wendy C
> "denise&bryn"  wrote in message 
> news:2vIde.25289$j54.12807@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> http://www.extreme.com/comp_article.asp?CID=36
> 1st Prize x 5
> 
> A Gumball goody pack containing:
> 
> Gumball 3000 - 6 Days In May DVD
> Gumball 3000 T-shirt
> Gumball 3000 Top Trumps
> Gumball 3000 2004 and 2005 Annual
> Gumball 3000 Car Stickers
> Extreme gumball machine
> Runners up prizes x 5
> Extreme gumball machine
> Gumball 3000 2004 Annual
> 
> In which year did the first Gumball rally take place?
> 
>    1966
> 
>    1985        Googled but seem to be getting different answers TIA
> 
>    1999
> 
> 

But the question is, " In which year did the *first Gumball rally* take place?"
(Ah, schooldays remembered -"Always read the question properly!!!!"  ;o) Mike


"Mike"  wrote in message news:2cydnTFQh6-G9OrfRVnyrg@brightview.com...
I think Gumball 3000 must be different.
According to the 'about' section of ..
http://www.gumball3000.com/content/html/launch.htm?#
it started in 1999.
-- 
Mike
in sunny Warwickshire

"chris"  wrote in message news:vFIde.16406$Y46.12660@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

> The Gumball Rally movie came out in 1976, so presume it must be 1966 (?) 
> That's what I've gone for!
> Wendy C
> "denise&bryn"  wrote in message 
> news:2vIde.25289$j54.12807@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> http://www.extreme.com/comp_article.asp?CID=36
> 1st Prize x 5
> 
> A Gumball goody pack containing:
> 
> Gumball 3000 - 6 Days In May DVD
> Gumball 3000 T-shirt
> Gumball 3000 Top Trumps
> Gumball 3000 2004 and 2005 Annual
> Gumball 3000 Car Stickers
> Extreme gumball machine
> Runners up prizes x 5
> Extreme gumball machine
> Gumball 3000 2004 Annual
> 
> In which year did the first Gumball rally take place?
> 
>    1966
> 
>    1985        Googled but seem to be getting different answers TIA
> 
>    1999
> 
>

Agreed. But as the whole page is about and sponsored by Gumball 3000 and 1999 matches one of the answers I'll go with that.
-- 
Mike
in sunny Warwickshire

"<(@l@)>Lightningslim"  wrote in message news:6TJde.16586$WW5.3368@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
But the question is, " In which year did the *first Gumball rally* take place?"
(Ah, schooldays remembered -"Always read the question properly!!!!"  ;o) Mike


"Mike"  wrote in message news:2cydnTFQh6-G9OrfRVnyrg@brightview.com...
I think Gumball 3000 must be different.
According to the 'about' section of ..
http://www.gumball3000.com/content/html/launch.htm?#
it started in 1999.
-- 
Mike
in sunny Warwickshire

"chris"  wrote in message news:vFIde.16406$Y46.12660@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

> The Gumball Rally movie came out in 1976, so presume it must be 1966 (?) 
> That's what I've gone for!
> Wendy C
> "denise&bryn"  wrote in message 
> news:2vIde.25289$j54.12807@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> http://www.extreme.com/comp_article.asp?CID=36
> 1st Prize x 5
> 
> A Gumball goody pack containing:
> 
> Gumball 3000 - 6 Days In May DVD
> Gumball 3000 T-shirt
> Gumball 3000 Top Trumps
> Gumball 3000 2004 and 2005 Annual
> Gumball 3000 Car Stickers
> Extreme gumball machine
> Runners up prizes x 5
> Extreme gumball machine
> Gumball 3000 2004 Annual
> 
> In which year did the first Gumball rally take place?
> 
>    1966
> 
>    1985        Googled but seem to be getting different answers TIA
> 
>    1999
> 
>