The 11th Annual Gumball 3000 Rally will bring its festival of music, fashion, fun, and lots of cars to Santa Fe on the evening of May 4th and the morning of May 5th. The coast to coast, "Sea to Shining Sea" event will include 120 cars of all kinds, from exotic sports cars and vintage cars to American muscle cars and the latest green vehicles. Participating will be, musicians, action sports figures, film starts, fashion designers and cultural trendmakers along with those who simply want to experience the rally.

The 3,000 mile route will start in Los Angeles on May 1st with stops in Las Vegas, Sedona, Santa Fe, Dallas, New Orleans, and Orlando before ending in Miami on May 8th.. It's not a race but a lifestyle event incorporating automobiles, film, fashion, art, and sport that appeals to the adventurer in all of us.

Notable participants include skateboard legend Tony Hawk, former Formula One driver Mika Salo, top BMX riders Dave Mirra and Mike Escamilla, actors Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn, pro skater Jesse Fritsch, among others to be announced.

Look for the rally cars to enter Santa Fe on the evening of May 4th; current plans are to display all 120 vehicles around the Santa Fe Plaza and up Lincoln Street during the evening. In the meantime, enjoy scenes from the 2008 rally here, santafe.org/cgi-bin/videos/page.cgi?g=Detailed/63.html and find out the latest from the Gumball 3000 site, http://gumball3000.com/.