Saudi Party

Amro Kayal (center) and his two sons were ready to rally.  Of the 121 entrants, Amro had the only chrome Lamborghini in the field.

I'll take two.

Maybe you remember the Dahm Triplets from their playmate spread in Playboy.  Only two of the 3 Dahm sisters entered Gumball 3000 this year, but they are clearly favorites.

KITT and Hoff.

David Hasslehoff  worked the crowd like a pro.  He was driving the original KITT car  from Knight Rider.  The Hoff was very friendly and invited everybody to - hassle him on his website, DavidHasselhoff.com

Los Hermanos Cubanos

The Cuban Brothers are the biggest stars in Cuba.  Lead hermano, Cuban legend,  Miguel  Mantovani (checked jumpsuit) is a legend for being "fundamentally wrong".   These  lovable rogues are known for being pornographers, entertainers, mobsters and especially for their all around debauchery. 

The Gumball 3000 loves them.

GumBall Meetup

Maximillion Cooper, the founder of Gumball 3000 briefed the drivers and their entourages at the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill.  Cooper stressed that Gumball--which is in its 10th year is "NOT a race----it's a road rally".   I don't think the drivers bought it.  The 8 day rally includes stops in SF, LA, SD, Vegas, North Korea, Shanghai and finishes outside the Olympic Stadium in Beijing.  The entry fee is about $120K---plus expenses.  Lets rally.

Xtreme Team

Big time skateboard pros from So.Cal--Kurtis Colamonico and Felix drove a custom built, low-rider Ford truck.  They were poppin' their hydraulics all over NOB HILL.

Home Town heros.

Former Mayor Willie Brown(center) is a well loved icon in SF.  He's flanked by the team from DriverSide.com.  On the left is 5th generation San Franciscan Trevor Traina and on the right, his co-pilot Adam Jackson. These guys were planning to stream the entire event live---on-line.  They must have had a technical glitch---no vid??

Donkey Frog

A souped up Buick Riviera named DONKEY FROG, poised and ready to rally.

Tyson

Actor and male model, Tyson Beckford said what up? before the rally started.  The ladies said --what up? back.

Maz

Nice custom paint jog on the Mazarati.

SF's finest

One happy motorcycle cop got to pose with Roller Girl---just before she was thrown out of the VIP area for flashing.

No one seemed to care about her brief nudity---but the fact that she didn't have a wrist band----led to major issues.

Russian Rolls

If you see this Russian Rolls Royce in your  rear view mirror----no questions...let them pass.

Hoff

The Hoff tells it like it is.

VW Bus

This classic 60's VW Bus held it's own with all the souped-up luxury entrants.  When the Gumball 3000 hits China, the bus will come in handy.

Willie looks happy

Willie Brown sits at the wheel of a custom built experimental car.  Coolness comes with a price tag that's reputedly well north of $1million.

Team Donkey Frog

Debbie from Sac. Town was chosen to drive Donkey Frog for  The Field Girls.  They all posed-up for A-Spin.

Who bought the electric car

We promised  not identify this young tech billionaire by name, but he is driving a Tesla Electric car with a Pantera body.  We hope he brought an international A/C adapter for his stay in N. Korea and China. 

Taxi

French Real Estate magnate Gregory Boitard dressed his Covette up as a taxi. These euro-dudes were ready to show everybody their Detroit Muscle via live feed video.