Allons-y! (…and we’re off!)

Before our driver’s meeting downstairs at the Hotel George V, I was outside chatting up some of the other gumballers. Met some guys leaving early in a silver X5 who were with DC Shoes. I asked them if any other skateboarding people were coming, they said Tony Hawk was coming from London and maybe joining the rally a day late. I saw some semi-celebs today. There was Chris Eubank, a Brit and a former boxing champion. He was wearing a long tank top with short-shorts which made him look like he wasn’t wearing any pants, and he was galavanting around outside the hotel on his razor scooter causing trouble and posing for photos. I found Alex Roy ticketing an NYPD squadcar parked in the hotel’s turnaround. Pretty ironic considering Alex was wearing a full Royal Canadian Mounted Police uniform, and the fact that we were in the middle of Paris. Also, Kim Schmitz was wandering around, and Maximillion Cooper spoke downstairs at our driver’s meeting. Over the next few days, We’ll be driving through France and Spain and taking a ferry to Morocco, where we’ll drive to Fez, and then turn back and drive all the way to the French Riviera, hopefully in time for the film festival at Cannes and the Grand Prix in Monaco.

Tags: 2004, alex roy, chris eubank, gumball 3000, gumball rally, hotel george v, kim schmitz, maximillion cooper, may 2004, may 5 2004, Paris, rally